2013 IndyCar Series / Mazda Road to Indy discussion

Indycar Series Round 9 of 19: Milwaukee IndyFest

Venue: Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI
Track length: 1.015 miles
Layout: Quad oval, 9.25 degree corner banking
Race length: 250 laps (253.75 miles)
Lap record: 20.028s/185.5 mph (Patrick Carpentier, Reynard 98i-Mercedes, 1998)

Overview: The Milwaukee Mile has a long and storied history, having first hosted powered vehicles in 1903 - making it the oldest motor speedway in the world. Racing legends such as Jim Clark, Mario Andretti and Emerson Fittipaldi all competed here, with Clark being the first to win in US open wheel racing with a rear-engined car in 1963. Indycar (then sanctioned by AAA) first added the track to its 1937 schedule, and subsequent races have been held every year since, with the exception a 4-year hiatus during World War 2 and 2010. Indy Lights will be hosting its 5th round of 2013 at Milwaukee.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/08-MIL/indycar-entrylist

Ana Beatriz has returned in the #18 for Dale Coyne Racing. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-12-Beatriz-to-drive-Coyne-car-at-Milwaukee)

Ryan Briscoe will pilot the #4 for Panther. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-11-Notes-Briscoe-back-to-where-he-got-first-victory)

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20130613T171008

Schedule:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/08-MIL/indycar-weekendschedule

TV coverage:

ESPN UK at 21:00, 15th June

NBCSN stream: http://stream.nbcsports.com/liveextra

First practice is currently under way, live timing and radio here: http://racecontrol.indycar.com/
 
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Marco Andretti was fastest in first practice at Milwaukee, with a lap average of 166.684mph. Ryan Hunter-Reay was second (166.545mph) and Josef Newgarden third (166.086mph). Full practice results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-14/MIL-IICS practice 1.pdf

Practice 1 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=9kGC9RBhuJc

Marco Andretti topped the charts again in the second practice session (168.534mph). Full timesheet: http://www.crash.net/indycar/results/192368/1/milwaukee_practice_2_times.html

Practice 2 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvHpBwhFcNI

Qualifying was a clean sweep by Marco Andretti, who took pole position for the race with a 2-lap average of 170.515mph. James Hinchcliffe was second (170.418mph) and Will Power third (170.212mph). Full qualifying results: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06...IndyCar-Series/08-MIL/indycar-qualresults.pdf

Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DACz7p8_YE0
 
Milwaukee race results

1. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet 1hrs 51mins 15.2962secs / 250 laps
2. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +4.8059s
3. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +5.3920s
4. Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +6.2511s
5. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +6.4632s
6. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda +16.5292s
7. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +23.3828s
8. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +23.8041s
9. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +1 lap
10. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1 lap
11. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +1 lap
12. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +1 lap
13. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +2 laps
14. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +2 laps
15. Ryan Briscoe Panther Chevrolet +2 laps
16. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3 laps
17. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +4 laps
18. James Jakes Rahal-Letterman-Honda +5 laps
19. Ana Beatriz Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +8 laps

Retirements

Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +74 laps/Electrical
Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +77 laps/Mechanical
Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +98 laps/Accident damage
Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +104 laps/Engine
Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +181 laps/Accident damage

Fastest lap - 22.4993s/162.405mph by Ryan Hunter-Reay on lap 222

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_WHLCTMJIo

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axH6VKarLUE

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_In...iver_standings

A quick news round-up including Mazda Road to Indy results:

Indycar 36 returns with Josef Newgarden: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZChrlZvyvg

Sage Karam won round 5 of the Indy Lights championship at Milwaukee from pole position, his first victory in the series. Carlos Munoz finished second, maintaining the points lead on 207, with Karam 18 points back and Gabby Chaves third on 171 points. (http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.co...first-firestone-indy-lights-win-in-milwaukee/)

