2010 Honda Indy Edmonton

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2010 Honda Indy Edmonton
Race details
11th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season
Edmonton Grand Prix racing track.svg
DateJuly 25, 2010
Official name Honda Indy Edmonton
Location Edmonton City Centre Airport, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.973 mi / 3.154 km
Distance95 laps
187.435 mi / 299.630 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 27.5 °C (81.5 °F), [1] with wind speeds up to 19.0 kilometres per hour (11.8 mph) [2]
Pole position
Driver Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time1:00.7126
Fastest lap
Driver Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:02.1277 (on lap 88 of 95)
Podium
FirstScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondWill Power (Team Penske)
Third Dario Franchitti  (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2010 Honda Indy Edmonton was an IndyCar race that took place on July 25, 2010, at Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was the eleventh round of the 2010 IndyCar Series, the third Edmonton Indy in the series, and the race's sixth anniversary (including three years on the Champ Car World Series (CCWS) schedule). Chip Ganassi Racing driver Scott Dixon won the 95-lap race after starting third. Team Penske's Will Power finished second, and Dixon's teammate Dario Franchitti finished third.

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Power, the defending Indy Edmonton champion, took pole position by posting the fastest qualifying lap. Power led for the majority of the race, but was passed by teammate Hélio Castroneves with eighteen laps left. On the race's final restart, lap 92, Power attempted to retake the lead from Castroneves, but the latter defended his position and was penalised with a drive-through penalty. He declined to serve the penalty and was demoted to tenth place, while Dixon was awarded the victory.

During the race, there were four cautions and four lead changes among three different drivers. It was Dixon's second win of the season and his twenty-third of his career. With six races remaining in the season, Power's lead in the Drivers' Championship increased to 50 points over Franchitti and 71 points over Dixon.

Background

Edmonton City Centre Airport, where the race was held. Edmonton City Centre Airport.jpg
Edmonton City Centre Airport, where the race was held.

The Honda Indy Edmonton was confirmed as part of the Indy Racing League's (IRL) 2010 schedule for the IndyCar Series in December 2009, after Edmonton City Council voted to keep the race on the calendar despite losing $9.2 million in the previous two seasons. [3] It was the third year in a row that the race was held in the series, and the sixth Edmonton Indy since 2005, when it was a Champ Car World Series (CCWS) event for three years. [4] It was the second consecutive round held in Canada, following the Honda Indy Toronto the previous week. [5] Tire supplier Firestone brought the black-sidewall "Primary" and red-banded "Alternate" tire compounds and grooved rain tires to the race. [6]

Prior to the race, Team Penske driver Will Power led the points standings with 377 points, with Dario Franchitti 42 points back in second and Scott Dixon third. Ryan Briscoe was fourth with 292 points, and Ryan Hunter-Reay was fifth, six points behind. [7] Having dominated the 2009 Indy Edmonton, Power said he felt he could repeat the success and believed it would be "very competitive" in the qualifying session and "very tough" in the race. [8] Franchitti said he wanted to return to championship contention after retiring with a gearbox problem in the Iowa Corn Indy 250 and hoped for a good performance in Edmonton with seven races remaining in the season (two on road courses and four on oval tracks) after the race. [9]

Practice and qualifying

Will Power had the sixth pole position of the 2010 season. Will Power 2010 Indy 500 Practice Day 2.JPG
Will Power had the sixth pole position of the 2010 season.

There were three one hour practice sessions on Friday and Saturday morning preceding the race. [10] Franchitti was fastest in the first practice session with a time of 1 minute, 3.0885 seconds; Dixon was second and Power third. Hélio Castroneves was fourth-fastest, ahead of Justin Wilson, Paul Tracy. Ryan Briscoe, Ryan Hunter-Reay, E. J. Viso and Takuma Sato in positions two to ten. [11] The session was stopped twice: once for Milka Duno, who lost control of her car and collided with the turn ten tyre barrier, damaging her front wing, and again for Bertrand Baguette, who spun after hitting a chicane kerb and driving through an advertising hoarding. [11] [12] In the second practise session, Power set the day's fastest time of with a lap of 1 minute, 1.6689 seconds, followed by teammates Briscoe and Castroneves. Franchitti finished fourth, Sato fifth, and Dixon sixth. Wilson, Viso, Tracy, and Tony Kanaan rounded out the top ten. [13] Three caution flags came out; Baugette crashed, Duno stalled after she spun and Tomas Scheckter slid into a tire barrier. [14]

