Honda Indy Toronto - Toronto, Ontario
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member mTn_biKer65
N 43° 38.042 W 079° 24.739
17T E 628071 N 4832451
Located just North of Lake Ontario next to Exhibition Place. The coordinates are for the Start/Finish line.
Waymark Code: WMWEWD
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 08/25/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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The track utilizes portions of the following roads: Princes' Blvd, Canada Blvd, Lake Shore Blvd West, Ontario Drive, Princes' Blvd, Manitoba Drive, and Nova Scotia Ave.

"2017 celebrated 31-years of racing on the Streets of Toronto (1986 - 2007; 2009 - 2017)

NASCAR Pinty's Series returned to the streets of Toronto in 2016

2013 featured the first 'doubleheader' race in the history of Toronto. Scott Dixon won BOTH Toronto races in 2013, and was awarded a $100,000 "Perfect Finish" bonus

In 2012, Ryan Hunter-Reay won his third straight race of the season on the streets of Toronto

The Honda Indy Toronto celebrated 25 years of racing on the streets of Toronto in 2011

The first racing event held on the streets of Toronto was in 1986
From 1986 to 2007, the event was sanctioned by CART, Champ Car World Series

The first IndyCar Series racing event held on the streets of Toronto was in 2009

The official length of the Toronto street course has changed since it was first held in 1986:
1986-1995 1.78 miles
1996 1.784 miles
1997-1998 1.721 miles
1997-2007 1.755 miles
2009-present 1.75 miles

Michael Andretti is the all-time race win leader with seven victories

Paul Tracy is the lone Canadian to have ever won on the streets of Toronto with victories in 1993 and 2003, as well as an Indy Lights win in 1990

Past winners represent nine different countries including USA, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Great Britain, Scotland, France and Australia

The fastest pole time registered on the streets of Toronto was in 1999 by Gil de Ferran with a lap of 57.143 seconds

The fastest pole speed registered on the streets of Toronto was in 1996 by Andre Ribeiro with an average speed of 110.616 miles per hour

The first NASCAR Canada Series race on the streets of Toronto was held in 2009

In 2011, the Ferrari Challenge took place on the streets of Toronto for the first time

December 2015: NASCAR Canada announces three-year return to Toronto with the NASCAR Pinty's Series

March 2016: Pit lane was re-positioned to drivers' left from turn 9 through turn 11

March 2016: Champions Club program announced

The winners of the Honda Indy Toronto and its predecessors have included:
1986 Bobby Rahal, Truesports
1987 Emerson Fittipaldi, Patrick Racing
1988 Al Unser Jr., Galles Racing
1989 Michael Andretti, Newman/Hass Racing
1990 Al Unser Jr., Galles/Kraco Racing
1991 Michael Andretti, Newman/Hass Racing
1992 Michael Andretti, Newman/Hass Racing
1993 Paul Tracy, Penske Racing
1994 Michael Andretti, Chip Ganassi Racing
1995 Michael Andretti, Newman/Hass Racing
1996 Adrian Fernandez, Tasman Motorsports
1997 Mark Blundell, PacWest Racing
1998 Alex Zanardi, Chip Ganassi Racing
1999 Dario Franchitti, Team Kool Green
2000 Michael Andretti, Newman/Haas Racing
2001 Michael Andretti, Team Green
2002 Cristiano da Matta, Newman/Haas Racing
2003 Paul Tracy, Forsythe Racing
2004 Sebastien Bourdais, Newman/Haas Racing
2005 Justin Wilson, RuSPORT
2006 A.J. Allmendinger, Forsythe Racing
2007 Will Power, Walker Racing
2008 n/a
2009 Dario Franchitti, Chip Ganassi Racing
2010 Will Power, Team Penske
2011 Dario Franchitti, Chip Ganassi Racing
2012 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Andretti Autosport
2013 Race #1: Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing
Race #2: Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing
2014 Race #1: Sebastien Bourdais, KVSH Racing
Race #2: Mike Conway, Ed Carpenter Racing
2015 Josef Newgarden, Carpenter Fisher Hartman Racing
2016 Will Power, Team Penske" (visit link)
Type of Track: Temporary Street Course

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