- Report
- Classification Qualifying Race
- Championship standings after the race
- References
- External links
{{multiple issues|{{refimprove|date=April 2011}}{{cleanup|date=April 2011}} }}{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|Country = BRA| Race = Streets of São Paulo| Image = Anhembi.svg| Caption = | Date = May 1| Year = 2011| Official name = Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé| Round_No = 4th| Series = IndyCar Series| Location = Santana – São Paulo city| Course = Temporary street circuit| Course_mi = 2.536| Course_km = 4.081| Distance_laps = 55| Distance_mi = 139.480| Distance_km = 224.471| Scheduled_laps= 75| Scheduled_mi = 190.200| Scheduled_km = 306.097| Weather = | Pole_Driver = Will Power| Pole_Team = Team Penske| Pole_Time = 1:21.8958| Pole_Country = AUS| Fast_Driver = Simona de Silvestro| Fast_Team = HVM Racing| Fast_Time = 1:39.8231| Fast_Lap = 36| Fast_Country = SUI| First_Driver = Will Power| First_Team = Team Penske| First_Country = AUS| Second_Driver = Graham Rahal| Second_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing| Second_Country= USA| Third_Driver = Ryan Briscoe| Third_Team = Team Penske| Third_Country = AUS| }}The Itaipava São Paulo Indy 300 presented by Nestlé was the fourth race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on May 1 and 2, on the {{convert|2.536|mi|km|adj=on}} temporary street circuit in São Paulo, Brazil, and was telecasted by Versus in the United States and TV Bandeirantes in Brazil. After a rain delay that lasted almost two and a half hours, attempts to run the event in full on the Sunday were scrapped with the race completed on Monday May 2. Report{{Empty section|date=January 2018}}ClassificationQualifying- All cars were split into two groups of twelve, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six cars progressed to the "Firestone Fast Six." The fastest driver in the final session claimed pole, with the rest of the cars lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times. (fast six from 1–6, top 12 from 7–12 and round 1 from 13–24, with group 1 drivers occupying the odd–numbered grid positions, and group 2 drivers occupying the even–numbered grid positions.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Group 1[1] | Group 2[2] | Top 12[3] | Fast 6[4] |
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1 | 12 | AUS}} Will Power | Team Penske | 1:22.2329 | 1:22.0675 | 1:21.8958 |
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2 | 28 | USA}} Ryan Hunter–Reay | Andretti Autosport | 1:23.3280 | 1:22.3374 | 1:22.2975 |
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3 | 9 | NZL}} Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:22.5791 | 1:22.3611 | 1:22.3620 |
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4 | 6 | AUS}} Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 1:22.7224 | 1:22.3028 | 1:22.3937 |
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5 | 38 | USA}} Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:23.1280 | 1:22.3886 | 1:22.4970 |
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6 | 10 | GBR}} Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:22.7716 | 1:22.2273 | 1:22.6103 |
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7 | 3 | BRA}} Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 1:23.1988 | 1:22.6283 |
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8 | 22 | GBR}} Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:23.2549 | 1:22.6471 |
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9 | 27 | GBR}} Mike Conway | Andretti Autosport | 1:22.7828 | 1:22.6986 |
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10 | 5 | JPN}} Takuma Sato | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 1:23.4955 | 1:22.7379 |
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11 | 06 | CAN}} James Hinchcliffe (R) | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:23.4911 | 1:22.8450 |
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12 | 19 | FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:23.4266 | 1:22.9084 |
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13 | 78 | SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | 1:23.6807 |
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14 | 14 | BRA}} Vitor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:23.3196 |
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15 | 26 | USA}} Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 1:23.7682 |
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16 | 2 | ESP}} Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:23.4015 |
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17 | 7 | USA}} Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 1:24.0967 |
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18 | 83 | USA}} Charlie Kimball (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:23.7126 |
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19 | 17 | BRA}} Raphael Matos | AFS Racing | 1:24.1890 |
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20 | 77 | CAN}} Alex Tagliani | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 1:23.7801 |
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21 | 82 | BRA}} Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology - Lotus | 1:24.2205 |
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22 | 4 | USA}} J.R. Hildebrand (R) | Panther Racing | 1:23.8443 |
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23 | 34 | COL}} Sebastian Saavedra (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:24.2963 |
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24 | 18 | GBR}} James Jakes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:23.8492 |
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25 | 24 | BRA}} Ana Beatriz (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:24.8246 |
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26 | 59 | VEN}} E.J. Viso | KV Racing Technology - Lotus | No Time |
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Race Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
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1 | 12 | AUS}} Will Power | Team Penske | 55 | 2:04:05.2964 | 1 | 32 | 53 |
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2 | 38 | USA}} Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | 55 | + 4.6723 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
