2018 Honda Indy Toronto
# 2018 Honda Indy Toronto

The 2018 Honda Indy Toronto was an IndyCar Series event held on July 15, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The race served as the 12th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. Reigning champion Josef Newgarden qualified on pole position, while current leader Scott Dixon took victory in the 85-lap race.

## Results

| Key | Meaning |
| - | - |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden W | 1 | 1:14.4764 | 58.7733 | 59.4956 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 1 | 1:12.7806 | 58.5546 | 59.6920 |
| 3 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | 59.6056 | 58.6008 | 59.7630 |
| 4 | 12 | Will Power | 2 | 59.4840 | 58.9073 | 59.8818 |
| 5 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 1 | 1:13.3045 | 58.8411 | 1:00.6273 |
| 6 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 2 | 59.6027 | 58.5807 | 1:00.6615 |
| 7 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 2 | 59.7443 | 59.0712 | |
| 8 | 20 | Jordan King R | 1 | 1:14.2201 | 59.0862 | |
| 9 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 1 | 1:14.5169 | 59.1581 | |
| 10 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | 2 | 59.9357 | 59.1705 | |
| 11 | 88 | Conor Daly | 1 | 1:14.3595 | 59.3133 | |
| 12 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | 2 | 1:00.0484 | 59.4528 | |
| 13 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1 | 1:14.7769 | | |
| 14 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:00.1721 | | |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | 1 | 1:14.9691 | | |
| 16 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 2 | 1:00.1838 | | |
| 17 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 1:15.1429 | | |
| 18 | 59 | Max Chilton | 2 | 1:00.2694 | | |
| 19 | 32 | René Binder R | 1 | 1:15.8928 | | |
| 20 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 2 | 1:00.4313 | | |
| 21 | 10 | Ed Jones | 1 | No time | | |
| 22 | 26 | Zach Veach R | 2 | 1:00.5564 | | |
| 23 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | 2 | 1:00.6416 | | |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | 1:37:00.3100 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 53 |
| 2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +5.2701 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41 |
| 3 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 85 | +6.7753 | 2 | 10 | | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 85 | +18.3362 | 2 | 9 | | 32 |
| 5 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet | 85 | +18.8439 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 6 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +30.4354 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| 7 | 26 | Zach Veach R | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +32.2732 | 2 | 22 | | 26 |
| 8 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +34.5257 | 6 | 5 | | 24 |
| 9 | 1 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +35.5755 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 24 |
| 10 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +38.9089 | 3 | 14 | | 20 |
| 11 | 20 | Jordan King R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +39.3331 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 12 | 10 | Ed Jones | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +42.3674 | 4 | 21 | | 18 |
| 13 | 88 | Conor Daly | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +46.5785 | 2 | 11 | | 17 |
| 14 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 85 | +54.4973 | 2 | 23 | | 16 |
| 15 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +59.0749 | 5 | 12 | | 15 |
| 16 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 84 | +1 lap | 5 | 6 | | 14 |
| 17 | 32 | René Binder R | Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 83 | +2 laps | 3 | 19 | | 13 |
| 18 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 83 | +2 laps | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 19 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 83 | +2 laps | 5 | 17 | | 11 |
| 20 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | Contact | 2 | 16 | 1 | 11 |
| 21 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 68 | +17 laps | 4 | 13 | | 9 |
| 22 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 66 | Contact | 2 | 7 | | 8 |
| 23 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 34 | Contact | 1 | 18 | | 7 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2018-07-17 at the Wayback Machine |||||||||||

Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Scott Dixon | 464 |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | 402 |
| 3 | Alexander Rossi | 394 |
| 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 373 |
| 5 | Will Power | 371 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 1,013 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 850 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.
