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2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Second round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
Second round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season
The 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, held on April 19, 2009. The race was contested over 85 laps of the 1.968 mi street course in Long Beach, California. Dario Franchitti recorded his first win since his 2007 championship win, after benefitting from an early full-course caution, having made a pitstop the lap before.
As a result of the Champ Car World Series merging with the IndyCar Series, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach became an IndyCar event for the first time.
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | **Sources:** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **10** | UK Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 85 | 1:58:47.4658 | 2 | 51 | **52** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **12** | AUS Will Power | Team Penske | 85 | +3.3182 | 1 | 16 | **41** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **11** | BRA Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | +4.0537 | 11 | 7 | **35** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **7** | US Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | +5.0742 | 22 | 0 | **32** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **4** | UK Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 85 | +6.5655 | 14 | 0 | **30** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **26** | US Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing | 85 | +7.5900 | 19 | 6 | **28** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **3** | BRA Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 85 | +8.633 | 8 | 3 | **26** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **2** | BRA Raphael Matos (R) | Luczo Dragon Racing | 85 | +9.483 | 3 | 2 | **24** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **06** | NED Robert Doornbos (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 85 | +9.958 | 15 | 0 | **22** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **34** | CAN Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | 85 | +13.618 | 9 | 0 | **20** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **21** | US Ryan Hunter-Reay | Vision Racing | 85 | +15.209 | 12 | 0 | **19** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **02** | USA Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 85 | +15.850 | 7 | 0 | **18** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **6** | AUS Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 85 | +65.101 | 10 | 0 | **17** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **14** | BRA Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 84 | + 1 lap | 20 | 0 | **16** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **9** | NZ Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 84 | + 1 lap | 6 | 0 | **15** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **23** | UK Darren Manning | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 84 | + 1 lap | 18 | 0 | **14** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **98** | USA Stanton Barrett (R) | Team 3G | 84 | + 1 lap | 21 | 0 | **13** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **20** | USA Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | 82 | + 3 laps | 23 | 0 | **12** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **5** | BRA Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 71 | Accident | 13 | 0 | **12** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **27** | JPN Hideki Mutoh | Andretti Green Racing | 60 | + 25 laps (Running) | 17 | 0 | **12** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **24** | UK Mike Conway (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 51 | Accident | 16 | 0 | **12** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **19** | UK Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | 24 | Collision | 5 | 0 | **12** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **13** | VEN E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | 16 | Collision | 4 | 0 | **12** |
Standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | **Source:** |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom Dario Franchitti | 84 | |
| 2 | Australia Will Power | 69 | |
| 3 | Australia Ryan Briscoe | 67 | |
| 4 | Brazil Tony Kanaan | 65 | |
| 5 | US Ryan Hunter-Reay | 59 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the standings.
References
Name_of_race = 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Year_of_race = 2009 | Previous_race_in_season = 2009 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Next_race_in_season = 2009 RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300 | Previous_year's_race = 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Next_year's_race = 2010 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
References
- Dottore, Damian. (April 19, 2009). "Franchitti finally breaks through in Long Beach". [[The Orange County Register]].
- Morales, Robert. (April 20, 2009). "Franchitti finally is second to none with Grand Prix of Long Beach win". [[Los Angeles Daily News]].
- (July 30, 2008). "IndyCar Series to debut in Long Beach and Toronto in 2009". [[ESPN]].
- "2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach". NASCAR Digital Media, LLC.
- "NTT IndyCar Series 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Classification". Motorsport Stats.
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