2010 Honda Indy Edmonton

  2010 Honda Indy Edmonton

Race details
11th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season
Date	July 25, 2010
Official name	Honda Indy Edmonton
Location	Edmonton City Centre Airport
Course	Temporary street circuit 1.973 mi / 3.154 km
Distance	95 laps, 187.435 mi / 299.630 km
Pole position
Driver	Will Power	Team Penske
Time	1:00.7126
Fastest lap
Driver	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing
Time	1:02.1277 (on lap 88 of 95)
Podium
First	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing
Second	Will Power	Team Penske
Third	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing

The 2010 Honda Indy Edmonton was the third running of the Edmonton Indy and the eleventh round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, July 25, 2010. The race contested over 95 laps at the 1.973-mile (3.175 km) Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Group 1[1]	Group 2[2]	Top 12[3]	Fast 6[4]
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	1:00.9285		1:01.0731	1:00.7126
2	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	1:01.5903		1:01.2138	1:00.7891
3	9	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing		1:01.8583	1:01.2329	1:01.2395
4	10	Dario Franchitti	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	1:01.7341		1:01.3530	1:01.2481
5	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	1:01.2556		1:01.2349	1:01.3799
6	8	E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology		1:01.9084	1:01.4394	1:01.6122
7	78	Simona de Silvestro (R)	HVM Racing		1:01.7385	1:01.5438
8	37	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport		1:01.8249	1:01.5596
9	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	1:01.7594		1:01.5887
10	2	Raphael Matos	De Ferran Dragon Racing	1:01.8319		1:01.7015
11	06	Hideki Mutoh	Newman/Haas Racing		1:02.0307	1:02.1935
12	24	Tomas Scheckter	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing		1:02.1022	1:02.9751
13	5	Takuma Sato (R)	KV Racing Technology	1:01.9181
14	32	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology		1:02.1324
15	15	Paul Tracy	KV Racing Technology	1:02.3264
16	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport		1:02.1465
17	34	Mario Romancini (R)	Conquest Racing	1:02.4191
18	19	Alex Lloyd (R)	Dale Coyne Racing		1:02.2203
19	77	Alex Tagliani	FAZZT Race Team	1:02.5240
20	36	Bertrand Baguette (R)	Conquest Racing		1:02.5193
21	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	1:02.5795
22	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing		1:02.7397
23	14	Vitor Meira	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	1:02.7511
24	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Autosport		no time
25	18	Milka Duno	Dale Coyne Racing	no time

Race

• The finish proved to be quite controversial, as Hélio Castroneves finished first but was not awarded the victory. The bulk of the race was quite straightforward, as Will Power dominated from the pole, with his teammates and the Ganassi duo filling the Top 5. On the final pit stops, Castroneves took the lead from Power by using the Firestone "reds" (the option tyre), but the field was brought back together after rookie Simona de Silvestro, who qualified and ran in the Top 10, apparently ran out of fuel. On the final restart at Lap 93, Castroneves led teammate Will Power to the green flag, staying on the inside line. Power swept to the outside in Turn 1, but could not find the grip to take the lead. Third placed Scott Dixon passed Power in Turn 2. Castroneves appeared set for victory, but was black-flagged for alleged blocking on the restart.^[5] Castroneves did not heed the black flag and was demoted to 10th. Understandably upset, he leapt from his car and yelled in anger at the flagman (looking for an explanation) and grabbing Head of Security Charles Burns as he sought an answer. These actions prompted a $60,000 fine from the Indy Racing League for unsportsmanlike conduct. Castroneves later apologised for his actions, but still does not agree with the black flag.^[6]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	9	Scott Dixon	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	95	1:50:37.0551	50
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	95	1:50:38.7239	43
3	10	Dario Franchitti	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	95	1:50:40.3382	35
4	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	95	1:50:45.9203	32
5	37	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	95	1:50:48.2033	30
6	15	Paul Tracy	KV Racing Technology	95	1:50:48.9642	28
7	32	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	95	1:50:53.9566	26
8	8	E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology	95	1:50:55.2757	24
9	5	Takuma Sato (R)	KV Racing Technology	95	1:50:58.6431	22
10	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	95	1:51:39.6562	20
11	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	94	+1 lap	19
12	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Autosport	94	+1 lap	18
13	2	Raphael Matos	de Ferran Dragon Racing	94	+1 lap	17
14	36	Bertrand Baguette (R)	Conquest Racing	84	+1 lap	16
15	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	94	+1 lap	15
16	14	Vitor Meira	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	93	+2 laps	14
17	06	Hideki Mutoh	Newman/Haas Racing	93	+2 laps	13
18	19	Alex Lloyd (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	92	+3 laps	12
19	24	Tomas Scheckter	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	90	+5 laps	12
20	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing	90	+5 laps	12
21	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	88	+7 laps	12
22	78	Simona de Silvestro (R)	HVM Racing	87	Out of Fuel	12
23	77	Alex Tagliani	FAZZT Race Team	52	Contact	12
24	34	Mario Romancini (R)	Conquest Racing	52	Contact	12
25	18	Milka Duno	Dale Coyne Racing	4	Handling	10
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT

1. ↑ "Honda Indy Edmonton: Qualifying Round 1 – Group 1" (PDF). IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
2. ↑ "Honda Indy Edmonton: Qualifying Round 1 – Group 2" (PDF). IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
3. ↑ "Honda Indy Edmonton: Qualifying – Top 12" (PDF). IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
4. ↑ "Honda Indy Edmonton: Qualifying – Fast 6" (PDF). IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
5. ↑ Dixon takes controversial win in Edmonton - Motorsport.com
6. ↑ Series announce Castroneves penalty - Motorsport.com

References