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3 | 6 | AUS}} Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 55 | + 7.9037 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
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4 | 10 | GBR}} Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 55 | + 10.1470 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
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5 | 2 | ESP}} Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 55 | + 15.8188 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
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6 | 27 | GBR}} Mike Conway | Andretti Autosport | 55 | + 16.6775 | 9 | 0 | 28 |
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7 | 22 | GBR}} Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 55 | + 20.0131 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
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8 | 5 | JPN}} Takuma Sato | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 55 | + 23.0683 | 10 | 23 | 24 |
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9 | 06 | CAN}} James Hinchcliffe (R) | Newman/Haas Racing | 55 | + 25.2924 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
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10 | 4 | USA}} J.R. Hildebrand (R) | Panther Racing | 55 | + 31.3172 | 22 | 0 | 20 |
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11 | 34 | COL}} Sebastian Saavedra (R) | Conquest Racing | 55 | + 36.4261 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
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12 | 9 | NZL}} Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 55 | + 42.1974 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
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13 | 59 | VEN}} E.J. Viso | KV Racing Technology - Lotus | 55 | + 45.8266 | 26 | 0 | 17 |
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14 | 26 | USA}} Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 55 | + 1:14.5634 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
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15 | 18 | GBR}} James Jakes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 55 | + 1:16.2783 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
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16 | 83 | USA}} Charlie Kimball (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | 54 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 0 | 14 |
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17 | 14 | BRA}} Vitor Meira | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | 53 | + 2 Laps | 14 | 0 | 13 |
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18 | 28 | USA}} Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 50 | + 5 Laps | 2 | 0 | 12 |
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19 | 77 | CAN}} Alex Tagliani | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 48 | + 7 Laps | 20 | 0 | 12 |
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20 | 78 | SUI}} Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | 46 | + 9 Laps | 13 | 0 | 12 |
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21 | 3 | BRA}} Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 46 | + 9 Laps | 7 | 0 | 12 |
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22 | 82 | BRA}} Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology - Lotus | 46 | + 9 Laps | 21 | 0 | 12 |
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23 | 7 | USA}} Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 46 | + 9 Laps | 17 | 0 | 12 |
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24 | 24 | BRA}} Ana Beatriz (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 31 | Mechanical | 25 | 0 | 12 |
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25 | 17 | BRA}} Raphael Matos | AFS Racing | 28 | Contact | 19 | 0 | 10 |
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26 | 19 | FRA}} Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing | 20 | Contact | 12 | 0 | 10 |
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OFFICIAL RACE REPORT{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes |
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NOTE: Under agreement from race organisers, INDYCAR, and Brazilian television rights holder Rede Bandeirantes, there is a two-hour time limit for this race. The first 14 laps from Sunday took 40:46 to run, and that time was deducted from Monday morning's race. The Monday race featured a 1:19:14 timed race (the remaining time from Sunday's race limit). Championship standings after the race{{col-start}}{{col-2}}- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | AUS}} Will Power | 168 | 2 | GBR}} Dario Franchitti | 154 | 3 | ESP}} Oriol Servià | 110 | 4 | GBR}} Mike Conway | 102 | 5 | AUS}} Ryan Briscoe | 101 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
{{col-end}}References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.indycar.com:8080/var/assets/indycar-results-quals-r1g113.pdf|format=PDF|title=Sao Paulo Indy 300: Qualifying, Round 1 – Group 1|work=IndyCar Series|publisher=INDYCAR|accessdate=2011-05-02|date=2011-04-30}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.indycar.com:8080/var/assets/indycar-results-quals-r1g212.pdf|format=PDF|title=Sao Paulo Indy 300: Qualifying, Round 1 – Group 2|work=IndyCar Series|publisher=INDYCAR|accessdate=2011-05-02|date=2011-04-30}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.indycar.com:8080/var/assets/indycar-results-quals-r212.pdf|format=PDF|title=Sao Paulo Indy 300: Qualifying – Top 12|work=IndyCar Series|publisher=INDYCAR|accessdate=2011-04-30|date=2011-05-02}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.indycar.com:8080/var/assets/indycar-results-quals-r314.pdf|format=PDF|title=Sao Paulo Indy 300: Qualifying – Fast 6|work=IndyCar Series|publisher=INDYCAR|accessdate=2011-04-30|date=2011-05-02}}
External links- IndyCar Results Page{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{IndyCar Series race report| Name_of_race = São Paulo Indy 300 | Year_of_race = 2011 | Previous_race_in_season = 2011 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Next_race_in_season = 2011 Indianapolis 500 | Previous_year's_race = 2010 São Paulo Indy 300 | Next_year's_race = 2012 São Paulo Indy 300 }}{{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Sao Paulo Indy 300}} 3 : 2011 in IndyCar|São Paulo Indy 300|2011 in Brazilian motorsport |