Honda Indy Toronto Practice Report
Circuit: Exhibition Place (1.786-mile temporary street circuit), Toronto, Ont., Canada 2015 Winner: Josef Newgarden (Carpenter Fisher Hartman Racing) 90.410 mph average Weather: Mostly sunny, warm, 71 degrees F
Top-10 Practice Session Results:
| Ps. |
Driver |
Team |
Manufacturer |
Best Time |
Notes |
|
1. |
Simon Pagenaud |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:01.7081 |
104.194 mph avg. |
|
2. |
Helio Castroneves |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:01.9091 |
|
|
3. |
Will Power |
Team Penske |
Chevrolet |
1:02.0573 |
|
|
4. |
Scott Dixon |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:02.0702 |
|
|
5. |
James Hinchcliffe |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:02.1876 |
|
|
6. |
Sebastien Bourdais |
KVSH Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:02.2688 |
|
|
7. |
Tony Kanaan |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Chevrolet |
1:02.4089 |
|
|
8. |
Graham Rahal |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan |
Honda |
1:02.5353 |
|
|
9. |
Carlos Munoz |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:02.5644 |
|
|
10. |
Jack Hawksworth |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:02.5737 |
|
Other Honda Results
| 11. |
Conor Daly-R |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:02.5941 |
|
12. |
Luca Filippi |
Dale Coyne Racing |
Honda |
1:02.6316 |
|
13. |
Mikhail Aleshin |
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports |
Honda |
1:02.6449 |
|
14. |
Takuma Sato |
A.J. Foyt Racing |
Honda |
1:02.6863 |
|
15. |
Marco Andretti |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:02.7384 |
|
19. |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
Andretti Autosport |
Honda |
1:02.9515 |
|
20. |
Alexander Rossi-R |
Andretti Herta Autosport |
Honda |
1:03.0112 |
Hinchcliffe Heads Honda field Friday in Toronto
- Hometown favorite Hinchcliffe runs fifth-fastest in practice
- Rahal, Munoz, Hawksworth also post top-10 times
Toronto native James Hinchcliffe thrilled a large Friday crowd at Exhibition Place, running fifth in the opening Verizon IndyCar Series practice sessions in preparation for Sunday's Honda Indy Toronto. Hinchcliffe rebounded from a difficult morning practice, when handling issues kept him well down in the order, 19th, to improve by nearly two full seconds in the afternoon session.
Hinchcliffe was one of four Honda drivers in the top 10 Friday at the narrow, demanding 1.786-mile temporary street circuit. Graham Rahal, in the top 10 in both practice sessions, finished the day eighth overall, with Carlos Munoz and Jack Hawksworth rounding out the top 10.
Activities at the Honda Indy Toronto continue tomorrow, with final practice and qualifying. Sunday's 85-lap race starts at 3 p.m. EDT, with live network television coverage on CNBC.
James Hinchcliffe (#5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda): "We had some issues with the car this morning, but we were able to sort it out. It's tough, because the conditions out there are bumpy and there are so many surface changes. I bet even the fastest guy out there is saying how bad his car feels. It's all relative. The guys did a great job [preparing the car for the second practice], and even during the session, to make the Arrow Electronics car better and better. We don't know exactly what we need out of the car here just yet. We're still learning. But so far, so good. It's good to end the first day with a reasonable time and position, and hopefully we can just build on that for tomorrow."
