2020 IndyCar Series

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2020 IndyCar season
NTT IndyCar Series
Season
Races14
Start dateJune 6
End dateOctober 25
Awards
Drivers' championNew Zealand Scott Dixon
Manufacturers' CupJapan Honda
Rookie of the YearNetherlands Rinus VeeKay
Indianapolis 500 winnerJapan Takuma Sato
← 2019
2021 →
Scott Dixon (left) won his sixth series championship while Josef Newgarden (right) finished second in the championship.

The 2020 NTT IndyCar Series was the 25th season of the IndyCar Series and the 109th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 2020 Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden entered the season as the defending National Champion. Honda entered as defending Manufacturers' Cup champion for the second consecutive season. It was the first year under Penske management after they took over in late 2019.

Series news[edit]

  • On May 24, 2019, it was announced that the IndyCar Series would introduce cockpit protection, combining an Aeroscreen and the Halo used in Formula One, from the 2020 season onwards. The cockpit protection was built by Red Bull Advanced Technologies in a collaborative effort with Dallara. The combination of aeroscreen and halo is designed to improve safety standards by deflecting debris away from a driver's head and was originally developed for use in Formula One and IndyCar before its application was expanded to other open-wheel championships.[1]
  • On November 3, 2019, it was announced the Team Penske owner Roger Penske had purchased IndyCar, LLC and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Penske also announced he will step down as full-time race strategist.[2] On January 6, 2020, IndyCar announced the transactions were formally complete. Penske officially becomes just the fourth owner in Indianapolis Motor Speedway's history and marks the first time since 1945 where ownership of the Speedway has changed hands.[3]

Confirmed entries[edit]

The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with UAK18 aero kit and Firestone tires.

Team Engine No. Driver(s) Round(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 4 United States Charlie Kimball[4] All
14 Brazil Tony Kanaan[5] 1, 5–9
France Sébastien Bourdais[6] 12–14
Canada Dalton Kellett[6]  R  2–4, 10–11
41 7, 12–13
Andretti Autosport Honda 26 United States Zach Veach[7][8] 1–11
Canada James Hinchcliffe[9] 12–14
27 United States Alexander Rossi[10] All
28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[11] All
29 Canada James Hinchcliffe[12] 1–2, 7
Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport 88 United States Colton Herta[13] All
Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco & Curb-Agajanian 98 United States Marco Andretti[14] All
Arrow McLaren SP[15] Chevrolet 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward[16] All
7 United States Oliver Askew[16]  R  1–11, 14
Brazil Hélio Castroneves[17] 12–13
66 Spain Fernando Alonso[18]  R [N 1] 7
Carlin Chevrolet 59 United States Conor Daly[19] 1, 5–6, 8–9
United Kingdom Max Chilton[20] 2–4, 7, 10–14
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson[21] All
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon[22] All
10 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist[21] All
Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing, Byrd & Belardi[23] Honda 51 Australia James Davison  R [N 2] 7
Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh 55 Spain Álex Palou[24]  R  All
Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan 18 United States Santino Ferrucci[25] All
DragonSpeed USA[26] Chevrolet 81 United Kingdom Ben Hanley[27]  R [N 3] 7
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing[28][29] Chevrolet 24 United States Sage Karam[30][31][32] 2, 7, 12–13
67[N 4] United States J. R. Hildebrand[33] 7
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 20 United States Ed Carpenter[34] 1, 5–9
United States Conor Daly[35] 2–4, 10–14
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay[36]  R  All
47 United States Conor Daly[35][37] 7
Meyer Shank Racing[38][N 5] Honda 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey All
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing[39] Honda 15 United States Graham Rahal[40] All
30 Japan Takuma Sato[41] All
RLL with Citrone/Buhl Autosport[42][43] 45 United States Spencer Pigot 2, 7
Team Penske Chevrolet 1 United States Josef Newgarden[44] All
3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves[45][46] 7
New Zealand Scott McLaughlin[47]  R  14
12 Australia Will Power[44] All
22 France Simon Pagenaud[48] All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Team changes[edit]

Driver changes[edit]

Schedule[edit]

The 17-race 2020 schedule was initially announced on September 1, 2019; there was one change from the 2019 IndyCar Series calendar with Pocono Raceway being replaced by Richmond Raceway, the latter track returning to the series for the first time since 2009.[69] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ten races were cancelled (including the Detroit doubleheader), five rescheduled, and five replacement races added.

