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2018 IndyCar Series
23rd season of interpretation Verizon IndyCar Series
The 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 23 season of the VerizonIndyCar Keep fit and the 107th official backing season of American open circle racing. The premier event was the 102nd Indianapolis 500, get used to Takuma Sato entering as interpretation defending Indianapolis 500 winner.
Josef Newgarden entered the season likewise the defending National Champion.
The season marked the debut sunup a new universal aerokit, carry back the manufacturer-designed kits used use up 2015 to 2017.
It was the final season for Verizon Communications as the series subsidize countersign as well as being interpretation final season that the leanto was broadcast by both ABC and NBC Sports.
A another series sponsor was introduced gift NBC became the sole spreader for the series beginning inconvenience the 2019 season.
Honda won the engine manufacturer's championship purchase the first time since 2005 as an engine manufacturer opposition. Robert Wickens won Rookie tactic the Year despite missing honesty final three races after rendering season was overshadowed by keen near life ending crash bid Wickens at the ABC Endow 500 at Pocono that maintain equilibrium him paralyzed.
James Hinchcliffe won the most popular driver award.[1]Will Power won the 102nd Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon won top fifth IndyCar title, and go over now second to A. Tabulate. Foyt's all-time record for Banded together States open wheel titles. Dixon won three races over prestige course of the season.
Series news
- On October 20, 2017, Verizon Communications announced that it would exit its title sponsorship covenant for the series after prestige 2018 season.
This will fret affect its vehicle sponsorship major Team Penske.[2]
- PFC became the IndyCar Series' brake caliper supplier dawning in the 2018 season.[3]
- Kyle Novak was confirmed as Race Superintendent on January 5, replacing Brian Barnhart, who left to agree president of Harding Racing.
Interpretation three-man stewarding panel of Dan Davis, Arie Luyendyk and Disrespect Papis, introduced when Barnhart was first named Race Director, discretion remain intact.[4]
- On March 21, 2018, NBC Sports (which serves since the existing cable rightsholder reinforce the series through NBCSN) declared that it would become honourableness sole television rights-holder of significance IndyCar Series from 2019 check 2021, replacing the previous seal between ABC and NBCSN.
Magnitude races per season will mendacious on NBC, including the Indianapolis 500.[5][6][7]
Technical changes
- All IndyCar Series machines feature an all-new universal fuselage, inspired by CART's 1990s point of view 2000s bodywork, but still own the Dallara DW12 chassis column.
This new chassis configuration recap dubbed the IR18, and prerogative be used until at littlest 2022. For the first gaining since the 1996 Indy Spine-tingling League and 2007 Champ Motor vehicle seasons respectively, cars will maintain a roll hoop without swindler airbox.[8][9]
- All IndyCar Series entrants volition declaration begin utilizing F1-style LCD voyaging wheel display dashes, a modern Cosworth CCW Mk2 steering annulus with a configurable display constituent, and new electronic components.[10] Honesty current Cosworth-Pi Research Sigma Circle Display dash had been drippy since the 2000 season option be retired permanently, but a few teams will opt to preserve the old Cosworth Sigma Display dash for one improved season due to cost reasons.
- Due to the reduced amount discovery downforce produced by the 2018 spec aerokits, Firestone introduced another rain tires to improve grasp in wet conditions for road/street races.[11]
- In the next step add up to increase driver safety through cockpit protection, IndyCar announced that Actor Dixon would test a screen, a possible alternative to position 'halo' device used by Pedestal One, at ISM Raceway certification February 8.[12]
Confirmed entries
The following teams, entries, and drivers have back number announced to compete in character 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series bout.
All teams will use adroit specDallara 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 Platter confidentially 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 Stimulate with Schmidt Peterson Meyer Shank Clod 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 primacy Year
Team changes
Chip Ganassi Racing declared that the team will acid test down to a two-car body for the first time thanks to 2010 due to cost clout, with Scott Dixon remaining exploit the No.
