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2018 IndyCar Series
23rd season of significance Verizon IndyCar Series
The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series was the Twentythird season of the VerizonIndyCar Additional room and the 107th official encouragement season of American open revolution racing. The premier event was the 102nd Indianapolis 500, lift Takuma Sato entering as goodness defending Indianapolis 500 winner. Josef Newgarden entered the season rightfully the defending National Champion.
The season marked the debut homework a new universal aerokit, recurrence the manufacturer-designed kits used shun 2015 to 2017.
It was the final season for Verizon Communications as the series savings account as well as being loftiness final season that the array was broadcast by both ABC and NBC Sports. A fresh series sponsor was introduced ground NBC became the sole spreader for the series beginning implement the 2019 season.
Honda won the engine manufacturer's championship ask the first time since 2005 as an engine manufacturer rival. Robert Wickens won Rookie longawaited the Year despite missing nobleness final three races after position season was overshadowed by top-hole near life ending crash wishywashy Wickens at the ABC Provide 500 at Pocono that evaluate him paralyzed. James Hinchcliffe won the most popular driver award.[1]Will Power won the 102nd Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon won coronate fifth IndyCar title, and level-headed now second to A. Itemize. Foyt's all-time record for Merged States open wheel titles. Dixon won three races over birth course of the season.
Series news
- On October 20, 2017, Verizon Communications announced that it would exit its title sponsorship bond for the series after righteousness 2018 season. This will distant affect its vehicle sponsorship grow smaller Team Penske.[2]
- PFC became the IndyCar Series' brake caliper supplier come across in the 2018 season.[3]
- Kyle Novak was confirmed as Race Self-opinionated on January 5, replacing Brian Barnhart, who left to turn president of Harding Racing. Justness three-man stewarding panel of Dan Davis, Arie Luyendyk and Augmentation Papis, introduced when Barnhart was first named Race Director, inclination remain intact.[4]
- On March 21, 2018, NBC Sports (which serves because the existing cable rightsholder be more or less the series through NBCSN) declared that it would become excellence sole television rights-holder of high-mindedness IndyCar Series from 2019 sip 2021, replacing the previous close up between ABC and NBCSN. Portly races per season will announce on NBC, including the Indianapolis 500.[5][6][7]
Technical changes
- All IndyCar Series machines feature an all-new universal skeleton, inspired by CART's 1990s take precedence 2000s bodywork, but still hang on to the Dallara DW12 chassis background. This new chassis configuration assignment dubbed the IR18, and determination be used until at smallest 2022. For the first put on ice since the 1996 Indy Green League and 2007 Champ Vehivle seasons respectively, cars will keep a roll hoop without encyclopaedia airbox.[8][9]
- All IndyCar Series entrants last wishes begin utilizing F1-style LCD steerage wheel display dashes, a pristine Cosworth CCW Mk2 steering twirl with a configurable display equip, and new electronic components.[10] Decency current Cosworth-Pi Research Sigma Gyration Display dash had been secondhand since the 2000 season drive be retired permanently, but some teams will opt to maintain the old Cosworth Sigma Gyration Display dash for one broaden season due to cost reasons.
- Due to the reduced amount take in downforce produced by the 2018 spec aerokits, Firestone introduced spanking rain tires to improve handclasp in wet conditions for road/street races.[11]
- In the next step nod to increase driver safety through cockpit protection, IndyCar announced that Histrion Dixon would test a windshield, a possible alternative to rectitude 'halo' device used by Categorize One, at ISM Raceway grow February 8.[12]
Confirmed entries
The following teams, entries, and drivers have bent announced to compete in authority 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series occasion. All teams will use practised specDallara DW12 chassis with UAK18 aero kit and Firestone tires.
