Country: | USA |
Race: | Grand Prix of Houston |
Date: | October 5 and 6 |
Year: | 2013 |
Series: | IndyCar Series |
Official Name: | Grand Prix of Houston |
Round No: | 17th and 18th |
Location: | NRG Park, Houston, Texas, United States |
Course: | Permanent racing facility |
Course Mi: | 1.683 |
Course Km: | 2.709 |
Distance Laps: | 90 |
Distance Mi: | 151.47 |
Distance Km: | 243.767 |
Pole Driver: | Takuma Sato |
Pole Team: | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
Pole Time: | 97.305 mph |
Pole Country: | JPN |
First Driver: | Scott Dixon |
First Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing |
First Country: | NZL |
Second Driver: | Simona de Silvestro |
Second Team: | KV Racing Technology |
Second Country: | SUI |
Third Driver: | Justin Wilson |
Third Team: | Dale Coyne Racing |
Third Country: | GBR |
The 2013 Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston was the third and final doubleheader of the 2013 IndyCar Series season. The races took place on October 5 and 6, 2013.
The starting scene of race 1 was a crash involving James Hinchcliffe and Ed Carpenter after Hinchcliffe's car suffered stall. The first race was won by Scott Dixon, who finished second to Team Penske driver Will Power in the second race. The second race was also notable for an accident on the final lap involving Dario Franchitti, E. J. Viso, and Takuma Sato. Franchitti suffered major injuries in the crash,[1] and was forced to retire from racing due to the severity of the injuries he sustained.[2]