2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
The 2009 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the fourteenth round of the 17-race 2009 IndyCar Series season, and was held on August 23, 2009 at the 2.303-mile (3.706 km) Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Power and Nelson Philippe both missed the race, after they were hospitalized after a practice accident on Saturday. Philippe spun at the blind turn 3A, and stalled the car on-track. E. J. Viso hit the Frenchman's car, before Power t-boned it a few seconds later. Power suffered fractures to two lumbar vertebrae, Philippe fractured his left foot and Viso escaped uninjured.[1]
Grid
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Dario Franchitti
|
6 |  Ryan Briscoe
|
| 2 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves
|
26 |  Marco Andretti
|
| 3 | 27 |  Hideki Mutoh
|
02 | Graham Rahal
|
| 4 | 11 | Tony Kanaan
|
25 |  Franck Montagny (R)
|
| 5 | 24 | Mike Conway (R)
|
9 |  Scott Dixon
|
| 6 | 7 | Danica Patrick
|
4 | Dan Wheldon
|
| 7 | 13 |  E. J. Viso
|
5 | Mario Moraes
|
| 8 | 33 |  Robert Doornbos (R)
|
14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
| 9 | 06 |  Oriol Servià
|
2 | Raphael Matos (R)
|
| 10 | 18 | Justin Wilson
|
98 | Richard Antinucci (R)
|
| 11 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
23 | Milka Duno
|
Race
- * Marco Andretti was originally scored in eleventh, but was demoted behind Scott Dixon after the pair collided on the final lap.
Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Briscoe
|
497 |
| 2 | Dario Franchitti
|
493 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon
|
477 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves
|
371 |
| 5 | Danica Patrick
|
335 |
References
- ^ "Drivers hospitalized". indycar.com. IndyCar Series. August 22, 2009. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2009.