Team | Engine | No. | Driver(s) | Round(s) |
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 4 | Matheus Leist[13] R | All |
14 | Tony Kanaan[14] | All | ||
Foyt with Byrd Best performance 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 | ||
AndrettiHerta 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 Animate with Schmidt Peterson Meyer Shank Heady 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 prestige Year
Team changes
Chip Ganassi Racing declared that the team will firstrate down to a two-car group for the first time owing to 2010 due to cost potency, with Scott Dixon remaining take care of the No. 9 car.[55] CGR announced on October 25, 2017, that 2017 IndyCar Series Novice of the Year Ed Linksman would drive the No. 10 car in 2018, replacing Sophisticated Kanaan.[56]
Team Penske also downsized say nice things about three cars, due to Hélio Castroneves moving to Team Penske's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team plant the 2018 season onwards. Nonetheless, Castroneves returned for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 with Team Penske for a one-off appearance.[57]
Michael Stem Racing competed in six races in the 2018 season reap driver Jack Harvey, with expert technical partnership with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[58] The team was renamed Meyer Shank Racing on Apr 6, 2018, after Sirius XM CEO Jim Meyer joined on account of a team co-owner.[59]
Carlin entered significance series with two full-time Chevrolet-powered entries for the 2018 occasion, running ex-Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball.[22]
Harding Racing confirmed a full-time normal with Gabby Chaves after steer part-time in 2017.[38] Indy Light driver Santiago Urrutia was shipshape as the teams' second conductor, but the team backflipped adhere the deal before the spell 1 started.[60]Brian Barnhart was named director of the team on Nov 29, leaving his post monkey president of race operations favour race director of IndyCar.[61] Mass the Road America round, Barnhart confirmed rumours that they entail to expand to fielding a handful of cars as early as rank latter part of the 2018 season, specifically naming Sonoma. Let go further confirmed the team was in talks with several drivers including current Indy Lights drivers.[62]
Lazier Partners Racing did not go on board the Indianapolis 500 for illustriousness first time since 2012 overcome to crash damage incurred go off the 2017 Indianapolis 500 coarse Buddy Lazier to their lone car.
Driver changes
After winning primacy 2017 Indy Lights championship, Kyle Kaiser participated in four IndyCar events in 2018 with Juncos Racing, including the Indianapolis Cardinal and IndyCar Grand Prix.[63][64] Brand January 5, 2018, Juncos declared Formula V8 3.5 driver René Binder would contest the races in St. Petersburg, Barber, Mid-Ohio, and Toronto, with an file at Detroit being confirmed later.[41]
After competing at Barber for Raucous Carpenter Racing as a understudy for J. R. Hildebrand suffer at the Indianapolis 500 crave A. J. Foyt Enterprises patent 2017, Zach Veach made jurisdiction full-season début with Andretti Autosport, replacing Takuma Sato.[18]
After competing guarantee road and street courses one for Ed Carpenter Racing inconsequential 2017, Spencer Pigot made king full-season début with the posse, replacing J. R. Hildebrand down the No. 21 car.[36] Stool pigeon Formula 2 driver Jordan Movement will drive the No. 20 on road and street courses.
2017 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato left Andretti Autosport funds only one season with ethics team, and returned to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for blue blood the gentry 2018 season.[46]
Stefan Wilson joined Andretti Autosport to return to picture Indianapolis 500 for the final time since 2016.
After disbursement four seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing, Tony Kanaan switched render A. J. Foyt Enterprises production the 2018 season.[14]
After six seasons in the German Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Robert Wickens made rank switch to IndyCar to guide the No. 6 car attach importance to Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, replacing Mikhail Aleshin. Wickens previously replaced Aleshin in the first practice fury at Road America in 2017, but did not get close by compete in the race. Wickens suffered severe injuries in splendid crash at the 2018 ABC Supply 500 and was minimum to miss the rest introduce the season. Due to harm incurred in the crash, goodness #6 car was withdrawn purport the next race at Egress. On August 29, SPM proclaimed Carlos Muñoz as Wickens' stand-in in the #6 car executive the Portland and Sonoma rounds.[49]
On November 16, 2017, A. Itemize. 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 appal seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing be sure about NASCAR, Danica Patrick announced intrigue to return to the Indianapolis 500 for the first interval since 2011.[65] The 2018 Indianapolis 500 was the last competition of Patrick's professional career.[66] She ran a third entry compel Ed Carpenter Racing,[33] carrying patronage from former long-time partner GoDaddy.[67]
After spending one season with Uncluttered. J. Foyt Enterprises, Carlos Muñoz rejoined Andretti Autosport for dignity 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 touch a chord 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 Lavish Prix of Sonoma with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, in excellence other 10 events. On Hawthorn 4, Fittipaldi was injured groove a crash while qualifying set out the 2018 6 Hours be worthwhile for Spa-Francorchamps. DeMelo took over probity #19 for both Indianapolis races and Texas, while TridentFormula 2 driver and Haas F1 nonstop driver Santino Ferrucci was signlanguage for the two Detroit races.
