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2018 IndyCar Series

October 28, 2023

The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 23rd season of the Verizon IndyCar Series and the 107th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 102nd Indianapolis 500, with Takuma Sato entering as the defending Indianapolis 500 winner. Josef Newgarden entered the season as the defending National Champion.

2018 IndyCar season
Verizon IndyCar Series
Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 11
End dateSeptember 16
Awards
Drivers' champion Scott Dixon
Manufacturers' Cup Honda
Rookie of the Year Robert Wickens
Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power
← 2017
2019 →
Scott Dixon (left) won his fifth Drivers' Championship while Alexander Rossi (right) finished second in the championship.

The season marked the debut of a new universal aerokit, replacing the manufacturer-designed kits used from 2015 to 2017.

It was the final season for Verizon Communications as the series sponsor as well as being the final season that the series was broadcast by both ABC and NBC Sports. A new series sponsor was introduced and NBC became the sole broadcaster for the series beginning in the 2019 season.

Honda won the engine manufacturer's championship for the first time since 2005 as an engine manufacturer competitor. Robert Wickens won Rookie of the Year despite missing the final three races after the season was overshadowed by a near life ending crash by Wickens at the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono that left him paralyzed. James Hinchcliffe won the most popular driver award.[1] Will Power won the 102nd Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon won his fifth IndyCar title, and is now second to A. J. Foyt's all-time record for United States open wheel titles. Dixon won three races over the course of the season.

Series news edit

  • On October 20, 2017, Verizon Communications announced that it would exit its title sponsorship deal for the series after the 2018 season. This will not affect its vehicle sponsorship with Team Penske.[2]
  • PFC became the IndyCar Series' brake caliper supplier beginning in the 2018 season.[3]
  • Kyle Novak was confirmed as Race Director on January 5, replacing Brian Barnhart, who left to become president of Harding Racing. The three-man stewarding panel of Dan Davis, Arie Luyendyk and Max Papis, introduced when Barnhart was first named Race Director, will remain intact.[4]
  • On March 21, 2018, NBC Sports (which serves as the existing cable rightsholder of the series through NBCSN) announced that it would become the sole television rights-holder of the IndyCar Series from 2019 through 2021, replacing the previous split between ABC and NBCSN. Eight races per season will air on NBC, including the Indianapolis 500.[5][6][7]

Technical changes edit

  • All IndyCar Series machines feature an all-new universal bodywork, inspired by CART's 1990s and 2000s bodywork, but still keep the Dallara DW12 chassis base. This new chassis configuration is dubbed the IR18, and will be used until at least 2022. For the first time since the 1996 Indy Racing League and 2007 Champ Car seasons respectively, cars will have a roll hoop without an airbox.[8][9]
  • All IndyCar Series entrants will begin utilizing F1-style LCD steering wheel display dashes, a new Cosworth CCW Mk2 steering wheel with a configurable display unit, and new electronic components.[10] The current Cosworth-Pi Research Sigma Wheel Display dash had been used since the 2000 season will be retired permanently, but several teams will opt to keep the old Cosworth Sigma Wheel Display dash for one more season due to cost reasons.
  • Due to the reduced amount of downforce produced by the 2018 spec aerokits, Firestone introduced new rain tires to improve grip in wet conditions for road/street races.[11]
  • In the next step to increase driver safety through cockpit protection, IndyCar announced that Scott Dixon would test a windscreen, a possible alternative to the 'halo' device used by Formula One, at ISM Raceway on February 8.[12]

Confirmed entries edit

The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2018 Verizon 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   Matheus Leist[13]  R  All
14   Tony Kanaan[14] All
Foyt with Byrd / Hollinger / Belardi 33   James Davison[15]  R [N 1] 6
Andretti Autosport Honda[16] 25   Stefan Wilson[17]  R [N 2] 6
26   Zach Veach[18]  R  All
27   Alexander Rossi[19] All
28   Ryan Hunter-Reay[20] All
29   Carlos Muñoz[21] 6
Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 98   Marco Andretti[19] All
Carlin Chevrolet 23   Charlie Kimball[22] All
59   Max Chilton[22] All
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 9   Scott Dixon[23] All
10   Ed Jones[24] All
Dale Coyne Racing Honda 19   Zachary Claman DeMelo[25]  R  1, 3–6, 9–12
  Pietro Fittipaldi[25]  R  2, 13–17
  Santino Ferrucci[26]  R  7–8
39 16–17
63   Pippa Mann[27] 6
Dale Coyne Racing dba Thom Burns Racing 17   Conor Daly[28] 6
Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan 18   Sébastien Bourdais[29] All
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet[30] 24   Sage Karam[31] 6
66   J. R. Hildebrand[32] 6
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 13   Danica Patrick[33][34] 6
20   Jordan King[35]  R  1, 3–5, 7–8, 10, 12–13, 16–17
  Ed Carpenter 2, 6, 9, 11, 14–15
21   Spencer Pigot[36] All
Harding Racing Chevrolet 8   Patricio O'Ward[37]  R  17
88   Gabby Chaves[38] 1–11, 15–16
  Conor Daly[39] 12–14
  Colton Herta[37]  R  17
Juncos Racing Chevrolet 32   René Binder[40][41]  R  1, 4, 7–8, 12–13
  Kyle Kaiser[42]  R  2–3, 5–6
  Alfonso Celis Jr.[43]  R  10, 16
Michael Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson
Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson 		Honda 60   Jack Harvey[44]  R  1, 3, 6, 13, 16–17
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15   Graham Rahal[45] All
30   Takuma Sato[46] All
Scuderia Corsa with RLL 64   Oriol Servià[47] 6
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda[48] 5   James Hinchcliffe[49] All
6   Robert Wickens[49]  R  1–14
  Carlos Muñoz[50] 16–17
SPM / AFS Racing 7   Jay Howard[51] 6
Team Penske Chevrolet[48] 1   Josef Newgarden[52][53] All
3   Hélio Castroneves[54] 5–6
12   Will Power[52] All
22   Simon Pagenaud[52] All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Team changes edit

Chip Ganassi Racing announced that the team will scale down to a two-car team for the first time since 2010 due to cost efficiency, with Scott Dixon remaining at the No. 9 car.[55] CGR announced on October 25, 2017, that 2017 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year Ed Jones would drive the No. 10 car in 2018, replacing Tony Kanaan.[56]

