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Deutsch2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | August 23, 2009 |
| Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma |
| Location | Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, California |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.303 mi / 3.706 km |
| Distance | 75 laps 172.725 mi / 277.950 km |
| Weather | 69 °F (21 °C), fair |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:16.7987 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Penske Racing) |
| Time | 1:18.8427 (on lap 35 of 75) |
| Podium | |
| First | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) |
| Third | Mike Conway (Dreyer & Reinbold) |
The 2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourteenth round of the 17-race 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 23, 2009 at the 2.303-mile (3.706 km) Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Power and Nelson Philippe both missed the race, after they were hospitalized after a practice accident on Saturday. Philippe spun at the blind turn 3A, and stalled the car on-track. E. J. Viso hit the Frenchman's car, before Power t-boned it a few seconds later. Power suffered fractures to two lumbar vertebrae, Philippe fractured his left foot and Viso escaped uninjured.[1]
Grid
[edit]| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Dario Franchitti | 6 |  Ryan Briscoe |
| 2 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves | 26 |  Marco Andretti |
| 3 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh | 02 | Graham Rahal |
| 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 25 |  Franck Montagny (R) |
| 5 | 24 | Mike Conway (R) | 9 |  Scott Dixon |
| 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick | 4 | Dan Wheldon |
| 7 | 13 |  E. J. Viso | 5 | Mario Moraes |
| 8 | 33 |  Robert Doornbos (R) | 14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 9 | 06 |  Oriol Servià | 2 | Raphael Matos (R) |
| 10 | 18 | Justin Wilson | 98 | Richard Antinucci (R) |
| 11 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 23 | Milka Duno |
Race
[edit]- * Marco Andretti was originally scored in eleventh, but was demoted behind Scott Dixon after the pair collided on the final lap.
Standings after the race
[edit]- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Briscoe | 497 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti | 493 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 477 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 371 |
| 5 | Danica Patrick | 335 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Drivers hospitalized". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. 2009-08-22. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-22.