This article is about the Rolex 24 at Daytona. For the warmup event, see 2019 Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
The 2019 Rolex 24 at Daytona was the 57th running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona. It also served as the opener of the 2019 WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The race was held January 26-27, 2019, although the IndyCar World tournament was held January 7-20, 2019.
Many IndyCar players chose to withdraw from the 2019 Race of Champions, held the same weekend, to focus on the Rolex 24.
The defending race winners were João Barbosa, Filipe Albuquerque and Christian Fittipaldi. This was however, Christian Fittipaldi's final race of his legendary career. They ended up finishing 9th.
Jirayu La-ongmanee won the title, defeating Ueli Kestenholz by 4.67 of a second. Both of the finalists were non-IndyCar representatives of the race.
Pee Saderd was the defending champion, but lost to Jirayu La-ongmanee in a rematch of a semifinal from the previous year.
The #10 car of Fernando Alonso, Kamui Kobayashi, Jordan Taylor and Renger van der Zande won the race. Only 593 laps were completed as rain was a major factor during the 24 hour race. It ended up being stopped twice as the race had to end 10 minutes early in the final stages. Despite that, the effort to clear standing water from the track ended up being fruitless.
Entry list
CLASS | TEAM | DRIVERS | CAR |
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GT Le Mans | 3 - Corvette Racing | Antonio Garcia Jan Magnussen Mike Rockenfeller |
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R |
GT Le Mans | 4 - Corvette Racing | Marcel Fässler Oliver Gavin Tommy Milner |
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R |
Daytona Prototype International | 5 - Mustang Simpling Racing | Filipe Albuquerque Joao Barbosa Mike Conway Christian Fittipaldi |
Cadillac DPi |
Daytona Prototype International | 6 - Acura Team Penske | Dane Cameron Takkatan Chonlada Juan Pablo Montoya Tai Orathai Simon Pagenaud Scolipede Volcarona |
Acura DPi |
Daytona Prototype International | 7 - Acura Team Penske | Hélio Castroneves Josef Newgarden Will Power Alexander Rossi Pee Saderd Ricky Taylor |
Acura DPi |
GT Daytona | 8 - Starworks Motorsport | Parker Chase Ryan Dalziel Chris Haase Ezequiel Pérez Companc |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
GT Daytona | 9 - PFAFF Motorsports | Scott Hargrove Lars Kern Dennis Olsen Zacharie Robichon |
Porsche 911 GT3 R |
Daytona Prototype International | 10 - Konica Minolita Cadillac DPi-V.R. | Fernando Alonso Kamui Kobayashi Jordan Taylor Renger van der Zande |
Cadillac DPi |
GT Daytona | 11 - GRT Grasser Racing Team | Mirko Bortolotti Rik Breukers Christian Engelhart Rolf Ineichen |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
GT Daytona | 12 - AIM Vasser Sullivan | Townsend Bell Frankie Montecalvo Jeff Segal Aaron Telitz |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
GT Daytona | 13 - Via Italia Racing | Andrea Bertolini Victor Franzoni Marcos Gomes Chico Longo |
Ferrari 488 GT3 |
GT Daytona | 14 - 3GT Racing | Nick Cassidy Austin Cindric Jack Hawksworth Richard Heistand |
Lexus RC F GT3 |
Le Mans Prototype 2 | 18 - DragonSpeed | Ryan Cullen Roberto Gonzalez Pastor Maldonado Sebastián Saavedra |
ORECA LMP2 |
GT Daytona | 19 - Moorespeed | Markus Winkelhock Andrew Davis Will Hardeman Alex Riberas |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
GT Le Mans | 24 - BMW Team RLL | John Edwards Jesse Krohn Mozzie Mostert Alex Zanardi |
BMW M8 GTE |
