2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix

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Flag of the United States.svg 2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix
Race details
16th round of the 2007 IndyCar Series season
Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle route.svg
DateSeptember 2, 2007
Official name Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone
Location Detroit Belle Isle street circuit
CourseTemporary street circuit
2.09 mi / 3.37 km
Distance89 laps
186.50 mi / 300.14 km
Scheduled Distance90 laps
188.64 mi / 303.59 km
WeatherSunny with temperatures reaching up to 78.1 °F (25.6 °C); wind speeds up to 10.2 miles per hour (16.4 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves  (Team Penske)
Time1:12.0688
DriverFlag placeholder.svg
Podium
First Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan  (Andretti Green Racing)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Danica Patrick  (Andretti Green Racing)
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Wheldon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone was an IndyCar Series race that was held on September 2, 2007 on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the sixteenth race of the 2007 IndyCar Series season. Originally scheduled to run over 90 laps, it was shortened to 89 laps. The race was won by Tony Kanaan for the Andretti Green Racing team. Danica Patrick finished second, and Dan Wheldon clinched third. [2]

Contents

Hélio Castroneves claimed pole position for the race, and led the race for the first 26 laps. Dario Franchitti look over the lead when Castroneves pitted, and maintained it until lap 49 when he pitted and relinquished the position to Buddy Rice. Rice held the lead for seven laps, before it passed to Patrick, and then back to Franchitti. Kanaan took the lead on lap 70, staying on the track while most of the field pitted after a caution, and remained at the front for the rest of the race. [3] Behind him, Rice was running in second position, but on the penultimate lap of the race, he ran out of fuel and slowed suddenly, causing Scott Dixon to collide with him, and spin the pair into the barriers. Franchitti, who had been just behind the pair, was blocked by the two cars, but kept running and finished in sixth. [4]

There were six full course cautions, totaling 19 laps during the race, as a result of which the race was completed in 89 laps, hitting the time limit of 2 hours and 10 minutes, rather than the scheduled 90 laps. [2] It was Kanaan's fifth victory of the 2007 season. [5] Of the 18 drivers that started, 9 were listed as running at the end of the race; six retired after contact, and three retired with mechanical issues. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

GridNo.DriverTime
13 Hélio Castroneves 1:12.0688
227 Dario Franchitti 1:12.1430
39 Scott Dixon 1:12.5830
411 Tony Kanaan 1:12.8451
517 Ryan Hunter-Reay 1:13.3434
626 Marco Andretti 1:13.3840
76 Sam Hornish Jr. 1:13.6224
814 Darren Manning 1:14.1814
92 Tomas Scheckter 1:14.2015
104 Vítor Meira 1:14.2889
117 Danica Patrick 1:14.4061
1220 Ed Carpenter 1:15.1738
1322 A. J. Foyt IV 1:15.5708
1455 Kosuke Matsuura 1:15.5998
1515 Buddy Rice 1:15.7886
1610 Dan Wheldon 1:15.8588
178 Scott Sharp 1:16.2611
1855 Sarah Fisher 1:20.8682

Source: Crash.net [6]

Race results

Tony Kanaan won the race, his fifth victory of 2007. Tony Kanaan 2008 Indy Japan 300.jpg
Tony Kanaan won the race, his fifth victory of 2007.
On the penultimate lap, Buddy Rice (car pictured) ran out of fuel, and was hit by Scott Dixon. BuddyRiceMil2007crop.jpg
On the penultimate lap, Buddy Rice (car pictured) ran out of fuel, and was hit by Scott Dixon.
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridLaps LedPoints 1
111 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing 892:11:50.509742050
27 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing 89+0.486511940
310 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing 89+1.220716035
414 Darren Manning A.J. Foyt Racing 89+1.92178032
555 Kosuke Matsuura Panther Racing 88+1 Lap14030
627 Dario Franchitti Andretti Green Racing 88+1 Lap22731
715 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 87Contact15726
89 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 87Contact3024
922 A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing 87Mechanical13022
1020 Ed Carpenter Vision Racing 86+3 Laps12020
118 Scott Sharp Rahal Letterman Racing 82+7 Laps17019
126 Sam Hornish Jr. Team Penske 75+14 Laps7018
132 Tomas Scheckter Vision Racing 67Contact9017
143 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 67Contact12616
154 Vítor Meira Panther Racing 31Contact10015
165 Sarah Fisher Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 29Contact18014
1726 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing 27Mechanical6013
1817 Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman Racing 24Mechanical5012

Source: Racing-Reference [2]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship
PosDriverPoints
1 Dario Franchitti 587
2 Scott Dixon 584
3 Tony Kanaan 548
4 Dan Wheldon 449
5 Sam Hornish Jr. 427
Source: Racing-Reference [2]

References

  1. "2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix Presented by Firestone". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  3. "Kanaan wins as Dixon, Franchitti crash on last lap in Detroit". ESPN. Associated Press. September 3, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  4. "Detroit Indy Grand Prix Race Report". Honda. September 2, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  5. "2007 IndyCar Series Results". ESPN. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
  6. "IndyCar » Qualifying times: Detroit Indy Grand Prix". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. September 1, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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