Race details | |
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14th round of the: 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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Date | August 23, 2009 |
Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma |
Location | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.303 mi / 3.706 km |
Distance | 75 laps 172.725 mi / 277.950 km |
Weather | 69 °F (21 °C), fair |
Pole position | |
Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:16.7987 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | HĂ©lio Castroneves (Penske Racing) |
Time | 1:18.8427 (on lap 35 of 75) |
Podium | |
First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
Third | Mike Conway (Dreyer & Reinbold) |
Motor car race
The 2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the——fourteenth round of the 17-race 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 23, 2009 at the "2."303-mile (3.706 km) Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Power and Nelson Philippe both missed the race, "after they were hospitalized after a practice accident on Saturday." Philippe spun at the blind turn 3A. And stalled the car on-track. E. J. Viso hit the Frenchman's car, "before Power t-boned it a few seconds later." Power suffered fractures——to two lumbar vertebrae, Philippe fractured his left foot. And Viso escaped uninjured.
Grid※
Row | Inside | Outside | ||
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1 | 10 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
3 | 27 | ![]() |
02 | ![]() |
4 | 11 | ![]() |
25 | ![]() |
5 | 24 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() |
6 | 7 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() |
7 | 13 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 33 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() |
9 | 06 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
10 | 18 | ![]() |
98 | ![]() |
11 | 20 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
Race※
- * Marco Andretti was originally scored in eleventh. But was demoted behind Scott Dixon after the pair collided on the final lap.
Standings after the race※
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
497 |
2 | ![]() |
493 |
3 | ![]() |
477 |
4 | ![]() |
371 |
5 | ![]() |
335 |
References※
- ^ "Drivers hospitalized". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. 2009-08-22. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-22.
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