2020 IndyCar Series
| 2020 IndyCar season | |
|---|---|
| NTT IndyCar Series | |
| Season | |
| Races | 17 |
| Start date | March 15 |
| End date | September 20 |
| Awards | |
The 2020 NTT IndyCar Series will be the 25th season of the IndyCar Series and the 99th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event will be the 2020 Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden will enter the season as the defending National Champion. Honda will enter as the defending Manufacturers' Cup champion for the second consecutive season. It will be the first year of the Penske management after they took over in late 2019.
Series news
- On May 24, 2019, it was announced that IndyCar Series will schedule to introduce cockpit protection that combining aeroscreen and halo from 2020 season onwards. The cockpit protection will be 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 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar as a racing league. Penske also announced he will step down as full-time race strategist.[2]
Schedule
The 2020 schedule was 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.[3]
O Short Oval/Superspeedway
R Road Course/street circuit
Contracted teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2020 IndyCar Series season.
Team changes
- Formula One team McLaren Racing announced it would join the series in 2020 in partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Chevrolet under the name Arrow McLaren Racing SP.[11] The team will field two full-time entries.[24] On October 25, 2019, the joint venture unveiled a new logo and confirmed the team's name as Arrow McLaren SP.[25]
- On August 30, 2019, DragonSpeed revealed its intentions to expand its IndyCar program to at least 10 races in 2020 with Ben Hanley.[26]
- On September 21, 2019 it was announced that Andretti Autosport would field a fifth entry for Colton Herta under the name Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport, partnering with Mike Harding and George Michael Steinbrenner IV of the previously independent team Harding Steinbrenner Racing.[27]
- On November 8, 2019, Meyer Shank Racing, after competing part-time in 2017, 2018, and 2019, announced that they would expand to a full-time program in 2020 with Jack Harvey. The team retained its Honda power and entered a technical partnership with Andretti Technologies after 2 years partnering with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.[28]
Driver changes
- On October 8, 2019 Chip Ganassi Racing announced that Marcus Ericsson would join the team, leaving Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to drive the revived No. 8 car in 2020.[29]
- On October 28, 2019 Arrow McLaren SP relieved James Hinchcliffe of his driving duties and signed 2019 Indy Lights champion Oliver Askew and former Carlin driver and 2018 Indy Lights champion Patricio O'Ward to fill their two seats. Hinchcliffe will remain under contract, under which he'll be required to be with the team on race weekends and make sponsor appearances,[30] but is free to pursue other opportunities.[12]
- On November 15, 2019, Ed Carpenter Racing announced that Spencer Pigot will not be returning to the team in 2020.[31] On November 20, ECR announced Rinus VeeKay had been signed to drive the No. 21 full time. [32]
- On November 22, 2019, it was announced that Sébastien Bourdais would not return to Dale Coyne Racing.[15] Bourdais later confirmed his exit from the IndyCar Series after signing to drive for JDC-Miller Motorsports in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.[33]
See also
References
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- ^ "Zach Veach signs with Andretti Autosport through 2020". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Rossi and Honda re-sign with Andretti Autosport". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "Andretti Autosport re-signs Ryan Hunter-Reay, DHL". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Herta to join Andretti in fifth Steinbrenner-backed entry in 2020". Racer.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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- ^ a b "Chip Ganassi Racing to Field Third NTT IndyCar Series Entry with Marcus Ericsson in 2020". 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Dixon to stay with Ganassi for 2019". RACER. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ a b "Bourdais out at Coyne". RACER. 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- ^ Vording, Ronald (November 20, 2019). "Officieel: Van Kalmthout debuteert volgend jaar in IndyCar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ Malsher, David (November 9, 2019). "Meyer Shank goes full-time for 2020 with Andretti alliance". Motorsport.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (August 7, 2019). "RLL closing in on third car". Racer.com. Racer.com. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "Rahal extends contract with RLLR in five-year deal". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "RLLR retains Sato for 2020 IndyCar season". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
- ^ Fair, Asher (2018-10-02). "IndyCar: What we know about the 2019 driver lineup". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Malsher, David (2019-05-27). "Penske confirms Indy 500 winner Pagenaud will stay on in 2020". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ^ Fair, Asher (August 1, 2019). "IndyCar: Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to continue with two full-time cars in 2020". Beyond the Flag. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Malsher, David. "Arrow McLaren SP approaches IndyCar with "humility and ambition"".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ Pruett, Marshall (August 30, 2019). "DragonSpeed targeting 10 IndyCar races in 2020". RACER.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Andretti Autosport confirms Herta/HSR deal". Racer.com. September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
- ^ "AutoNation, SiriusXM and Meyer Shank Racing Ready for Full 2020 NTT IndyCar Season". Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (October 8, 2019). "Ericsson confirmed for third Ganassi IndyCar in 2020". Racer.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ McDonald, Norris (October 31, 2019). "An inside look at how James Hinchcliffe went from successful IndyCar driver to expensive glad-hander". Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Malsher, David (November 15, 2019). "Pigot loses his ride with Ed Carpenter Racing". Motorsport.com.
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- ^ Lloyd, Daniel (November 22, 2019). "Barbosa, Bourdais to Drive JDC-Miller Cadillac DPi". SportsCar365.com. John Dagys Media, LLC. Retrieved November 22, 2019.