2009 Honda Indy Toronto
Race details | |
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10th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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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 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.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Dario_Franchitti_-_Winner_2009_Honda_Indy_Toronto.jpg/220px-Dario_Franchitti_-_Winner_2009_Honda_Indy_Toronto.jpg)
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
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 347 |
2 | ![]() | 345 |
3 | ![]() | 334 |
4 | ![]() | 269 |
5 | ![]() | 266 |
References
- ^ "2009 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Beer, Matt (2009-07-12). "Franchitti wins amid Toronto mayhem". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
- ^ Lewandowski, Dave (2009-07-12). "Street sense". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
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