2009 Honda Indy Toronto
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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.