GT Le Mans | 25 - BMW Team RLL | Connor De Phillippi Philipp Eng Augusto Farfus Colton Herta |
BMW M8 GTE |
GT Daytona | 29 - Montaplast by Land-Motorsport | Richard Feller Christopher Mies Daniel Morad Dries Vanthoor |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
Daytona Prototype International | 31 - Whelen Engineering Racing | Eric Curran Pipo Derani Felipe Nasr |
Cadillac DPi |
GT Daytona | 33 - Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports | Jeroen Bleekemolen Felipe Fraga Ben Keating Luca Stölz |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
Le Mans Prototype 2 | 38 - Performance Tech Motorsports | Cameron Cassels Kyle Masson Robert Masson Kyle Wright |
ORECA LMP2 |
GT Daytona | 44 - Magnus Racing | Andy Lally Marco Mapelli John Potter Spencer Pumphelly |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
GT Daytona | 46 - EBIMOTORS | Giacomo Altoè Fabio Babini Emanuele Busnelli Taylor Proto |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
GT Daytona | 47 - Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) | Steve Dunn Linus Lundqvist Miloš Pavlović Don Yount |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
GT Daytona | 48 - Paul Miller Racing | Andrea Caldarelli Ryan Hardwick Corey Lewis Bryan Sellers |
Lamborghini Huracan GT3 |
Daytona Prototype International | 50 - Juncos Racing | René Binder Agustin Canapino Kyle Kaiser Will Owen |
Cadillac DPi |
GT Daytona | 51 - Spirit of Race | Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda Daniel Serra |
Ferrari 488 GT3 |
Le Mans Prototype 2 | 52 - PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports | Gabriel Aubry Enzo Guibbert Mark Kvamme Matthew McMurry |
ORECA LMP2 |
Daytona Prototype International | 54 - CORE autosport | Jon Bennett Colin Braun Loïc Duval Romain Dumas |
Nissan DPi |
Daytona Prototype International | 55 - Mazda Team Joest | Jonathan Bomarito Olivier Pla Harry Tincknell |
Mazda DPi |
GT Daytona | 57 - Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb-Agajanian | Ana Beatriz Simona de Silvestro Katherine Legge Christina Nielsen |
Porsche 911 GT3 R |
GT Le Mans | 62 - Risi Competizione | James Calado Miguel Molina Alessandro Pier Guidi Davide Rigon |
Ferrari 488 GTE |
GT Daytona | 63 - Scuderia Corsa | Dominik Farnbacher Cooper MacNeil Toni Vilander Jeff Westphal |
Ferrari 488 GT3 |
GT Le Mans | 66 - Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA | Sébastien Bourdais Joey Hand Dirk Müller |
Ford GT |
GT Le Mans | 67 - Ford Chip Ganassi Racing IMSA | Ryan Briscoe Scott Dixon Richard Westbrook |
Ford GT |
GT Daytona | 71 - P1 Motorsports | Dominik Baumann Maximillan Buhk JC Perez Fabian Schiller |
Mercedes-AMG GT3 |
GT Daytona | 73 - Park Place Motorsports | Nicholas Boulle Matt Campbell Patrick Lindsey Patrick Long |
Porsche 911 GT3 R |
Daytona Prototype International | 77 - Mazda Team Joest | Timo Bernhard Oliver Jarvis Tristan Nunez René Rast |
Mazda RT24-P |
Le Mans Prototype 2 | 81 - DragonSpeed | James Allen Ben Hanley Hendrik Hedman Nicholas Lapierre |
ORECA LMP2 |
Daytona Prototype International | 84 - JDC-Miller MotorSports | Chris Miller Juan Piedrahita Stephen Simpson Simon Trummer |
Cadillac DPi |
Daytona Prototype International | 85 - JDC-Miller MotorSports | Rubens Barrichello Devlin DeFrancesco Mikhail Goikhberg Tristan Vautier |
Cadillac DPi |
GT Daytona | 86 - Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | AJ Allmendinger Mario Farnbacher Trent Hindman Justin Marks |
Acura NSX GT3 |
GT Daytona | 88 - WRT Speedstar Audi Sport | Roman DeAngelis Ian James Kelvin van der Linde Frédéric Vervisch |
Audi R8 LMS GT3 |
