The 2012 Edmonton Indy was the eleventh round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, July 22, 2012. The race was contested over 75 laps at the 2.224-mile (3.579 km) temporary airport course at Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It would be the final Edmonton Indy race as the event was dropped from the IndyCar calendar beginning in 2013.
| Race details | |
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| 9th round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | July 22, 2012 |
| Official name | Edmonton Indy |
| Location | Edmonton City Centre Airport |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 2.224 mi / 3.579 km |
| Distance | 75 laps 166.80 mi / 268.439 km |
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 26 °C (79 °F); winds gusting up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) throughout the day[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | 1:17.2338 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing) |
| Time | 1:17.3629 (on lap 68 of 75) |
| Podium | |
| First | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Second | Takuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Classification
editStarting grid
edit| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
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| 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 15 | 98 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 77 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 38 | ||
| 5 | 27 | 18 | ||
| 6 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 67 | 19 | ||
| 8 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 9 | 12 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 83 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 11 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 13 | 78 | |||
† Hunter-Reay, Power and Servià penalized 10 places for changing engine
‡ Dixon and de Silvestro penalized 10 places for exceeding five-engine limit | ||||
Race results
edit- Notes
1 Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.
Standings after the race
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