2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Second round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
Race details | |
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2nd round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
Date | April 19, 2009 |
Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
Location | Streets of Long Beach |
Course | Temporary Street Circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km |
Distance | 85 laps 167.280 mi / 269.211 km |
Weather | 96 °F (36 °C), Sunny |
Pole position | |
Driver | Will Power (Penske Racing) |
Time | 1:09.7107 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
Time | 1:11.2582 (on lap 82 of 85) |
Podium | |
First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Will Power (Penske Racing) |
Third | Tony Kanaan (Andretti Green Racing) |
Motor car race
The 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, held on April 19, 2009. The race was contested over 85 laps of the 1.968-mile (3.167 km) street course in Long Beach, California. Dario Franchitti recorded his first win since his 2007 championship win, after benefitting from an early full-course caution, having made a pitstop the lap before.
As a result of the Champ Car World Series merging with the IndyCar Series, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach became an IndyCar event for the first time.
Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
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1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | 1:58:47.4658 | 2 | 51 | 52 |
2 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 85 | +3.3182 | 1 | 16 | 41 |
3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | +4.0537 | 11 | 7 | 35 |
4 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | +5.0742 | 22 | 0 | 32 |
5 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 85 | +6.5655 | 14 | 0 | 30 |
6 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | +7.5900 | 19 | 6 | 28 |
7 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 85 | +8.633 | 8 | 3 | 26 |
8 | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo Dragon Racing | 85 | +9.483 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
9 | 06 | Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 85 | +9.958 | 15 | 0 | 22 |
10 | 34 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | 85 | +13.618 | 9 | 0 | 20 |
11 | 21 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 85 | +15.209 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
12 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 85 | +15.850 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
13 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 85 | +65.101 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
14 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 84 | + 1 lap | 20 | 0 | 16 |
15 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 84 | + 1 lap | 6 | 0 | 15 |
16 | 23 | Darren Manning | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 84 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 | 14 |
17 | 98 | Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G | 84 | + 1 lap | 21 | 0 | 13 |
18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 82 | + 3 laps | 23 | 0 | 12 |
19 | 5 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 71 | Accident | 13 | 0 | 12 |
20 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 60 | + 25 laps (Running) | 17 | 0 | 12 |
21 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 51 | Accident | 16 | 0 | 12 |
22 | 19 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 24 | Collision | 5 | 0 | 12 |
23 | 13 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 16 | Collision | 4 | 0 | 12 |
Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | Dario Franchitti | 84 |
2 | Will Power | 69 |
3 | Ryan Briscoe | 67 |
4 | Tony Kanaan | 65 |
5 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 59 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
Previous race: 2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | IndyCar Series 2009 season | Next race: 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 |
Previous race: 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Next race: 2010 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |