Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio 2014
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| 15th of 18 races of the IndyCar Series 2014 | ||
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| Surname: | Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio | |
| Date: | 3rd August 2014 | |
| Place: |
 Lexington , Ohio , United States
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| Course: | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | |
| Length: | 327.02 km in 90 laps of 3.634 km
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| Weather: | slightly cloudy | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver: |
 Sébastien Bourdais
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 KVSH Racing
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| Time: | 1: 24.1610 min | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver: |
 Helio Castroneves
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Team Penske
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| Time: | 1: 06.8399 min (lap 67) | |
| Podium | ||
| First: |
 Scott Dixon
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Target Chip Ganassi Racing
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| Second: |
Sébastien Bourdais
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KVSH Racing
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| Third: |
 James Hinchcliffe
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Andretti Autosport
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The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio 2014 took place on August 3rd at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington , Ohio , United States and was the 15th race of the 2014 IndyCar Series .
Reports
background
After the Honda Indy Toronto , Hélio Castroneves led the drivers' championship by thirteen points over Will Power and 69 points over Ryan Hunter-Reay .
There was a change in the starting field. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing decided not to use a second vehicle for Luca Filippi and only entered one vehicle.
With Scott Dixon (four times), Castroneves (twice), Juan Pablo Montoya , Ryan Briscoe and Charlie Kimball (once each), five former winners competed in this race. A driver from Chip Ganassi Racing won six of the last seven races .
training
There were three training sessions of 45 minutes each, two on Friday and one on Saturday. In the first training session, Hunter-Reay was the fastest ahead of Simon Pagenaud and Dixon. Several drivers drove only a few laps. Pagenaud completed only six pieces. Dixon was only on the track for the last ten minutes. Only Sébastien Bourdais and Graham Rahal drove at least 20 laps. The low level of operation was triggered by fewer sets of tires. Firestone had only five sets of tires provided per vehicle instead of six sets of tires - as was previously the case at events with three training sessions.
In the second free practice there was a little more activity on the track. Bourdais posted the fastest lap. Carlos Muñoz came second, Takuma Satō third. Training was interrupted in the middle after Pagenaud got stuck in the gravel trap on corner four. After Carlos Huertas turned around shortly before the end and stopped at the last corner, the training session was stopped prematurely.
In the third free practice, Hunter-Reay again set the fastest lap. Dixon finished second ahead of Justin Wilson . Training was briefly interrupted after Sebastián Saavedra slipped in the twelfth corner.
Qualifying
Qualifying took place under wet conditions.
The first part of the qualifying was held in two groups according to the usual qualifying system for street courses. The six fastest drivers in each group came into the second segment. The remaining starting positions were determined from the result of the first qualifying segment, with the drivers in the first group being assigned the odd positions from 13 and the drivers in the second group the even positions from 14. In the first group, Montoya drove the fastest lap, in the second group Hunter-Reay was the fastest driver. In the first group, Satō spun at the exit of the fifth corner, triggering an interruption. His best time was cut, so that he was ultimately without time. Briscoe also caused an interruption and the time was canceled. In the second group, Dixon slipped into the meadow in the ninth corner, so that qualifying was interrupted. His best time was canceled too, so that he was without time and thus finished last on the grid.
In the second segment of the qualification, the six fastest drivers qualified for the final section. Montoya slipped in the first corner, causing an interruption. His fastest lap was canceled and he was finally in eleventh place. Bourdais posted the fastest lap time. Alongside him, Hunter-Reay, Tony Kanaan , Muñoz, Josef Newgarden and Power made it into the third part of qualifying, the so-called Firestone Fast Six.
In the third part it was drier than before, but still so wet that the drivers used rain tires. Bourdais ended up setting the fastest time, taking pole position from Newgarden and Kanaan. With his 33rd pole position, Bourdais moved to seventh place with Dario Franchitti in the all-time list of the best .
Final training
In the final training session on Sunday morning, Bourdais was the fastest ahead of Saavedra and Hunter-Reay.
run
Castroneves had problems with the engine mapping even before the start. He started the race four laps behind and kept it until the end of the race.
There was already an accident on the first lap, which triggered a yellow phase. Kanaan was pinched by Newgarden and spun. Marco Andretti and Satō were involved in the incident. For Kanaan and Andretti, the race was over after this incident. It was the first caution period at the IndyCar race in Mid-Ohio since 2011. After the restart, Bourdais determined the initial phase. It led in front of Newgarden and Hunter-Reay. Dixon pitted twice in the initial phase and completed the necessary laps on the harder Black tire compound during this time. In the first third of the race, Saavedra retired due to a technical defect. During the first pit stop, Hunter-Reay took the lead for two laps. Then Bourdais was back in front. Hunter-Reay exceeded the speed limit in the pit lane and received a drive-through penalty for this.
Shortly after Dixon made a pit stop, Hunter-Reay spun around the twelfth corner, triggering a yellow phase. After all the other drivers had pitted, Dixon, who had started from last place, led the race. Dixon kept the lead at the restart and then managed to save fuel while still doing fast laps at the front. After the 61st lap, he pitted for his last stop. Newgarden took the lead for three laps. On his last pit stop, Newgarden missed a chance to win after running over a hose in the pit and receiving a drive-through penalty for it.
Bourdais and James Hinchcliffe briefly took the lead before Dixon led again. Dixon never gave up the lead and was in the lead for half of all laps despite starting from last place.
Dixon won for the fifth time in Mid-Ohio. It was Ganassi's first win of the 2014 season and the first since switching from Honda to Chevrolet engines. With his 34th IndyCar win, Dixon moved into the all-time leaderboard with Al Unser jr. in sixth place. It was the first time an IndyCar race in Mid-Ohio had won a driver who started outside the top eight. Bourdais finished second ahead of Hinchcliffe, Muñoz and Rahal. Power, Kimball, Briscoe, Pagenaud and Hunter-Reay.
In the drivers' championship, Power took the lead again from Castroneves and Hunter-Reay. 13 drivers still had theoretical title chances after the race.
Registration list
All teams and drivers used the chassis Dallara DW12 with an aero kit from Dallara and tires from Firestone .
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Classifications
Qualifying
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run
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Guide sections
| section | Round | driver |
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| 1 | 1-25 |
Sébastien Bourdais
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| 2 | 26-27 |
Ryan Hunter-Reay
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| 3 | 28-39 |
Sébastien Bourdais
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| 4th | 40-61 |
Scott Dixon
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| 5 | 62-64 |
Josef Newgarden
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| 6th | 65 |
Sébastien Bourdais
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| 7th | 66-67 |
James Hinchcliffe
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| 8th | 68-90 |
Scott Dixon
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Yellow phases
| No. | Duration | Round | Reason for yellow phase |
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| 1 | 1-4 | 4th | Contact: Tony Kanaan (# 10), Takuma Satō (# 14) and Marco Andretti (# 25) in turn 4 |
| 2 | 37-42 | 6th | Spin: Ryan Hunter-Reay (# 28) in Turn 12 |
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Score after the race
Driver ranking
The allocation of points is explained here .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Pete Fink: Mid-Ohio Preview: Who Can Beat Ganassi? Motorsport-Total.com, July 31, 2014, accessed February 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Honda Indy 200 - Results of Session - Practice 1. imscdn.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 11, 2015 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: Hunter-Reay tops the quiet Mid-Ohio gallop. Motorsport-Total.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 11, 2015 .
- ^ Dave Lewandowski: Hunter-Reay shoots to the top of time chart. indycar.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ^ Mark Glendenning: Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay leads Friday morning practice. autosport.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Honda Indy 200 - Results of Session - Practice 1. imscdn.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Pete Fink: French Show: Bourdais in front - Pagenaud in the gravel. Motorsport-Total.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Dave Lewandowski: Bourdais quickest in pm; Hunter-Reay is overall. indycar.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ^ Mark Glendenning: Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Sebastien Bourdais quickest in second practice. autosport.com, August 1, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Honda Indy 200 - Results of Session - Practice 3. imscdn.com, August 2, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ^ Mario Fritzsche: Mid-Ohio: Hunter-Reay also in front in the third training. Motorsport-Total.com, August 2, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ^ Dave Lewandowski: Hunter-Reay is quickest in session preceding quals. indycar.com, August 2, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ^ Mark Glendenning: Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay back on top in practice three. autosport.com, August 2, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Mario Fritzsche: Wet qualifying: Bourdais swims on the Mid-Ohio pole. Motorsport-Total.com, August 2, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Mark Glendenning: Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Sebastien Bourdais takes another pole in wet. autosport.com, August 2, 2014, accessed January 13, 2015 .
- ^ Dave Lewandowski: Bourdais earns second Verizon P1 Award. indycar.com, August 2, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ^ Honda Indy 200 - Results of Session - Practice Final. imscdn.com, August 3, 2014, accessed February 12, 2015 .
- ↑ Mario Fritzsche: Mid-Ohio: Bourdais also in the warm-up at the top. Motorsport-Total.com, August 3, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ^ Dave Lewandowski: Bourdais also quickest on a dry road course. indycar.com, August 3, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g Pete Fink: From 22 to 1: Dixon does magic in Mid-Ohio. Motorsport-Total.com, August 3, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ^ A b Mark Glendenning: Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Ganassi's Scott Dixon comes from last to victory. autosport.com, August 3, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ^ Dave Lewandowski: From last to first: Dixon wins again at Mid-Ohio. indycar.com, August 3, 2014, accessed February 13, 2015 .
- ^ "Entry List - Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio". (PDF) indycar.com, July 29, 2014, accessed February 7, 2015 .
- ↑ Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course - QUALIFYING RESULTS. (PDF) indycar.com, August 2, 2014, accessed February 10, 2015 .
- ^ "Honda Indy 200 - Official Starting Line Up". (PDF) indycar.com, August 2, 2014, accessed January 18, 2015 .
- ↑ a b c “OFFICIAL BOX SCORE - Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio”. (PDF) indycar.com, August 3, 2014, accessed on February 11, 2015 .
- ↑ "Honda Indy 200 - Unofficial Lap Report". indycar.com, August 3, 2014, accessed February 11, 2015 .