2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix
The 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone was an
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team. Hélio Castroneves finished second, and Tony Kanaan clinched third.[2] Wilson dedicated his win to actor Paul Newman, the ailing joint-owner of his team;[3] Newman died less than a month later.[4]
Jamie Camara. Dixon pitted under the yellow, but did so alone, granting the lead to Castroneves.[5] The Brazilian led the race until lap 72, other than a single lap during which Oriol Servià was leading during pit stops.[2] Late in the race, Wilson was challenging for the lead, and Castroneves was judged to have blocked the other driver, resulting in a penalty which allowed Wilson to take the lead. Despite a late push by Castroneves to pass Wilson, the rookie British driver maintained his position to claim victory.[6]
There were four cautions, totalling 11 laps during the race. It was Wilson's first career IndyCar win. Of the 25 drivers that started, 18 completed the race, three retired after contact, one retired with handling problems and three retired due to mechanical issues.[2]
Classification
Race results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Chassis/Engine/Tires | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02 | Justin Wilson (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | 2:00:10.7618 | 4 | 15 | 50 |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +4.4058 | 2 | 53 | 43 |
| 3 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Green Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +17.6815 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | Oriol Servià | KV Racing Technology
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +26.5468 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +27.7185 | 1 | 18 | 30 |
| 6 | 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rahal Letterman Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +28.2688 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 18 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +28.6815 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | Will Power (R) | KV Racing Technology
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +28.6815 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +35.5244 | 5 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 2 | A. J. Foyt IV | Vision Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +38.1040 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 27 | Hideki Mutoh (R) | Andretti Green Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +38.3811 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 14 | Darren Manning | A. J. Foyt Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +44.6662 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 06 | Graham Rahal (R) | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +47.8028 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Vision Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
87 | +1:01.2771 | 20 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 19 | Mario Moraes | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
86 | +1 Lap | 19 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Green Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
86 | +1 Lap | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 4 | Vítor Meira | Panther Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
83 | +4 Laps | 14 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Green Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
81 | Mechanical | 13 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 15 | Buddy Rice | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
76 | Mechanical | 18 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 10 | Dan Wheldon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
64 | Contact | 11 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 12 | Tomas Scheckter | Luczo Dragon Racing
|
Honda/Firestone
|
56 | +31 Laps | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 36 | Alex Tagliani | Conquest Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
54 | Mechanical | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 23 | Milka Duno | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
46 | Mechanical | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 33 | E. J. Viso | HVM Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
32 | Contact | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 34 | Jaime Camara (R) | Conquest Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
16 | Contact | 22 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 25 | Marty Roth | Roth Racing | Honda/Firestone
|
0 | DNS | 25 | 0 | 5 |
|
Source: Racing-Reference[2] | |||||||||
Standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Dixon | 606 | ||
| 2 | Helio Castroneves
|
576 | ||
| 3 | Tony Kanaan | 481 | ||
| 4 | Dan Wheldon | 464 | ||
| 5 | Ryan Briscoe | 412 | ||
| Source: Racing-Reference[2] | ||||
References
- ^ "2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ a b c d e "2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix Presented by Firestone". Racing-Reference. USA Today Sports Media Group. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ Householder, Mike (September 1, 2008). "Rookie Justin Wilson wins Detroit Indy Grand Prix". The New York Times. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- ^ "Film star Paul Newman dead at 83". Reuters. September 27, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
- ^ Abuelsamid, Sam (September 1, 2008). "Detroit Grand Prix 2008: The IndyCars take to the track". Autoblog. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
- SkySports. Retrieved June 9, 2012.