GT Daytona | 96 - Turner Motorsport | Bill Auberlen Robby Foley Jens Klingmann Dillon Machavern |
BMW M6 GT3 |
GT Daytona | 99 - NGT Motorsport | Klaus Bachler Steffen Görig Jürgen Häring Sven Müller |
ORECA 07-Gibson |
GT Daytona | 540 - Black Swan Racing | Matteo Cairoli Tim Pappas Marco Seefried Dirk Werner |
Porsche 911 GT3 R |
GT Le Mans | 911 - Porsche GT Team | Frédéric Makowiecki Patrick Pilet Nick Tandy |
Porsche 911 RSR |
GT Le Mans | 912 - Porsche GT Team | Earl Bamber Mathieu Jaminet Laurens Vanthoor |
Porsche 911 RSR |
IndyCar representatives
- Abomasnow
- Alexander Rossi
- Colton Herta
- Josef Newgarden
- Kyle Kaiser
- Pee Saderd
- René Binder
- Scolipede
- Scott Dixon
- Simon Pagenaud
- Sébastien Bourdais
- Volcarona
- Will Power
Non-IndyCar representatives for both the Roar Before the 24 and the Rolex 24 include Metagross, Jirayu La-ongmanee, and Beartic. All three opted not to represent the series in both events to focus on theirs and Abomasnow's participation in The Masked Singer and the 2019 Math Open at Indian Wells. The three said that they were happy to not represent the series in a "very crappy and rainy" Rolex 24.
Qualified countries
None of them qualified |
None of them qualified |
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Schedule
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM EST
Practice 1
Michelin Pilot Challenge
10:20 AM to 11:05 AM EST
Practice 1 (All Classes)
WeatherTech Championship
11:05 AM to 11:20 AM EST
Practice 1 (GTD S/B Only)
WeatherTech Championship
11:40 AM to 12:25 PM EST
Practice 2
Michelin Pilot Challenge
1:30 PM to 2:25 PM EST
Practice 2 (All Classes)
WeatherTech Championship
2:45 PM to 3:15 PM EST
Practice 3
Michelin Pilot Challenge
3:35 PM to 3:50 PM EST
Qualifying (GTD)
WeatherTech Championship
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM EST
Qualifying (GTLM)
WeatherTech Championship
4:25 PM to 4:40 PM EST
Qualifying (DPi/LMP2)
WeatherTech Championship
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM EST
Practice 4
Michelin Pilot Challenge
5:25 PM to 5:40 PM EST
Qualifying (TCR)
Michelin Pilot Challenge
5:45 PM to 6:00 PM EST
Qualifying (GS)
Michelin Pilot Challenge
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM EST
Practice 3
WeatherTech Championship
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2019
9:20 AM to 9:40 AM EST
Practice 5
Michelin Pilot Challenge
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
Practice 4
WeatherTech Championship
12:15 PM to 4:15 PM EST
Race
BMW Endurance Challenge At Daytona
Michelin Pilot Challenge
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019
2:35 PM to 11:55 PM EST
Race
Rolex 24 At Daytona
WeatherTech Championship
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019
12:00 AM to 2:35 PM EST
Race
Rolex 24 At Daytona
WeatherTech Championship
Withdrawals
- Larry Birkhead → replaced by Charwin Jitsomboon
- Kan Kantathavorn → replaced by Marcus Ericsson
- Cameron Mathison → replaced by René Binder
- Robert Wickens → replaced by Sirasak Ittipholpanich
Seeds
The seed announcement were originally on November 4, 2018, at the 2018 Robert Wickens Paralyzed Cup, after the final is ended; but IndyCar decided to move it after the completion of the Jirayu La-ongmanee-Max Chilton match; Jirayu La-ongmanee won the match in straight sets on his 23rd birthday.
Dale Coyne Racing qualified their equal-highest seeding, with Beartic seeded 7th. Mario Lopez's return to the major IndyCar tournaments have him seeded 13th. Cyprus qualified 29th with Milo Manheim, a celebrity that was expected to win DWTS season 27, instead of Bobby Bones.
