2009 Honda Indy Toronto
The 2009 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season and took place on July 12, 2009 at the 1.755-mile (2.824 km) Exhibition Place temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dario Franchitti won the race, to join Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon as the only three-time winners in the 2009 season. Franchitti also regained the points lead from Dixon, leading the championship by two points as the championship heads to Edmonton.[2] Ryan Briscoe finished second for the fifth time in the last six races,[3] with Penske Racing teammate Will Power third on his return to the series.
Race details | |
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10th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
Date | July 12, 2009 |
Official name | Honda Indy Toronto |
Location | Streets of Toronto |
Course | Temporary street circuit 1.755 mi / 2.824 km |
Distance | 85 laps 149.175 mi / 240.074 km |
Weather | Partly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 28.7 °C (83.7 °F)[1] |
Pole position | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:01.0249 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske) |
Time | 1:02.2313 (on lap 84 of 85) |
Podium | |
First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
Third | Will Power (Penske Racing) |
The 2009 race was a resumption of the Toronto Grand Prix after a one-year hiatus due to the unification of the Champ Car World Series into IndyCar during the 2008 season, during which a Toronto Grand Prix was not held due to scheduling conflicts.
Grid
Row | Inside | Outside | ||
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1 | 10 | 12 | ||
2 | 02 | 18 | ||
3 | 34 | 24 | ||
4 | 06 | 9 | ||
5 | 2 | 3 | ||
6 | 6 | 14 | ||
7 | 5 | 23 | ||
8 | 15 | 13 | ||
9 | 26 | 7 | ||
10 | 20 | 11 | ||
11 | 4 | 27 | ||
12 | 98 |
Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
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1 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | 1:43:47.1408 | 1 | 45 | 53 | |
2 | 6 | Penske Racing | 85 | + 1.6745 | 11 | 0 | 40 | |
3 | 12 | Penske Racing | 85 | + 2.1355 | 2 | 0 | 35 | |
4 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | + 2.4803 | 8 | 0 | 32 | |
5 | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing | 85 | + 2.9230 | 4 | 0 | 30 | |
6 | 7 | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | + 6.4095 | 18 | 0 | 28 | |
7 | 14 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 85 | + 7.1837 | 12 | 0 | 26 | |
8 | 26 | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | + 8.2552 | 17 | 0 | 24 | |
9 | 34 | Conquest Racing | 85 | + 13.4745 | 5 | 21 | 22 | |
10 | 2 | Luczo-Dragon Racing | 85 | + 16.0983 | 9 | 0 | 20 | |
11 | 5 | KV Racing Technology | 85 | + 19.0141 | 13 | 1 | 19 | |
12 | 27 | Andretti Green Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 22 | 0 | 18 | |
13 | 13 | HVM Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 0 | 17 | |
14 | 4 | Panther Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 21 | 0 | 16 | |
15 | 20 | Vision Racing | 82 | + 3 Laps | 19 | 0 | 15 | |
16 | 23 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 74 | Contact | 14 | 6 | 14 | |
17 | 11 | Andretti Green Racing | 70 | Contact | 20 | 0 | 13 | |
18 | 3 | Penske Racing | 65 | Contact | 10 | 12 | 12 | |
19 | 15 | KV Racing Technology | 65 | Contact | 15 | 0 | 12 | |
20 | 02 | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 57 | Contact | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
21 | 98 | Team 3G | 41 | Mechanical | 23 | 0 | 12 | |
22 | 24 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 32 | Contact | 6 | 0 | 12 | |
23 | 06 | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 26 | Electrical | 7 | 0 | 12 | |
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT | ||||||||
Standings after the race
References
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