Team Penske also downsized to three cars, due to Hélio Castroneves moving to Team Penske's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team from the 2018 season onwards. However, Castroneves returned for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 with Team Penske for a one-off appearance.[57]

Michael Shank Racing competed in six races in the 2018 season with driver Jack Harvey, with a technical partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[58] The team was renamed Meyer Shank Racing on April 6, 2018, after Sirius XM CEO Jim Meyer joined as a team co-owner.[59]

Carlin entered the series with two full-time Chevrolet-powered entries for the 2018 season, running ex-Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball.[22]

Harding Racing confirmed a full-time schedule with Gabby Chaves after running part-time in 2017.[38] Brian Barnhart was named president of the team on November 29, leaving his post as president of race operations and race director of IndyCar.[60] Following the Road America round, Barnhart confirmed rumours that they wish to expand to fielding two cars as early as the latter part of the 2018 season, specifically naming Sonoma. He further confirmed the team was in talks with several drivers including current Indy Lights drivers.[61]

Lazier Partners Racing did not enter the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2012 due to crash damage incurred at the 2017 Indianapolis 500 by Buddy Lazier to their only car.

Driver changes edit

After winning the 2017 Indy Lights championship, Kyle Kaiser participated in four IndyCar events in 2018 with Juncos Racing, including the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Grand Prix.[62][63] On January 5, 2018, Juncos announced Formula V8 3.5 driver René Binder would contest the races in St. Petersburg, Barber, Mid-Ohio, and Toronto, with an entry at Detroit being confirmed later.[41]

After competing at Barber for Ed Carpenter Racing as a replacement for J. R. Hildebrand and at the Indianapolis 500 for A. J. Foyt Enterprises in 2017, Zach Veach made his full-season début with Andretti Autosport, replacing Takuma Sato.[18]

After competing in road and street courses only for Ed Carpenter Racing in 2017, Spencer Pigot made his full-season début with the team, replacing J. R. Hildebrand in the No. 21 car.[36] Former Formula 2 driver Jordan King will drive the No. 20 on road and street courses.

2017 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato left Andretti Autosport after only one season with the team, and returned to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2018 season.[46]

Stefan Wilson joined Andretti Autosport to return to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2016.

After spending four seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing, Tony Kanaan switched to A. J. Foyt Enterprises for the 2018 season.[14]

After six seasons in the German Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Robert Wickens made the switch to IndyCar to drive the No. 6 car for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, replacing Mikhail Aleshin. Wickens previously replaced Aleshin in the first practice session at Road America in 2017, but did not get to compete in the race. Wickens suffered severe injuries in a crash at the 2018 ABC Supply 500 and was forced to miss the rest of the season. Due to damage incurred in the crash, the #6 car was withdrawn for the next race at Gateway. On August 29, SPM announced Carlos Muñoz as Wickens' replacement in the #6 car at the Portland and Sonoma rounds.[49]

On November 16, 2017, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced that Brazilian Indy Lights driver Matheus Leist would drive the No. 4 car in 2018, replacing Conor Daly. Leist became the youngest IndyCar Series rookie since Marco Andretti in 2006.

After six seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing in NASCAR, Danica Patrick announced intentions to return to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2011.[64] The 2018 Indianapolis 500 was the last race of Patrick's professional career.[65] She will run a third entry for Ed Carpenter Racing,[33] carrying sponsorship from former long-time partner GoDaddy.[66]

After spending one season with A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Carlos Muñoz rejoined Andretti Autosport for the Indianapolis 500.[21]

On February 6, 2018, 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 champion Pietro Fittipaldi was announced to drive the #19 for Dale Coyne Racing in seven races, including the 2018 Indianapolis 500. The #19 was driven by Zachary Claman DeMelo, who partook in the 2017 Indy Lights season with Carlin and the 2017 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, in the other 10 events. On May 4, Fittipaldi was injured in a crash while qualifying for the 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. DeMelo took over the #19 for both Indianapolis races and Texas, while Trident Formula 2 driver and Haas F1 test driver Santino Ferrucci was signed for the two Detroit races.

On March 1, 2018, it was confirmed that Nazareth, Pennsylvania native Sage Karam would return to race in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. This was the 3rd straight and 4th total Indianapolis 500 between them. The primary sponsor for Karam's car was WIX Filters.

On March 6, 2018, it was announced Conor Daly would be drive in the 102nd Indianapolis 500. He raced for Thom Burns Racing with Air Force as the primary sponsor.

On March 20, 2018, it was announced Pippa Mann would drive a 4th car for Dale Coyne Racing at the Indianapolis 500, with sponsorship from Donate Life Indiana.[67]

On April 12, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced that J. R. Hildebrand would drive for the team in their second entry into the Indianapolis 500.[32]

On April 13, 2018, it was announced that Jonathan Byrd's Racing, Hollinger MotorSport, and Belardi Auto Racing would work in conjunction with A. J. Foyt Enterprises to field a car for James Davison for the Indianapolis 500.[15]

On May 10, Juncos Racing announced that Alfonso Celis Jr. would make his IndyCar debut with the team at Road America.[43] On August 3, the team announced that Celis would also compete at Portland.[68]

On July 10, Harding Racing announced that Conor Daly would replace Gabby Chaves for round 12 in Toronto. The team also stated that they would experiment with their driver lineup for the remainder of the season in preparation for 2019. They want to test current top three Indy Lights drivers Colton Herta, Santiago Urrutia and Patricio O'Ward, the latter having already received a seat fitting with the team. Nevertheless, Chaves is expected to return to the track in 2018 and remain under contract as the team's driver through 2019.[39] Daly would be confirmed for the Mid-Ohio round on July 24.[69] On September 2, it was announced that 2018 Indy Lights champion Patricio O'Ward and 2018 Indy Lights runner-up Colton Herta would make their IndyCar debuts with Harding at the final round at Sonoma.

