2018 Honda Indy Toronto

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2018 Toronto
Race details
12th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
Toronto, Ontario street circuit track map 2023.svg
DateJuly 15, 2018
Official name Honda Indy Toronto
Location Exhibition Place
CourseTemporary road course
1.786 mi / 2.874 km
Distance85 laps
151.81 mi / 244.314 km
WeatherHot with temperatures reaching up to 28 °C (82 °F); wind speeds reaching up to 14.8 kilometres per hour (9.2 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Time59.4956
Fastest lap
Driver Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time59.7140 (on lap 76 of 85)
Podium
First Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Simon Pagenaud  (Team Penske)
Third Robert Wickens  (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)

The 2018 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series event held on July 15, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The race served as the 12th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. Reigning champion Josef Newgarden qualified on pole position, [2] while current leader Scott Dixon took victory in the 85-lap race. [3]

Contents

2018 Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place 2018 Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place.jpg
2018 Honda Indy Toronto at Exhibition Place

Results

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
11 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden W11:14.476458.773359.4956
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon W11:12.780658.554659.6920
322 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 259.605658.600859.7630
412 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 259.484058.907359.8818
527 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 11:13.304558.84111:00.6273
628 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay W259.602758.58071:00.6615
730 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 259.744359.0712
820 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King R11:14.220159.0862
95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe 11:14.516959.1581
106 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R259.935759.1705
1188 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly 11:14.359559.3133
124 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R21:00.048459.4528
1315 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal 11:14.7769
1498 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 21:00.1721
1514 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 11:14.9691
1621 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 21:00.1838
1718 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 11:15.1429
1859 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton 21:00.2694
1932 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder R11:15.8928
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 21:00.4313
2110 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 1No time
2226 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R21:00.5564
2319 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zachary Claman DeMelo R21:00.6416
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps LedPts. 1
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 851:37:00.3100224953
222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 85+5.270123141
36 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 85+6.775321035
45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 85+18.33622932
523 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 85+18.8439220131
614 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85+30.4354215129
726 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 85+32.273222226
827 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 85+34.52576524
91 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 85+35.5755312524
1098 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85+38.908931420
1120 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85+39.333128620
1210 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85+42.367442118
1388 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Harding Racing Chevrolet 85+46.578521117
1419 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zachary Claman DeMelo R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 85+54.497322316
154 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85+59.074951215
1628 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay W Andretti Autosport Honda 84+1 lap5614
1732 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 83+2 laps31913
1812 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 83+2 laps44113
1918 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 83+2 laps51711
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 76Contact216111
2115 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 68+17 laps4139
2230 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 66Contact278
2359 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 34Contact1187
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2018-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "2018 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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  3. Malsher, David (July 15, 2018). "Toronto IndyCar: Dixon dominates, title rivals caught in carnage". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
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