1993 Molson Indy Toronto

The 1993 Molson Indy Toronto was the ninth round of the 1993 CART World Series season, held on 18 July 1993 on the Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada.[2]

Canada 1993 Toronto
Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 1993 IndyCar season
Date18 July, 1993
Official name1993 Molson Indy Toronto
LocationExhibition Place
Toronto, Canada
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
1.780 mi / 2.781 km
Distance103 laps
183.3 mi / 286.4 km
WeatherMostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 23 °C (73 °F)[1]
Pole position
DriverEmerson Fittipaldi (Team Penske)
Podium
FirstPaul Tracy (Team Penske)
SecondEmerson Fittipaldi (Team Penske)
ThirdDanny Sullivan (Galles Racing)

Results edit

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying results edit

Pos Nat Name Team Car Qual
1   Emerson Fittipaldi W Team Penske Penske PC21-92 Chevrolet-Ilmor C 109.998
2   Paul Tracy Team Penske Penske PC21-92 Chevrolet-Ilmor C 109.545
3   Bobby Rahal W Rahal-Hogan Racing Lola T93/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor C 109.331
4   Danny Sullivan Galles Racing Lola T93/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor C 109.287
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6   Raul Boesel Dick Simon Racing Lola T93/00 Ford XB Cosworth 109.161
7   Al Unser Jr. W Galles Racing Lola T93/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor C 109.034
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10   Scott Goodyear Walker Motorsport Lola T93/00 Ford XB Cosworth 108.670
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12   Robby Gordon A. J. Foyt Enterprises Lola T93/00 Ford XB Cosworth 108.459
13   Mario Andretti Newman-Haas Racing Lola T93/00 Ford XB Cosworth 108.204
14   Roberto Guerrero Budweiser King Racing Lola T93/00 Chevrolet-Ilmor C 108.006
15   Bertrand Gachot R Dick Simon Racing Lola T93/00 Ford XB Cosworth 107.959
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17   Jimmy Vasser Hayhoe Racing Lola T92/00 Ford XB Cosworth 107.555
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Starting grid edit

Row Inside Outside
1   4Emerson Fittipaldi W   12Paul Tracy
2   1Bobby Rahal W   7Danny Sullivan
3   9Raul Boesel
4   3Al Unser Jr. W
5   2Scott Goodyear
6   14Robby Gordon
7   6Mario Andretti   40Roberto Guerrero
8   90Bertrand Gachot R
9   18Jimmy Vasser
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Race results edit

FP SP No. Driver Qual C E Laps Status Team Pts
1 2 12   Paul Tracy 109.545 P C 103 96.510 mph Team Penske 21
2 1 4   Emerson Fittipaldi W 109.998 P C 103 +13.023 seconds Team Penske 17
3 4 7   Danny Sullivan 109.287 L C 103 +14.249 seconds Galles Racing 14
4 3 1   Bobby Rahal W 109.331 L C 103 +14.800 seconds Rahal-Hogan Racing 12
5 7 3   Al Unser Jr. W 109.034 L C 103 +15.350 seconds Galles Racing 10
6 12 14   Robby Gordon 108.459 L F 103 +46.770 seconds A. J. Foyt Enterprises 8
7 6 9   Raul Boesel 109.161 L F 103 +47.130 seconds Dick Simon Racing 6
8 13 6   Mario Andretti 108.204 L F 102 Flagged Newman-Haas Racing 5
9 10 2   Scott Goodyear 108.670 L F 102 Flagged Walker Motorsport 4
10 14 40   Roberto Guerrero 108.006 L C 102 Flagged Budweiser King Racing 3
11 17 18   Jimmy Vasser 107.555 L F 101 Flagged Hayhoe Racing 2
12 15 90   Bertrand Gachot R 107.959 L F 101 Flagged Dick Simon Racing 1
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*C Chassis: L=Lola, P=Penske

*E Engine: C=Ilmor-Chevrolet, F=Cosworth-Ford

All cars utilized Goodyear tires.

Race statistics edit

Notes
  • Time of race 1:53:58.00

Point Scoring System:

  • Points are awarded based on each driver's resulting place (regardless of whether the car is running at the end of the race):
Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Points 20 16 14 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Bonus Points:

  • 1 For Pole Position
  • 1 For Leading The Most Laps of the Race

Championship standings after the race edit

Media edit

Television edit

The race was carried on same day tape delay flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports and live flag-to-flag coverage in Canada on CBC Sports.

ABC
Booth Announcers Pit reporters
Announcer Paul Page Jack Arute
Gary Gerould
Color Sam Posey
Bobby Unser

Radio edit

The race was broadcast on radio by the IMS Radio Network.

References edit

  1. ^ "1993 Molson Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. ^ "1993 Molson Indy Toronto". racing-reference.info. racing-reference.info. 18 July 1993. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

External links edit


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