Schedule edit

Rd. Date Race name Track City
1 March 11 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2 April 7 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix  O  ISM Raceway Avondale, Arizona
3 April 15 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach  R  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
4 April 22/23* Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
5 May 12 IndyCar Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
6 May 27 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana
7 June 2 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation  R  Belle Isle Park Detroit, Michigan
8 June 3
9 June 9 DXC Technology 600  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
10 June 24 Kohler Grand Prix  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
11 July 8 Iowa Corn 300  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
12 July 15 Honda Indy Toronto  R  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
13 July 29 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
14 August 19 ABC Supply 500  O  Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania
15 August 25 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline  O  Gateway Motorsports Park Madison, Illinois
16 September 2 Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
17 September 16 Indycar Grand Prix of Sonoma  R  Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, California

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road/Street course

Schedule changes and notes edit

  • On September 26, 2017, Phoenix International Raceway's name was changed to ISM Raceway after a $100 million sponsorship deal with Ingenuity Sun Media, or ISM.
  • Watkins Glen was dropped from the calendar, after only two races since its return in 2016. The round was replaced with a race at Portland International Raceway, after an 11-year absence since Portland's last Champ Car event.
  • The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City was explored as a possible host of a race in August, but the deal was not put together and the race was not put on the calendar.[70]
  • The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was started on April 22 and was stopped due to rain on lap 22. The race was resumed on April 23.

Results edit

Round Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winners Report
Driver Team Manufacturer
1 St. Petersburg   Robert Wickens   Alexander Rossi   Robert Wickens   Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda Report
2 Phoenix   Sébastien Bourdais   Sébastien Bourdais   Will Power   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
3 Long Beach   Alexander Rossi   Josef Newgarden   Alexander Rossi   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report
4 Birmingham   Josef Newgarden   Zachary Claman DeMelo   Josef Newgarden   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
5 Indianapolis GP   Will Power   Scott Dixon   Will Power   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
6 Indianapolis 500   Ed Carpenter   Hélio Castroneves   Ed Carpenter   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
7 Detroit 1   Marco Andretti[N 3]   Ryan Hunter-Reay   Scott Dixon   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
8 Detroit 2   Alexander Rossi[N 4]   Ryan Hunter-Reay   Alexander Rossi   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
9 Texas   Josef Newgarden   Josef Newgarden   Scott Dixon   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
10 Road America   Josef Newgarden   Zach Veach   Josef Newgarden   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
11 Iowa   Will Power   Will Power   Josef Newgarden   James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda Report
12 Toronto   Josef Newgarden   Will Power   Scott Dixon   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
13 Mid-Ohio   Alexander Rossi   Scott Dixon   Alexander Rossi   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report
14 Pocono   Will Power   Sébastien Bourdais   Alexander Rossi   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report
15 Gateway   Scott Dixon[N 5]   Will Power   Scott Dixon   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
16 Portland   Will Power   Carlos Muñoz   Alexander Rossi   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Report
17 Sonoma   Ryan Hunter-Reay   Scott Dixon   Ryan Hunter-Reay   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda Report

Points standings edit

Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
  • Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.