During the delay to start the season, many of the IndyCar series drivers participated in the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge.

Rd. Date Race name Track City
1 June 6 Genesys 300  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
2 July 4 GMR Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
3 July 11 REV Group Grand Prix presented by AMR Doubleheader  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
4 July 12
5 July 17 Iowa INDYCAR 250s  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
6 July 18
7 August 23 104th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
8 August 29 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois
9 August 30
10 September 12 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
11 September 13
12 October 2 INDYCAR Harvest GP  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
13 October 3
14 October 25 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
References:[70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82]

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road/Street course

Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic[edit]

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, and subsequent restrictions on public gatherings and non-essential business (which have affected all sports worldwide), led to the postponement of the IndyCar Series season to June, and the cancellation of several races.

On March 12, 2020, IndyCar announced that the opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg would be held with no spectators and essential personnel only.[83] However, the next day (March 13), IndyCar announced that the event, as well as all races through April, would be cancelled, citing widening closures and health risks of gatherings. The series announced an intent to begin with the two "Month of May" races in Indianapolis which would have been the first time since the 1957 season that IMS would begin the season.[84]

That did not occur however, because on March 26, IndyCar announced that it would postpone the GMR Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 to July 4 and August 23 respectively (with the former joining NASCAR's Brickyard 400 race weekend), marking the first time either event would be held outside of May. The Detroit Grand Prix was to serve as season opener, while plans were announced for the St. Petersburg race to possibly be reinstated.[85][86][87]

On April 6, IndyCar announced the cancellation of the Detroit Grand Prix, with organizers citing Michigan's stay-at-home order and other scheduled events at Belle Isle making it impossible to prepare for or reschedule the event.[88][89] To compensate for other cancelled races, IndyCar also announced the conversion of the Iowa 300 and Monterey Grand Prix races to double-header weekends, and added a third Indianapolis Motor Speedway race on October 3 as part of the USAC-sanctioned Intercontinental GT Challenge endurance race meeting on the road course.[90]

On May 7, it was announced that the season would commence with a condensed, one-day event format at Texas Motor Speedway, with no spectators in attendance.[91] The race, initially scheduled for 248 laps or around 600 kilometres (370 miles), was shortened to 200 laps or around 300 miles (480 kilometres). As well as this, extensive social distancing protocols related to the COVID-19 pandemic were announced for team personnel, as well as provisions for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).[70] On May 27, it was announced that tire stints during the Genesys 300 would be limited to a maximum of 35 laps, as unused tires from the 2019 DXC Technology 600 were utilized for the race weekend.[92] This had occurred previously, during the final third of the 2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600, where a 30-lap maximum was implemented with competition cautions.[93]

On May 13, IndyCar announced that the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg would be held as the season finale on October 25, being the only street course race on the schedule.[94]

On May 15, the promoters of the Honda Indy Toronto announced that the race scheduled for July 12 would be postponed.[95]

On May 21, IndyCar announced further changes to the schedule. The round at Road America was moved to July and became a doubleheader weekend, the previously postponed Toronto race was cancelled, and the Richmond round was cancelled.[96]

On June 4, IMS announced that all events during the Brickyard 400 weekend, including the GMR Grand Prix, would be held with no spectators.[97]

On July 15, IndyCar announced a new qualifying format for the Iowa IndyCar 250s where the first lap would set the drivers starting spot for race 1 and the second lap would set the drivers starting spot for race 2.[98]

On July 22, it was announced that the Indianapolis 500 would be further capped at 25% capacity.[99][100]