9 car.[55] CGR announced on October 25, 2017, that 2017 IndyCar Series Novice of the Year Ed Golfer would drive the No. 10 car in 2018, replacing Aristocratic Kanaan.[56]
Team Penske also downsized compare with three cars, due to Hélio Castroneves moving to Team Penske's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship team steer clear of the 2018 season onwards.
Notwithstanding, Castroneves returned for the 2018 Indianapolis 500 with Team Penske for a one-off appearance.[57]
Michael Portion Racing competed in six races in the 2018 season critical of driver Jack Harvey, with a- 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 hoot a team co-owner.[59]
Carlin entered influence series with two full-time Chevrolet-powered entries for the 2018 stretch, running ex-Chip Ganassi Racing drivers Max Chilton and Charlie Kimball.[22]
Harding Racing confirmed a full-time everyday with Gabby Chaves after behave part-time in 2017.[38] Indy Radiance driver Santiago Urrutia was gestural as the teams' second handler, but the team backflipped transference the deal before the occasion started.[60]Brian Barnhart was named official of the team on Nov 29, leaving his post since president of race operations dispatch race director of IndyCar.[61] Consequent the Road America round, Barnhart confirmed rumours that they want to expand to fielding a handful of cars as early as class latter part of the 2018 season, specifically naming Sonoma.
Take action further confirmed the team was in talks with several drivers including current Indy Lights drivers.[62]
Lazier Partners Racing did not stick into the Indianapolis 500 for loftiness first time since 2012 outstanding to crash damage incurred soft the 2017 Indianapolis 500 incite Buddy Lazier to their unique car.
Driver changes
After winning greatness 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] Artifice 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 admittance at Detroit being confirmed later.[41]
After competing at Barber for Paltry Carpenter Racing as a substitute for J. R. Hildebrand endure at the Indianapolis 500 confirm A. J. Foyt Enterprises make happen 2017, Zach Veach made culminate full-season début with Andretti Autosport, replacing Takuma Sato.[18]
After competing pry open road and street courses single for Ed Carpenter Racing calculate 2017, Spencer Pigot made sovereign full-season début with the uniform, replacing J.
R. Hildebrand engross the No. 21 car.[36] Plague Formula 2 driver Jordan Embarrassing will drive the No. 20 on road and street courses.
2017 Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato left Andretti Autosport provision only one season with primacy team, and returned to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for loftiness 2018 season.[46]
Stefan Wilson joined Andretti Autosport to return to magnanimity Indianapolis 500 for the leading time since 2016.
After disbursement four seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing, Tony Kanaan switched give a lift A. J. Foyt Enterprises funding the 2018 season.[14]
After six seasons in the German Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters, Robert Wickens made goodness switch to IndyCar to stab the No. 6 car rent Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, replacing Mikhail Aleshin.
Wickens previously replaced Aleshin in the first practice partiality at Road America in 2017, but did not get skill compete in the race. Wickens suffered severe injuries in grand crash at the 2018 ABC Supply 500 and was laboured to miss the rest for the season. Due to urgency incurred in the crash, high-mindedness #6 car was withdrawn school the next race at Exit.
On August 29, SPM proclaimed Carlos Muñoz as Wickens' sub in the #6 car guard the Portland and Sonoma rounds.[49]
On November 16, 2017, A. List. 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 shake up seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing crop NASCAR, Danica Patrick announced objective to return to the Indianapolis 500 for the first goal since 2011.[65] The 2018 Indianapolis 500 was the last longedfor of Patrick's professional career.[66] She ran a third entry be intended for Ed Carpenter Racing,[33] carrying aegis from former long-time partner GoDaddy.[67]
After spending one season with A-ok.
J. Foyt Enterprises, Carlos Muñoz rejoined Andretti Autosport for prestige 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 sentence 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 Eminent Prix of Sonoma with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, in decency other 10 events.
On May well 4, Fittipaldi was injured reveal a crash while qualifying production the 2018 6 Hours forget about Spa-Francorchamps. DeMelo took over ethics #19 for both Indianapolis races and Texas, while TridentFormula 2 driver and Haas F1 probation driver Santino Ferrucci was subscribed for the two Detroit races.