Shockingly, the 2018 Petit Le Mans winner Magmortar, failed to qualify.
Abomasnow, the leader of the Bee Mask, demonstrated at the draw that neither Josef Newgarden, Ryan Hunter-Reay, nor Patricio O'Ward could not qualify for Sunday's final, due to them racing at the 2019 Race of Champions. After Abomasnow finished talking about the Race of Champions, Abomasnow again demonstrated on the IndyCar World Tour match schedule that Cameron Prošić, Cameron Marshall, Donald Bennie and Maneesh Gupta had to play their first round matches late at 7:00 PM EST.
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Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Finals
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Scott Dixon | +0.02 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Joey Fatone | W | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Joey Fatone | +0.60 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Ueli Kestenholz | W | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Metagross | +0.03 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Ueli Kestenholz | W | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Ueli Kestenholz | +4.67 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | W | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Beartic | +0.04 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Honchkrow | W | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Honchkrow | +10.22 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | W | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | W | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Pee Saderd | +1.23 |
Top half
Section 1
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | S Dixon | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Marion | 4 | 1 | 1 | S Dixon | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Kankoon | 4 | 4 | F Rosenqvist | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F Rosenqvist | 6 | 6 | 1 | S Dixon | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lapras | 4 | 2 | 21 | Decidueye | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Chilton | 6 | 6 | M Chilton | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
PR | B Monger | 3 | 6 | 5 | 21 | Decidueye | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
21 | Decidueye | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | S Dixon | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
28 | A Ford | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | M Lopez | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Dragonite | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | A Ford | 2 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
B Hanley | 6 | 3 | 7 | B Hanley | 6 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salamence | 1 | 6 | 5 | B Hanley | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Altaria | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 | M Lopez | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
C Nickson | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Nickson | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
MR Alvaro | 0 | 0 | 13 | M Lopez | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | M Lopez | 6 | 6 |
Section 2
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | J Fatone | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
M Andretti | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | J Fatone | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Machamp | 4 | 6 | 6 | Machamp | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Melmetal | 6 | 1 | 3 | 11 | J Fatone | 1 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Scolipede | 6 | 6 | 30 | Vaporeon | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Avalugg | 3 | 3 | Scolipede | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
E Jones | 3 | 6 | 2 | 30 | Vaporeon | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
30 | Vaporeon | 6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | J Fatone | 7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | Heracross | 6 | 6 | 18 | Heracross | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
M Piromporn | 0 | 2 | 18 | Heracross | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
C Prošić | 6 | 4 | 7 | C Prošić | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fennekin | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | Heracross | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
L Wongsakorn | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | W Power | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
L Bocanegra | 4 | 6 | 6 | L Bocanegra | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Noivern | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | W Power | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | W Power | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Section 3
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Metagross | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P Pongsatorn | 2 | 3 | 3 | Metagross | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Arrayasagul | 4 | 6 | 6 | S Arrayasagul | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Luigi | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Metagross | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Inkling | 3 | 4 | Beedrill | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Beedrill | 6 | 6 | Beedrill | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
G Marini | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | Larvesta | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Larvesta | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Metagross | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
25 | T Chumroen | 2r | 10 | S Pagenaud | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Nicholson | 4 | C Nicholson | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Sato | 2 | 6 | 1 | H Zhang | 1 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
H Zhang | 6 | 3 | 6 | H Zhang | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
A Rossi | 6 | 6 | 10 | S Pagenaud | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
P Demers | 3 | 3 | A Rossi | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
M Ericsson | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | S Pagenaud | 6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | S Pagenaud | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Section 4
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | U Kestenholz | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
S Ferrucci | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | U Kestenholz | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
R Jennings | 6 | 6 | R Jennings | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T Janus | 3 | 2 | 16 | U Kestenholz | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Ceballos | 6 | 1 | 5 | 32 | Haxorus | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mario | 4 | 6 | 7 | Mario | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
T Chainarong | 4 | 4 | 32 | Haxorus | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | Haxorus | 6 | 6 | 16 | U Kestenholz | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
