The 2013 Honda Indy Toronto was a Canadian open wheel motor race held as the twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the 2013 IndyCar Series season. It was the 27th Indy Toronto For the first time in its 28-year history it was held over two races instead of one. The races were contested over 85 laps each at the 1.755-mile (2.824 km) street course at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 12th round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | July 13, 2013 |
| 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 | Temperatures reaching up to 27.0 °C (80.6 °F) with negligible amounts of wind[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 59.6756 (105.872 mph) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Time | 59.8267 sec (105.605 mph) (on lap 57 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Sébastien Bourdais (Dragon Racing) |
| Third | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 13th round of the 2013 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | July 14, 2013 |
| 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 | Temperatures reaching up to 29.0 °C (84.2 °F) with negligible amounts of wind[2] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 58.9686 (107.142 mph) |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 59.7982 sec (105.655 mph) (on lap 62 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Third | Sébastien Bourdais (Dragon Racing) |
Both races were won by New Zealander Scott Dixon driving for the Chip Ganassi Racing team. By the end of the weekend Dixon had won three races consecutively, adding to his victory in the previous race, the Pocono IndyCar 400. Dixon had risen from fourth in the points to second, just 29 points behind Hélio Castroneves putting his charge towards his third Indycar championship back on track. Dragon Racing's Sébastien Bourdais had his best weekend of the season, finishing second on Saturday and third on Sunday behind Castroneves. Dixon's teammate Dario Franchitti followed immediate behind Bourdais in both races for a third and a fourth, scoring more points than Castroneves for the weekend.
The first race saw Dixon overhaul Bourdais late in the race to take the victory. The much hyped standing start[3] was shifted from Race 1 to Race 2 after Josef Newgarden stalled on the grid for the Saturday race. Franchitti's third place was originally taken away when he was assigned a 25-second penalty for blocking Will Power's attempted overtake for third place on the final lap. Power hit the barriers and would be classified in 15th. The penalty was later rescinded.[4] Early in the race Ryan Briscoe broke his wrist in an accident. Indly Lights driver Carlos Muñoz was drafted in to replace him on Sunday.
Dixon dominated the Sunday race, leading home Castroneves ahead of a battle between Bourdais, Franchitti, Power and Ryan Hunter-Reay that ended with a collision that eliminated Power, Hunter-Reay and Takuma Sato.
They were Dixon's first wins in Toronto and the fifth and sixth IndyCar victories in Toronto for Chip Ganassi Racing.
Classification edit
Round 12 edit
Round 13 edit
- Notes
1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.
Standings after the race edit
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References edit
- ^ "2013 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "2013 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Saturday's Honda Indy Toronto to feature standing start". Wheels.ca. Toronto Star Newspapers. 7 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ The Associated Press (July 13, 2013). "Controversial podium as Dixon wins Toronto race 1". USA Today. Sports. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
- ^ Honda Indy Toronto Race 1 Box Score
- ^ Honda Indy Toronto Race 2 Box Score