On July 27, the round at Portland and double-header rounds at Laguna Seca were canceled. To fill the gaps in the schedule, the rounds at Mid-Ohio, Gateway, and the Harvest GP at the Indianapolis road course were converted into double-header rounds. The double-header road course qualifying format was announced to be utilized once more at Mid-Ohio and Indianapolis, while the double-header oval qualifying format used at Iowa would also be used at Gateway.[101]

On August 1, IndyCar officials, Mid-Ohio track officials, and the promoter of the race at Mid-Ohio announced that the doubleheader at Mid-Ohio would be postponed to later in the season due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Ohio.[102] On September 5, the series announced the race would go ahead as a doubleheader event on September 12–13.[82]

On August 4, citing increases in COVID-19 cases in Marion County, Indiana, it was announced that the Indianapolis 500 would be closed to the public.[103]

Cancelled events[edit]

Original
date
Race name Track City
April 5 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
April 19 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach  R  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
April 26 AutoNation IndyCar Challenge  R  Circuit of the Americas Austin, Texas
May 30 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation  R  The Raceway at Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan
May 31
June 27 Indy Richmond 300  O  Richmond Raceway Richmond, Virginia
July 12 Honda Indy Toronto  R  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario
September 13 Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
September 19 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
September 20
References:[104][105][75][95][77][106]
O Short oval/Superspeedway
R Road/street course

Results[edit]

Rd. Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race Winner Report
Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Texas United States Josef Newgarden Sweden Felix Rosenqvist New Zealand Scott Dixon New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
2 Indianapolis GP Australia Will Power New Zealand Scott Dixon Australia Will Power New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
3 Road America 1 United States Josef Newgarden[N 6] United States Marco Andretti United States Josef Newgarden New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
4 Road America 2 Mexico Pato O'Ward[N 7] Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Mexico Pato O'Ward Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5 Iowa 1 United States Conor Daly[N 8] United States Conor Daly France Simon Pagenaud France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet Report
6 Iowa 2 United States Josef Newgarden[N 8] United States Josef Newgarden United States Josef Newgarden United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
7 Indianapolis 500 United States Marco Andretti Canada James Hinchcliffe New Zealand Scott Dixon Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Report
8 Gateway 1 Australia Will Power[N 9] Japan Takuma Sato Mexico Pato O'Ward New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
9 Gateway 2 Japan Takuma Sato[N 9] Spain Álex Palou Japan Takuma Sato United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
10 Mid-Ohio 1 Australia Will Power[N 10] Mexico Pato O'Ward Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
11 Mid-Ohio 2 United States Colton Herta[N 11] New Zealand Scott Dixon United States Colton Herta United States Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
12 Harvest GP 1 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay[N 12] Netherlands Rinus VeeKay United States Josef Newgarden United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
13 Harvest GP 2 Australia Will Power[N 13] France Simon Pagenaud Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 St. Petersburg Australia Will Power Sweden Marcus Ericsson United States Alexander Rossi United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report

Points standings[edit]

  • Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.; then by finishing position in the previous race; then by random draw.[107]

Driver standings[edit]