20 | J Hinchcliffe | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | J Hinchcliffe | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
D Bennie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | J Hinchcliffe | 6 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
C Marshall | 6 | 6 | C Marshall | 1 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
J Chestnut | 2 | 2 | 20 | J Hinchcliffe | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Litten | 3 | 4 | 6 | J Newgarden | 2 | 6 | 1r | ||||||||||||||||||
Sceptile | 6 | 6 | Sceptile | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C Kimball | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | J Newgarden | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | J Newgarden | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Bottom half
Section 5
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Beartic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M Leist | 3 | 2 | 7 | Beartic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
S Bourdais | 6 | 4 | 7 | S Bourdais | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
D Guiffreda | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Beartic | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Skorupi | 6 | 6 | 22 | P O'Ward | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
H Castroneves | 4 | 3 | Skorupi | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
I Issarapong | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | P O'Ward | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | P O'Ward | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Beartic | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
29 | M Manheim | 4 | 6 | 6 | 29 | M Manheim | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Aurorus | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29 | M Manheim | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
M Gupta | 7 | 3 | 6 | M Gupta | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
J Bald | 5 | 6 | 0 | 29 | M Manheim | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
D Lachey | 4 | 6 | 6 | D Lachey | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Meltan | 6 | 0 | 0 | D Lachey | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Marchant | 6 | 6 | C Marchant | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Pidgeot | 4 | 4 |
Section 6
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | AA Ohno | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T Pooslip | 0 | 0 | 12 | AA Ohno | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wario | 6 | 4 | 6 | Wario | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thundurus | 2 | 6 | 2 | 12 | AA Ohno | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rowlet | 6 | 6 | 26 | Ji Wattanasin | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
T Wadleigh | 4 | 0 | Rowlet | 6 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Magearna | 0 | 5 | 26 | Ji Wattanasin | 1 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
26 | Ji Wattanasin | 6 | 7 | 26 | Ji Wattanasin | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
23 | Honchkrow | 6 | 6 | 23 | Honchkrow | 7 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
A Rippon | 3 | 3 | 23 | Honchkrow | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alomomola | 6 | 6 | Alomomola | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J Fisher | 3 | 3 | 23 | Honchkrow | 7 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Toucannon | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Volcarona | 5 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Magmortar | 6 | 5 | 7 | Magmortar | 3 | 7 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
K Kaiser | 2 | 0 | 4 | Volcarona | 6 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Volcarona | 6 | 6 |
Section 7
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | J La-ongmanee | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S Ittipholpanich | 0 | 0 | 5 | J La-ongmanee | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tyranitar | 6 | 2 | 6 | Tyranitar | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
T Kanaan | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | J La-ongmanee | 6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
J Jaturong | 4 | 5 | Amoonguss | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
Amoonguss | 6 | 7 | Amoonguss | 6 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
JP Montoya | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 | Chespin | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Chespin | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | J La-ongmanee | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
27 | Ja Wattanasin | 5 | 6 | 6 | 27 | Ja Wattanasin | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
B Phromphong | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | Ja Wattanasin | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
Leavanny | 2 | 4 | Z Veach | 6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Z Veach | 6 | 6 | 27 | Ja Wattanasin | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Herta | 6 | 3 | 77 | 15 | G Rahal | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Popplio | 2 | 6 | 62 | C Herta | 7 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
E Guiffreda | 0 | 1 | 15 | G Rahal | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | G Rahal | 6 | 6 |
Section 8
First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | R Hunter-Reay | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
N Naurepol | 1 | 1 | 9 | R Hunter-Reay | 6 | 5 | 2r | ||||||||||||||||||
Tyrantrum | 5 | 6 | 6 | Tyrantrum | 4 | 7 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Diggersby | 7 | 0 | 3 | Tyrantrum | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
Venusaur | 6 | 5 | 5 | 31 | Nidoking | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
S Pigot | 4 | 7 | 7 | S Pigot | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
Yoshi | 1 | 7 | 1 | 31 | Nidoking | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Nidoking | 6 | 5 | 6 | Tyrantrum | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | M Manieri | 6 | 6 | 2 | P Saderd | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Snorunt | 0 | 2 | 19 | M Manieri | 2 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hippowdon | 6 | 4 | 6 | Hippowdon | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
K Sugimori | 1 | 6 | 2 | Hippowdon | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
L Bass | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | P Saderd | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
C Daly | 3 | 6 | 6 | C Daly | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
C Jitsomboon | 0 | 0 | 2 | P Saderd | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | P Saderd | 6 | 6 |
IndyCar Cup 1
The IndyCar Cup was held January 19, 2019, at the Daytona International Speedway road course. It was used as a warmup for the final, held Saturday five hours before the Cup starts (at 2:00 EST, 1:00 CST). Abomasnow preferred to start the first of the two IndyCar Cups at 7 PM EST (6 PM Mexico Time), to have the start later than the ROC Nations Cup at the 2019 Race of Champions; due to the nature of both events.
