The 2014 Honda Indy Toronto was a Canadian open wheel motor race, held as the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds of the 2014 IndyCar Series season. It was the 28th annual edition of the Toronto Indy, and the 29th and 30th IndyCar races to be held at the 1.755-mile (2.824 km) street circuit at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The races were contested over 65 and 56 laps respectively.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 13th round of the 2014 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | July 20, 2014 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Toronto |
| Location | Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.755 mi / 2.824 km |
| Distance | 65 laps 114.075 mi / 183.586 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 24.6 °C (76.3 °F)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (KV Racing Technology) |
| Time | 58.9479 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Simon Pagenaud (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
| Time | 1:00.6954 (on lap 47 of 65) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (KV Racing Technology) |
| Second | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Third | Tony Kanaan (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Race background
editHaving successfully hosted a double-header race for the first time in 2013, IndyCar again scheduled two full points races for the Toronto weekend, with race one on Saturday and race two on Sunday.
After rain on Saturday washed out race one of the weekend double bill, IndyCar officials decided to reschedule the two races on Sunday, with race one in the morning and race two in the afternoon. The postponement created the first same-day doubleheader since the 1981 Kraco Twin 125s which were swept by Rick Mears at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.[2][3]
Race 1 report
editSébastien Bourdais scored pole position for the first race of the weekend. This was Bourdais' first pole since the 2007 Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix, at Assen.[4] Originally scheduled to be held on Saturday afternoon, the race was held on Sunday morning; Bourdais led 58 of the race's 65 laps to take his first victory since the 2007 Gran Premio Tecate.
Round 13 Classification
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- Notes
1 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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2014 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | July 20, 2014 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Toronto |
| Location | Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.755 mi / 2.824 km |
| Distance | 56 laps 98.280 mi / 158.166 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 24.6 °C (76.3 °F)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Time | Grid set by entrant points |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:00.7896 (on lap 9 of 56) |
| Podium | |
| First | Mike Conway (Ed Carpenter Racing) |
| Second | Tony Kanaan (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Race 2 report
editMike Conway driving for Ed Carpenter Racing won race 2, for his second win of the season after winning Long Beach and it marked the fourth IndyCar victory of his career. Rain fell once again during race 2, with Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Will Power fighting for the lead early. Conway took advantage of a drying track and pitted on Lap 43 for dry weather tires knowing the slicks would be quicker. Conway took the lead on Lap 51, while Castroneves dropped off the pace, and holding on for the victory. [7][8][9]
As of 2023 it was the last-ever IndyCar Series race victory for British driver to date.
Round 14 Classification
edit- Notes
1 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.
Standings after both races
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References
edit- ^ a b "2014 Honda Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ Keating, Steve (July 20, 2014). "Rain creates double trouble for IndyCar". Reuters. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ McNulty, Dean (July 20, 2014). "Sebastien Bourdais, Mike Conway win Honda Indy Toronto races". Toronto Sun. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ "Toronto IndyCar: Sebastien Bourdais claims first pole since 2007 - IndyCar news — AUTOSPORT.com". autosport.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ 2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 1 Box Score
- ^ 2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 1 Unofficial Lap Report
- ^ McDonald, Norris (July 20, 2014). "Sebastien Bourdais, Mike Conway Honda Indy Toronto winners". Toronto Star. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Harper, Tyler (July 20, 2014). "Mike Conway, Sebastien Bourdais each win at Honda Indy Toronto doubleheader". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ Oreovicz, John (July 20, 2014). "Bourdais, Conway take Toronto wins". ESPN. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- ^ 2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 2 Box Score
- ^ 2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 2 Unofficial Lap Report
External links
edit- 2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 1 Highlights (IndyCar YouTube Channel)
- 2014 Honda Indy Toronto Race 2 Highlights (IndyCar YouTube Channel)