2017 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma explained

Country:USA
Race:Sonoma
Date:September 17
Year:2017
Official Name:GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma
Round No:17th
Series:IndyCar Series
Location:Sonoma Raceway
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.2
Course Km:3.5
Distance Laps:85
Distance Mi:195.755
Distance Km:315.037
Pole Driver:Josef Newgarden
Pole Team:Team Penske
Pole Time:1:15.5205
Pole Country:USA
First Driver:Simon Pagenaud
First Team:Team Penske
First Country:France
Second Driver:Josef Newgarden
Second Team:Team Penske
Second Country:USA
Third Driver:Will Power
Third Team:Team Penske
Third Country:Australia

The 2017 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma was the 17th and final round of the 2017 IndyCar Series season.[1] The race was contested on September 17, 2017, on the IndyCar layout of Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, and served as the season finale for the series. Josef Newgarden of Team Penske won the pole for the race; he would finish second, which allowed him to win the championship.[2] Newgarden's teammate, Simon Pagenaud, won the race for his second consecutive Sonoma victory.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 09/17/2017 race: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma (IndyCar) - Racing-Reference.info. www.racing-reference.info. 2017-11-20.
  2. Web site: Josef Newgarden wins his first Verizon IndyCar Series championship. USA Today. Gannett Company. Ayello. Jim. September 17, 2017. November 15, 2017. December 14, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171214112201/http://sports.usatoday.com/2017/09/17/josef-newgarden-wins-indycar-championship/. dead.
  3. Web site: Pagenaud Wins Sonoma Finale as Newgarden Claims Championship. Robinson. Mark. IndyCar.com. September 17, 2017. November 15, 2017.