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1993 Molson Indy Toronto

{{short description|1993 CART World Series race held at Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox American championship car race report

| Country = Canada

| Race = Toronto

| Image =

| Caption = Map of the track

| Date = 18 July

| Year = 1993

| Official name = 1993 Molson Indy Toronto

| Race_No = 9

| Season_No = 16

| Series = IndyCar

| Location = Exhibition Place
Toronto, Canada

| Course = Temporary Street Circuit

| Course_mi = 1.780

| Course_km = 2.781

| Distance_laps = 103

| Distance_mi = 183.3

| Distance_km = 286.4

| Weather = Mostly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to {{convert|23|C|F}}{{cite web|url=https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/ON/Toronto/1993-07-18 |title=1993 Molson Indy Toronto weather information |publisher=Old Farmers' Almanac|accessdate=2018-08-31}}

| Pole_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

| Pole_Team = Team Penske

| Pole_Time =

| Pole_Country = BRA

| Fast_Driver =

| Fast_Team =

| Fast_Time =

| Fast_Lap =

| Fast_Country =

| First_Driver = Paul Tracy

| First_Team = Team Penske

| First_Country = CAN

| Second_Driver = Emerson Fittipaldi

| Second_Team = Team Penske

| Second_Country = BRA

| Third_Driver = Danny Sullivan

| Third_Team = Galles Racing

| Third_Country = USA

}}

The 1993 Molson Indy Toronto was the ninth round of the 1993 CART World Series season, held on 18 July 1993 on the Exhibition Place, Toronto, Canada.{{cite web|title=1993 Molson Indy Toronto|url=http://racing-reference.info/race/1993_Molson_Indy_Toronto/R|date=18 July 1993|accessdate=2 October 2016|website=racing-reference.info}}

Results

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Key

! Meaning

align="center" | R

| Rookie

align="center" | W

| Past winner

=Qualifying results=

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Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Car