Driver standings edit

  • The Indianapolis 500 and Sonoma rounds award double points.
  • At all races except the Indy 500, the number 1 qualifier earns one point. At double header races, the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earns one championship point.[71]
  • Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engines reach their required distance run will result in the loss of ten points.
    • NOTE: The distance run will be based on the total distance raced by that entrant with the engine in question, regardless of driver.
Pos Driver STP PHX LBH ALA IGP INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts
1   Scott Dixon 6 4 11 6 2 39 1* 4 1* 3 12 1* 5 3 3*c 5 2 678
2   Alexander Rossi 3 3 1* 11 5 4 3 12* 3 16 9 8 1* 1* 2 8* 7 621
3   Will Power 10 22* 2 21 1* 13 7 2 18 23 6 18 3 2 1 21 3 582
4   Ryan Hunter-Reay 5 5 20 2 18 5 2 1 5 2 19 16 7 18 20 2 1* 566
5   Josef Newgarden 7 1 7 1* 11 84 9 15 13 1* 4* 9 4 5 7 10 8 560
6   Simon Pagenaud 13 10 24 9 8 62 17 10 2 7 8 2 8 8 4 6 4 492
7   Sébastien Bourdais 1 13 13 5 4 285 13 21 8 13 11 19 6 4 21 3 6 425
8   Graham Rahal 2 9 5 7 9 10 23 5 6 6 7 21 9 14 10 23 23 392
9   Marco Andretti 9 12 6 10 13 12 4 9 14 11 16 10 11 7 14 25 5 392
10   James Hinchcliffe 4 6 9 3 7 DNQ 11 16 4 10 1 4 14 20 15 22 15 391
11   Robert Wickens  RY  18* 2 22 4 3 9 8 6 19 5 5 3 2 19 391
12   Takuma Sato 12 11 21 8 10 32 5 17 7 4 3 22 17 21 9 1 25 351
13   Ed Jones 8 20 3 20 22 31 6 3 9 9 13 12 15 12 8 24 10 343
14   Spencer Pigot 15 14 15 15 15 206 10 23 11 8 2 20 13 16 6 4 24 325
15   Zach Veach  R  16 16 4 13 23 23 12 13 16 22 20 7 10 6 5 19 14 313
16   Tony Kanaan 11 8 8 18 14 25 14 7 21 14 17 6 18 17 13 11 12 312
17   Charlie Kimball 20 17 10 23 20 18 19 8 10 18 14 5 16 9 19 7 22 287
18   Matheus Leist  R  24 19 14 12 21 13 15 14 22 15 22 15 19 11 16 14 19 253
19   Max Chilton 19 18 17 22 16 22 20 11 12 17 15 23 24 13 17 18 21 223
20   Ed Carpenter 7 2*1 20 10 10 12 187
21   Gabby Chaves 14 15 19 17 17 14 18 19 15 19 21 18 13 187
22   Jordan King  R  21 18 14 24 16 18 12 11 12 15 13 175
23   Zachary Claman DeMelo  R  17 23 19 12 19 17 21 18 14 122
24   Jack Harvey  R  23 12 16 20 16 17 103
25   Carlos Muñoz 7 12 18 95
26   Pietro Fittipaldi  R  23 23 22 11 9 16 91
27   Santino Ferrucci  R  22 20 20 11 66
28   René Binder  R  22 16 21 22 17 21 61
29   Conor Daly 21 13 22 15 58
30   Kyle Kaiser  R  21 16 19 29 45
31   Patricio O'Ward  R  9 44
32   Hélio Castroneves 6 278 40
33   J. R. Hildebrand 11 38
34   Stefan Wilson  R  15 31
35   Oriol Servià 17 27
36   Alfonso Celis Jr.  R  20 17 23
37   Colton Herta  R  20 20
38   Danica Patrick 307 13
39   Jay Howard 24 12
40   Sage Karam 26 10
41   James Davison 33 10
–   Pippa Mann DNQ 0
Pos Driver STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(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
* Led most race laps
(2 points)
DNS Any driver who qualifies
but does not start (DNS),
earns half the points
had they taken part.
1–9 Indy 500 "Fast 9" result,
with points as follows:
9 points for 1st
8 points for 2nd
and so on down to
1 point for 9th.
c Qualifying canceled
no bonus point awarded
 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 STP PHX LBH ALA IGP INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts
1 #9 Chip Ganassi Racing 6 4 11 6 2 39 1* 4 1* 3 12 1* 5 3 3*c 5 2 678
2 #27 Andretti Autosport 3 3 1* 11 5 4 3 12* 3 16 9 8 1* 1* 2 8* 7 621
3 #12 Team Penske 10 22* 2 21 1* 13 7 2 18 23 6 18 3 2 1 21 3 582
4 #28 Andretti Autosport 5 5 20 2 18 5 2 1 5 2 19 16 7 18 20 2 1* 566
5 #1 Team Penske 7 1 7 1* 11 84 9 15 13 1* 4* 9 4 5 7 10 8 560
6 #22 Team Penske 13 10 24 9 8 62 17 10 2 7 8 2 8 8 4 6 4 492
7 #7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 18* 2 22 4 3 9 8 6 19 5 5 3 2 19 12 18 433
8 #18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan 1 13 13 5 4 285 13 21 8 13 11 19 6 4 21 3 6 425
9 #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 2 9 5 7 9 10 23 5 6 6 7 21 9 14 10 23 23 392
10 #98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 9 12 6 10 13 12 4 9 14 11 16 10 11 7 14 25 5 392
11 #5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 4 6 9 3 7 DNQ 11 16 4 10 1 4 14 20 15 22 15 391
12 #20 Ed Carpenter Racing 21 7 18 14 24 2*1 16 18 20 12 10 11 12 10 12 15 13 362
13 #30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 12 11 21 8 10 32 5 17 7 4 3 22 17 21 9 1 25 351
14 #10 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 20 3 20 22 31 6 3 9 9 13 12 15 12 8 24 10 343
15 #21 Ed Carpenter Racing 15 14 15 15 15 206 10 23 11 8 2 20 13 16 6 4 24 325
16 #26 Andretti Autosport 16 16 4 13 23 23 12 13 16 22 20 7 10 6 5 19 14 313
17 #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 11 8 8 18 14 25 14 7 21 14 17 6 18 17 13 11 12 312
18 #23 Carlin 20 17 10 23 20 18 19 8 10 18 14 5 16 9 19 7 22 287
19 #4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 24 19 14 12 21 13 15 14 22 15 22 15 19 11 16 14 19 253
20 #88 Harding Racing 14 15 19 17 17 14 18 19 15 19 21 13 22 15 18 13 20 247
21 #19 Dale Coyne Racing 17 23 23 19 12 19 22 20 17 21 18 14 23 22 11 9 16 231
22 #59 Carlin 19 18 17 22 16 22 20 11 12 17 15 23 24 13 17 18 21 223
23 #32 Juncos Racing 22 21 16 16 19 29 21 22 20 17 21 17 129
24 #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson 23 12 16 20 16 17 103
Pos Driver STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts

Manufacturer standings edit

Pos Manufacturer STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts
1 Honda 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1467
2 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2
96* 76 91* 76 75 67 96* 91* 90* 75 90* 90* 96* 90* 77 95* 96*
2 Chevrolet 7 1 2 1 1 1 7 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 4 3 1203
10 7 7 9 6 2 9 7 10 7 4 5 4 5 4 6 4
46 81* 66 77* 84* 98* 48 66 61 82* 73 71 67 71 87* 61 67
  • All manufacturer points (including qualifying points, race finish points, and race win bonus points) can only be earned by full-season entrants.[72]
  • The top two finishing entrants from each manufacturer in each race score championship points for their respective manufacturer. The manufacturer that wins each race will be awarded five additional points, which can be determined through bold in-line notation.
  • 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. It can be determined through italic in-line notation. But, in Gateway, as qualifying was rained out, no point will be awarded for pole position.
  • The manufacturer with the most points from each race is noted by an asterisk (*).
  • For every full-season engine used during the Indy 500 that reaches 2,000 total miles run, the manufacturer earns bonus points equal to that engine's finishing position in the race.
  • Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ James Davison is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he was not a rookie in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the Indy 500 in 2014, 2015, and 2017.
  2. ^ Stefan Wilson is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he was not a rookie in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2016 Indianapolis 500.
  3. ^ 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. Andretti set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Scott Dixon set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  4. ^ 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. Rossi set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Robert Wickens set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
  5. ^ Qualifying for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was cancelled due to weather. The grid was set by entrant points, so Scott Dixon was gifted the pole position. Because of this, he was not awarded the bonus point typically awarded for qualifying on pole position.

