2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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DateApril 19, 2009
Official nameToyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
LocationStreets of Long Beach
CourseTemporary Street Circuit
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
1.968 mi / 3.167 km
| Race details | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season | |||||
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| Date | April 19, 2009 | ||||
| Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | ||||
| Location | Streets of Long Beach | ||||
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km | ||||
| Distance | 85 laps 167.280 mi / 269.211 km | ||||
| Weather | 96 °F (36 °C), Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Will Power (Penske Racing) | ||||
| Time | 1:09.7107 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Ryan Briscoe (Penske Racing) | ||||
| Time | 1:11.2582 (on lap 82 of 85) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |  Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Second | Will Power (Penske Racing) | ||||
| Third |  Tony Kanaan (Andretti Green Racing) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2009 IndyCar Series season, held on April 19, 2009. The race was contested over 85 laps of the 1.968-mile (3.167 km) street course in Long Beach, California. Dario Franchitti recorded his first win since his 2007 championship win, after benefitting from an early full-course caution, having made a pitstop the lap before.[1][2]
As a result of the Champ Car World Series merging with the IndyCar Series, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach became an IndyCar event for the first time.[3]
