2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix

January 2025 USA Detroit Indy Grand Prix Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle route.svg August 31 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone 16th IndyCar Series Detroit Belle Isle street circuit Temporary street circuit 2.07 3.33 90 186.30 299.82 87 180.09 289.82 Temperatures reaching up to 86 F C; wind speeds up to 10.2 mph km/hhttps://www.almanac.com/weather/history/MI/Detroit/2008-08-31 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix weather information Old Farmers' Almanac 2018-09-06 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:12.2861 NZL Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing GBR Hélio Castroneves Team Penske BRA Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing BRA The 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix presented by Firestone was an IndyCar Series race that was held on August 31, 2008, on the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. It was the sixteenth race of the 2008 IndyCar Series season. Originally scheduled to run over 90 laps, it was shortened to 87 laps due to 2-hour limit. The race was won by Justin Wilson for the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team. Hélio Castroneves finished second, and Tony Kanaan clinched third. Wilson dedicated his win to actor Paul Newman, the ailing joint-owner of his team;https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/01/sports/01iht-motorirl1.15797263.html Rookie Justin Wilson wins Detroit Indy Grand Prix The New York Times Householder Mike September 1, 2008 July 1, 2012 Newman died less than a month later.https://www.reuters.com/article/newman-idUSN2732677420080927 Film star Paul Newman dead at 83 Reuters September 27, 2008 June 9, 2012 Scott Dixon claimed pole position for the race, and led through the first lap. Dixon and Castroneves, who had qualified second, pulled away from the pack, until the seventeenth lap, when a full-track caution was issued after an incident between Dan Wheldon and Jamie Camara. Dixon pitted under the yellow, but did so alone, granting the lead to Castroneves.http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/01/spoiler-alert-detroit-grand-prix-2008-the-indycars-take-to-th/ Detroit Grand Prix 2008: The IndyCars take to the track Autoblog Abuelsamid Sam September 1, 2008 July 1, 2012 The Brazilian led the race until lap 72, other than a single lap during which Oriol Servià was leading during pit stops. 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.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12993_4078383,00.html IndyCar: Maiden win for Wilson SkySports Horsley Carlie September 1, 2008 June 9, 2012 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. Classification Race results Pos No. Driver Team Chassis/Engine/Tires Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Pointsrace6 1 102 Justin Wilson Justin Wilson (racing driver) (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 01 2:00:10.7618 4 15 50 23 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 02 +4.4058 2 53 43 311 Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 03 +17.6815 8 0 35 45 Oriol Servià KV Racing Technology Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 04 +26.5468 3 1 32 59 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 05 +27.7185 1 18 30 617 Ryan Hunter-Reay Rahal Letterman Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 06 +28.2688 7 0 28 718 Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 07 +28.6815 24 0 26 88 Will Power (R) KV Racing Technology Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 08 +28.6815 12 0 24 96 Ryan Briscoe Team Penske Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 09 +35.5244 5 0 22 102 A. J. Foyt IV Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 10 +38.1040 17 0 20 1127 Hideki Mutoh (R) Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 11 +38.3811 16 0 19 1214 Darren Manning A. J. Foyt Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 12 +44.6662 15 0 18 1306 Graham Rahal (R) Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 13 +47.8028 6 0 17 1420 Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter (racing driver) Vision Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 87 14 +1:01.2771 20 0 16 1519 Mario Moraes Dale Coyne Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 86 15 +1 Lap 19 0 15 167 Danica Patrick Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 86 16 +1 Lap 10 0 14 174 Vítor Meira Panther Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 83 17 +4 Laps 14 0 13 1826 Marco Andretti Andretti Green Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 81 18 Mechanical 13 0 12 1915 Buddy Rice Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 76 19 Mechanical 18 0 12 2010 Dan Wheldon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 64 20 Contact 11 0 12 2112 Tomas Scheckter Luczo Dragon Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 56 21 +31 Laps 26 0 12 2236 Alex Tagliani Conquest Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 54 22 Mechanical 21 0 12 2323 Milka Duno Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 46 23 Mechanical 23 0 12 2433 E. J. Viso HVM Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 32 24 Contact 9 0 12 2534 Jaime Camara (R) Conquest Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 16 25 Contact 22 0 10 2625 Marty Roth Roth Racing Dallara/Honda/Firestone 0 26 DNS 25 0 5Source: Racing-Referencehttp://racing-reference.info/race/2008_Detroit_Indy_Grand_Prix_Presented_by_Firestone/O 2008 Detroit Indy Grand Prix Presented by Firestone Racing-Reference USA Today Sports Media Group July 1, 2012 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 412Source: Racing-Reference References 30em Detroit Indy Grand Prix 2008 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy Grand Prix 2008 Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 2007 Detroit Indy Grand Prix 2012 Detroit Indy Grand Prix Detroit Indy Grand Prix Category:Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar) Category:2008 in Detroit Category:August 2008 sports events in the United States