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2018, indycar, series, 2018, verizon, indycar, series, 23rd, season, verizon, indycar, series, 107th, official, championship, season, american, open, wheel, racing, premier, event, 102nd, indianapolis, with, takuma, sato, entering, defending, indianapolis, win. The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 23rd season of the Verizon IndyCar Series and the 107th official championship season of American open wheel racing The premier event was the 102nd Indianapolis 500 with Takuma Sato entering as the defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden entered the season as the defending National Champion 2018 IndyCar seasonVerizon IndyCar SeriesSeasonRaces17Start dateMarch 11End dateSeptember 16AwardsDrivers championScott DixonManufacturers CupHondaRookie of the YearRobert WickensIndianapolis 500 winnerWill Power 20172019 Scott Dixon left won his fifth Drivers Championship while Alexander Rossi right finished second in the championship The season marked the debut of a new universal aerokit replacing the manufacturer designed kits used from 2015 to 2017 It was the final season for Verizon Communications as the series sponsor as well as being the final season that the series was broadcast by both ABC and NBC Sports A new series sponsor was introduced and NBC became the sole broadcaster for the series beginning in the 2019 season Honda won the engine manufacturer s championship for the first time since 2005 as an engine manufacturer competitor Robert Wickens won Rookie of the Year despite missing the final three races after the season was overshadowed by a near life ending crash by Wickens at the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono that left him paralyzed James Hinchcliffe won the most popular driver award 1 Will Power won the 102nd Indianapolis 500 Scott Dixon won his fifth IndyCar title and is now second to A J Foyt s all time record for United States open wheel titles Dixon won three races over the course of the season Contents 1 Series news 2 Technical changes 3 Confirmed entries 3 1 Team changes 3 2 Driver changes 4 Schedule 4 1 Schedule changes and notes 5 Results 6 Points standings 6 1 Driver standings 6 2 Entrant standings 6 3 Manufacturer standings 7 Footnotes 8 References 9 External linksSeries news editOn October 20 2017 Verizon Communications announced that it would exit its title sponsorship deal for the series after the 2018 season This will not affect its vehicle sponsorship with Team Penske 2 PFC became the IndyCar Series brake caliper supplier beginning in the 2018 season 3 Kyle Novak was confirmed as Race Director on January 5 replacing Brian Barnhart who left to become president of Harding Racing The three man stewarding panel of Dan Davis Arie Luyendyk and Max Papis introduced when Barnhart was first named Race Director will remain intact 4 On March 21 2018 NBC Sports which serves as the existing cable rightsholder of the series through NBCSN announced that it would become the sole television rights holder of the IndyCar Series from 2019 through 2021 replacing the previous split between ABC and NBCSN Eight races per season will air on NBC including the Indianapolis 500 5 6 7 Technical changes editAll IndyCar Series machines feature an all new universal bodywork inspired by CART s 1990s and 2000s bodywork but still keep the Dallara DW12 chassis base This new chassis configuration is dubbed the IR18 and will be used until at least 2022 For the first time since the 1996 Indy Racing League and 2007 Champ Car seasons respectively cars will have a roll hoop without an airbox 8 9 All IndyCar Series entrants will begin utilizing F1 style LCD steering wheel display dashes a new Cosworth CCW Mk2 steering wheel with a configurable display unit and new electronic components 10 The current Cosworth Pi Research Sigma Wheel Display dash had been used since the 2000 season will be retired permanently but several teams will opt to keep the old Cosworth Sigma Wheel Display dash for one more season due to cost reasons Due to the reduced amount of downforce produced by the 2018 spec aerokits Firestone introduced new rain tires to improve grip in wet conditions for road street races 11 In the next step to increase driver safety through cockpit protection IndyCar announced that Scott Dixon would test a windscreen a possible alternative to the halo device used by Formula One at ISM Raceway on February 8 12 Confirmed entries editThe following teams entries and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2018 Verizon 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 nbsp Matheus Leist 13 R All14 nbsp Tony Kanaan 14 AllFoyt with Byrd Hollinger Belardi 33 nbsp James Davison 15 R N 1 6Andretti Autosport Honda 16 25 nbsp Stefan Wilson 17 R N 2 626 nbsp Zach Veach 18 R All27 nbsp Alexander Rossi 19 All28 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay 20 All29 nbsp Carlos Munoz 21 6Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian 98 nbsp Marco Andretti 19 AllCarlin Chevrolet 23 nbsp Charlie Kimball 22 All59 nbsp Max Chilton 22 AllChip Ganassi Racing Honda 9 nbsp Scott Dixon 23 All10 nbsp Ed Jones 24 AllDale Coyne Racing Honda 19 nbsp Zachary Claman DeMelo 25 R 1 3 6 9 12 nbsp Pietro Fittipaldi 25 R 2 13 17 nbsp Santino Ferrucci 26 R 7 839 16 1763 nbsp Pippa Mann 27 6Dale Coyne Racing dba Thom Burns Racing 17 nbsp Conor Daly 28 6Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan 18 nbsp Sebastien Bourdais 29 AllDreyer amp Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 30 24 nbsp Sage Karam 31 666 nbsp J R Hildebrand 32 6Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 13 nbsp Danica Patrick 33 34 620 nbsp Jordan King 35 R 1 3 5 7 8 10 12 13 16 17 nbsp Ed Carpenter 2 6 9 11 14 1521 nbsp Spencer Pigot 36 AllHarding Racing Chevrolet 8 nbsp Patricio O Ward 37 R 1788 nbsp Gabby Chaves 38 1 11 15 16 nbsp Conor Daly 39 12 14 nbsp Colton Herta 37 R 17Juncos Racing Chevrolet 32 nbsp Rene Binder 40 41 R 1 4 7 8 12 13 nbsp Kyle Kaiser 42 R 2 3 5 6 nbsp Alfonso Celis Jr 43 R 10 16Michael Shank Racing with Schmidt PetersonMeyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Honda 60 nbsp Jack Harvey 44 R 1 3 6 13 16 17Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15 nbsp Graham Rahal 45 All30 nbsp Takuma Sato 46 AllScuderia Corsa with RLL 64 nbsp Oriol Servia 47 6Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 48 5 nbsp James Hinchcliffe 49 All6 nbsp Robert Wickens 49 R 1 14 nbsp Carlos Munoz 50 16 17SPM AFS Racing 7 nbsp Jay Howard 51 6Team Penske Chevrolet 48 1 nbsp Josef Newgarden 52 53 All3 nbsp Helio Castroneves 54 5 612 nbsp Will Power 52 All22 nbsp Simon Pagenaud 52 AllR Eligible for Rookie of the Year Team changes edit Chip Ganassi Racing announced that the team will scale down to a two car team for the first time since 2010 due to cost efficiency with Scott Dixon