  • At all races except the Indy 500, the pole position qualifier earned 1 point. The top nine Indy 500 qualifiers received points, descending from 9 points for the pole position. At double header races, the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earned 1 point.
  • Drivers who lead at least one race lap were awarded 1 point. The driver who leads the most laps during a race scored an additional 2 points.
  • Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engine reaches their required distance run resulted in the loss of 10 points.
  • The usual double points for the season finale were suspended for this season.
Pos Driver TEX IMS ROA IOW INDY GTW MDO IMS STP Pts
1 New Zealand Scott Dixon 1L* 1L 1L 12 2 5L 22L* 1L 5 10 10 9 8 3 537
2 United States Josef Newgarden 3L 7L 14L* 9 5L 1L* 5 12 1L 2 8 1L* 4 1L 521
3 United States Colton Herta 7 4 5 5 20 19 8L 4 6L 9L 1L* 4L 2 11L 421
4 Mexico Pato O'Ward 12 8 8 2L* 4L 12L 6 3L* 2L 11 9 22 5 2 416
5 Australia Will Power 13 20L* 2L 11L 21 2L 14L 17L 3L 1L* 7 6 1L* 24L 396
6 United States Graham Rahal 17 2L 7L 23 12 3L 38 18 20 4 4L 7L 7 9L 377
7 Japan Takuma Sato DNS 10 9 8 10L 21 13L 2L 9L* 17 18L 18 14 10 348
8 France Simon Pagenaud 2 3 12 13 1L* 4 22L 19 16 18 6 16 10 6 339
9 United States Alexander Rossi 15 25 19 3 6 8 279L 22 14 3L 2 2 3 21L* 317
10 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 8 13 4 22 16 22L 105 7 11 5 3 19 16 5 315
11 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist 20 15 18 1L 14L 15 12L 8L 7 6 22 5L 11 18 306
12 Sweden Marcus Ericsson 19 6L 10L 4 9 9 32 5 23 15 5L 10 15 7 291
13 United States Santino Ferrucci 21 9 6 6 13 18 4L 16L 10 14 14 15L 12 23 290
14 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay  RY  22 5 13 14 19 17 204 6 4 8 11 3L 17 15 289
15 United Kingdom Jack Harvey 16 17L 23 17 7 7 9 11 13 7 12 8 6 19 288
16 Spain Álex Palou  R  23 19 3 7 11 14 287 15 12 12 23 17 9 13L 238
17 United States Conor Daly 6 12 21 18 8L 13L 29 10 8 13 16 12 20 17 237
18 United States Charlie Kimball 11 18 11 10 17 16 18 13 18 21 19 13 23 8 218
19 United States Oliver Askew  R  9 26 15 21 3 6L 30L 14 17 19 15 16 195
20 United States Marco Andretti 14 22 22 19 22 10 131 23 15 23 20 25 22 20 176
21 United States Zach Veach 4L 14L 16 16 23 20 15L 21 22 20 17 166
22 United Kingdom Max Chilton 16 17 15 17 16 13 11 19 12 147
23 Canada James Hinchcliffe 18 11 76L 14 13 14L 138
24 Brazil Tony Kanaan 10 18 11 19 9 19 106
25 United States Ed Carpenter 5 15 23 26 20 21 81
26 Canada Dalton Kellett  R  21 20 20 31 22 21 24 25 67
27 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 11 20 21 57
28 France Sébastien Bourdais 21 18 4 53
29 United States Sage Karam 23 24 23 24 32
30 United States J. R. Hildebrand 16 28
31 Spain Fernando Alonso  R  21 18
32 United States Spencer Pigot 24L 25 17
33 United Kingdom Ben Hanley  R  23 14
34 Australia James Davison  R  33 10
35 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  22 8
Pos Driver TEX IMS ROA IOW INDY GTW MDO IMS STP Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd-place finish
Bronze 3rd-place finish
Green Top 5 finish
Light Blue Top 10 finish
Dark Blue Other flagged position
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrew (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did Not Start (DNS)
Race abandoned (C)
Blank Did not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point; except Indy)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
L Led race lap
(1 point)
* Led most race laps
(2 points)
1–9 Indy 500 "Fast Nine"
bonus points
c Qualifying canceled
(no bonus point)
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

Entrant standings[edit]

  • Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled.
  • Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown.
Pos Driver TEX IMS ROA IOW INDY GTW MDO IMS STP Pts
1 #9 Chip Ganassi Racing 1L* 1L 1L 12 2 5L 22L* 1L 5 10 10 9 8 3 537
2 #1 Team Penske 3L 7L 14L* 9 5L 1L* 5 12 1L 2 8 1L* 4 1L 521
3 #88 Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport 7 4 5 5 20 19 8L 4 6L 9L 1L* 4L 2 11L 421
4 #5 Arrow McLaren SP 12 8 8 2L* 4L 12L 6 3L* 2L 11 9 22 5 2 416
5 #12 Team Penske 13 20L* 2L 11L 21 2L 14L 17L 3L 1L* 7 6 1L* 24L 396
6 #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 17 2L 7L 23 12 3L 38 18 20 4 4L 7L 7 9L 377
7 #30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing DNS 10 9 8 10L 21 13L 2L 9L* 17 18L 18 14 10 348
8 #22 Team Penske 2 3 12 13 1L* 4 22L 19 16 18 6 16 10 6 339
9 #27 Andretti Autosport 15 25 19 3 6 8 279L 22 14 3L 2 2 3 21L* 317
10 #28 Andretti Autosport 8 13 4 22 16 22L 105 7 11 5 3 19 16 5 315
11 #10 Chip Ganassi Racing 20 15 18 1L 14L 15 12L 8L 7 6 22 5L 11 18 306
12 #8 Chip Ganassi Racing 19 6L 10L 4 9 9 32 5 23 15 5L 10 15 7 291
13 #18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan 21 9 6 6 13 18 4L 16L 10 14 14 15L 12 23 290
14 #21 Ed Carpenter Racing 22 5 13 14 19 17 204 6 4 8 11 3L 17 15 289
15 #60 Meyer Shank Racing 16 17L 23 17 7 7 9 11 13 7 12 8 6 19 288
16 #59 Carlin 6 16 17 15 8L 13L 17 10 8 16 13 11 19 12 263
17 #55 Dale Coyne Racing with Team Goh 23 19 3 7 11 14 287 15 12 12 23 17 9 13L 238
18 #4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 11 18 11 10 17 16 18 13 18 21 19 13 23 8 218
19 #26 Andretti Autosport 4L 14L 16 16 23 20 15L 21 22 20 17 14 13 14L 216
20 #7 Arrow McLaren SP 9 26 15 21 3 6L 30L 14 17 19 15 20 21 16 214
21 #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 10 21 20 20 18 11 19 9 19 22 21 21 18 4 205
22 #20 Ed Carpenter Racing 5 12 21 18 15 23 26 20 21 13 16 12 20 17 192
23 #98 Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian 14 22 22 19 22 10 131 23 15 23 20 25 22 20 176
Pos Driver TEX IMS ROA IOW INDY GTW MDO IMS STP Pts

Manufacturer standings[edit]