In the final practice session, Castroneves set the fastest lap time of 1 minute, 1.6642 seconds, ahead of Team Penske teammates Power and Briscoe. Hideki Mutoh was fourth, Dixon fifth, and Tracy sixth. Wilson was seventh fastest, Kannan eighth, Marco Andretti ninth, and Sato tenth. Several drivers experienced high-speed spins without causing damage to their vehicles, prompting the display of caution flags. Tracy and Alex Tagliani both spun in the first turn, causing a stoppage; Tracy narrowly avoided colliding with Baguette, who was exiting the pit lane. [15]

Qualifying used the standard road and street course system, with the field divided into two groups. [16] All cars were divided into two groups of twelve, with the top six from each group qualifying for the "Top 12" session. The "Firestone Fast Six" were formed from the fastest six runners in this session. The fastest driver in the final session took pole position, with the remaining competitors lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times. (Fast Six from one to six, Top 12 from seven to twelve, and Round 1 from thirteen to twenty-four, with Group 1 drivers in the odd-numbered grid positions and Group 2 drivers taking the even-numbered starting positions). [13] Duno was barred from qualifying because her practice lap times did not meet the required performance standards, but she was permitted to start the race. [17] Power led the first group of twelve runners, nearly three-tenths of a second faster than teammate Briscoe, with Castroneves third. Other drivers who advanced to the second qualifying session were Franchitti, Wilson, and Raphael Matos. [18] Simona de Silvestro set her fastest lap of the day in the second group of twelve drivers. The other top six competitors were Hunter-Reay, Dixon, Viso, Mutoh, and Scheckter, who advanced to the second qualifying round. [19] Power set the fastest lap time in the Top 12, beating teammate Castroneves and Dixon. Briscoe, Franchitti, and Viso finished fourth to sixth, making up the other half of the Fast Six. [20] With a time of 1 minute, 00.7126 seconds, Power secured his sixth pole position of the season. Castroneves, who had the pole position until Power's lap, joined him on the grid's front row. Dixon and Franchitti of Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) finished third and fourth, respectively, with Briscoe taking fifth ahead of Viso. [21]

Qualifying classification

Bold text indicates the fastest lap of each group.

Qualifying results
Pos No.DriverTeamGroup 1 [18] Group 2 [19] Top 12 [20] Fast 6 [22]
112Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Power  (AUS) Team Penske 1:00.92851:01.07311:00.7126
23Flag of Brazil.svg  Hélio Castroneves  (BRA)Team Penske1:01.59031:01.21381:00.7891
39Flag of New Zealand.svg  Scott Dixon  (NZL) Chip Ganassi Racing 1:01.85831:01.23291:01.2395
410Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dario Franchitti  (GBR)Chip Ganassi Racing1:01.73411:01.35301:01.2481
56Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ryan Briscoe  (AUS)Team Penske1:01.25561:01.23491:01.3799
68Flag of Venezuela.svg  E. J. Viso  (VEN) KV Racing Technology 1:01.90841:01.43941:01.6122
778Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona de Silvestro  (SUI) HVM Racing 1:01.73851:01.5438
837Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Hunter-Reay  (USA) Andretti Autosport 1:01.82491:01.5596
922Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Justin Wilson  (GBR) Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:01.75941:01.5887
102Flag of Brazil.svg  Raphael Matos  (BRA) De Ferran Dragon Racing 1:01.83191:01.7015
1106Flag of Japan.svg  Hideki Mutoh  (JPN) Newman/Haas Racing 1:02.03071:02.1935
1224Flag of South Africa.svg  Tomas Scheckter  (RSA)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing1:02.10221:02.9751
135Flag of Japan.svg  Takuma Sato  (JPN)KV Racing Technology1:01.9181
1432Flag of Brazil.svg  Mario Moraes  (BRA)KV Racing Technology1:02.1324
1515Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Paul Tracy  (CAN)KV Racing Technology1:02.3264
1626Flag of the United States.svg  Marco Andretti  (USA)Andretti Autosport1:02.1465
1734Flag of Brazil.svg  Mario Romancini  (BRA) Conquest Racing 1:02.4191
1819Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Lloyd  (GBR) Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.2203
1977Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alex Tagliani  (CAN) FAZZT Race Team 1:02.5240
2036Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bertrand Baguette  (BEL)Conquest Racing1:02.5193
217Flag of the United States.svg  Danica Patrick  (USA)Andretti Autosport1:02.5795
224Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dan Wheldon  (GBR) Panther Racing 1:02.7397
2314Flag of Brazil.svg  Vítor Meira  (BRA) A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:02.7511
2411Flag of Brazil.svg  Tony Kanaan  (BRA)Andretti Autosportno time
2518Flag of Venezuela.svg  Milka Duno  (VEN)Dale Coyne Racingno time

Warm-up

The drivers took to the track at 10:00 AM (UTC−06:00) for a 30-minute warm-up session. [10] Power set the fastest lap of the session of 1 minute, 1.8397 seconds. Dixon was second-fastest. Team Penske teammates Castroneves and Briscoe completed the top four. [23]

