The 2009 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season and took place on July 12, 2009 at the Exhibition Place temporary street circuit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dario Franchitti won the race, to join Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon as the only three-time winners in the 2009 season. Franchitti also regained the points lead from Dixon, leading the championship by two points as the championship heads to Edmonton. Ryan Briscoe finished second for the fifth time in the last six races, with Penske Racing teammate Will Power third on his return to the series.
The 2009 race was a resumption of the Toronto Grand Prix after a one-year hiatus due to the unification of the Champ Car World Series into IndyCar during the 2008 season, during which a Toronto Grand Prix was not held due to scheduling conflicts.
Grid
RowInsideOutside110 Dario Franchitti12 Will Power202 Graham Rahal18 Justin Wilson334 Alex Tagliani24 Mike Conway (R)406 Robert Doornbos (R)9 Scott Dixon52 Raphael Matos (R)3 Hélio Castroneves66 Ryan Briscoe14 Ryan Hunter-Reay75 Mario Moraes23 Tomas Scheckter815 Paul Tracy13 E. J. Viso926 Marco Andretti7 Danica Patrick1020 Ed Carpenter11 Tony Kanaan114 Dan Wheldon27 Hideki Mutoh1298 Richard Antinucci (R)
Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 110 Dario FranchittiChip Ganassi Racing 85 1:43:47.1408 1 45 53 26 Ryan BriscoePenske Racing 85 + 1.6745 11 0 40 312 Will PowerPenske Racing 85 + 2.1355 2 0 35 49 Scott DixonChip Ganassi Racing 85 + 2.4803 8 0 32 518 Justin WilsonDale Coyne Racing 85 + 2.9230 4 0 30 67 Danica PatrickAndretti Green Racing 85 + 6.4095 18 0 28 714 Ryan Hunter-ReayA. J. Foyt Enterprises 85 + 7.1837 12 0 26 826 Marco AndrettiAndretti Green Racing 85 + 8.2552 17 0 24 934 Alex TaglianiConquest Racing 85 + 13.4745 5 21 22 102 Raphael Matos (R)Luczo-Dragon Racing 85 + 16.0983 9 0 20 115 Mario MoraesKV Racing Technology 85 + 19.0141 13 1 19 1227 Hideki MutohAndretti Green Racing 84 + 1 Lap 22 0 18 1313 E. J. VisoHVM Racing 84 + 1 Lap 16 0 17 144 Dan WheldonPanther Racing 84 + 1 Lap 21 0 16 1520 Ed CarpenterVision Racing 82 + 3 Laps 19 0 15 1623 Tomas ScheckterDreyer & Reinbold Racing 74 Contact 14 6 14 1711 Tony KanaanAndretti Green Racing 70 Contact 20 0 13 183 Hélio CastronevesPenske Racing 65 Contact 10 12 12 1915 Paul TracyKV Racing Technology 65 Contact 15 0 12 2002 Graham RahalNewman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 57 Contact 3 0 12 2198 Richard Antinucci (R)Team 3G 41 Mechanical 23 0 12 2224 Mike Conway (R)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 32 Contact 6 0 12 2306 Robert Doornbos (R)Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 26 Electrical 7 0 12 OFFICIAL IRL REPORT
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Dario Franchitti 347 2 Scott Dixon 345 3 Ryan Briscoe 334 4 Hélio Castroneves 269 5 Danica Patrick 266
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