Honda Racing Report

Saturday, July 19, 2014

 

Honda Indy Toronto Race 1 Report

Circuit:                             Exhibition Place (1.755-mile temporary street circuit) Toronto, Ont., Canada

2013 Winners:   Race 1 Scott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) 88.370 mph average

                            Race 2 Scott Dixon (Target Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) 94.177 mph average

Weather:           Overcast, steady rain, 67 degrees F

       
   
 
 

 

Top-12 Qualifying Results:

Ps.

Driver      

Team

Engine – Chassis

Best Time

Notes

  1.

Sebastien Bourdais

KVSH Racing

Chevrolet Dallara

58.9479

107.179 mph avg.

  2.

Will Power

Team Penske

Chevrolet Dallara

59.1025

Fast Six Shootout

  3.

Helio Castroneves

Team Penske

Chevrolet Dallara

59.1499

Fast Six Shootout

  4.

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Andretti Autosport

Honda Dallara

59.2672

Fast Six Shootout

  5.

Simon Pagenaud

Schmidt Peterson Hamilton

Honda Dallara

59.3972

Fast Six Shootout

  6.

Tony Kanaan

Target Chip Ganassi Racing

Chevrolet Dallara

59.9987

Fast Six Shootout

  7.

Luca Filippi-R

Rahal Letterman Lanigan

Honda Dallara

59.2753

2nd Round Qualifying

  8.

Justin Wilson

Dale Coyne Racing

Honda Dallara

59.3406

2nd Round Qualifying

  9.

James Hinchcliffe

Andretti Autosport

Honda Dallara

59.3526

2nd Round Qualifying

10.

Ryan Briscoe

Chip Ganassi Racing

Chevrolet Dallara

59.5319

2nd Round Qualifying

11.

Juan Pablo Montoya

Team Penske

Chevrolet Dallara

59.8201

2nd Round Qualifying

12.

Scott Dixon

Target Chip Ganassi Racing

Chevrolet Dallara

60.2193

2nd Round Qualifying

Other Honda-powered Results

13.

Josef Newgarden

Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing

Honda Dallara

59.4455

1st Round, Group 1

14.

Graham Rahal

Rahal Letterman Lanigan

Honda Dallara

59.9495

1st Round, Group 2

15.

Takuma Sato

A.J. Foyt Racing     

Honda Dallara

59.5367

1st Round, Group 1

17.

Carlos Munoz-R

Andretti Autosport

Honda Dallara

59.5708

1st Round, Group 1

18.

Jack Hawksworth-R

Bryan Herta Autosport

Honda Dallara

60.1856

1st Round, Group 2

21.

Carlos Huertas-R

Dale Coyne Racing

Honda Dallara

59.7244

1st Round, Group 1

22.

Mikhail Aleshin-R

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports

Honda Dallara

60.2379

1st Round, Group 2

23.

Marco Andretti

Andretti Autosport

Honda Dallara

59.9816

1st Round, Group 1

 

Honda Indy Toronto Race 1 Postponed

·       Rain, visibility issues force postponement

·       Race 1 of doubleheader weekend reset for 10:30 a.m. Sunday

·       Race 2 scheduled for 4:15 p.m. Sunday

 

Visibility issues Saturday along the “Lake Shore Boulevard” back stretch of the 1.755-mile Honda Indy Toronto street circuit, resulting from steady afternoon rains, forced Verizon IndyCar Series officials to postpone the scheduled 85-lap opening race of a doubleheader weekend in Toronto.  The decision to postpone was made after two attempts to start the race, and a two hour, 30-minute delay while attempts were made to improve track conditions.

 

The first race now rescheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, with the race distance reduced to 75 laps.  Sunday’s second 75-lap race will now start at 4:15 p.m., with both races televised on the NBC Sports Network.