G-Force GF09

The G-Force GF09 is a racing car developed and produced by American manufacturer Élan Motorsport Technologies for Panoz, with original work having been performed by G-Force Technologies prior to its purchase by Panoz, for use in the IndyCar Series. A subsequent version that saw the greatest usage in IndyCar racing was the G-Force GF09B with the Panoz GF09C following.

G-Force GF09
G-Force GF09B
Panoz GF09C

Jaques Lazier drives his Panoz GF09-Honda during 2007 Indianapolis 500 qualification
CategoryIndyCar Series
Constructor Élan Motorsport Technologies
G-Force Technologies
Designer(s)Simon Marshall
Nick Alcock
PredecessorG-Force GF05
Technical specifications
ChassisCarbon fiber monocoque with honeycomb kevlar structure
Suspension (front)Pushrod with multilink
Suspension (rear)As front
Length4,877 mm (192 in)
Width1,968 mm (77 in) minimum
1,994 mm (79 in) maximum
Height965 mm (38 in)
Axle trackFront: 1,702–1,722 mm (67–68 in)
Rear: 1,613 mm (64 in)
Wheelbase3,048 mm (120 in), plus or minus 51.5 mm (2997-3100 mm (118-122 mm))
EngineToyota Indy V8
Honda Indy HI7R V8 3.5 L (3,500 cc; 214 cu in) (2003 and 2007-2008)
3.0 L (3,000 cc; 183 cu in) (2004-2006) V8 90° naturally-aspirated, mid-engined, longitudinally-mounted
TransmissionXtrac #P295 6-speed sequential manual gearbox (2003-2007), semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox (2008) Adjustable spool type
Power650 hp (485 kW)
Weight1,565 lb (710 kg) on short, intermediate speedway oval and Indianapolis 500
1,640 lb (744 kg) on road and street courses
Including driver, fuel and all lubricants and coolants
Fuel100% fuel grade Ethanol
TyresFirestone Firehawk dry slick and rain treaded tires
O.Z. racing, BBS wheels
Competition history
Notable entrants American Dream Motorsports
Chastain Motorsports
PDM Racing
Cabbie Motorsports
Notable drivers Jaques Lazier
Phil Giebler
Roberto Moreno
Stéphan Grégoire
Jimmy Kite
Debut2003 Toyota Indy 300
RacesWinsPolesF.Laps
58000
Constructors' Championships0
Drivers' Championships0

GF09's last appearance was in practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 when Phil Giebler, who drove for American Dream Motorsports, crashed his Panoz chassis and failed to qualify. Panoz effectively discontinued their IndyCar Series involvement after 2008 season due to all IndyCar Series teams opting for the Dallara IR-05 chassis and Panoz concentrated on sports car endurance racing.

Complete IndyCar Series results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Entrants Chassis Engines Tyres Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Points D.C.
2003 Ganassi Racing G-Force GF09 Toyota Indy V8 F HMS PHX MOT INDY TXS PPIR RIR KAN NSH MCH GAT KTY NAZ CHI FON TXS
Scott Dixon 9 1 20 15 17 6 1* 1* 6 2 5 15 2 16 2 2 2
Tomas Scheckter 10 8 15 16 4* 18* 8 18 9 10 3 4 10 19 5* 5* 15
Team Penske Gil de Ferran 6 1 8 15
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Shigeaki Hattori 5 18 20
A. J. Foyt IV 14 18 21 21 15 14 17 17 22
Airton Daré 41 24
Mo Nunn Racing Toranosuke Takagi 12 12 22 8 5 3 6 13 18 7 6 7 18 14 9 18 7
Arie Luyendyk 20 DNQ 0
Felipe Giaffone 21 9 3 3 33 17 13 6 22 15 16 19
Alex Barron 5 1 16 20 15
Sam Schmidt Motorsports Richie Hearn 99 28
Access Motorsports Honda HI3R V8 Greg Ray 9 8 11 18 12 8 16 10 8 15 17 DNS 14 8
2004 Target Chip Ganassi Racing G-Force GF09B Toyota Indy V8 F HMS PHX MOT INDY TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MCH KTY PPIR NAZ CHI FON TXS
Scott Dixon 1 18 2 5 8 14 8 12 8 DNS 7 13 20 9 7 8 6
Darren Manning 10 6 5 4 25 8 20 11 4 19 13 10 4 6 15 DNS
2005 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz GF09C Toyota Indy V8 F HMS PHX STP MOT INDY TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MCH KTY PPIR SNM CHI WGL FON
Scott Dixon 9 16 12 6 24 11 22 18 6 13 19 23 16 7 19 1* 10
Darren Manning 10 6 8 9 8 29 17 15 7 20 20
Jaques Lazier 17 15 DNS 16 17
Giorgio Pantano 14 4
Ryan Briscoe 33 20 19 14* 12 10 12 21 21 8 DNS 10 13 20 19 22
2006 Target Chip Ganassi Racing Panoz GF09C Honda HI6R V8 F HMS STP MOT INDY WGL TXS RIR KAN NSH MIL MCH KTY SNM CHI
Scott Dixon 9 2 1 4*
Dan Wheldon 10 16 15* 6
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