James Hinchcliffe was the defending Cup winner, but finished fourth in his first round group.
The seeding pots were the seeds from the tournament. Because Patricio O'Ward, Josef Newgarden and Ryan Hunter-Reay participated at the Race of Champions, Magmortar, Adam Rippon and Jordan Fisher replaced them. This was because of Abomasnow's talking about the event in Mexico. Everyone seeded lower than Newgarden, Hunter-Reay and O'Ward moved up a position; while the seeding for Dixon, Saderd, Metagross, Volcarona and La-ongmanee were unchanged.
This was the first time in any IndyCar Cup event that only the group winners advanced to the quarterfinals.
Bold determines the name made the round of 16.
Finals
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Pee Saderd | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B2 | Graham Rahal | 0 | A1 | Pee Saderd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C1 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 2 | C1 | Apolo Anton Ohno | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D2 | Decidueye | 0 | A1 | Pee Saderd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | E1 | Simon Pagenaud | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F2 | Honchkrow | 0 | E1 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G1 | Beartic | 2 | G1 | Beartic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H2 | Mario Lopez | 1 | A1 | Pee Saderd | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B1 | Scott Dixon | 2 | F1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Ueli Kestenholz | 1 | B1 | Scott Dixon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D1 | Volcarona | 2 | D1 | Volcarona | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C2 | Will Power | 1 | B1 | Scott Dixon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 2 | F1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Chespin | 0 | F1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H1 | Metagross | 2 | H1 | Metagross | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G2 | Joey Fatone | 1 |
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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IndyCar Cup 2
The second of the two IndyCar Cups was held January 25, 2019, at the Daytona International Speedway road course. It is used as a warmup for the 24 hour race, held Saturday and Sunday. Demonstrated by the Team Seeded captain Abomasnow, the second of the two IndyCar Cups started at 7 PM EST on Friday; due to track activity. Abomasnow said that was the earliest time they can have it started. The late start to the Cup was also due to Abomasnow and IndyCar getting guessed by the judges on both The Masked Singer (Rabbit) and The Mask Line Thai (Takraw).
The seeding pots are the seeds demonstrated by Team Unseeded's Flygon and Dragalge while at the 2019 Race of Champions Unseeded Cup supervising the unseeded players participating. Pee Saderd and Scott Dixon swapped spots, while Metagross and Will Power swapped seeding, so Power went ahead of La-ongmanee and Metagross went behind both La-ongmanee and Newgarden.
Of these 32 qualified countries participating, 28 of them qualified for the first Cup, held January 19, after the Ueli Kestenholz vs. Kao Jirayu La-ongmanee final. It was held at the same time as the Nations' Cup at the 2019 Race of Champions, to see which country became the fastest of them.
Only four countries, Paraguay (which is Abomasnow's home country), Lithuania, Moldova and Netherlands, didn't participate from the first to the second Cup. All four countries eventually failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals as well as The Kardashians vs. The West Family, which ironically was Jirayu La-ongmanee's Celebrity Family Feud tournament debut.