Race

The race began at 4:00 p.m. local time, [10] and was televised live in the United States on Versus. The weather was sunny and mild at the start of the race, with air temperatures ranging from 76 to 78 °F (24 to 26 °C) and track temperatures ranging from 102 and 111 °F (39 and 44 °C). [24] [25] Power maintained his lead into the first turn. Duno spun off the track at the start, but no caution was issued. [26] De Silvestro passed Viso for sixth place on the same lap. [21] Power led Castroneves at the end of the first lap, with Dixon, Franchitti, Briscoe, de Silvestro, Viso, Hunter-Reay, Wilson, and Matos completing the top ten. [27] The top five drivers began to distance themselves from the rest of the field. Tracy collided with the rear of Matos' car in turn two on lap two, sending Matos spinning into the infield grass and the latter driving cautiously to the pit lane with a flat left-rear tyre. Scheckter's front wing was damaged on lap 10, prompting him make a pit stop for a replacement nose cone. [26] After starting 15th, Tracy drove aggressively and moved to 10th by the 20th lap. [21]

Scott Dixon (pictured in 2011) won the race after Helio Castroneves was demoted for blocking Will Power. Scott Dixon - 2011 Baltimore Grand Prix.jpg
Scott Dixon (pictured in 2011) won the race after Hélio Castroneves was demoted for blocking Will Power.

Briscoe passed the CGR drivers on lap 29 after they were delayed by slower cars. Four laps later, green-flag pit stops began. Wilson spun under braking on the 36th lap at the end of the backstretch at turn ten due to a right-rear shock absorber failure and drove slowly to his pit box to repair damage to his vehicle. On lap 39, Danica Patrick attempted to pass Baugette on the inside, but lost control of her car and ran wide into the infield grass, rejoining the circuit in 17th without damaing her suspension. On lap 46, Andretti's front wing separated while baulking four cars, and Scheckter ran wide as the four cars passed Andretti. On the following lap, Alex Lloyd spun into the grass and stalled his engine, necessitating the event's first full course caution. During the caution, Andretti made a pit stop for a replacement front wing. The race resumed on lap 51, with Power leading Castroneves, Briscoe, and Dixon. Soon after, de Silvestro was hit from behind by Viso, who overheated his brakes and crashed into the turn one tyre barrier, prompting the second caution. On the same lap, Viso avoided hitting teammate Tracy (who took evasive action). [21] [26]

Viso received a drive-through penalty and rejoined in tenth place. On the lap 54 restart, Power maintained his lead. The third caution of the race was issued shortly after the restart when Kanaan made light contact with the side of Tagilani, who spun. Mario Romancini was blinded by smoke from the incident and was hit by the recovering Tagilani. Both cars were severely damaged and retired; Kanaan was able to continue without apparent damage. At the lap 58 restart, Power led the field. Briscoe fell behind the two CGR drivers, while Tracy moved to sixth place, passing Hunter-Reay. The second (and final) round of green-flag pit stops began on the 63rd lap; Tracy and Hunter-Reay made pit stops over the next five laps in the hope that a caution flag would be displayed, allowing them to lead the race. [21] [26] After the pit stops, Power (on the Alternate tires) remained the race leader over Castroneves and Dixon. [26] [27] [28]

On the 77th lap, Power and teammate Castroneves (on the Primary tires) encountered slower cars, and the latter took advantage of the situation to overtake Power for the lead. Castroneves began to pull away from Power. Ten laps later, de Silvestro's car ran out of fuel and pulled over to the side of the track onto the infield grass to retire from the race, prompting the fourth (and final) caution. At the start of lap 92, the pace car drove into the pit lane, resuming the race. At the first turn's entrance, Power moved to the outside lane, and Castroneves drove left to widen his arc into Turn 1. Race control, however, interpreted this as a blocking manoeuvre. Castroneves accelerated out of the corner, causing Power to go wide. Dixon took advantage of the situation to pass Power on his right and move into second place. [21] [28] The move was immediately reviewed by IndyCar chief steward and competition president Brian Barnhart, which resulted in Castroneves being black-flagged for being deemed to have blocked Power a minute later. [29] Castroneves was informed of a drive-through penalty, but chose to remain on the track for the final two laps and crossed the start-finish line first on the road. [29]

Dixon was awarded his second victory of the season and 23rd of his career because Castroneves did not take his penalty. [29] [30] Power was second with Franchitti third. Briscoe finished fourth, and Hunter-Reay held off Tracy to finish fifth. Moraes, Viso, and Sato finished seventh through ninth, with Castroneves demoted to tenth. [27] There were four cautions and four lead changes among three different drivers during the race. [31]

Post-race

Helio Castroneves was demoted to tenth after he was judged to have blocked Will Power. Helio Castroneves 2010 Indy 500 OWAS.JPG
Hélio Castroneves was demoted to tenth after he was judged to have blocked Will Power.

