| Race details | |
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| 9th round of the2015 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | June 14, 2015 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Toronto |
| Location | Exhibition Place |
| Course | Temporary road course 1.755 mi / 2.824 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 149.175 mi / 240.04 km |
| Weather | Wet with temperatures reaching up to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F); dropping to 17.8 °C (64.0 °F) by the end of the event[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 59.4280 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:00.0651 (on lap 65 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Josef Newgarden (CFH Racing) |
| Second |  Luca Filippi (CFH Racing) |
| Third | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
The2015Honda Indy Toronto was anopen-wheelmotorsport event held atExhibition Place inToronto,Ontario,Canada over June 12–14, 2015.[2] The event marked the 29th annual edition of theToronto Indy, and the tenth round of the2015 IndyCar Series season. The headline race on the Sunday was the 31stIndyCar race to be held at the 1.755-mile (2.824 km)street circuit.
Josef Newgarden led home teammateLuca Filippi for aCFH Racing 1–2 finish, with the podium completed byTeam Penske driverHélio Castroneves.[3] Championship leaderJuan Pablo Montoya finished seventh, but his championship lead was reduced to twenty-seven[4] by his Penske teammateWill Power, who finished fourth.
Due to Toronto hosting the2015 Pan American andParapan American Games, the race – held traditionally in mid-July – was moved to June to avoid conflicting with the games.Exhibition Place was unavailable in July and August as it was to be converted intoPan Am Park, in order to host various games events includingbeach volleyball,gymnastics andcycling.[5]
Honda Indy Toronto organizers had begun discussions withCanadian Tire Motorsport Park about moving the IndyCar race to its permanent motorsports facility located north ofBowmanville,Ontario for one year in the event that a replacement date at Exhibition Place could not be found.[6][7][8] It would have been the firstIndyCar race to have been held at the venue formerly known as Mosport since the1978Molson Diamond Indy, won byDanny Ongais.[9]
An agreement was eventually made to host the race in June following the cancellation of theGrand Prix of Houston, with the Toronto Indy set to return to July for 2016.[10]
The weekend also included races forIndy Lights, thePro Mazda Championship, theU.S. F2000 National Championship,SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road Super Trucks,IMSA GT3 Cup Challenge Canada and theCanadian Touring Car Championship.[11]
Two practice sessions were held on Friday June 12, withJuan Pablo Montoya posting the fastest time in both practice sessions.[12] An additional practice session was held the next morning withHélio Castroneves posting the best time.[13]
23 cars entered for qualifications for the race.[14] The format was for "shootout" qualification rounds later on Saturday afternoon to determinepole position and the starting positions for the rest of the field.Will Power secured the pole position with teammatesSimon Pagenaud and Montoya landing the second and third positions forTeam Penske, withScott Dixon taking fourth position, completing the second row forChip Ganassi Racing.[15]
| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Will PowerW | 1 | 0:59.9492 | 0:59.8077 | 0:59.4280 | ||||
| 2 | 22 |  Simon Pagenaud | 1 | 0:59.6180 | 0:59.7414 | 0:59.6095 | ||||
| 3 | 2 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 0:59.8253 | 0:59.4137 | 0:59.6242 | ||||
| 4 | 9 |  Scott DixonW | 2 | 1:00.8694 | 0:59.8478 | 0:59.8879 | ||||
| 5 | 11 | Sébastien BourdaisW | 1 | 1:00.2929 | 0:59.8427 | 0:59.9012 | ||||
| 6 | 20 | Luca Filippi | 1 | 1:00.3469 | 0:59.8922 | 1:00.2312 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 2 | 1:01.2514 | 0:59.8940 | |||||
| 8 | 14 |  Takuma Sato | 2 | 1:01.0631 | 0:59.9500 | |||||
| 9 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | 2 | 1:00.5227 | 1:00.0901 | |||||
| 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 2 | 1:01.0274 | 1:00.1241 | |||||
| 11 | 67 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | 1:01.3474 | 1:00.1323 | |||||
| 12 | 7 |  James Jakes | 1 | 1:00.3686 | 1:00.4576 | |||||
| 13 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | 1 | 1:00.6849 | ||||||
| 14 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | 2 | 1:01.4569 | ||||||
| 15 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 1 | 1:00.8553 | ||||||
| 16 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-ReayW | 2 | 1:01.5959 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | Sebastián Saavedra | 1 | 1:00.9926 | ||||||
| 18 | 27 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:01.9907 | ||||||
| 19 | 5 | Conor DalyR | 1 | 1:01.2543 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 |  Stefano ColettiR | 2 | 1:02.4000 | ||||||
| 21 | 19 | Tristan Vautier | 1 | 1:01.5065 | ||||||
| 22 | 98 | Gabby ChavesR | 2 | 1:02.4016 | ||||||
| 23 | 18 |  Rodolfo GonzálezR | 2 | 1:05.0167 | ||||||
| Qualifications | ||||||||||
At the start of the race, the track was still wet from a large thunderstorm which had moved through the area just before the start. As a result, all the cars started out on wet tires. Pole driverWill Power held the lead for the first 30 laps, withSimon Pagenaud trying to overtake him several times, until he pitted under the first of the race's two full course cautions, which came out due toJames Jakes having minor contact and stalling at Turn 5.[16] As Power pitted, the lead passed on toPenske teammateHélio Castroneves. Castroneves held the lead until the second full course caution, when debris fromStefano Coletti's car was left on circuit at Turn 8.Josef Newgarden took the lead before it passed toCFH Racing teammateLuca Filippi on lap 58, beforeTony Kanaan took the lead on lap 60. Three laps later, Castroneves re-took the lead which he held for four laps. After pitting, the lead fell to rookieRodolfo González who held the lead for five laps as Newgarden and Filippi battled for second position. Gonzalez was ultimately forced to pit for fuel which handed the lead back to Newgarden. Newgarden held the lead until the checkered flag, to take his second victory of 2015. Filippi followed him home in second, to recordCFH Racing's first 1–2 finish, with Castroneves taking third for Team Penske.
| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
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The race wasbroadcast live byNBCSN in the United States and bySportsnet onCity andSportsnet One inCanada.[18] The event was also televised internationally byESPN's ESPN Player acrossEurope, theMiddle East andAfrica.
| IndyCar Series on NBC | ||
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| Booth Announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Announcer | Leigh Diffey | Jon Beekhuis Robin Miller Kevin Lee Katie Hargitt |
| Color | Steve Matchett Paul Tracy | |
| IndyCar on Sportsnet | |
|---|---|
| Hosts | Pit reporters |
| Brad Fay Bill Adam | Todd Lewis |
The race was broadcast on radio by theIndyCar Radio Network and simulcast onSirius /XMsatellite radio and IndyCar.com.
| IndyCar Radio Network | ||||
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| Booth Announcers | Turn Reporters | Pit reporters | ||
| Chief announcer | Paul Page | Turn 3 | Mark Jaynes | Nick Yeoman Rob Howden |
| Driver expert | Zach Veach | Turn 4 | Jake Query | |
But Montoya will be in the mix to win at least half the remaining races, which gives him a great chance of holding what is currently a 27-point lead.
| Previous race: 2015 Firestone 600 | Verizon IndyCar Series 2015 season | Next race: 2015 MAVTV 500 |
| Previous race: 2014 Honda Indy Toronto | Honda Indy Toronto | Next race: 2016 Honda Indy Toronto |
