2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
Race details | |
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14th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
Date | August 23, 2009 |
Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma |
Location | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.303 mi / 3.706 km |
Distance | 75 laps 172.725 mi / 277.950 km |
Weather | 69 °F, fair |
Pole position | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:16.7987 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) |
Time | 1:18.8427 (on lap 35 of 75) |
Podium | |
First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
Third | Mike Conway (Dreyer & Reinbold) |
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]
Grid[]
Row | Inside | Outside | ||
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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[]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
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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[]
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Ryan Briscoe | 497 |
2 | Dario Franchitti | 493 |
3 | Scott Dixon | 477 |
4 | Hélio Castroneves | 371 |
5 | Danica Patrick | 335 |
References[]
- ^ "Drivers hospitalized". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. 2009-08-22. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
Categories:
- 2009 in IndyCar
- 2009 in sports in California
- August 2009 sports events in the United States
- Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma