# 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2010 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the sixth running of the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma and the thirteenth round of the 2010 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, August 22, 2010. The race contested over 75 laps at the 2.303-mile (3.706 km) Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Group 1 | Group 2 | Top 12 | Fast 6 |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | | 1:16.8947 | 1:16.8072 | 1:16.5282 |
| 2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 1:16.7647 | | 1:16.7427 | 1:16.5652 |
| 3 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 1:16.9533 | 1:16.7956 | 1:16.9437 |
| 4 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | | 1:16.2670 | 1:16.7979 | 1:17.2068 |
| 5 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 1:17.3501 | | 1:16.9359 | 1:17.2109 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | | 1:17.1801 | 1:16.9148 | 1:17.3470 |
| 7 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:17.2911 | | 1:16.9477 | |
| 8 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 1:17.0638 | | 1:17.1317 | |
| 9 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | | 1:17.3419 | 1:17.3181 | |
| 10 | 2 | Raphael Matos | de Ferran Dragon Racing | 1:17.3918 | | 1:17.3710 | |
| 11 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 1:17.3030 | | 1:17.7429 | |
| 12 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | | 1:17.4953 | 1:17.8280 | |
| 13 | 34 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:17.5239 | | | |
| 14 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | | 1:17.5187 | | |
| 15 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 1:17.6825 | | | |
| 16 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas Racing | | 1:17.5284 | | |
| 17 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 1:17.7112 | | | |
| 18 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | | 1:17.6216 | | |
| 19 | 24 | J. R. Hildebrand (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:17.7659 | | | |
| 20 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | | 1:17.7533 | | |
| 21 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:17.9149 | | | |
| 22 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | | 1:18.0423 | | |
| 23 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 1:18.3995 | | | |
| 24 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | | 1:22.2980 | | |
| 25 | 36 | Francesco Dracone (R) | Conquest Racing | 1:21.2262 | | | |

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Points |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | 75 | 1:52:34.1915 | 53 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | 1:52:34.9347 | 40 |
| 3 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | 75 | 1:52:40.8047 | 35 |
| 4 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | 75 | 1:52:42.0552 | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | 75 | 1:52:44.6509 | 30 |
| 6 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 75 | 1:52:45.1010 | 28 |
| 7 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Andretti Autosport | 75 | 1:52:45.7161 | 26 |
| 8 | 37 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | 75 | 1:52:46.0853 | 24 |
| 9 | 02 | Graham Rahal | Newman/Haas Racing | 75 | 1:52:41.6934 | 22 |
| 10 | 19 | Alex Lloyd (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 75 | 1:52:52.3984 | 20 |
| 11 | 32 | Mario Moraes | KV Racing Technology | 75 | 1:52:54.4326 | 19 |
| 12 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | 75 | 1:52:54.8674 | 18 |
| 13 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro (R) | HVM Racing | 75 | 1:52:56.0154 | 17 |
| 14 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | FAZZT Race Team | 75 | 1:52:56.6773 | 16 |
| 15 | 14 | Vítor Meira | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 75 | 1:52:58.4794 | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Andretti Autosport | 75 | 1:53:20.3254 | 14 |
| 17 | 06 | Hideki Mutoh | Newman/Haas Racing | 74 | +1 lap | 13 |
| 18 | 5 | Takuma Sato (R) | KV Racing Technology | 74 | +1 lap | 12 |
| 19 | 8 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | 74 | +1 lap | 12 |
| 20 | 36 | Francesco Dracone (R) | Conquest Racing | 71 | Contact | 12 |
| 21 | 2 | Raphael Matos | de Ferran Dragon Racing | 67 | Contact | 12 |
| 22 | 18 | Milka Duno | Dale Coyne Racing | 67 | +8 laps | 12 |
| 23 | 34 | Bertrand Baguette (R) | Conquest Racing | 65 | Contact | 12 |
| 24 | 24 | J. R. Hildebrand (R) | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 38 | Contact | 12 |
| 25 | 4 | Dan Wheldon | Panther Racing | 0 | Contact | 10 |
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