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IndyCar: 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey entry list

By Asher Fair

8 Sep 1996: A general view of action on the race course during a lap of competition in the IndyCar PPG World Series Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey held at the Laguna Seca race way in Laguna Seca, California. Mandatory Credit: Darrell Ingham /Allsport
8 Sep 1996: A general view of action on the race course during a lap of competition in the IndyCar PPG World Series Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey held at the Laguna Seca race way in Laguna Seca, California. Mandatory Credit: Darrell Ingham /Allsport /
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A total of 24 drivers are set to compete in the 2019 IndyCar season finale at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey.

The double points-paying Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey is the only race remaining on the 2019 IndyCar schedule, and for the 14th consecutive season, the championship is set to be decided in the season finale. A total of 24 drivers are set to compete in this race at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

So far this season, the only race to feature more than 24 drivers is the 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which featured its traditional season-high total of 33 drivers. In fact, 36 drivers were on the entry list for this race, and three ended up being bumped from the field.

Of the 24 drivers who are set to compete in this Sunday afternoon’s race around the 11-turn, 2.238-mile (3.602-kilometer) WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca natural terrain road course in Monterey, California, 19 are full-time drivers, of whom 18 have competed in each of the season’s first 16 races, and five are part-time drivers.

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The only full-time driver who has not competed in each of the season’s first 16 races is Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports rookie Marcus Ericsson, who was called to the Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix to stand by as the potential replacement for the injured Kimi Raikkonen at Alfa Romeo Racing. Raikkonen ended up competing in the race, so Ericsson did not drive.

Of the five part-time drivers who are set to compete in this race, two are full-time road and street course drivers. These two drivers are Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa’s Ed Jones and Carlin’s Max Chilton, and they are set to drive the #20 Chevrolet and the #59 Chevrolet, respectively.

The other three part-time drivers who are set to compete in this race are Charlie Kimball, Conor Daly and Jack Harvey.

Kimball has driven in six races, all for Carlin, so far this season, and he is once again set to drive the #23 Carlin Chevrolet in this race. Daly has driven in six races, including one for Andretti Autosport, four for Carlin and one for Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, so far this year. He is set to drive the #25 Andretti Autosport Honda for the second time this year.

Harvey has driven in nine races, all for Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, so far this season, and is set to drive the #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda once again in this race.

Here is a list of the 24 drivers who are set to compete in the 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

NOTE: Rookie drivers are listed in italics.

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine
1 – Josef Newgarden – #2, Team Penske, Chevrolet
2 – Matheus Leist – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
3 – James Hinchcliffe – #5, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
4 – Marcus Ericsson – #7, Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
5 – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
6 – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
7 – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet
8 – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
9 – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
10 – Sebastien Bourdais – #18, DCR with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda
11 – Santino Ferrucci – #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
12 – Ed Jones – #20, Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa, Chevrolet
13 – Spencer Pigot – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
14 – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet
15 – Charlie Kimball – #31, Carlin, Chevrolet
16 – Conor Daly – #25, Andretti Autosport, Honda
17 – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda
18 – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda
19 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda
20 – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
21 – Max Chilton – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet
22 – Jack Harvey – #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda
23 – Colton Herta – #88, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda
24 – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda

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The 2019 IndyCar season finale is scheduled to take place this Sunday, September 22, and it is set to be broadcast live on NBC from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey itself is scheduled to begin shortly thereafter at 3:00 p.m. ET.