# 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the seventh running of the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma and the fourteenth round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The race contested over 75 laps at the 2.303-mile (3.706 km) Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Power led 71 of 75 laps, as Team Penske swept 1st–2nd–3rd on the podium. It was the first 1–2–3 finish in an Indycar race for Penske since Nazareth in 1994. Power closed to within 26 points of championship leader Dario Franchitti. Power also closed within 7 points of Franchitti for the Mario Andretti Road Course Trophy. Simon Pagenaud substituted for Simona de Silvestro after she had complications renewing her visa, and U.S. Customs would not allow her into the country.

## Classification
### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 75 | 1:47:29.7619 | 1 | 71 | 53 |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 75 | +3.2420 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 75 | +6.4494 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | +7.6540 | 4 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | +14.4755 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | 19 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing | 75 | +17.1257 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 06 | James Hinchcliffe (R) | Newman/Haas Racing | 75 | +17.2713 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | +17.7900 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 9 | 59 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 75 | +21.6276 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter–Reay | Andretti Autosport | 75 | +22.1731 | 19 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 75 | +22.9512 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 17 | Martin Plowman (R) | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 75 | +24.2602 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 24 | Ana Beatriz (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 75 | +29.7207 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 34 | Sebastián Saavedra (R) | Conquest Racing | 75 | +41.1146 | 23 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 78 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | HVM Racing | 75 | +41.7526 | 22 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Mike Conway | Andretti Autosport | 75 | +1:14.2912 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 22 | Giorgio Pantano (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 75 | +1:14.2922 $^1$ | 11 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 5 | Takuma Sato | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 74 | + 1 Laps | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 18 | James Jakes (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 74 | + 1 Laps | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 74 | + 1 Laps | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 74 | + 1 Laps | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 74 | + 1 Laps | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand (R) | Panther Racing | 74 | + 1 Laps | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 74 | + 1 Laps | 14 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 67 | Ed Carpenter | Sarah Fisher Racing | 74 | + 1 Laps | 27 | 0 | 10 |
| 26 | 83 | Charlie Kimball (R) | Chip Ganassi Racing | 66 | + 9 Laps | 26 | 0 | 10 |
| 27 | 88 | Ho-Pin Tung (R) | Dragon Racing | 63 | Contact | 24 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 | 82 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 38 | Mechanical | 21 | 0 | 10 |
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$^1$ Penalty for blocking, moved to end of lead lap

## Championship standings after the race
### Drivers' Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Dario Franchitti | 475 |
| 2 | Will Power | 449 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 400 |
| 4 | Oriol Servià | 327 |
| 5 | Ryan Briscoe | 312 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.