Matthew Brabham took his fifth consecutive victory in the Pro Mazda championship at Milwaukee, his second from pole this season. Brabham leads the championship standings on 184 points, followed by Diego Ferreira (135) and Shelby Blackstock (118). (http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/arti...ins-milwaukee-to-take-fifth-straight-victory/)
 
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Indycar Series Round 10 of 19: Iowa Corn Indy 250

Venue: Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
Track length: 0.875 miles
Layout: D-shaped oval, 12-14 degree corner banking
Race length: 250 laps (218.75 miles)
Lap record: 17.4908s (Ryan Briscoe, Dallara IR07-Honda, 2008)

Track layout

Overview: Iowa Speedway is a relatively new racing facility on the US motorsport scene, having opened in 2006. It is currently the shortest track on the Indycar schedule (Richmond, a similar short oval, was dropped at the end of 2009). Iowa also hosts Indy Lights, ARCA, Nascar K&N/Truck and Nationwide races. The heat race qualifying system used last year will return, with its own short qualifying session and additional points awarded. A live stream will be available on the Indycar website starting at 6.45pm (Eastern Standard Time) on June 22nd.

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-18/Iowa Entry List 2013.pdf

Oriol Servia will pilot the #4 for Panther. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-15-Notes-Briscoe-moving-on)

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...W/indycar-spotterguide?vs=1&d=20130619T170750

Schedule:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...ndycar-weekendschedule?vs=1&d=20130618T134948

TV coverage:

ESPN UK, 19:30 on 23rd June. Highlights at 20:00 on 26th June, and 14:30 on 27th June.
 
Tony Kanaan went fastest in practice at Iowa, with a lap average of 184.062mph. Will Power placed second (183.602mph) and Marco Andretti third (183.100mph). Full practice results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-22/IOWA indycar-results-p1.pdf

Practice highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAEpdkhyDU0

Helio Castroneves set the fastest speed (185.687mph) in the first phase of qualifying, and will advance to heat race #3 to decide the top 10 places on Sunday's race grid. Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-06-22/IOWA indycar-results-quals.pdf

All three heat races will be streamed live on http://racecontrol.indycar.com/ starting at 11.45pm tonight.

First phase qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bkeZmYLcEw
 
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Scott Dixon wins heat race #1, Takuma Sato took second place. Both drivers will transfer to heat race #3 and join the battle for pole position. The remaining finishers will occupy the even-numbered grid spots from 12th.

Heat #1 results:

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Heat race #2 will begin shortly, starting lineup: Ed Carpenter, Tristan Vautier, Charlie Kimball, James Jakes, Ernesto Viso, Simon Pagenaud, Graham Rahal, Justin Wilson, Simona de Silvestro. Top two finishers will transfer to heat race #3, with the remaining drivers filling the odd-numbered grid spots from 11th.

Graham Rahal wins heat race #2, Ed Carpenter second, earning the remaining transfer spots for the final heat.

Heat #2 results:

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Starting lineup for heat race #3: Helio Castroneves, Marco Andretti, Will Power, Tony Kanaan, James Hinchcliffe, Oriol Servia, Graham Rahal, Scott Dixon, Ed Carpenter, Takuma Sato. The classification at the end of this heat will determine the top 10 of the main race grid tomorrow.

Helio Castroneves takes pole position for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 by winning heat race #3. Penske teammate Will Power will start alongside him on the front row.

Heat #3 results:

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Heat race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUMJrRopms

Starting grid for the Iowa Corn Indy 250

1. Will Power
2. James Hinchcliffe
3. Marco Andretti
4. Ed Carpenter
5. Tony Kanaan
6. Graham Rahal
7. Oriol Servià
8. Simon Pagenaud
9. Alex Tagliani
10. Justin Wilson
11. Helio Castroneves*
12. Ryan Hunter-Reay
13. Tristan Vautier
14. Charlie Kimball
15. Scott Dixon*
16. Ernesto Viso
17. Takuma Sato*
18. Sebastian Saavedra
19. Sebastien Bourdais
20. Simona de Silvestro
21. Dario Franchitti
22. Josef Newgarden*
23. Ana Beatriz*
24. James Jakes*

