Honda Indy Toronto Race Thread

[DanicaFan]

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Race 10 of 16

Race - Honda Indy Toronto

Location - Streets of Toronto (Exhibition Place) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date - Sunday, July 8th

Time & TV Schedule - Pre-Race Show - 1:00PM Eastern , Green Flag - Approx. 1:00PM Eastern- ABC

Course Type - 2.84 km Street Course

Distance - 85 Laps / 241.4 Kilometers

Practice Sessions -

Friday, July 6th - 11:05-11:35 AM -Group A / 11:35 AM -12:05 PM All Cars / 1:55 - 2:55 PM Eastern
Saturday, July 7th - 9:45 -10:45 AM Eastern
Sunday, July 8th -Warm-Up -8:30-9:00 AM Eastern

Qualifications - Saturday, July 7th -1:05 -2:25 PM Eastern


2011 Honda Indy Toronto Race Information

Race Winner - #10 Dario Franchitti
Race Pole Sitter - #12 Will Power - 106.047 mph
Time Of Race - 1 Hour 56 Minutes 32 Seconds
Average Speed- 76.805 mph
Cautions - 8 for 32 laps
Margin Of Victory -.735 seconds
Lead Changes - 3

Toronto Circuit Information

2.84 km Temporary Street Course
11 Turns

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[DanicaFan]

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[DanicaFan]

Here are the groups for qualifications today. Wow is all I can say. I have never seen such lopsided groups. Group 2 is tough! Going to be some big names not make the Fast 12.

Group 1

#77 Simon Pagenaud
#18 Justin Wilson
#3 Helio Castroneves
#14 Mike Conway
#15 Takuma Sato
#83 Charlie Kimball
#19 James Jakes
#38 Graham Rahal
#7 Sebastien Bourdais
#78 Simona De Silvestro
#4 JR Hildebrand
#20 Ed Carpenter

Group 2

#10 Dario Franchitti
#9 Scott Dixon
#2 Ryan Briscoe
#12 Will Power
#28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
#98 Alex Tagliani
#11 Tony Kanaan
#22 Oriol Servia
#5 EJ Viso
#8 Rubens Barrichello
#26 Marco Andretti
#27 James Hinchcliffe
#67 Josef Newgarden

[FIAT1]

I can't wait for this race. Love Toronto!

[GRW1983]

Hey DanicaFan, I was about to send out a search party!!! The race thread was a tad late!!!

[DanicaFan]

Hey DanicaFan, I was about to send out a search party!!! The race thread was a tad late!!!


Yeah, sorry..lol I thought I made it already so I threw it up real quick.

[DanicaFan]

Dario Franchitti earns the pole for this race.

Here is your starting line-up..

1. #10 Dario Franchitti
2. #12 Will Power
3. #18 Justin Wilson
4. #7 Sebastien Bourdais
5. #9 Scott Dixon
6. #98 Alex Tagliani
7. #28 Ryan Hunter-Reay
8. #3 Helio Castroneves
9. #27 James Hinchcliffe
10. #77 Simon Pagenaud
11. #15 Takuma Sato
12. #38 Graham Rahal
13. #14 Mike Conway
14. #2 Ryan Briscoe
15. #83 Charlie Kimball
16. #22 Oriol Servia
17. #4 JR Hildebrand
18. #11 Tony Kanaan
19. #19 James Jakes
20. #8 Rubens Barrichello
21. #78 Simona De Silvestro
22. #67 Josef Newgarden
23. #20 Ed Carpenter
24. #26 Marco Andretti
25. #5 EJ Viso

[00steven]

Should be a hell of a race! I love Toronto.

[numanoid]

Kinda boring in my opinion. The mayhem at the end was funny.

[anthonyvop]

Can somebody explain to me with a straight face why RHR wasn't penalized for blocking on the last restart?

[00steven]

Feel so bad for Bourdais, he deserved a top 3 finish.

[FIAT1]

Feel so bad for Bourdais, he deserved a top 3 finish.

Agree, that guy needs a good team. Race was ok and yes, they need more hp.

[DanicaFan]

That finish was crazy. Congrats to Ryan Hunter-Reay for his 3rd win in a row and now the points leader.

A great run by Charlie Kimball too.

[heliocastroneves#3]

Can somebody explain to me with a straight face why RHR wasn't penalized for blocking on the last restart?
Blocking is allowed on road/street courses since this season.. ;)

[Nikki Katz]

I thought that they were doing something about the pit rules so that those that are leading on road courses don't fall to the back through someone else's accident. I'm not saying that Power or Franchitti would have won, they both had other issues, but it was more e.g. Kanaan finding himself in third at one point because he'd not only started at the back but also had a drive through.

[djparky]

must admit I really enjoyed that- perfect antidote to the snooze-fest from Daytona. Every race that goes by this year reminds me more and more of the old CART series- the occasional outbreak of stupidity by the drivers and lots of overtaking- good stuff

[anthonyvop]

Blocking is allowed on road/street courses since this season.. ;)

Unless your name is Pagenaud......... :)

[GRW1983]

Hated the fact the race ended under caution. But, once again, it was a needless caution that led to mayhem at the end. Newgarden stalls (surprise, surprise) & out comes the caution. These cars are supposed to have anti-stall, so why do they keep stalling? Is it still available to all the teams?, Are some teams using it & others not? Kimball & Barrichello had incidents, but didn't stall, yet Newgarden, Bourdais, Andretti & Carpenter ended up stalled on track meaning the race would end under caution. It's so frustrating to watch when the anti-stall technology is supposed to be on these cars.

[GRW1983]

It still requires you to de clutch and the clutch is on the steering wheel. Get your hands crossed up and guess what?
I'd agree Starter, if the cars didn't have anti-stall, but the whole idea of anti-stall is that it AUTOMATICALLY pulls the clutch in when the revs drop too low to prevent the engine stalling. It wouldn't be an automatic anti-stall system, if it still relied on the driver to use the clutch manually. Usually, once in anti-stall mode, the driver has to pull the clutch in to disengage the anti-stall & then it would be up to the driver to pull away correctly. It's quite clear that the anti-stall technology isn't up to scratch just yet & that's why we haven't seen a standing start thus far. I'm still hoping, but I reckon it'll be 2013 before we see one.

[Nem14]

I love the highlights video shot where right after a desperation blocking move is shown at the entry to a corner, they show Sarah Fisher saying "what an ashhole."

[Mark in Oshawa]

I love the highlights video shot where right after a desperation blocking move is shown at the entry to a corner, they show Sarah Fisher saying "what an ashhole."
Sarah was right to say so...the perfidious French have cursed her again!

[NY2IA]

Hey Danicafan, missing your Edmunton Preview Thread!