2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourteenth round of the 17-race 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 23, 2009 at the 2.303-mile (3.706 km) Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Power and Nelson Philippe both missed the race, after they were hospitalized after a practice accident on Saturday. Philippe spun at the blind turn 3A, and stalled the car on-track. E. J. Viso hit the Frenchman's car, before Power t-boned it a few seconds later. Power suffered fractures to two lumbar vertebrae, Philippe fractured his left foot and Viso escaped uninjured.[1]

2009 Sonoma
Race details
14th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
DateAugust 23, 2009
Official nameIndy Grand Prix of Sonoma
LocationInfineon Raceway, Sonoma, California
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.303 mi / 3.706 km
Distance75 laps
172.725 mi / 277.950 km
Weather69 °F, fair
Pole position
DriverDario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:16.7987
Fastest lap
DriverHélio Castroneves (Penske Racing)
Time1:18.8427 (on lap 35 of 75)
Podium
FirstDario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondRyan Briscoe (Penske Racing)
ThirdMike Conway (Dreyer & Reinbold)

Grid
Row Inside Outside
1 10 Dario Franchitti 6 Ryan Briscoe
2 3 Hélio Castroneves 26 Marco Andretti
3 27 Hideki Mutoh 02 Graham Rahal
4 11 Tony Kanaan 25 Franck Montagny (R)
5 24 Mike Conway (R) 9 Scott Dixon
6 7 Danica Patrick 4 Dan Wheldon
7 13 E. J. Viso 5 Mario Moraes
8 33 Robert Doornbos (R) 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay
9 06 Oriol Servià 2 Raphael Matos (R)
10 18 Justin Wilson 98 Richard Antinucci (R)
11 20 Ed Carpenter 23 Milka Duno

Race
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints
1 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 75 1:49:23.0073 1 75 53
2 6 Ryan Briscoe Penske Racing 75 + 0.2488 2 0 40
3 24 Mike Conway (R) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 75 + 0.8293 9 0 35
4 5 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 75 + 3.6171 14 0 32
5 27 Hideki Mutoh Andretti Green Racing 75 + 5.4536 5 0 30
6 06 Oriol Servià Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 75 + 6.3801 17 0 28
7 18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing 75 + 6.6997 22 0 26
8 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 75 + 7.1808 7 0 24
9 2 Raphael Matos (R) Luczo-Dragon Racing 75 + 8.5936 18 0 22
10 33 Robert Doornbos (R) HVM Racing 75 + 10.8175 15 0 20
11 20 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 75 + 11.3688 20 0 19
12 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 75 + 12.4000 12 0 18
13 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 75 + 13.8968 10 0 17
14 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 75 + 14.8971* 4 0 16
15 98 Richard Antinucci Team 3G 75 + 19.0650 19 0 15
16 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 74 + 1 Lap 11 0 14
17 23 Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 71 + 4 Laps 21 0 13
18 3 Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing 66 Contact 3 0 12
19 14 Ryan Hunter-Reay A. J. Foyt Enterprises 65 Mechanical 16 0 12
20 25 Franck Montagny (R) Andretti Green Racing 57 Handling 8 0 12
21 02 Graham Rahal Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 30 Mechanical 6 0 12
22 13 E. J. Viso HVM Racing 0 Contact 13 0 12
23 12 Will Power Penske Racing DNS - 23 - 6
24 34 Nelson Philippe (R) Conquest Racing DNS - 24 - 6
OFFICIAL IRL REPORT
  • * Marco Andretti was originally scored in eleventh, but was demoted behind Scott Dixon after the pair collided on the final lap.

Standings after the race
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