Castroneves was enraged by the penalty and jumped out of his car, yelled angrily at the flagman (seeking an explanation), and grabbed Head of Security Charles Burns as he sought an explanation. He argued he had not changed his line: "I actually gave him room outside. When you go side by side like that with your teammate and the guy [Barnhart] has just swept ... literally, literally just takes it away from you ... it's just absurd." [29] The IRL fined Castroneves $60,000 for "unsportsmanlike conduct" and placed him on probation for the remainder of the season. IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard later revealed that the series considered suspending Castroneves but decided against it due to his popularity among the series' fanbase and his overall reputation for professionalism and friendliness. [32] Castroneves later apologized for his actions but continued to object to the penalty. [33] Castroneves' block was compared to his manoeuvre against Wilson in the 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix. [29] Gordon Kirby of Motor Sport Magazine opined that Castroneves' move was fair and sportsmanlike and noted that several fans perceived it as "good, hard racing". [34]

Dixon said of his victory: "It's not a way you want to win for sure. When I win, I want to win being faster or putting a good pass on someone. But the way our season is going, I'll be taking anything at the moment." [35] Power, who finished second, said it was a good finish in terms of points. [35] In February 2011, Tony Cotman, the circuit's design consultant, announced that the track would be improved and lengthened for that year. In order to try and create more excitement, he said that the track layout be moved to the City Centre Airport's Eastern runway. The result of the alterations would be an additional 0.3 miles (0.48 km) of track, creating a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) circuit. [36] By finishing second, Power increased his points lead over Franchitti to 50 and 71 to Dixon. Briscoe and Hunter-Reay held on to fourth and fifth place, respectively. [31]

Race classification

Race results
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredPoints
19Flag of New Zealand.svg  Scott Dixon  (NZL)Chip Ganassi Racing951:50:37.055150
212Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Power  (AUS)Team Penske951:50:38.723943
310Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dario Franchitti  (GBR)Target Chip Ganassi Racing951:50:40.338235
46Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ryan Briscoe  (AUS)Team Penske951:50:45.920332
537Flag of the United States.svg  Ryan Hunter-Reay  (USA)Andretti Autosport951:50:48.203330
615Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Paul Tracy  (CAN)KV Racing Technology951:50:48.964228
732Flag of Brazil.svg  Mario Moraes  (BRA)KV Racing Technology951:50:53.956626
88Flag of Venezuela.svg  E. J. Viso  (VEN)KV Racing Technology951:50:55.275724
95Flag of Japan.svg  Takuma Sato  (JPN)KV Racing Technology951:50:58.643122
103Flag of Brazil.svg  Hélio Castroneves  (BRA)Team Penske951:51:39.656220
1126Flag of the United States.svg  Marco Andretti  (USA)Andretti Autosport94+1 lap19
1211Flag of Brazil.svg  Tony Kanaan  (BRA)Andretti Autosport94+1 lap18
132Flag of Brazil.svg  Raphael Matos  (BRA)De Ferran Dragon Racing94+1 lap17
1436Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Bertrand Baguette  (BEL)Conquest Racing84+1 lap16
157Flag of the United States.svg  Danica Patrick  (USA)Andretti Autosport94+1 lap15
1614Flag of Brazil.svg  Vítor Meira  (BRA)A. J. Foyt Enterprises93+2 laps14
1706Flag of Japan.svg  Hideki Mutoh  (JPN)Newman/Haas Racing93+2 laps13
1819Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Alex Lloyd  (GBR)Dale Coyne Racing92+3 laps12
1924Flag of South Africa.svg  Tomas Scheckter  (RSA)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing90+5 laps12
204Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dan Wheldon  (GBR)Panther Racing90+5 laps12
2122Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Justin Wilson  (GBR)Dreyer & Reinbold Racing88+7 laps12
2278Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Simona de Silvestro  (SUI)HVM Racing87Out of Fuel12
2377Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alex Tagliani  (CAN)FAZZT Race Team52Contact12
2434Flag of Brazil.svg  Mario Romancini  (BRA)Conquest Racing52Contact12
2518Flag of Venezuela.svg  Milka Duno  (VEN)Dale Coyne Racing4Handling10
Source: [37]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos+/–DriverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Will Power  (AUS)420
2 1rightarrow blue.svg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dario Franchitti  (GBR)370 (−50)
31rightarrow blue.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Scott Dixon  (NZL)349 (−71)
41rightarrow blue.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ryan Briscoe  (AUS)324 (−96)
51rightarrow blue.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Ryan Hunter-Reay  (USA)316 (−104)
Source: [25] [31]

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