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.

2009 Toronto

Race details
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
1	10	Dario Franchitti	12	Will Power
2	02	Graham Rahal	18	Justin Wilson
3	34	Alex Tagliani	24	Mike Conway (R)
4	06	Robert Doornbos (R)	9	Scott Dixon
5	2	Raphael Matos (R)	3	Hélio Castroneves
6	6	Ryan Briscoe	14	Ryan Hunter-Reay
7	5	Mario Moraes	23	Tomas Scheckter
8	15	Paul Tracy	13	E. J. Viso
9	26	Marco Andretti	7	Danica Patrick
10	20	Ed Carpenter	11	Tony Kanaan
11	4	Dan Wheldon	27	Hideki Mutoh
12	98	Richard Antinucci (R)

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps Led	Points
1	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	85	1:43:47.1408	1	45	53
2	6	Ryan Briscoe	Penske Racing	85	+ 1.6745	11	0	40
3	12	Will Power	Penske Racing	85	+ 2.1355	2	0	35
4	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	85	+ 2.4803	8	0	32
5	18	Justin Wilson	Dale Coyne Racing	85	+ 2.9230	4	0	30
6	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Green Racing	85	+ 6.4095	18	0	28
7	14	Ryan Hunter-Reay	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	85	+ 7.1837	12	0	26
8	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Green Racing	85	+ 8.2552	17	0	24
9	34	Alex Tagliani	Conquest Racing	85	+ 13.4745	5	21	22
10	2	Raphael Matos (R)	Luczo-Dragon Racing	85	+ 16.0983	9	0	20
11	5	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	85	+ 19.0141	13	1	19
12	27	Hideki Mutoh	Andretti Green Racing	84	+ 1 Lap	22	0	18
13	13	E. J. Viso	HVM Racing	84	+ 1 Lap	16	0	17
14	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing	84	+ 1 Lap	21	0	16
15	20	Ed Carpenter	Vision Racing	82	+ 3 Laps	19	0	15
16	23	Tomas Scheckter	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	74	Contact	14	6	14
17	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Green Racing	70	Contact	20	0	13
18	3	Hélio Castroneves	Penske Racing	65	Contact	10	12	12
19	15	Paul Tracy	KV Racing Technology	65	Contact	15	0	12
20	02	Graham Rahal	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	57	Contact	3	0	12
21	98	Richard Antinucci (R)	Team 3G	41	Mechanical	23	0	12
22	24	Mike Conway (R)	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	32	Contact	6	0	12
23	06	Robert Doornbos (R)	Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing	26	Electrical	7	0	12
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dario Franchitti 347 2 Scott Dixon 345 3 Ryan Briscoe 334 4 Hélio Castroneves 269 5 Danica Patrick 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 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-12. Lewandowski, Dave (2009-07-12). "Street sense". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2009-07-12.