remaining at the No 9 car 55 CGR announced on October 25 2017 that 2017 IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year Ed Jones would drive the No 10 car in 2018 replacing Tony Kanaan 56 Team Penske also downsized to three cars due to Helio Castroneves moving to Team Penske s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team from the 2018 season onwards However Castroneves returned for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 with Team Penske for a one off appearance 57 Michael Shank Racing competed in six races in the 2018 season with driver Jack Harvey with a technical partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 58 The team was renamed Meyer Shank Racing on April 6 2018 after Sirius XM CEO Jim Meyer joined as a team co owner 59 Carlin entered the series with two full time Chevrolet powered entries for the 2018 season running ex Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball 22 Harding Racing confirmed a full time schedule with Gabby Chaves after running part time in 2017 38 Brian Barnhart was named president of the team on November 29 leaving his post as president of race operations and race director of IndyCar 60 Following the Road America round Barnhart confirmed rumours that they wish to expand to fielding two cars as early as the latter part of the 2018 season specifically naming Sonoma He further confirmed the team was in talks with several drivers including current Indy Lights drivers 61 Lazier Partners Racing did not enter the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2012 due to crash damage incurred at the 2017 Indianapolis 500 by Buddy Lazier to their only car Driver changes edit After winning the 2017 Indy Lights championship Kyle Kaiser participated in four IndyCar events in 2018 with Juncos Racing including the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Grand Prix 62 63 On January 5 2018 Juncos announced Formula V8 3 5 driver Rene Binder would contest the races in St Petersburg Barber Mid Ohio and Toronto with an entry at Detroit being confirmed later 41 After competing at Barber for Ed Carpenter Racing as a replacement for J R Hildebrand and at the Indianapolis 500 for A J Foyt Enterprises in 2017 Zach Veach made his full season debut with Andretti Autosport replacing Takuma Sato 18 After competing in road and street courses only for Ed Carpenter Racing in 2017 Spencer Pigot made his full season debut with the team replacing J R Hildebrand in the No 21 car 36 Former Formula 2 driver Jordan King will drive the No 20 on road and street courses 2017 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato left Andretti Autosport after only one season with the team and returned to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the 2018 season 46 Stefan Wilson joined Andretti Autosport to return to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2016 After spending four seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing Tony Kanaan switched to A J Foyt Enterprises for the 2018 season 14 After six seasons in the German Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Robert Wickens made the switch to IndyCar to drive the No 6 car for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports replacing Mikhail Aleshin Wickens previously replaced Aleshin in the first practice session at Road America in 2017 but did not get to compete in the race Wickens suffered severe injuries in a crash at the 2018 ABC Supply 500 and was forced to miss the rest of the season Due to damage incurred in the crash the 6 car was withdrawn for the next race at Gateway On August 29 SPM announced Carlos Munoz as Wickens replacement in the 6 car at the Portland and Sonoma rounds 49 On November 16 2017 A J Foyt Enterprises announced that Brazilian Indy Lights driver Matheus Leist would drive the No 4 car in 2018 replacing Conor Daly Leist became the youngest IndyCar Series rookie since Marco Andretti in 2006 After six seasons with Stewart Haas Racing in NASCAR Danica Patrick announced intentions to return to the Indianapolis 500 for the first time since 2011 64 The 2018 Indianapolis 500 was the last race of Patrick s professional career 65 She will run a third entry for Ed Carpenter Racing 33 carrying sponsorship from former long time partner GoDaddy 66 After spending one season with A J Foyt Enterprises Carlos Munoz rejoined Andretti Autosport for the Indianapolis 500 21 On February 6 2018 2017 World Series Formula V8 3 5 champion Pietro Fittipaldi was announced to drive the 19 for Dale Coyne Racing in seven races including the 2018 Indianapolis 500 The 19 was driven by Zachary Claman DeMelo who partook in the 2017 Indy Lights season with Carlin and the 2017 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the other 10 events On May 4 Fittipaldi was injured in a crash while qualifying for the 2018 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps DeMelo took over the 19 for both Indianapolis races and Texas while Trident Formula 2 driver and Haas F1 test driver Santino Ferrucci was signed for the two Detroit races On March 1 2018 it was confirmed that Nazareth Pennsylvania native Sage Karam would return to race in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer amp Reinbold Racing This was the 3rd straight and 4th total Indianapolis 500 between them The primary sponsor for Karam s car was WIX Filters On March 6 2018 it was announced Conor Daly would be drive in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 He raced for Thom Burns Racing with Air Force as the primary sponsor On March 20 2018 it was announced Pippa Mann would drive a 4th car for Dale Coyne Racing at the Indianapolis 500 with sponsorship from Donate Life Indiana 67 On April 12 Dreyer amp Reinbold Racing announced that J R Hildebrand would drive for the team in their second entry into the Indianapolis 500 32 On April 13 2018 it was announced that Jonathan Byrd s Racing Hollinger MotorSport and Belardi Auto Racing would work in conjunction with A J Foyt Enterprises to field a car for James Davison for the Indianapolis 500 15 On May 10 Juncos Racing announced that Alfonso Celis Jr would make his IndyCar debut with the team at Road America 43 On August 3 the team announced that Celis would also compete at Portland 68 On July 10 Harding Racing announced that Conor Daly would replace Gabby Chaves for round 12 in Toronto The team also stated that they would experiment with their driver lineup for the remainder of the season in preparation for 2019 They want to test current top three Indy Lights drivers Colton Herta Santiago Urrutia and Patricio O Ward the latter having already received a seat fitting with the team Nevertheless Chaves is expected to return to the track in 2018 and remain under contract as the team s driver through 2019 39 Daly would be confirmed for the Mid Ohio round on July 24 69 On September 2 it was announced that 