*10 place grid penalty for early engine change
 
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Iowa race results

1. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet 1hrs 30mins 16.0266s/250 laps
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +1.5009s
3. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1.6891s
4. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +2.7605s
5. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3.0201s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +6.6654s
7. Oriol Servià Panther-Chevrolet +9.7006s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +10.6855s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +12.7133s
10. Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +17.6157s
11. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +1 Lap
12. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +1 Lap
13. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +2 Laps
14. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +2 Laps
15. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +2 Laps
16. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda +3 Laps
17. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +3 Laps
18. James Jakes Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3 Laps
19. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +3 Laps
20. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +4 Laps
21. Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +7 Laps

Retirements

Ana Beatriz Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +67 laps/Brakes
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +88 laps/Engine
Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +111 laps/Accident damage

Fastest lap - 17.9774s/179.055mph by Ed Carpenter on lap 221

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXFOFRaF9aI

Full race broadcast: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2nAVv94_Mg

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_In...iver_standings

A quick news round-up including Mazda Road to Indy results:

Sage Karam picked up his second win of the season at Iowa, taking the points lead in the Indy Lights championship. Carlos Munoz dropped to second, 9 points back. Gabby Chaves retains third place, a further 21 points behind. (http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.co...m-wins-at-iowa-takes-indy-lights-points-lead/)

After 8 weeks of successive races, a break in the Indycar calendar sees several teams take to three different tracks for mid-season testing: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/06/6-23-Testing-completes-long-stretch

Most of the field will be running at Pocono in preparation for the next round in the championship, scheduled for July 7th.
 
Indycar Series Round 11 of 19: Pocono Indycar 400 presented by Sunoco

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Venue: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
Track length: 2.5 miles
Layout: Triangle
Banking: Turn 1 - 14 degrees, Turn 2 - 8 degrees, Turn 3 - 6 degrees
Race length: 160 laps (400 miles)
Lap record: 42.51s (Emerson Fittipaldi, Penske PC-18/Chevrolet, 1989)

Overview: Pocono Raceway opened in 1971 and differed from existing oval-type tracks in its three unique turns with varied banking. Indycar under CART sanction ran a 500 mile race at Pocono until 1989, as part of the 'Triple Crown' of ovals offering bonus prize money in recognition of the difficulty of winning the award. Emerson Fittipaldi holds the current race lap record at 211.715mph. Pocono returns to the Indycar calendar in 2013 as a 400 mile event, but retaining Triple Crown status along with Indianapolis and Fontana. The track also hosts Indy Lights, ARCA, Nascar Truck series and Nascar Sprint Cup races.

Triple Crown Q&A:

http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-2-Triple-Crown-winner-Unser-Q-A

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/10-POC/indycar-entrylist

Ryan Briscoe returns in the #4 entry for Panther. He will miss qualifying due to ALMS commitments, thus starting from the back of the grid. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-1-Briscoe-will-race-from-back-of-field)

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...C/indycar-spotterguide?vs=1&d=20130705T164911

Schedule:

http://www.indycar.com/~/media//Files/2013/IZOD-IndyCar-Series/10-POC/indycar-weekendschedule

TV coverage:

ESPN UK, 17:00 on 7th July. Highlights at 14:00 on 9th July, 11:30 on 10th July and 19:00 on 11th July.

News updates:

James Davison tested with Dale Coyne Racing at Mid-Ohio, with a view to a possible race entry there this year. (http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108278)

Indycar 36 returns with Scott Dixon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq_7j7CXy4I

Technical specifications have been altered for Pocono: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-2-Pocono-aero-specs-set

Pocono and Fontana to have three-wide starts: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-3-Three-wide-starts-at-Pocono-Fontana
 
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At the conclusion of the pre-race test at Pocono Raceway on July 4th, all 24 Indycar entries had bested the lap record. Marco Andretti was fastest with a 220.963mph average lap speed, followed by Tony Kanaan (219.802mph) and Helio Castroneves (219.213mph). Chevrolet continued to display an edge on ovals, with only 2 Honda-powered teams in the top 10.

Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-07-04/POC Open Test P2.pdf

Trackside footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgF9ImTC7TE
 
Marco Andretti went fastest in first practice at Pocono, with a lap average of 221.883mph. Tony Kanaan placed second (220.819mph) and Charlie Kimball third (220.683mph). Full practice results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-07-06/indycar-results-p1 POC.pdf

Practice 1 highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icIsyIfHwdI

Qualifying confirmed Marco Andretti's pace, as he took pole position with a 2-lap average of 221.273mph. He shared the front row with Andretti Autosport team-mates Ryan Hunter-Reay (220.892mph) and James Hinchcliffe (220.431mph). Alex Tagliani and Ernesto Viso crashed during their runs and will start from the back of the field. Full qualifying results: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07...IndyCar-Series/10-POC/indycar-qualresults.pdf

Qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTWCw0vxQv8

Final practice saw Marco Andretti set the pace once again, at 219.120mph. Takuma Sato (218.814mph) and James Hinchcliffe (218.759mph) rounded out the top three. Full timesheet: http://www.crash.net/indycar/results/193275/1/pocono_practice_2_times.html

Starting grid for the Indycar Pocono 400

1) Marco Andretti
2) Ryan Hunter-Reay
3) James Hinchcliffe
4) Will Power
5) Tony Kanaan
6) Helio Castroneves
7) Takuma Sato
8) Simon Pagenaud
9) Simona de Silvestro
10) Tristan Vautier
11) Sebastien Bourdais
12) Charlie Kimball
13) James Jakes
14) Ed Carpenter
15) Josef Newgarden
16) Graham Rahal
17) Scott Dixon*
18) Sebastian Saavedra
19) Ryan Briscoe
20) Dario Franchitti*
21) Pippa Mann*
22) Justin Wilson*
23) Ernesto Viso*
24) Alex Tagliani*

*10 place grid penalty for early engine changes

http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-07-07/POC lineup.pdf
 
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Guerrilla said:
Great result for Ganassi, 1, 2, 3.

I quite like that track for an oval seems pretty good... I like when they said that some of the corners are taken after other race tracks.
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Felt sorry for Marco Andretti, third race in a row something happens outside his control to take him out of contention. Hinchcliffe seems to be emulating Paul Tracy's 1993 season (crash or win), and Sato turned back to his kamikaze self (costing Hunter-Reay in the championship hunt).
 
Pocono race results

1. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda 2hrs 4mins 26.4178secs/160 laps
2. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +0.4572s
3. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +1.1989s
4. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +5.632s
5. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +7.1949s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +9.4074s
7. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +13.3012s
8. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +13.9376s
9. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +15.550s
10. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +18.4584s
11. Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +32.0478s
12. James Jakes Rahal-Letterman-Honda +36.2536s
13. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +41.5507s
14. Ryan Briscoe Panther-Chevrolet +1 lap
15. Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +1 lap
16. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +1 lap
17. Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +2 laps
18. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +2 laps
19. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +2 laps

Retirements

Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +39 laps/Collision damage
Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +56 laps/Collision damage
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +99 laps/Collision
Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +158 laps/Throttle
James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +160 laps/Accident

Fastest lap: 218.320mph/41.2239s by Takuma Sato on lap 56

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQrM1V9GAN4

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

News updates:

Mike Conway returns with Dale Coyne Racing for the Toronto and Houston double-header events - http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-8-Conway-to-race-at-Toronto-Houston

The standing start procedure for Race 1 at Toronto and Houston has been clarified - http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-9-Standing-starts-upedate-for-Toronto

Carlos Munoz took the victory at Pocono, round 7 of the Indy Lights championship. He now has a 4-point lead in the standings over Sage Karam (281 points), who finished second in the race. Gabby Chaves remains in third place on 246. (http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.co...ndy-lights-likely-for-munoz-the-rest-of-2013/)
 
