2011 Edmonton Indy

The 2011 Edmonton Indy was the fourth running of the Edmonton Indy and the tenth round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, July 24, 2011. The race contested over 80 laps at the 2.224-mile (3.579 km) Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta. The circuit was modified to facilitate overtaking.

2011 Edmonton Indy

Race details
10th round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season
Date	July 24, 2011
Official name	Edmonton Indy
Location	Edmonton City Centre Airport
Course	Temporary street circuit 2.224 mi / 3.579 km
Distance	80 laps 4183.34 mi / 6730.99 km
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 24 °C (75 °F); with wind speeds up to 9.9 kilometres per hour (6.2 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Takuma Sato (KV Racing Technology - Lotus)
Time	1:18.5165
Fastest lap
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing)
Time	1:18.9590 (on lap 80 of 80)
Podium
First	Will Power (Team Penske)
Second	Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
Third	Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Grid

Row	Inside		Outside
1	5	Takuma Sato	12	Will Power
2	9	Scott Dixon	10	Dario Franchitti
3	59	E. J. Viso	6	Ryan Briscoe
4	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	2	Oriol Servià
5	3	Hélio Castroneves	06	James Hinchcliffe (R)
6	82	Tony Kanaan	19	Sébastien Bourdais
7	38	Graham Rahal	14	Vítor Meira
8	22	Justin Wilson	78	Simona de Silvestro
9	77	Alex Tagliani	18	James Jakes (R)
10	26	Marco Andretti	27	Mike Conway
11	83	Charlie Kimball (R)	7	Danica Patrick
12	24	Ana Beatriz (R)	4	J. R. Hildebrand (R)
13	8	Paul Tracy	34	Sebastián Saavedra (R)

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Points
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	80	01:57:22.5177	52
2	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	80	01:57:23.3266	40
3	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	80	01:57:23.6912	35
4	82	Tony Kanaan	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	80	01:57:33.6684	32
5	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	80	01:57:34.3012	30
6	19	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing	80	01:57:35.1858	28
7	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	80	01:57:40.5436	26
8	27	Mike Conway	Andretti Autosport	80	01:57:40.8740	24
9	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	80	01:57:53.6755	22
10	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	80	01:57:53.6755	20
11	4	J. R. Hildebrand (R)	Panther Racing	80	01:57:58.0581	19
12	14	Vítor Meira	A. J. Foyt Racing	80	01:58:00.0749	18
13	24	Ana Beatriz (R)	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	80	01:58:29.7632	17
14	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	80	01:58:32.7190	16
15	06	James Hinchcliffe (R)	Newman/Haas Racing	80	01:58:33.6356	15
16	34	Sebastián Saavedra (R)	Conquest Racing	80	01:58:38.2988	14
17	77	Alex Tagliani	Sam Schmidt Motorsports	80	01:58:38.4043	13
18	18	James Jakes (R)	Dale Coyne Racing	80	01:58:38.7070	12
19	83	Charlie Kimball (R)	Chip Ganassi Racing	79	+1 lap	12
20	59	E. J. Viso	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	79	+1 lap	12
21	5	Takuma Sato	KV Racing Technology - Lotus	79	+1 lap	13
22	2	Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	76	+ 4 Laps	12
23	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	74	+ 6 Laps	12
24	78	Simona de Silvestro	HVM Racing	54	Mechanical	12
25	38	Graham Rahal	Chip Ganassi Racing	0	Contact	10
26	8	Paul Tracy	Dragon Racing	0	Contact	10
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT[permanent dead link]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Dario Franchitti	271
2	Will Power	-38
3	Scott Dixon	-106
4	Tony Kanaan	-135
5	Oriol Servià	-144

References

1. "2011 Edmonton Indy weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-01-25.

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