2010 Indy Japan 300

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 JPN Indy Japan 300 Twin Ring Motegi oval map.svg September 19 2010 Indy Japan 300 16th IndyCar Series Twin Ring Motegi Permanent racing facility 1.520 2.446 200 304.000 489.200 83 °F (28 °C), partly cloudy Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 54.1803 (2-lap) BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 27.3743 13 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske BRA Dario Franchitti Target Chip Ganassi Racing GBR Will Power Team Penske AUS The 2010 Indy Japan 300 was the 16th round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season and the eighth running of the event. It took place on Sunday September 19, 2010. The race was contested over 200 laps at the 1.520 mi km on Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi, Tochigi, Japan.Indy Japan 300 Race Report https://hondanews.com/en-US/releases/indy-japan-300-race-report-5 Honda News September 19, 2010 May 20, 2024 This was the last race to be contested by Indy Cars at the Twin Ring Motegi oval circuit as they switched to the road course for the last race in 2011.Sunday Race At Motegi Will Close Chapter On IndyCar Racing In Japan https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Closing-Bell/2011/09/16/Motegi.aspx Sports Business Journal September 16, 2011 May 20, 2024 Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Team Lap 1 Lap 2 Total 1 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 27.0967 27.0836 54.1803 2 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 27.2124 27.0749 54.2873 3 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 27.2070 27.1156 54.3226 4 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 27.2927 27.1647 54.4574 5 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 27.3856 27.2833 54.6689 6 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 27.4408 27.2761 54.7169 7 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 27.4661 27.3572 54.8233 88 VEN E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology 27.4861 27.3745 54.8606 9 4 GBR Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 27.5240 27.4089 54.9329 105 JPN Takuma Sato (R) KV Racing Technology 27.5113 27.4310 54.9423 11 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 27.5421 27.4473 54.9894 12 7 USA Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 27.5479 27.4651 55.0130 13 34 BEL Bertrand Baguette (R) Conquest Racing 27.5855 27.4665 55.0520 1414 BRA Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 27.7264 27.5603 55.2867 15 19 GBR Alex Lloyd (R) Dale Coyne Racing 27.7669 27.6300 55.3969 16 02 USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas Racing 27.6645 27.7758 55.4403 17 06 JPN Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas Racing 27.7581 27.6936 55.4517 1822 GBR Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 27.8717 27.7239 55.5956 192 BRA Raphael Matos de Ferran Dragon Racing 27.8230 27.7831 55.6061 2032 BRA Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 27.9632 27.7428 55.7060 21 36 USA Roger Yasukawa Conquest Racing 28.0284 27.7240 55.7524 2224 CAN Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 27.9825 27.9373 55.9198 2377 CAN Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 28.0054 27.9790 55.9844 2478 SUI Simona de Silvestro (R) HVM Racing 28.2856 28.2527 56.5403 25 18 VEN Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 28.5368 28.3071 56.8439 OFFICIAL QUALIFICATIONS REPORT Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske 200 2:04:04.4780 53 2 10 GBR Dario Franchitti Chip Ganassi Racing 200 2:04:09.0526 40 3 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske 200 2:04:09.5523 35 4 6 AUS Ryan Briscoe Team Penske 200 2:04:10.9605 32 5 7 USA Danica Patrick Andretti Autosport 200 2:04:12.0837 30 6 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 200 2:04:12.8421 28 7 11 BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Autosport 200 2:04:13.8873 26 8 02 USA Graham Rahal Newman/Haas Racing 200 2:04:16.1943 24 9 37 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport 200 2:04:16.6905 22 10 4 GBR Dan Wheldon Panther Racing 200 2:04:16.9500 20 11 26 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport 200 2:04:19.9787 19 125 JPN Takuma Sato (R) KV Racing Technology 200 2:04:20.5473 18 1377 CAN Alex Tagliani FAZZT Race Team 200 2:04:22.1554 17 14 06 JPN Hideki Mutoh Newman/Haas Racing 200 2:04:22.7591 16 158 VEN E. J. Viso KV Racing Technology 200 2:04:23.2129 15 1622 GBR Justin Wilson Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 200 2:04:23.9073 14 1714 BRA Vítor Meira A. J. Foyt Enterprises 200 2:04:24.5827 13 182 BRA Raphael Matos de Ferran Dragon Racing 200 2:04:25.7126 12 19 18 VEN Milka Duno Dale Coyne Racing 197 +3 laps 12 20 36 USA Roger Yasukawa Conquest Racing 195 +5 laps 12 21 19 GBR Alex Lloyd (R) Dale Coyne Racing 131 Contact 12 2224 CAN Paul Tracy Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 114 Contact 12 2378 SUI Simona de Silvestro (R) HVM Racing 85 Mechanical 12 2432 BRA Mario Moraes KV Racing Technology 66 Contact 12 25 34 BEL Bertrand Baguette (R) Conquest Racing 1 Contact 10 OFFICIAL RACE REPORT References 2010 Indy Japan 300 2010 2010 Kentucky Indy 300 2010 Cafés do Brasil Indy 300 2009 Indy Japan 300 2011 Indy Japan: The Final Indy Japan 300 Category:Indy Japan 300 Indy Japan 300 Indy Japan 300