2018 Honda Indy Toronto Explained

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]

Results

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Grp.	Round 1	Round 2	Firestone Fast 6
1	1	Josef Newgarden W	1	1:14.4764	58.7733	59.4956
2	9	Scott Dixon W	1	1:12.7806	58.5546	59.6920
3	22	Simon Pagenaud	2	59.6056	58.6008	59.7630
4	12		2	59.4840	58.9073	59.8818
5	27	Alexander Rossi	1	1:13.3045	58.8411	1:00.6273
6	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay W	2	59.6027	58.5807	1:00.6615
7	30	Takuma Sato	2	59.7443	59.0712
8	20	Jordan King R	1	1:14.2201	59.0862
9	5	James Hinchcliffe	1	1:14.5169	59.1581
10	6	Robert Wickens R	2	59.9357	59.1705
11	88	Conor Daly	1	1:14.3595	59.3133
12	4	Matheus Leist R	2	1:00.0484	59.4528
13	15	Graham Rahal	1	1:14.7769
14	98	Marco Andretti	2	1:00.1721
15	14	Tony Kanaan	1	1:14.9691
16	21	Spencer Pigot	2	1:00.1838
17	18	Sébastien Bourdais	1	1:15.1429
18	59	Max Chilton	2	1:00.2694
19	32	René Binder R	1	1:15.8928
20	23	Charlie Kimball	2	1:00.4313
21	10	Ed Jones	1	No time
22	26	Zach Veach R	2	1:00.5564
23	19	Zachary Claman DeMelo R	2	1:00.6416
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	1:37:00.3100	2	2	49	53
2	22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+5.2701	2	3	1	41
3	6	Robert Wickens R	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	85	+6.7753	2	10		35
4	5	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	85	+18.3362	2	9		32
5	23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet	85	+18.8439	2	20	1	31
6	14	Tony Kanaan	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	85	+30.4354	2	15	1	29
7	26	Zach Veach R	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+32.2732	2	22		26
8	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+34.5257	6	5		24
9	1	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+35.5755	3	1	25	24
10	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	85	+38.9089	3	14		20
11	20	Jordan King R	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+39.3331	2	8	6	20
12	10	Ed Jones	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+42.3674	4	21		18
13	88	Conor Daly	Harding Racing	Chevrolet	85	+46.5785	2	11		17
14	19	Zachary Claman DeMelo R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	85	+54.4973	2	23		16
15	4	Matheus Leist R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	85	+59.0749	5	12		15
16	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	84	+1 lap	5	6		14
17	32	René Binder R	Juncos Racing	Chevrolet	83	+2 laps	3	19		13
18	12		Team Penske	Chevrolet	83	+2 laps	4	4	1	13
19	18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	83	+2 laps	5	17		11
20	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	76	Contact	2	16	1	11
21	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	68	+17 laps	4	13		9
22	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	66	Contact	2	7		8
23	59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet	34	Contact	1	18		7
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1		464
	2	Josef Newgarden	402
	3	Alexander Rossi	394
	4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	373
	5	Will Power	371

Manufacturer standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	1,013
	2	Chevrolet	850

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018 Honda Indy Toronto weather information . Old Farmers' Almanac. 2018-08-31.
2. Web site: Toronto IndyCar: Newgarden snatches last-gasp pole. Malsher. David. July 14, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. July 16, 2018.
3. Web site: Toronto IndyCar: Dixon dominates, title rivals caught in carnage. Malsher. David. July 15, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. July 16, 2018.