Country: | CAN |
Race: | Toronto |
Date: | July 14 |
Year: | 2019 |
Official Name: | Honda Indy Toronto |
Round No: | 11th |
Series: | IndyCar |
Location: | Exhibition Place |
Course: | Temporary road course |
Course Mi: | 1.786 |
Course Km: | 2.874 |
Distance Laps: | 85 |
Distance Mi: | 151.81 |
Distance Km: | 244.314 |
Weather: | Temperatures reaching up to 28.2C; with negligible wind speed[1] |
Pole Driver: | Simon Pagenaud |
Pole Team: | Team Penske |
Pole Time: | 58.4293 110.041 mph |
Fast Driver: | Marcus Ericsson |
Fast Team: | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Fast Time: | 60.0407 107.087 mph |
Fast Lap: | 58 |
First Driver: | Simon Pagenaud |
First Team: | Team Penske |
Second Driver: | Scott Dixon |
Second Team: | Chip Ganassi Racing |
Third Driver: | Alexander Rossi |
Third Team: | Andretti Autosport |
The 2019 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series motor race held on 14 July 2019 at the Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was the 11th race of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, and the 38th race at the event. It was won by Team Penske driver Simon Pagenaud who started from pole and led eighty of the eighty-five laps. Scott Dixon finished in second for Chip Ganassi Racing while Alexander Rossi came third for Andretti Autosport.[2]
The Honda Indy Toronto was confirmed as part of the IndyCar's 2019 series schedule in September 2018.[3] It was the third of a four-year deal that Honda Canada had contracted with the contract ending in 2020.[4] Heading into the Toronto round, Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden lead the driver's championship with 402 points. His nearest rival and the last's round winner, Alexander Rossi from Andretti Autosport was seven points behind. Third was Simon Pagenaud from Team Penske a further 54 points behind with Scott Dixon and Will Power rounding out the top five.[5]
Before the race started, Canadian driver Robert Wickens, who was still recovering from a heavy accident in Pocono the previous year, drove several parade laps around the circuit in a modified Arrow Acura NSX pace car with hand controls. Wickens also gave the starting command.
Key | Meaning | |
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R | Rookie | |
W | Past winner |
Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
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Pos | Driver | Points | ||
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1 | 434 | |||
2 | ![]() | 430 | ||
3 | ![]() | 395 | ||
4 | ![]() | 348 | ||
5 | ![]() | 306 |
Pos | Manufacturer | Points | ||
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1 | ![]() | 901 | ||
2 | ![]() | 842 |