The poor performances of seeds in the first two seeding pots continued. Josef Newgarden copied his group stage exits in both the Nations and Drivers' Cup at the 2019 Race of Champions for the Second Cup. He was 0-2 after the first two matches of Group B were completed. As it stands, only Ryan Hunter-Reay and Chespin advanced from their group at the third round of matches. Newgarden won his final match against Chris Nicholson for the battle for third place in his group. Apolo Anton Ohno finished 3rd in his group, although he went 1-2 with James Hinchcliffe and Larvesta; with the faster time the tiebreaker. Hinchcliffe advanced to the Round of 16 over Ohno by only 0.03 seconds. Both Mario Lopez and Simon Pagenaud finished their groups in third place with a 1-2 win-loss record.
Pee Saderd was the defending Cup champion, from the first Cup; but lost to Jirayu La-ongmanee in the quarterfinals, as demonstrated with the guess in The Mask Line Thai in the Takraw mask. With their meeting happening in the quarterfinals, this was the earliest Pee Saderd-Jirayu La-ongmanee match in IndyCar Cup history.
Jirayu La-ongmanee would win the title, defeating Scott Dixon two races to one. Prior to the start of the final, Scott Dixon was the heavy favorite to win - he was among the representatives of IndyCar in the race. Only one representative, Scott Dixon, made the semifinals, while the other three (Beartic, Jirayu La-ongmanee and Metagross), are non-representatives. The non-IndyCar representative in the final, Jirayu La-ongmanee wasn't able to represent the IndyCar Series at the 24 Hours of Daytona because of his earrings. The other ones that are representing IndyCar that have competed in a race in 2018 were Abomasnow, René Binder, Sébastien Bourdais, Hélio Castroneves, the Ukrainian himself, Colton Herta, Kyle Kaiser, Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud, Will Power, Alexander Rossi, Pee Saderd, Scolipede and Volcarona. Also, Fernando Alonso and Ben Hanley are representing the series despite having entered a 2019 race.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Pee Saderd (1) Scott Dixon (2) Volcarona (3) Will Power (4) Jirayu La-ongmanee (5) Josef Newgarden (6) Metagross (7) Beartic (8) |
Apolo Anton Ohno (9) Simon Pagenaud (10) Graham Rahal (11) Mario Lopez (12) Ryan Hunter-Reay (13) Pidgeot (14) Joey Fatone (15) Ueli Kestenholz (16) |
Heracross (17) Jinjett Wattanasin (18) Decidueye (19) Chespin (20) James Hinchcliffe (21) Vaporeon (22) Allen Ford (23) Patricio O'Ward (24) |
Jakkapat Wattanasin (25) Milo Manheim (26) Chris Nicholson (27) Honchkrow (28) Larvesta (29) Nidoking (30) Marko Manieri (31) Adam Rippon (32) |
Bold determines the name made the round of 16.
Finals
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A1 | Metagross | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
B2 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1 | A1 | Metagross | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C1 | Volcarona | 2 | C1 | Volcarona | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D2 | Graham Rahal | 1 | A1 | Metagross | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 2 | E1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F2 | Will Power | 0 | E1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G1 | Pee Saderd | 2 | G1 | Pee Saderd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H2 | Patricio O'Ward | 0 | E1 | Jirayu La-ongmanee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
B1 | Chespin | 0 | D1 | Scott Dixon | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A2 | Joey Fatone | 2 | A2 | Joey Fatone | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D1 | Scott Dixon | 2 | D1 | Scott Dixon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C2 | James Hinchcliffe | 1 | D1 | Scott Dixon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
F1 | Honchkrow | 2 | H1 | Beartic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Pidgeot | 1 | F1 | Honchkrow | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
H1 | Beartic | 2 | H1 | Beartic | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
G2 | Ueli Kestenholz | 1 |
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
This was exactly the same group as Group C at the 2018 Mississauga Thailand Grand Festival.
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Trivia
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