The 2018 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series event held on July 15, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The race served as the 12th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. Reigning champion Josef Newgarden qualified on pole position,[2] while current leader Scott Dixon took victory in the 85-lap race.[3]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 12th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | July 15, 2018 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Toronto |
| Location | Exhibition Place |
| Course | Temporary road course 1.786 mi / 2.874 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 151.81 mi / 244.314 km |
| Weather | Hot with temperatures reaching up to 28 °C (82 °F); wind speeds reaching up to 14.8 kilometres per hour (9.2 mph)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 59.4956 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 59.7140 (on lap 76 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
| Third | Robert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
Results edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Josef Newgarden W
|
1 | 1:14.4764 | 58.7733 | 59.4956 |
| 2 | 9 |  Scott Dixon W
|
1 | 1:12.7806 | 58.5546 | 59.6920 |
| 3 | 22 |  Simon Pagenaud
|
2 | 59.6056 | 58.6008 | 59.7630 |
| 4 | 12 |  Will Power
|
2 | 59.4840 | 58.9073 | 59.8818 |
| 5 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
1 | 1:13.3045 | 58.8411 | 1:00.6273 |
| 6 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W
|
2 | 59.6027 | 58.5807 | 1:00.6615 |
| 7 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
|
2 | 59.7443 | 59.0712 | |
| 8 | 20 |  Jordan King R
|
1 | 1:14.2201 | 59.0862 | |
| 9 | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe
|
1 | 1:14.5169 | 59.1581 | |
| 10 | 6 | Robert Wickens R
|
2 | 59.9357 | 59.1705 | |
| 11 | 88 | Conor Daly
|
1 | 1:14.3595 | 59.3133 | |
| 12 | 4 |  Matheus Leist R
|
2 | 1:00.0484 | 59.4528 | |
| 13 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
1 | 1:14.7769 | ||
| 14 | 98 | Marco Andretti
|
2 | 1:00.1721 | ||
| 15 | 14 | Tony Kanaan
|
1 | 1:14.9691 | ||
| 16 | 21 | Spencer Pigot
|
2 | 1:00.1838 | ||
| 17 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
1 | 1:15.1429 | ||
| 18 | 59 | Max Chilton
|
2 | 1:00.2694 | ||
| 19 | 32 |  René Binder R
|
1 | 1:15.8928 | ||
| 20 | 23 | Charlie Kimball
|
2 | 1:00.4313 | ||
| 21 | 10 |  Ed Jones
|
1 | No time | ||
| 22 | 26 | Zach Veach R
|
2 | 1:00.5564 | ||
| 23 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R
|
2 | 1:00.6416 | ||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE | ||||||
Race edit
Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ "2018 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
- ^ Malsher, David (July 14, 2018). "Toronto IndyCar: Newgarden snatches last-gasp pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Malsher, David (July 15, 2018). "Toronto IndyCar: Dixon dominates, title rivals caught in carnage". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 16, 2018.