2010 Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen

2010 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix
Race details
9th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 4, 2010
Official nameCamping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix
LocationWatkins Glen International
CoursePermanent racing facility
3.370 mi / 5.423 km
Distance60 laps
202.200 mi / 325.409 km
Weather87 °F (31 °C), clear skies
Pole position
Driver Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:29.3164 seconds
Fastest lap
Driver Will Power (Team Penske)
Time91.0496 (on lap 35 of 60)
Podium
First Will Power (Team Penske)
Second Ryan Briscoe (Team Penske)
Third Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2010 Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix was the eighth running of the Camping World Watkins Glen Grand Prix and the ninth round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, July 4, 2010. The race was contested over 60 laps at the 3.40-mile (5.47 km) Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York, and was televised by ABC in the United States. Will Power, driving for Team Penske, took the pole and the win. Ryan Briscoe was second and Dario Franchitti third.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Team Group 1[1] Group 2[2] Top 12[3] Fast 6[4]
1 12 Will Power Team Penske 1:30.5901 1:29.5910 1:29.3164
2 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 1:30.4680 1:29.6068 1:29.4609
3 6 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 1:30.5957 1:29.9022 1:29.9346
4 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 1:30.0390 1:29.7274 1:29.9601
5 5 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology 1:30.7170 1:30.0428 1:30.1410
6 22 Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:30.7007 1:29.9652 1:30.2667
7 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:30.4902 1:30.1389
8 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 1:30.5383 1:30.2042
9 32 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 1:30.8948 1:30.2644
10 27 Adam Carroll Andretti Autosport 1:30.7475 1:30.4886
11 2 Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon Racing de Ferran Motorsports 1:30.9383 1:30.5276
12 24 Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1:30.9108 1:30.8414
13 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 1:31.1934
14 06 Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 1:31.1723
15 78 Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing 1:31.3268
16 37 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 1:31.4333
17 14 Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1:31.4088
18 34 Mario Romancini Conquest Racing 1:31.5797
19 77 Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 1:31.5218
20 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 1:31.5988
21 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 1:31.5329
22 19 Alex Lloyd (R) Dale Coyne Racing 1:33.9832
23 36 Bertrand Baguette Conquest Racing 1:32.1888
24 18 Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 1:40.4911
25 8 E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology No Time

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points
1 12 Will Power Team Penske 60 1:40:27.4391 1 45 531
2 6 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 60 +1.2181 3 4 40
3 10 Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 60 +2.6754 4 1 35
4 2 Raphael Matos Luczo Dragon Racing de Ferran Motorsports 60 +8.0208 11 0 32
5 32 Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 60 +9.3229 9 0 30
6 4 Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 60 +9.7523 20 0 28
7 37 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 60 +10.5003 16 0 26
8 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 60 +12.0546 7 10 24
9 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 60 +12.9834 2 0 22
10 22 Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 60 +13.5635 6 0 20
11 8 E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology 60 +18.7591 25 0 19
12 06 Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing 60 +20.2279 14 0 18
13 26 Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 60 +26.6965 8 0 17
14 24 Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 60 +27.7310 12 0 16
15 5 Takuma Sato KV Racing Technology 60 +28.8774 5 0 15
16 27 Adam Carroll Andretti Autosport 60 +29.3624 10 0 14
17 77 Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 60 +35.3753 19 0 13
18 36 Bertrand Baguette Conquest Racing 60 +36.5350 23 0 12
19 14 Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 60 +36.9869 17 0 12
20 7 Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 60 +38.2675 21 0 12
21 11 Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 60 +38.6700 13 0 12
22 34 Mario Romancini Conquest Racing 59 +1 lap 18 0 12
23 18 Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 57 +3 laps 24 0 12
24 78 Simona de Silvestro HVM Racing 38 Contact 15 0 12
25 19 Alex Lloyd (R) Dale Coyne Racing 22 Mechanical 22 0 10
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT

Notes

  • ^1 – Includes two points for pole position and one point for fastest lap.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Will Power 326
2 Dario Franchitti 295
3 Scott Dixon 287
4 Ryan Briscoe 280
5 Hélio Castroneves 273
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 1 - Group 1". IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 1 - Group 2". IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  3. ^ "2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 2". IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "2010 IZOD IndyCar Series Session Results: Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen: Qualifications - Round 3". IndyCar Series. Indy Racing League. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.