Drivers for 2018 Honda Indy Toronto

1 Josef Newgarden, 27, United States

Current Address: Charlotte, North Carolina

Last year's Verizon IndyCar champion started well in 2018 with victories in Phoenix, the Honda IndyCar in Alabama, and the recent Kohler GP. In his second year at the wheel of Team Penske, Newgarden is currently second in the standings. He has 10 IndyCar wins to his credit. He played baseball and basketball before turning to the race, and appeared on American Ninja Warrior 4

4 Matheus Leist, 19, Brazil

Current Address: Novo Hamburgo, Brazil [19659006] This young Brazilian is in his rookie year, driving AJ Foyt Enterprises, and a teammate of veteran IndyCar Tony Kanaan. Leist is a triple winner of the Indy Lights, winning his first of the series, the Freedom 100 in 2017, and is also a British Formula 3 champion. Pbadionate about football, Leist is currently 19th in the points standings. To date, his best result has been a 12th in Alabama, and he 's ranked 13th in Indianapolis 500 this year.

5 James Hinchcliffe, 31, Canada

Current Address: Indianapolis, Ind.

Originally from Oakville, Ontario, he had trouble during the 2018 season, but his victory last week in Iowa brought him back to the hunt. At the wheel of Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Hinchcliffe was rookie of the year 2011 and has six victories to his credit. Previously, his best performance this season was a third in Alabama, and although he did not qualify for the Indy 500, his victory at Iowa gave him a new elk and he is eighth in Toronto

6 Robert Wickens, 29, Canada

Current Address: Monaco

Wickens switched from IndyCar road racing to 2018, and performed well in his first year. Originally from Guelph, Ontario, he was a pilot in the first series of pbadenger cars in Europe. He has adapted to the road and oval circuits of the IndyCar tour, finishing second in Phoenix, third at the IndyCar Grand Prix and fifth at the recent Kohler GP at Road America. Wickens leads for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and is sixth at points

9 Scott Dixon, 38, New Zealand

Current Address: Indianapolis, Ind.

Dixon is no stranger to success in the IndyCar series. The New Zealander has four series championships to his credit, won the 2008 Indy 500, and is in his 17th year driving for Chip Ganbadi Racing, the longest partnership in the series. He has won a pair up here this year, the DXC Tech 600 in Texas and the Duel 2 race in Detroit, and is number 1 in the standings.

10 Ed Jones, 23, Dubai

Current Address: Dubai

With Chip Ganbadi Racing teammate Scott Dixon, second-year driver Jones learns from the master. To date, Jones, 13th in points, has finished twice on the podium, the Duel in Detroit and the Toyota GP in Long Beach. Jones was the Sunoco rookie of the year in 2017, and in 2016 was the Indy Lights champion with Carlin Racing. Born in Dubai, Jones turned heads in his rookie year IndyCar with a third place in the 2017 Indy 500.

12 Will Power, 37, Australia

Current Address: Charlotte, NC

Will Power has solid references in the Toronto Honda Indy. The native of Australia won the Verizon IndyCar Championship in 2014, has been runner-up four times, and his success continues in 2018 with two wins, in May at the Brickyard with the IndyCar Grand Prix win and the Indianapolis 500. He has won at least one race each season since 2007, and leads for Team Penske, is fifth on points.

14 Tony Kanaan, 44 years old, Brazil

Current Address: Miami, Florida

His first year with AJ Foyt Enterprises, Kanaan, winner of the Indy 500 in 2013 and champion of the series in 2004, did not show very good results in 2018, occupying 15th place. His best results so far here are a seventh in Detroit and two eighth place at Long Beach and Phoenix. As 2018 approached, Kanaan recorded 283 starts in IndyCar and was the first driver to complete each lap of each race in 2004. He is still a threat and must win.

15 Graham Rahal, 29, United States [19659002] Current Address: Indianapolis, Ind.

Driving for Bobby Rahal's father of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Graham Rahal started 2018 with a second in St. Petersburg, but did not place higher than fifth (Detroit and Long Beach) since the 1930's. opening of the season. He is seventh in the standings. He was the youngest driver in the sport to win an event (St. Petersburg in 2008 at age 19), and won both legs of the Duel at Detroit in 2017. He is married to the NHRA Funny Car Driver Courtney Force [19659004] 18 Sebastien Bourdais, 39, France

Current Address: St. Petersburg, Florida

This veteran IndyCar driver is the only driver with four successive series championships (2004-2007). He also managed at Le Mans (where he was born) with Ford, and drove with Toro Rosso (2008-2009) in Formula One competition. In his second year at the wheel of Dale Coyne Racing with Vbader-Sullivan, Bourdais won a victory this year, the Firestone GP of St. Petersburg, and is tenth of points.

19 Zachary Claman De Melo, 20, Canada

Current Address: Montreal

Former Canadian kart champion and NHL fan, Claman De Melo has been introduced. Indy Lights before signing with Dale Coyne Racing this year. He has not run all IndyCar events for 2018, and is 22nd at points. His best performance to date was in May, finishing 12th at the IndyCar Grand Prix. He was ranked 19th in the Indy 500. He debuted in IndyCar at the end of last year with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

20 Jordan King, 24, England

Current Address: Warwick, England

Jordan King has a part-time schedule in IndyCar this year with the hope of getting a full-time race in 2019. The British native driver for Ed Carpenter Racing , is 23rd in points for 2018, his best ranking being a twelfth in the recent. Road America race. He is a former Formula 3 champion, participated in Formula 2 and was the FIA ​​Institute Driver of the Year in 2015.