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Indycar Series Rounds 12 & 13 of 19: Honda Indy Toronto

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Venue: Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada
Track length: 1.76 miles
Race length: 85 laps (149.2 miles)
Lap record: 57.143 (Gil de Ferran, Reynard 99i-Honda, 1999)

Overview: Indycar began racing on the streets of Toronto in 1986 under CART sanction, and continued until 2008 when Champ Car folded. Four time champion Dario Franchitti took his first Indycar victory in Toronto in 1999. The race was revived in 2009 by the unified Indycar series with the same layout but a shorter race length (10 less laps); 2013 will see two 85-lap races on Saturday 13th July and Sunday 14th July. Race 1 will have a standing start. The USF2000, Pro Mazda and Indy Lights feeder series also race here.

Current points standings:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

Drivers' preview:


Entry list:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...-TOR/indycar-entrylist?vs=1&d=20130709T153549

Mike Conway returns in the #18 for Dale Coyne Racing. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-8-Conway-to-race-at-Toronto-Houston)

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...R/indycar-spotterguide?vs=1&d=20130709T153551

Schedule:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...ndycar-weekendschedule?vs=1&d=20130709T154909

TV coverage:

Race 1: ESPN UK, 01:00 Sunday 14 July. Highlights at 20:00 on Tuesday 16 July, 00:00 and 15:00 Friday 19 July.

Race 2: ESPN UK, 20:15 Sunday 14 July. Highlights at 21:00 on Tuesday 16 July, 01:00 and 16:00 Friday 19 July.
 
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Practice 1 highlights from Toronto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b91xm-HXjYU

Top 3 in first practice - Ryan Hunter-Reay (1:00.6082), Josef Newgarden (1:00.6851), and Ryan Briscoe (1:00.6890). Full timesheet here: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2013-07-12/TOR indycar-results-p1.pdf

Race 1 qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EVYvjQ9SK8

Driver interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gT4qBpIRCY&feature=c4-overview&list=UUy1F61QvUUQXAXi2Voa_fUw

Dario Franchitti starts from pole position for the first race at Toronto (59.6756), followed by Sebastien Bourdais (59.7701), and Will Power (1:00.0612)

Full grid:

1) Dario Franchitti
2) Sebastien Bourdais
3) Will Power
4) Tony Kanaan
5) Scott Dixon
6) Ryan Hunter-Reay
7) Helio Castroneves
8) Justin Wilson
9) Ryan Briscoe
10) Marco Andretti
11) Takuma Sato
12) Simon Pagenaud
13) James Hinchcliffe
14) Ernesto Viso
15) James Jakes*
16) Charlie Kimball
17) Alex Tagliani
18) Graham Rahal
19) Josef Newgarden
20) Mike Conway
21) Tristan Vautier
22) Simona De Silvestro
23) Ed Carpenter
24) Sebastian Saavedra

Qualifying timesheet: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07...yCar-Series/11-TOR/indycar-qualresults-R1.pdf

*10 place grid penalty for early engine change
 
Toronto race 1 results

1. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Honda 1hrs 41mins 17.0605secs/85 laps
2. Sebastien Bourdais Dragon-Chevrolet +1.7007s
3. Dario Franchitti Ganassi-Honda +2.9116s
4. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +3.7273s
5. Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +4.5961s
6. Helio Castroneves Penske-Chevrolet +5.072s
7. Mike Conway Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +5.5749s
8. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +8.658s
9. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +10.214s
10. Simona de Silvestro KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +10.8797s
11. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +11.3536s
12. James Jakes Rahal-Letterman-Honda +11.6899s
13. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +13.0557s
14. Ernesto Viso Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +47.5037s
15. Will Power Penske-Chevrolet +1 lap
16. Sebastian Saavedra Dragon-Chevrolet +1 lap
17. Alex Tagliani Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +1 lap
18. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Chevrolet +2 laps
19. Tristan Vautier Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +2 laps
20. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3 laps
21. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +51 laps