On March 1, 2018, occasion was confirmed that Nazareth, University native Sage Karam would go back to race in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. This was decency 3rd straight and 4th demolish Indianapolis 500 between them. Character primary sponsor for Karam's auto was WIX Filters.
On Amble 6, 2018, it was declared Conor Daly would be stab in the 102nd Indianapolis Cardinal. He raced for Thom Vaudevillian Racing with Air Force orangutan the primary sponsor.
On Amble 20, 2018, it was declared Pippa Mann would drive natty 4th car for Dale Coyne Racing at the Indianapolis Cardinal, with sponsorship from Donate Vitality Indiana.[68]
On April 12, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced that Enumerate. R. Hildebrand would drive vindicate the team in their in two shakes entry into the Indianapolis 500.[32]
On April 13, 2018, it was announced that Jonathan Byrd's Exhilarate, Hollinger MotorSport, and Belardi Car Racing would work in union with A. J. Foyt Enterprises to field a car weekly James Davison for the Indianapolis 500.[15]
On May 10, Juncos Spinetingling announced that Alfonso Celis Jr. would make his IndyCar first night with the team at Departed America.[43] On August 3, ethics team announced that Celis would also compete at Portland.[69]
On July 10, Harding Racing announced saunter Conor Daly would replace Talkative Chaves for round 12 radiate Toronto. The team also presumed that they would experiment go one better than their driver lineup for rank remainder of the season notes preparation for 2019. They oblige to test current top span Indy Lights drivers Colton Herta, Santiago Urrutia and Patricio O'Ward, the latter having already customary a seat fitting with honesty team. Nevertheless, Chaves is appointed to return to the connection in 2018 and remain botched job contract as the team's utility through 2019.[39] Daly would have on confirmed for the Mid-Ohio stuffing on July 24.[70] On Sep 2, it was announced divagate 2018 Indy Lights champion Patricio O'Ward and 2018 Indy Lighting runner-up Colton Herta would fabricate their IndyCar debuts with President at the final round finish equal Sonoma.
Schedule
Rd. | Race name | Track | City | Date |
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1 | Firestone Gorgeous Prix of St. Petersburg | S Streets aristocratic St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 11 |
2 | Desert Diamond West Dell Phoenix Grand Prix | O ISM Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | April 7 |
3 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | S Streets of Large Beach | Long Beach, California | April 15 |
4 | Honda Indy Grand Prix befit Alabama | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 22/23* |
5 | IndyCar Grand Prix | R Indianapolis Car Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana | May 12 |
6 | 102nd Indianapolis Cardinal presented by PennGrade Motor Oil | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | May 27 | |
7 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix throb by Lear Corporation | S Belle Atoll Park | Detroit, Michigan | June 2 |
8 | June 3 | |||
9 | DXC Application 600 | O Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | June 9 |
10 | Kohler Grand Prix | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 24 |
11 | Iowa Corn 300 | O Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | July 8 |
12 | Honda Indy Toronto | S Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | July 15 |
13 | Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 29 |
14 | ABC Supply 500 | O Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | August 19 |
15 | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented lump Valvoline | O Gateway Motorsports Park | Madison, Illinois | August 25 |
16 | Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon | September 2 |
17 | Indycar Grand Prix of Sonoma | R Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | September 16 |
O Oval/Speedway
R Road course
S Street circuit
Schedule changes and notes
- On September 26, 2017, Phoenix International Raceway's honour was changed to ISM Type after a $100 million shelter deal with Ingenuity Sun Communication, or ISM.
- Watkins Glen was forsaken from the calendar, after single two races since its go back in 2016. The round was replaced with a race at the same height Portland International Raceway, after chaste 11-year absence since Portland's persist Champ Car event.
- The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City was explored as a possible hotelier of a race in Esteemed, but the deal was arrange put together and the lineage was not put on dignity calendar.[71]
- The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was started supervise April 22 and was blocked due to rain on locomotion 22. The race was resumed on April 23.
Results
Points standings
Further information: List of American Championship automobile racing point scoring systems
- Ties enjoy very much broken by number of golds star, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., then by enumerate of pole positions, followed moisten number of times qualified Ordinal, etc.
Driver standings
- The Indianapolis 500 take Sonoma rounds award double points.
- At all races except the Indy 500, the number 1 modifier earns one point. At paired header races, the fastest modifier of each qualifying group earns one championship point.[72]
- Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engines reach their required distance run will liquid in the loss of ram points.
- NOTE: The distance lope will be based on magnanimity total distance raced by wind entrant with the engine give back question, regardless of driver.