1992 Molson Indy Toronto
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 9 of 16 in the 1992 IndyCar season | |
| Date | 19 July, 1992 |
| Official name | 1992 Molson Indy Toronto |
| Location | Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 1.780 mi / 2.781 km |
| Distance | 103 laps 183.3 mi / 286.4 km |
| Weather | Mainly clear with temperatures reaching up to 23 °C (73 °F)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Bobby Rahal (Rahal-Hogan Racing) |
| Podium | |
| First | Michael Andretti (Newman-Haas Racing) |
| Second | Bobby Rahal (Rahal-Hogan Racing) |
| Third | Danny Sullivan (Galles-Kraco Racing) |
The 1992 Molson Indy Toronto was the ninth round of the 1992 CART World Series season, held on 19 July 1992 at Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Results
[edit]| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying results
[edit]Starting grid
[edit]| Row | Inside | Outside |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  12 – Bobby Rahal W
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 5 – Emerson Fittipaldi W
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| 2 | 1 – Michael Andretti W
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 4 – Paul Tracy
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| 3 | 2 – Mario Andretti
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18 – Danny Sullivan
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| 4 | 23 – Raul Boesel
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10 – Scott Pruett
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| 5 | 8 – John Andretti
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3 – Al Unser Jr. W
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| 6 | 15 – Scott Goodyear
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9 – Eddie Cheever
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| 7 |  16 – Stefan Johansson R
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22 – Scott Brayton
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| 8 | 6 – Robby Gordon R
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24 – Brian Till R
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| 9 | 31 – Ted Prappas
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 50 – Christian Danner R
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| 10 | 47 – Jimmy Vasser R
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21 – Buddy Lazier
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| 11 |  14 – Jon Beekhuis
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39 – Ross Bentley
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| 12 | 30 – Jeff Wood
|
 42 – Vinicio Salmi R
|
| 13 |  19 – Éric Bachelart R
|
Race results
[edit]| FP | SP | No. | Driver | Qual | C | E | Laps | Status | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | Michael Andretti W
|
108.390 | L | F | 103 | 97.898 mph | Newman-Haas Racing | 21 |
| 2 | 1 | 12 | Bobby Rahal W
|
108.505 | L | Ch | 103 | +20.833 seconds | Rahal-Hogan Racing | 17 |
| 3 | 6 | 18 | Danny Sullivan
|
107.717 | G | Ch | 102 | Flagged | Galles-Kraco Racing | 14 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Mario Andretti
|
107.862 | L | F | 102 | Flagged | Newman-Haas Racing | 12 |
| 5 | 9 | 8 | John Andretti
|
107.368 | L | Ch | 102 | Flagged | Racing Team VDS | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | 15 | Scott Goodyear
|
107.041 | L | Ch | 101 | Flagged | Walker Motorsport | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Al Unser Jr. W
|
107.263 | G | Ch | 101 | Flagged | Galles-Kraco Racing | 6 |
| 8 | 15 | 6 | Robby Gordon R
|
105.899 | L | F | 100 | Flagged | Chip Ganassi Racing | 5 |
| 9 | 12 | 9 | Eddie Cheever
|
106.814 | L | F | 99 | Engine | Chip Ganassi Racing | 4 |
| 10 | 16 | 24 | Brian Till R
|
105.769 | T | J | 99 | Flagged | RAL Group | 3 |
| 11 | 13 | 16 | Stefan Johansson R
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106.571 | P | Ch | 98 | Flagged | Bettenhausen Racing | 2 |
| 12 | 19 | 47 | Jimmy Vasser R
|
104.521 | L | Co | 98 | Flagged | P.I.G. Enterprises | 1 |
| 13 | 23 | 30 | Jeff Wood
|
100.690 | L | B | 95 | Flagged | Arciero Racing | |
| 14 | 22 | 39 | Ross Bentley
|
100.757 | L | B | 94 | Flagged | Edge Superior | |
| 15 | 20 | 21 | Buddy Lazier
|
103.849 | L | B | 91 | Flagged | Hemelgarn Racing | |
| 16 | 18 | 50 | Christian Danner R
|
104.822 | L | Co | 87 | Engine | EEI | |
| 17 | 14 | 22 | Scott Brayton
|
106.044 | L | Ch | 67 | Engine | Dick Simon Racing | |
| 18 | 21 | 14 | Jon Beekhuis
|
102.576 | L | Ch | 64 | Rear wing | Gilmore Racing | |
| 19 | 2 | 5 | Emerson Fittipaldi W
|
108.416 | P | Ch | 61 | Electrical | Team Penske | |
| 20 | 24 | 42 | Vinicio Salmi R
|
96.494 | L | Co | 40 | Electrical | Euromotorsport | |
| 21 | 4 | 4 | Paul Tracy
|
107.958 | P | Ch | 38 | Gearbox | Team Penske | |
| 22 | 7 | 23 | Raul Boesel
|
107.519 | L | Ch | 28 | Gearbox | Dick Simon Racing | |
| 23 | 17 | 31 | Ted Prappas
|
105.646 | L | Ch | 18 | Engine | P.I.G. Enterprises | |
| 24 | 25 | 19 | Éric Bachelart R
|
no speed | L | Co | 8 | Crash T3 | Dale Coyne Racing | |
| 25 | 8 | 10 | Scott Pruett
|
107.509 | T | Ch | 3 | Crash T3 | Truesports |
*C Chassis: G=Galmer, L=Lola, P=Penske, T=TrueSports
*E Engine: B=Buick, Ch=Ilmor-Chevrolet, Co=Cosworth, F=Ford J=Judd
All cars utilized Goodyear tires.
Race statistics
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- Notes
- Time of race 1:52:21.00
Point Scoring System:
- Points are awarded based on each driver's resulting place (regardless of whether the car is running at the end of the race):
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Points | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Bonus Points:
- 1 For Pole Position
- 1 For Leading The Most Laps of the Race
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Media
[edit]Television
[edit]The race was carried on same day tape delay flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports and live flag-to-flag coverage in Canada on CBC Sports.
| ABC | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth Announcers | Pit reporters | |
| Announcer | Paul Page | Jack Arute Gary Gerould |
| Color | Sam Posey Bobby Unser | |
Radio
[edit]The race was broadcast on radio by the IMS Radio Network.
References
[edit]- ^ "1992 Molson Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "1992 Molson Indy Toronto". racing-reference.info. racing-reference.info. 19 July 1992. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
External links
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