Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) won his third IndyCar race in-a-row this time on the streets of Toronto and now takes the lead in the series' championship.
The American, who had already won in Milwaukee and Iowa, was lucky enough to pit just before the yellow flag was brought out following Ganassi's Graham Rahal crash, therefore making headway while the others made their own stops under caution a couple of laps later.
During the last restart of the race, Hunter-Reay survived a crash that involved a number of cars among them Dragon's Sebastien Bourdais who was an innocent victim of a tangle between Ganassi's Charlie Kimball and Mike Conway (AJ Foyt). Both drivers were able to finish respectively second and third.
Veteran Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology) was fourth while Penske'd Helio Castroneves took the final top-5 position.
Not a good day at the office for Will Power (Penske) who, after leading the race early on was involved in an incident with Josef Newgarden that forced him to visit the pits at least two times.
The Ganassi duo had his share of problems also as Scott Dixon saw his engine quit after only eight laps while current IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti lots time during a bad pitstop only to be involved later on in an accident in the last restart.
Honda Indy of Toronto Results - 85 laps:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti DW12-Chevy 1h33m26.5096s
2. Charlie Kimball Ganassi DW12-Honda + 0.0757s
3. Mike Conway Foyt DW12-Honda + 0.2848s
4. Tony Kanaan KV DW12-Chevy + 1.6672s
5. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR DW12-Chevy + 1.9128s
6. Helio Castroneves Penske DW12-Chevy + 2.4795s
7. JR Hildebrand Panther DW12-Chevy + 2.6233s
8. James Jakes Coyne DW12-Honda + 3.7294s
9. Takuma Sato KV DW12-Honda + 6.5633s
10. Alex Tagliani Herta DW12-Honda + 9.9764s
11. Rubens Barrichello KV DW12-Chevy + 11.4636s
12. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt DW12-Honda + 43.8734s
13. Josef Newgarden Fisher DW12-Honda + 1 lap
14. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
15. Will Power Penske DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
16. Marco Andretti Andretti DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
17. Dario Franchitti Ganassi DW12-Honda + 1 lap
18. Ed Carpenter Carpenter DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
19. Ryan Briscoe Penske DW12-Chevy + 2 laps
20. EJ Viso KV DW12-Chevy + 4 laps
Retirements:
Justin Wilson Coyne DW12-Honda 67 laps
James Hinchcliffe Andretti DW12-Chevy 28 laps
Graham Rahal Ganassi DW12-Honda 23 laps
Simona de Silvestro HVM DW12-Lotus 9 laps
Scott Dixon Ganassi DW12-Honda 7 laps
The American, who had already won in Milwaukee and Iowa, was lucky enough to pit just before the yellow flag was brought out following Ganassi's Graham Rahal crash, therefore making headway while the others made their own stops under caution a couple of laps later.
During the last restart of the race, Hunter-Reay survived a crash that involved a number of cars among them Dragon's Sebastien Bourdais who was an innocent victim of a tangle between Ganassi's Charlie Kimball and Mike Conway (AJ Foyt). Both drivers were able to finish respectively second and third.
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| Photos: Paolo Pedicelli |
Veteran Tony Kanaan (KV Racing Technology) was fourth while Penske'd Helio Castroneves took the final top-5 position.
Not a good day at the office for Will Power (Penske) who, after leading the race early on was involved in an incident with Josef Newgarden that forced him to visit the pits at least two times.
The Ganassi duo had his share of problems also as Scott Dixon saw his engine quit after only eight laps while current IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti lots time during a bad pitstop only to be involved later on in an accident in the last restart.
Honda Indy of Toronto Results - 85 laps:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap
1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti DW12-Chevy 1h33m26.5096s
2. Charlie Kimball Ganassi DW12-Honda + 0.0757s
3. Mike Conway Foyt DW12-Honda + 0.2848s
4. Tony Kanaan KV DW12-Chevy + 1.6672s
5. Oriol Servia Panther/DRR DW12-Chevy + 1.9128s
6. Helio Castroneves Penske DW12-Chevy + 2.4795s
7. JR Hildebrand Panther DW12-Chevy + 2.6233s
8. James Jakes Coyne DW12-Honda + 3.7294s
9. Takuma Sato KV DW12-Honda + 6.5633s
10. Alex Tagliani Herta DW12-Honda + 9.9764s
11. Rubens Barrichello KV DW12-Chevy + 11.4636s
12. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt DW12-Honda + 43.8734s
13. Josef Newgarden Fisher DW12-Honda + 1 lap
14. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
15. Will Power Penske DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
16. Marco Andretti Andretti DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
17. Dario Franchitti Ganassi DW12-Honda + 1 lap
18. Ed Carpenter Carpenter DW12-Chevy + 1 lap
19. Ryan Briscoe Penske DW12-Chevy + 2 laps
20. EJ Viso KV DW12-Chevy + 4 laps
Retirements:
Justin Wilson Coyne DW12-Honda 67 laps
James Hinchcliffe Andretti DW12-Chevy 28 laps
Graham Rahal Ganassi DW12-Honda 23 laps
Simona de Silvestro HVM DW12-Lotus 9 laps
Scott Dixon Ganassi DW12-Honda 7 laps
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