The 2019 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series motor race held on 14 July 2019 at the Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the 11th race of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, and the 38th race at the event. It was won by Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud who started from pole and led eighty of the eighty-five laps. Scott Dixon finished in second for Chip Ganassi Racing while Alexander Rossi came third for Andretti Autosport.[2]
| Race details | |
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| 11th round of the 2019 IndyCar season | |
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| Date | July 14, 2019 |
| 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 | Temperatures reaching up to 28.2 °C (82.8 °F); with negligible wind speed[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
| Time | 58.4293 110.041 mph |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Marcus Ericsson (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
| Time | 60.0407 107.087 mph (on lap 58 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
| Second | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
Background edit
The Honda Indy Toronto was confirmed as part of the IndyCar's 2019 series schedule in September 2018.[3] It was the third of a four-year deal that Honda Canada had contracted with the contract ending in 2020.[4] Heading into the Toronto round, Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden lead the driver's championship with 402 points. His nearest rival and the last's round winner, Alexander Rossi from Andretti Autosport was seven points behind. Third was Simon Pagenaud from Team Penske a further 54 points behind with Scott Dixon and Will Power rounding out the top five.[5]
Before the race started, Canadian driver Robert Wickens, who was still recovering from a heavy accident in Pocono the previous year, drove several parade laps around the circuit in a modified Arrow Acura NSX pace car with hand controls. Wickens also gave the starting command.
Results edit
| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
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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
- ^ "2019 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ Cavin, Curt (14 July 2019). "Pagenaud dominates Honda Indy Toronto for third win of season". IndyCar. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Errington, Tom (5 September 2018). "IndyCar confirms COTA, reveals 2019 schedule". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "TORONTO NOTES: HONDA CANADA EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP THROUGH 2020". IndyCar. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Malsher, David (24 June 2019). "Road America IndyCar: Rossi dominates, closes on points lead". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 July 2019.