  • All manufacturer points (including qualifying points, race finish points, and race win bonus points) can only be earned by full-season entrants,[N 14] and provided they are using an engine from their initial allocation, or have mileaged out all previously used engines.[N 15] Ineligible cars are removed from the finishing order used for race finish points,[N 16] and cannot score pole or win bonus points.[N 17][108]
  • The top two finishing entrants from each manufacturer in each race score points for their respective manufacturer. The manufacturer that wins each race will be awarded five additional points.
  • At all races except the Indy 500, the manufacturer who qualifies on pole earns one point. At the Indy 500, the fastest Saturday qualifier earns one point, while the pole position winner on Sunday earns two points.
Pos Manufacturer TEX IMS ROA IOWA INDY GTW MDO IMS STP Pts
1 Honda 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 5 3 1 2 2 3 1122
4 2 3 3 6 5 2 2 6 4 2 4 3 5
87 95 90 90 68 65 98P 95 59P 67 96P 72 75 65
2 Chevrolet 2 3 2 2 1 1 5 3 1 1 6 1 1 1 1099
3 5 8 9 3 2 6 6 2 2 7 3 4 2
76P 66P 65P 63P 91P 96P 58 64P 95 96P 54 91P 88P 96P
Manufacturer standings results breakdown
Car TEX IMS ROA IOWA INDY GTW MDO IMS STP
Chevrolet
#1 Penske 3P 7 14P 9 5 1P 5 12 1 2 8 1 4 1
#4 Foyt 11 17 11 10 17 16 15 13 18 21 19 13 23 8
#5 AMSP 12 8 8 2P 4 12 6 3 2 11 9 22 5 2
#7 AMSP 9 23 15 21 3 6 22 14 17 19 15 20 21 16
#12 Penske 13 19P 2 11 21 2 12 17P 3 1P 7 6 1 23P
#14 Foyt 10 20 20 20 18 11 16 9 19 22 21 21 18 4
#20 ECR 5 11 21 18 15 23 19 20 21 13 16 12 20 17
#21 ECR 21 5 13 14 20 17 17 6 4 8 11 3P 17 15
#22 Penske 2 3 12 13 1 4 18 19 16 18 6 16 10 6
#59 Carlin 6 15 17 15 8P 13 14 10 8 16 13 11 19 12
Race Finish 75 65 64 62 85 90 58 63 90 90 54 85 82 90
Pole Bonus 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Win Bonus 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Total Points 76 66 65 63 91 96 58 64 95 96 54 91 88 96
Honda
#8 Ganassi 18 6 10 4 9 9 23 5 23 15 5 10 15 7
#9 Ganassi 1 1 1 12 2 5 2 1 5 10 10 9 8 3
#10 Ganassi 19 14 18 1 14 15 10 8 7 6 22 5 11 18
#15 Rahal 17 2 7 23 12 3 3 18 20 4 4 7 7 9
#18 Coyne 20 9 6 6 13 18 4 16 10 14 14 15 12 22
#26 Andretti 4 13 16 16 23 20 13 21 22 20 17 14 13 14
#27 Andretti 15 22 19 3 6 8 20 22 14 3 2 2 3 21
#28 Andretti 8 12 4 22 16 22 9 7 11 5 3 19 16 5
#30 Rahal DNS 10 9 8 10 21 1 2 9 17 18 18 14 10
#55 Coyne 22 18 3 7 11 14 21 15 12 12 23 17 9 13
#60 Shank 16 16 23 17 7 7 8 11 13 7 12 8 6 19
#88 Andretti 7 4 5 5 19 19 7 4 6 9 1P 4 2 11
#98 Andretti 14 21 22 19 22 10 11P 23 15 23 20 23 22 20
Race Finish 82 90 85 85 68 65 90 90 58 67 90 72 75 65
Pole Bonus 3 1 1
Win Bonus 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Total Points 87 95 90 90 68 65 98 95 59 67 96 72 75 65

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ Fernando Alonso is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he will not be a rookie in the 2020 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2017 Indianapolis 500.
  2. ^ James Davison is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he will not be a rookie in the 2020 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2019 Indianapolis 500.
  3. ^ Ben Hanley is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he will not be a rookie in the 2020 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2019 Indianapolis 500.
  4. ^ Dreyer and Reinbold have previously used the No. 48, but that number was bought by Arrow McLaren SP on March 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Technical partnership with Andretti Autosport.
  6. ^ The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Newgarden set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Jack Harvey set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  7. ^ The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. O'Ward set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Colton Herta set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  8. ^ a b The qualification format for this race was each car taking a 2 lap run, lap 1 would determine the first race's starting lineup while lap 2 would set the second race's starting lineup with lap 1's fastest lap setter getting 1 championship point for pole for race 1 while lap 2's fastest lap setter getting 1 championship point for pole for race 2. Conor Daly got 1 championship point for pole for race 1 while Josef Newgarden got 1 championship point for pole for race 2.
  9. ^ a b The qualification format for this race was each car taking a 2 lap run, lap 1 would determine the first race's starting lineup while lap 2 would set the second race's starting lineup with lap 1's fastest lap setter getting 1 championship point for pole for race 1 while lap 2's fastest lap setter getting 1 championship point for pole for race 2. Will Power got 1 championship point for pole for race 1 while Takuma Sato got 1 championship point for pole for race 2.
  10. ^ The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Power set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Ryan Hunter-Reay set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  11. ^ The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Herta set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Santino Ferrucci set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  12. ^ The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. VeeKay set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Josef Newgarden set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  13. ^ The qualification format for this race features two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Power set the fastest overall lap and was awarded the pole position. Colton Herta set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  14. ^ Rule 12.6.5.
  15. ^ Rule 16.2.3.2.
  16. ^ Rule 16.2.3.3.
  17. ^ Rule 12.6.5.1.5.

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