2019 Honda Indy Toronto

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]

2019 Toronto
Race details
11th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateJuly 14, 2019
Official nameHonda Indy Toronto
LocationExhibition Place
CourseTemporary road course
1.786 mi / 2.874 km
Distance85 laps
151.81 mi / 244.314 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 28.2 °C (82.8 °F); with negligible wind speed[1]
Pole position
DriverSimon Pagenaud (Team Penske)
Time58.4293
110.041 mph
Fastest lap
DriverMarcus Ericsson (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time60.0407
107.087 mph (on lap 58 of 85)
Podium
FirstSimon Pagenaud (Team Penske)
SecondScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdAlexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)

Background

The Honda Indy Toronto was confirmed as part of the IndyCar's 2019 series schedule on 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]

Results

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:30:16.4388
(100.9 mph)
1 80 54
2 9 Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +0.1373 2 40
3 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +4.3720 4 35
4 2 Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +18.6722 5 32
5 10 Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +20.7432 3 30
6 5 James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 85 +27.6710 14 28
7 88 Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 85 +32.0640 16 26
8 18 Sébastien Bourdais W Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 85 +33.5415 8 24
9 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +35.3604 12 22
10 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +45.4178 7 20
11 19 Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 85 +53.4942 17 19
12 20 Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 12 18
13 26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 84 +1 Lap 18 4 18
14 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 13 16
15 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 9 15
16 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay W Andretti Autosport Honda 84 +1 Lap 11 14
17 14 Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 22 13
18 12 Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 83 Crash T8 12 12
19 4 Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 83 +2 Laps 19 11
20 7 Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 81 +4 Laps 20 10
21 31 Sage Karam Carlin Chevrolet 79 +6 Laps 21 9
22 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 67 Engine Fire 10 1 9
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

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

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "2019 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. Cavin, Curt (14 July 2019). "Pagenaud dominates Honda Indy Toronto for third win of season". IndyCar. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. Errington, Tom (5 September 2018). "IndyCar confirms COTA, reveals 2019 schedule". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "TORONTO NOTES: HONDA CANADA EXTENDS SPONSORSHIP THROUGH 2020". IndyCar. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  5. Malsher, David (24 June 2019). "Road America IndyCar: Rossi dominates, closes on points lead". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
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Next race:
2019 Iowa 300
Previous race:
2018 Honda Indy Toronto
Honda Indy Toronto Next race:
2020 Honda Indy Toronto
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