2012 Edmonton Indy

2012 Edmonton Indy
Race details
9th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season
Date July 22, 2012
Official name Edmonton Indy
Location Edmonton City Centre Airport
Course Temporary street circuit
2.224 mi / 3.579 km
Distance 75 laps
166.80 mi / 268.439 km
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 26 °C (79 °F); winds gusting up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) throughout the day
Pole position
Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
Time 1:17.2338
Fastest lap
Driver Josef Newgarden (Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing)
Time 1:17.3629 (on lap 68 of 75)
Podium
First Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
Second Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Third Will Power (Team Penske)

The 2012 Edmonton Indy was the eleventh round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. the final Edmonton Indy It took place on Sunday, July 22, 2012. The race was contested over 75 laps at the 2.224-mile (3.579 km) temporary airport course at Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Classification

Starting grid

Row Inside Outside
1 10 Dario Franchitti 2 Ryan Briscoe
2 15 Takuma Sato 98 Alex Tagliani
3 3 Hélio Castroneves 77 Simon Pagenaud (R)
4 8 Rubens Barrichello 38 Graham Rahal
5 27 James Hinchcliffe 18 Justin Wilson
6 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay † 7 Sébastien Bourdais
7 67 Josef Newgarden (R) 19 James Jakes
8 26 Marco Andretti 5 E. J. Viso
9 12 Will Power † 9 Scott Dixon ‡
10 83 Charlie Kimball 4 J. R. Hildebrand
11 11 Tony Kanaan 20 Ed Carpenter
12 14 Mike Conway 22 Oriol Servià †
13 78 Simona de Silvestro ‡
† Hunter-Reay, Power and Servià penalized 10 places for changing engine
‡ Dixon and de Silvestro penalized 10 places for exceeding five-engine limit

Race results

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points
1 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 75 1:38:50.9294 5 22 50
2 15 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 + 0.8367 3 0 40
3 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 75 + 5.3697 17 3 35
4 38 Graham Rahal Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 6.9481 8 0 32
5 98 Alex Tagliani Team Barracuda – BHA Honda 75 + 15.2358 4 49 32
6 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 15.8757 1 0 28
7 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 75 + 21.5357 11 0 27
8 2 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Chevrolet 75 + 23.5311 2 1 24
9 18 Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda 75 + 26.3280 10 0 22
10 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 26.6481 18 0 20
11 14 Mike Conway A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 75 + 27.0458 23 0 19
12 27 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 75 + 31.4527 9 0 18
13 8 Rubens Barrichello KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 75 + 35.1256 7 0 17
14 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Chevrolet 75 + 39.8669 15 0 16
15 7 Sébastien Bourdais Dragon Racing Chevrolet 75 + 40.8154 12 0 15
16 5 E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 75 + 55.1028 16 0 14
17 67 Josef Newgarden (R) Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda 75 + 56.0449 13 0 13
18 11 Tony Kanaan KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 75 + 57.0272 21 0 12
19 83 Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 + 1:04.8947† 19 0 12
20 77 Simon Pagenaud (R) Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports Honda 74 Contact 6 0 12
21 4 J. R. Hildebrand Panther Racing Chevrolet 74 + 1 lap 20 0 12
22 20 Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 74 + 1 lap 22 0 12
23 78 Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing Lotus 74 + 1 lap 25 0 12
24 22 Oriol Servià Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 65 Mechanical 24 0 12
25 19 James Jakes Dale Coyne Racing Honda 43 Mechanical 14 0 10
† Kimball penalised 30 seconds for avoidable contact
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes

Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

Standings after the race