! Qual

1

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Emerson Fittipaldi W

| Team Penske

| Penske PC-22 Chevrolet

| 109.998

2

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Paul Tracy

| Team Penske

| Penske PC-22 Chevrolet

| 109.545

3

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Bobby Rahal W

| Rahal-Hogan Racing

| Lola T93/00 Chevrolet

| 109.331

4

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Danny Sullivan

| Galles Racing

| Lola T93/00 Chevrolet

| 109.287

5

| {{flagicon|SWE}}

| Stefan Johansson

| Bettenhausen Motorsports

| Penske PC-22 Chevrolet

| 109.174

6

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Raul Boesel

| Dick Simon Racing

| Lola T93/00 FordXB

| 109.161

7

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Al Unser Jr. W

| Galles Racing

| Lola T93/00 Chevrolet

| 109.034

8

| {{flagicon|NED}}

| Arie Luyendyk

| Chip Ganassi Racing

| Lola T93/00 Ford XB V8t

| 109.029

9

| {{flagicon|GBR}}

| Nigel Mansell

| Newman-Haas Racing

| Lola T93/00 FordXB

| 108.921

10

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Scott Goodyear

| Walker Motorsport

| Lola T93/00 FordXB

| 108.670

11

| {{flagicon|ITA}}

| Teo Fabi

| Hall/VDS Racing

| Lola T93/00 Chevrolet

| 108.600

12

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Robby Gordon

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

| Lola T93/00 FordXB

| 108.459

13

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Mario Andretti

| Newman-Haas Racing

| Lola T93/00 FordXB

| 108.204

14

| {{flagicon|COL}}

| Roberto Guerrero

| Budweiser King Racing

| Lola T93/00 Chevrolet

| 108.006

15

| {{flagicon|LUX}}

| Bertrand Gachot R

| Dick Simon Racing

| Lola T93/00 FordXB

| 107.959

16

| {{flagicon|ITA}}

| Andrea Montermini R

| Euromotorsport

| Lola T92/00 Chevrolet 265A V8t

| 107.887

17

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Jimmy Vasser

| Hayhoe Racing

| Lola T92/00 FordXB

| 107.555

18

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Brian Till

| Turley Motorsports

| Penske PC-21 Chevrolet

| 107.475

19

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Scott Brayton

| Dick Simon Racing

| Lola T93/00 FordXB

| 107.376

20

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Scott Pruett

| ProFormance Motorsports

| Lola T91/00 Chevrolet

| 106.948

21

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Willy T. Ribbs

| Walker Motorsport

| Lola T92/00 FordXB

| 105.990

22

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Mark Smith R

| Arciero Racing

| Penske PC-21 Chevrolet

| 105.740

23

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Kevin Cogan

| Galles Racing

| Lola T92/00 Chevrolet

| 104.967

24

| {{flagicon|BRA}}

| Marco Greco R

| International Sport

| Lola T92/00 Chevrolet

| 104.461

25

| {{flagicon|JPN}}

| Hiro Matsushita

| Walker Racing

| Lola T93/00 Ford XB

| 103.662

26

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| Ross Bentley

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Lola T91/00 Chevrolet

| 103.274

27

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Johnny Unser R

| Dale Coyne Racing

| Lola T92/00 Chevrolet

| 102.167

28

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Jeff Wood

| Euromotorsport

| Lola T91/00 Cosworth

| 101.696

=Starting grid=

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!Row

!Inside

!Outside

1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} 4 – Emerson Fittipaldi W

|{{flagicon|CAN}} 12 – Paul Tracy

2

|{{flagicon|USA}} 1 – Bobby Rahal W

|{{flagicon|USA}} 7 – Danny Sullivan

3

|

|{{flagicon|BRA}} 9 – Raul Boesel

4

|{{flagicon|USA}} 3 – Al Unser Jr. W

5

|

|{{flagicon|CAN}} 2 – Scott Goodyear

6

|

|{{flagicon|USA}} 14 – Robby Gordon

7

|{{flagicon|USA}} 6 – Mario Andretti

|{{flagicon|COL}} 40 – Roberto Guerrero

8

|{{flagicon|LUX}} 90 – Bertrand Gachot R

9

|{{flagicon|USA}} 18 – Jimmy Vasser

10
11
12
13
14
15

=Race results=

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! {{abbr|FP|Finishing Position}}

! {{abbr|SP|Starting Position}}

! {{abbr|No.|Car Number}}

! Driver

! {{abbr|Qual|Qualifying speed}}

! {{abbr|C|Chassis}}

! {{abbr|E|Engine}}

! {{abbr|Laps|Laps completed}}

!Status

!Team

!Pts

1

| 2

| 12

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Tracy

|109.545

|P

|C

|103

|96.510 mph

|Team Penske

|21

2

| 1

| 4

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Emerson Fittipaldi W

|109.998

|P

|C

|103

| +13.023 seconds

|Team Penske

|17

3

| 4

| 7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Sullivan

|109.287

|L

|C

|103

| +14.249 seconds

|Galles Racing

|14

4

| 3

| 1

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Rahal W

|109.331

|L

|C

|103

| +14.800 seconds

|Rahal-Hogan Racing

|12

5

| 7

| 3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser Jr. W

|109.034

|L

|C

|103

| +15.350 seconds

|Galles Racing

|10

6

| 12

| 14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Robby Gordon

|108.459

|L

|F

|103

| +46.770 seconds

|A. J. Foyt Enterprises

|8

7

| 6

| 9

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Raul Boesel

|109.161

|L

|F

|103

| +47.130 seconds

|Dick Simon Racing

|6

8

| 13

| 6

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

|108.204

|L

|F

|102

|Flagged

|Newman-Haas Racing

|5

9

| 10

| 2

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Scott Goodyear

|108.670

|L

|F

|102

|Flagged

|Walker Motorsport

|4

10

| 14

| 40

|{{flagicon|COL}} Roberto Guerrero

|108.006

|L

|C

|102

|Flagged

|Budweiser King Racing

|3

11

| 17

| 18

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Vasser

|107.555

|L

|F

|101

|Flagged

|Hayhoe Racing

|2

12

| 15

| 90

|{{flagicon|LUX}} Bertrand Gachot R

|107.959

|L

|F

|101

|Flagged

|Dick Simon Racing

|1

13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29

*C Chassis: L=Lola, P=Penske

*E Engine: C=Ilmor-Chevrolet, F=Cosworth-Ford

All cars utilized Goodyear tires.

==Race statistics==

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!colspan=2|Lap Leaders

Laps

! Leader

1–15Emerson Fittipaldi
16–38Paul Tracy
39–72Emerson Fittipaldi
73–103Paul Tracy

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!colspan=2|Total laps led

Laps

! Leader

Paul Tracy54
Emerson Fittipaldi49

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!colspan=2|Cautions: 3 for 11 laps

Laps

! Reason

6–8Crash turn 3 – Wood
11–14Crash turn 1 – Cogan/Greco/Montermini/Ribbs
45–48Fluid on track – Luyendyk

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;Notes:

  • Time of race 1:53:58.00

Point Scoring System:

  • Points are awarded based on each driver's resulting place (regardless of whether the car is running at the end of the race):

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| Position

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

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| Points

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 20

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 16

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 14

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 12

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 4

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 1

Bonus Points:

  • 1 For Pole Position
  • 1 For Leading The Most Laps of the Race

Championship standings after the race

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Media

=Television=

The race was carried on same day tape delay flag-to-flag coverage in the United States on ABC Sports and live flag-to-flag coverage in Canada on CBC Sports.

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colspan=3|ABC
colspan=2|Booth AnnouncersPit reporters
Announcer

| Paul Page

|align="center" rowspan=2 valign="top"|Jack Arute
Gary Gerould

Color

| Sam Posey
Bobby Unser

=Radio=

The race was broadcast on radio by the IMS Radio Network.

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070706230743/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/ResultsIndex.asp?ID=191 Full Weekend Times & Results]
  • [http://racing-reference.info/race/1993_Molson_Indy_Toronto/R 1993 Molson Indy Toronto]

{{CART World Series race report|

Name_of_race = 1993 Molson Indy Toronto |

Year_of_race = 1993 |

Previous_race_in_season = 1993 Budweiser Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by Diary Mart |

Next_race_in_season = 1993 Marlboro 500 |

Previous_year's_race = 1992 Molson Indy Toronto |

Next_year's_race = 1994 Molson Indy Toronto |

}}

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