2018 Indy Lights champion Patricio O Ward and 2018 Indy Lights runner up Colton Herta would make their IndyCar debuts with Harding at the final round at Sonoma Schedule editRd Date Race name Track City1 March 11 Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg R Streets of St Petersburg St Petersburg Florida2 April 7 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix O ISM Raceway Avondale Arizona3 April 15 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach R Streets of Long Beach Long Beach California4 April 22 23 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama R Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham Alabama5 May 12 IndyCar Grand Prix R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway Indiana6 May 27 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil O Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway Indiana7 June 2 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation R Belle Isle Park Detroit Michigan8 June 39 June 9 DXC Technology 600 O Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth Texas10 June 24 Kohler Grand Prix R Road America Elkhart Lake Wisconsin11 July 8 Iowa Corn 300 O Iowa Speedway Newton Iowa12 July 15 Honda Indy Toronto R Exhibition Place Toronto Ontario Canada13 July 29 Honda Indy 200 at Mid Ohio R Mid Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington Ohio14 August 19 ABC Supply 500 O Pocono Raceway Long Pond Pennsylvania15 August 25 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline O Gateway Motorsports Park Madison Illinois16 September 2 Grand Prix of Portland R Portland International Raceway Portland Oregon17 September 16 Indycar Grand Prix of Sonoma R Sonoma Raceway Sonoma California O Oval Speedway R Road Street course Schedule changes and notes edit On September 26 2017 Phoenix International Raceway s name was changed to ISM Raceway after a 100 million sponsorship deal with Ingenuity Sun Media or ISM Watkins Glen was dropped from the calendar after only two races since its return in 2016 The round was replaced with a race at Portland International Raceway after an 11 year absence since Portland s last Champ Car event The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City was explored as a possible host of a race in August but the deal was not put together and the race was not put on the calendar 70 The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was started on April 22 and was stopped due to rain on lap 22 The race was resumed on April 23 Results editRound Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winners ReportDriver Team Manufacturer1 St Petersburg nbsp Robert Wickens nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Robert Wickens nbsp Sebastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda Report2 Phoenix nbsp Sebastien Bourdais nbsp Sebastien Bourdais nbsp Will Power nbsp Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report3 Long Beach nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report4 Birmingham nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Zachary Claman DeMelo nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report5 Indianapolis GP nbsp Will Power nbsp Scott Dixon nbsp Will Power nbsp Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report6 Indianapolis 500 nbsp Ed Carpenter nbsp Helio Castroneves nbsp Ed Carpenter nbsp Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report7 Detroit 1 nbsp Marco Andretti N 3 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay nbsp Scott Dixon nbsp Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report8 Detroit 2 nbsp Alexander Rossi N 4 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay Andretti Autosport Honda9 Texas nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Scott Dixon nbsp Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report10 Road America nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Zach Veach nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report11 Iowa nbsp Will Power nbsp Will Power nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda Report12 Toronto nbsp Josef Newgarden nbsp Will Power nbsp Scott Dixon nbsp Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report13 Mid Ohio nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Scott Dixon nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report14 Pocono nbsp Will Power nbsp Sebastien Bourdais nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report15 Gateway nbsp Scott Dixon N 5 nbsp Will Power nbsp Scott Dixon nbsp Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report16 Portland nbsp Will Power nbsp Carlos Munoz nbsp Alexander Rossi nbsp Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda Report17 Sonoma nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay nbsp Scott Dixon nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay Andretti Autosport Honda ReportPoints standings editFurther information List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Ties are broken by number of wins followed by number of 2nds 3rds etc then by number of pole positions followed by number of times qualified 2nd etc Driver standings edit The Indianapolis 500 and Sonoma rounds award double points At all races except the Indy 500 the number 1 qualifier earns one point At double header races the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earns one championship point 71 Entrant initiated engine change outs before the engines reach their required distance run will result in the loss of ten points NOTE The distance run will be based on the total distance raced by that entrant with the engine in question regardless of driver Pos Driver STP PHX LBH ALA IGP INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts1 nbsp Scott Dixon 6 4 11 6 2 39 1 4 1 3 12 1 5 3 3 c 5 2 6782 nbsp Alexander Rossi 3 3 1 11 5 4 3 12 3 16 9 8 1 1 2 8 7 6213 nbsp Will Power 10 22 2 21 1 13 7 2 18 23 6 18 3 2 1 21 3 5824 nbsp Ryan Hunter Reay 5 5 20 2 18 5 2 1 5 2 19 16 7 18 20 2 1 5665 nbsp Josef Newgarden 7 1 7 1 11 84 9 15 13 1 4 9 4 5 7 10 8 5606 nbsp Simon Pagenaud 13 10 24 9 8 62 17 10 2 7 8 2 8 8 4 6 4 4927 nbsp Sebastien Bourdais 1 13 13 5 4 285 13 21 8 13 11 19 6 4 21 3 6 4258 nbsp Graham Rahal 2 9 5 7 9 10 23 5 6 6 7 21 9 14 10 23 23 3929 nbsp Marco Andretti 9 12 6 10 13 12 4 9 14 11 16 10 11 7 14 25 5 39210 nbsp James Hinchcliffe 4 6 9 3 7 DNQ 11 16 4 10 1 4 14 20 15 22 15 39111 nbsp Robert Wickens RY 18 2 22 4 3 9 8 6 19 5 5 3 2 19 39112 nbsp Takuma Sato 12 11 21 8 10 32 5 17 7 4 3 22 17 21 9 1 25 35113 nbsp Ed Jones 8 20 3 20 22 31 6 3 9 9 13 12 15 12 8 24 10 34314 nbsp Spencer Pigot 15 14 15 15 15 206 10 23 11 8 2 20 13 16 6 4 24 32515 nbsp Zach Veach R 16 16 4 13 23 23 12 13 16 22 20 7 10 6 5 19 14 31316 nbsp Tony Kanaan 11 8 8 18 14 25 14 7 21 14 17 6 18 17 13 11 12 31217 nbsp Charlie Kimball 20 17 10 23 20 18 19 8 10 18 14 5 16 9 19 7 22 28718 nbsp Matheus