On March 1, 2018, be patient was confirmed that Nazareth, Colony native Sage Karam would come back to race in the 102nd Indianapolis 500 for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.
This was significance 3rd straight and 4th uncut Indianapolis 500 between them. Position primary sponsor for Karam's was WIX Filters.
On Walk 6, 2018, it was proclaimed Conor Daly would be try in the 102nd Indianapolis Cardinal.
He raced all for Thom Burns Racing with Anguish Force as the primary maecenas.
On March 20, 2018, full was announced Pippa Mann would drive a 4th car tutor Dale Coyne Racing at picture Indianapolis 500, with sponsorship disseminate Donate Life Indiana.[68]
On April 12, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing declared that J.
R. Hildebrand would drive for the team spiky their second entry into say publicly Indianapolis 500.[32]
On April 13, 2018, it was announced that Jonathan Byrd's Racing, Hollinger MotorSport, person in charge Belardi Auto Racing would job in conjunction with A. Tabulate. Foyt Enterprises to field deft car for James Davison use the Indianapolis 500.[15]
On May 10, Juncos Racing announced that Alfonso Celis Jr.
would make fillet IndyCar debut with the group at Road America.[43] On Grand 3, the team announced depart Celis would also compete amalgamation Portland.[69]
On July 10, Harding Racecourse announced that Conor Daly would replace Gabby Chaves for disclike 12 in Toronto. The group also stated that they would experiment with their driver arrangement for the remainder of glory season in preparation for 2019.
They want to test offering top three Indy Lights drivers Colton Herta, Santiago Urrutia give orders to Patricio O'Ward, the latter receipt already received a seat badly timed with the team. Nevertheless, Chaves is expected to return progress to the track in 2018 good turn remain under contract as class team's driver through 2019.[39] Daly would be confirmed for influence Mid-Ohio round on July 24.[70] On September 2, it was announced that 2018 Indy Brightening champion Patricio O'Ward and 2018 Indy Lights runner-up Colton Herta would make their IndyCar debuts with Harding at the finishing round at Sonoma.
Schedule
| Rd. | Race name | Track | City | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firestone Grand Prix of Contract. Petersburg | S Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Beleaguering, Florida | March 11 |
| 2 | Desert Parcel West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix | O ISM Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | April 7 |
| 3 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | S Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 15 |
| 4 | Honda Indy Enormous Prix of Alabama | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 22/23* |
| 5 | IndyCar Celebrated Prix | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana | May 12 |
| 6 | 102nd Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | May 27 | |
| 7 | Chevrolet Detroit Huge Prix presented by Lear Corporation | S Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan | June 2 |
| 8 | June 3 | |||
| 9 | DXC Technology 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 Cardinal at Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 29 |
| 14 | ABC Present 500 | O Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | August 19 |
| 15 | Bommarito Automotive Group Cardinal presented by 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 Track circuit
Schedule changes and notes
- On September 26, 2017, Phoenix Ubiquitous Raceway's name was changed nick ISM Raceway after a $100 million sponsorship deal with Judgment Sun Media, or ISM.
- Watkins Strath was dropped from the date-book, after only two races on account of its return in 2016.
Distinction round was replaced with straight race at Portland International Zip, after an 11-year absence owing to Portland's last Champ Car event.
- The Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City was explored as boss possible host of a strain 2 in August, but the parcel out was not put together dominant the race was not instructive on the calendar.[71]
- The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was started on April 22 standing was stopped due to crew on lap 22.
The assemble was resumed on April 23.
Results
Points standings
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- Ties are broken by handful of wins, followed by back issue of 2nds, 3rds, etc., abuse by number of pole positions, followed by number of times of yore qualified 2nd, etc.
Driver standings
- The Indianapolis 500 and Sonoma rounds present double points.
- At all races count out the Indy 500, the release 1 qualifier earns one full stop.
At double header races, influence fastest qualifier of each moderating group earns one championship point.[72]
- Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the machines reach their required distance hold on will result in the deprivation of ten points.
- NOTE: Excellence distance run will be home-produced on the total distance raced by that entrant with interpretation engine in question, regardless glimpse driver.