Retirements

Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Honda +13 laps/Collision damage
Ryan Briscoe Panther-Chevrolet +21 laps/Collision
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +53 laps/Gearbox

Fastest lap: 59.8267s by Helio Castroneves on lap 57

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7BIMBMme6k

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO1sQ32KEfM

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

News updates:

Ryan Briscoe will miss race 2 - http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-13-Briscoe-to-miss-Race-2

Jack Hawksworth won round 8 of the Indy Lights championship at Toronto, his second win of the season. Points leader Carlos Munoz was fourth, extending his advantage over Sage Karam to 8 points on 317. (http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/13/jack-hawksworth-takes-indy-lights-win-at-toronto/)
 
Practice 2/Warm-up highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12G7DQxTbYA

Helio Castroneves set the fastest time in the final practice session of the weekend (59.4075 seconds), with Scott Dixon second (59.4154) and Dario Franchitti third (59.5046).

Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/2768/2013-07-14/indycar-results-pf.pdf

Race 2 qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-OxoehNiog

Pole winner interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAz7seP6hYM

Yesterday's qualifying session for race 2 sees Scott Dixon start from pole position (58.9686), joined on the front row by his teammate Dario Franchitti (59.1905) and Helio Castroneves (59.1953). Dixon will win an additional $100,000 bonus prize if he successfully sweeps both races. A standing start will be attempted in race 2, due to the aborted start for the disabled car of Josef Newgarden in race 1.

Full grid:

1) Scott Dixon
2) Dario Franchitti
3) Helio Castroneves
4) Ryan Hunter-Reay
5) Will Power
6) Tony Kanaan
7) Sebastien Bourdais
8) Ryan Briscoe*
9) Alex Tagliani
10) Simona de Silvestro
11) Ernesto Viso
12) James Hinchcliffe
13) Simon Pagenaud
14) Justin Wilson
15) Takuma Sato
16) Charlie Kimball
17) Tristan Vautier
18) Marco Andretti
19) Josef Newgarden
20) Graham Rahal
21) James Jakes
22) Sebastian Saavedra
23) Ed Carpenter
24) Mike Conway

*Car #4 will be moved to the back of the grid due to a driver change

Qualifying timesheet: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07...yCar-Series/11-TOR/indycar-qualresults-R2.pdf

Carlos Munoz will pilot the #4 for Panther in place of Ryan Briscoe: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-14-Munoz-to-sub-for-Briscoe
 
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Guerrilla said:
Quite the weekend for Scott Dixon and a weekend to forget for Will Power.
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Yup. Dixon is always strong at Mid-Ohio, so he's looking good for a potential third championship.

Guerrilla said:
Was glad they got the standing start sorted for the second race
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No first lap collisions either. Can you imagine Grosjean and Maldonado going 3-4 wide with the field in Toronto? They'd never make it a full lap :p

Shame about the backmarkers triggering the late yellows, was looking good for a 100% green flag run. Still cleaner than Monaco though ;)

Guerrilla said:
was a bit disappointed they went for a rolling start on the first.
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It was defined before the race (as per the article I linked on the 10th: http://www.indycar.com/News/2013/07/7-9-Standing-starts-upedate-for-Toronto). Unfortunate that Newgarden had an engine problem.
 
Guerrilla said:
Yea Dixon has really moved forward now, will be interesting to see if he can reel in Castroneves.
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I wouldn't count out Ryan Hunter-Reay just yet, although he has made some crucial mistakes in the last few races.

Guerrilla said:
When they explained about the switch to the rolling start it made sense was still a bit disappointing after the big build up but we got a standing start in race 2 so can't complain :)
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There was mixed response to it from what I can tell. I'd prefer single file rolling starts on street\road courses, it's easier to maintain formation and spot drivers jumping the start.
 
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