Leist R 24 19 14 12 21 13 15 14 22 15 22 15 19 11 16 14 19 25319 nbsp Max Chilton 19 18 17 22 16 22 20 11 12 17 15 23 24 13 17 18 21 22320 nbsp Ed Carpenter 7 2 1 20 10 10 12 18721 nbsp Gabby Chaves 14 15 19 17 17 14 18 19 15 19 21 18 13 18722 nbsp Jordan King R 21 18 14 24 16 18 12 11 12 15 13 17523 nbsp Zachary Claman DeMelo R 17 23 19 12 19 17 21 18 14 12224 nbsp Jack Harvey R 23 12 16 20 16 17 10325 nbsp Carlos Munoz 7 12 18 9526 nbsp Pietro Fittipaldi R 23 23 22 11 9 16 9127 nbsp Santino Ferrucci R 22 20 20 11 6628 nbsp Rene Binder R 22 16 21 22 17 21 6129 nbsp Conor Daly 21 13 22 15 5830 nbsp Kyle Kaiser R 21 16 19 29 4531 nbsp Patricio O Ward R 9 4432 nbsp Helio Castroneves 6 278 4033 nbsp J R Hildebrand 11 3834 nbsp Stefan Wilson R 15 3135 nbsp Oriol Servia 17 2736 nbsp Alfonso Celis Jr R 20 17 2337 nbsp Colton Herta R 20 2038 nbsp Danica Patrick 307 1339 nbsp Jay Howard 24 1240 nbsp Sage Karam 26 1041 nbsp James Davison 33 10 nbsp Pippa Mann DNQ 0Pos Driver STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts Color ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen 4th amp 5th placeLight Blue 6th 10th placeDark Blue Finished Outside Top 10 Purple Did not finishRed Did not qualify DNQ Brown Withdrawn Wth Black Disqualified DSQ White Did Not Start DNS Race abandoned C Blank Did notparticipateIn line notationBold Pole position 1 point except Indy Italics Ran fastest race lap Led most race laps 2 points DNS Any driver who qualifiesbut does not start DNS earns half the pointshad they taken part 1 9 Indy 500 Fast 9 result with points as follows 9 points for 1st8 points for 2ndand so on down to1 point for 9th c Qualifying canceledno bonus point awarded RY Rookie of the Year R RookieEntrant 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 STP PHX LBH ALA IGP INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts1 9 Chip Ganassi Racing 6 4 11 6 2 39 1 4 1 3 12 1 5 3 3 c 5 2 6782 27 Andretti Autosport 3 3 1 11 5 4 3 12 3 16 9 8 1 1 2 8 7 6213 12 Team Penske 10 22 2 21 1 13 7 2 18 23 6 18 3 2 1 21 3 5824 28 Andretti Autosport 5 5 20 2 18 5 2 1 5 2 19 16 7 18 20 2 1 5665 1 Team Penske 7 1 7 1 11 84 9 15 13 1 4 9 4 5 7 10 8 5606 22 Team Penske 13 10 24 9 8 62 17 10 2 7 8 2 8 8 4 6 4 4927 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 18 2 22 4 3 9 8 6 19 5 5 3 2 19 12 18 4338 18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan 1 13 13 5 4 285 13 21 8 13 11 19 6 4 21 3 6 4259 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 2 9 5 7 9 10 23 5 6 6 7 21 9 14 10 23 23 39210 98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian 9 12 6 10 13 12 4 9 14 11 16 10 11 7 14 25 5 39211 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports 4 6 9 3 7 DNQ 11 16 4 10 1 4 14 20 15 22 15 39112 20 Ed Carpenter Racing 21 7 18 14 24 2 1 16 18 20 12 10 11 12 10 12 15 13 36213 30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 12 11 21 8 10 32 5 17 7 4 3 22 17 21 9 1 25 35114 10 Chip Ganassi Racing 8 20 3 20 22 31 6 3 9 9 13 12 15 12 8 24 10 34315 21 Ed Carpenter Racing 15 14 15 15 15 206 10 23 11 8 2 20 13 16 6 4 24 32516 26 Andretti Autosport 16 16 4 13 23 23 12 13 16 22 20 7 10 6 5 19 14 31317 14 A J Foyt Enterprises 11 8 8 18 14 25 14 7 21 14 17 6 18 17 13 11 12 31218 23 Carlin 20 17 10 23 20 18 19 8 10 18 14 5 16 9 19 7 22 28719 4 A J Foyt Enterprises 24 19 14 12 21 13 15 14 22 15 22 15 19 11 16 14 19 25320 88 Harding Racing 14 15 19 17 17 14 18 19 15 19 21 13 22 15 18 13 20 24721 19 Dale Coyne Racing 17 23 23 19 12 19 22 20 17 21 18 14 23 22 11 9 16 23122 59 Carlin 19 18 17 22 16 22 20 11 12 17 15 23 24 13 17 18 21 22323 32 Juncos Racing 22 21 16 16 19 29 21 22 20 17 21 17 12924 60 Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson 23 12 16 20 16 17 103Pos Driver STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM PtsManufacturer standings edit Pos Manufacturer STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TEX ROA IOW TOR MDO POC GAT POR SNM Pts1 Honda 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 14672 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 296 76 91 76 75 67 96 91 90 75 90 90 96 90 77 95 96 2 Chevrolet 7 1 2 1 1 1 7 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 4 3 120310 7 7 9 6 2 9 7 10 7 4 5 4 5 4 6 446 81 66 77 84 98 48 66 61 82 73 71 67 71 87 61 67All manufacturer points including qualifying points race finish points and race win bonus points can only be earned by full season entrants 72 The top two finishing entrants from each manufacturer in each race score championship points for their respective manufacturer The manufacturer that wins each race will be awarded five additional points which can be determined through bold in line notation 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 It can be determined through italic in line notation But in Gateway as qualifying was rained out no point will be awarded for pole position The manufacturer with the most points from each race is noted by an asterisk For every full season engine used during the Indy 500 that reaches 2 000 total miles run the manufacturer earns bonus points equal to that engine s finishing position in the race Ties are broken by number of wins followed by number of 2nds 3rds etc Footnotes edit James Davison is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series however he was not a rookie in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the Indy 500 in 2014 2015 and 2017 Stefan Wilson is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series however he was not a rookie in the 2018 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2016 Indianapolis 500 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 Andretti set the fastest overall lap and was awarded the pole position Scott Dixon set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group and was also awarded a championship point 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 Rossi set the fastest overall lap and was awarded the pole position Robert Wickens set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group and was also awarded a championship point Qualifying for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 was cancelled due to weather The grid was set by entrant points so Scott Dixon was gifted the pole position Because of this he was not awarded the bonus point typically awarded for qualifying on pole position References edit Fan Favorite Driver Voting for 2018 Archived from the original on September 27 2018 Retrieved January 30 2020 Malsher David October 20 2017 Verizon to quit as IndyCar title sponsor remain with Penske Motorsport com Retrieved October 20 2017 Malsher David October 20 2017 How PFC stepped up braking performance for 2018 IndyCar Motorsport com Retrieved October 20 2017 IndyCar Confirms Novak as Race Director Racer com January 5 2018 Archived from the original on 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