# 2012 Edmonton Indy

The 2012 Edmonton Indy was the eleventh round of the 2012 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, July 22, 2012. The race was contested over 75 laps at the 2.224-mile (3.579 km) temporary airport course at Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It would be the final Edmonton Indy race as the event was dropped from the IndyCar calendar beginning in 2013.

## Classification
### Starting grid

| Row | Inside | Inside | Outside | Outside |
| 1 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | 2 | Ryan Briscoe |
| 2 | 15 | Takuma Sato | 98 | Alex Tagliani |
| 3 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 77 | Simon Pagenaud (R) |
| 4 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | 38 | Graham Rahal |
| 5 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | 18 | Justin Wilson |
| 6 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay $^†$ | 7 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 7 | 67 | Josef Newgarden (R) | 19 | James Jakes |
| 8 | 26 | Marco Andretti | 5 | E. J. Viso |
| 9 | 12 | Will Power $^†$ | 9 | Scott Dixon $^‡$ |
| 10 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand |
| 11 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | 20 | Ed Carpenter |
| 12 | 14 | Mike Conway | 22 | Oriol Servià $^†$ |
| 13 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro $^‡$ | | |
| $^†$ Hunter-Reay, Power and Servià penalized 10 places for changing engine $^‡$ Dixon and de Silvestro penalized 10 places for exceeding five-engine limit |||||

### Race results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | 1:38:50.9294 | 5 | 22 | 50 |
| 2 | 15 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 75 | + 0.8367 | 3 | 0 | 40 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | + 5.3697 | 17 | 3 | 35 |
| 4 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 6.9481 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | 98 | Alex Tagliani | Team Barracuda – BHA | Honda | 75 | + 15.2358 | 4 | 49 | 32 |
| 6 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 15.8757 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| 7 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | + 21.5357 | 11 | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | 2 | Ryan Briscoe | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 75 | + 23.5311 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| 9 | 18 | Justin Wilson | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 75 | + 26.3280 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| 10 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 26.6481 | 18 | 0 | 20 |
| 11 | 14 | Mike Conway | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Honda | 75 | + 27.0458 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| 12 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | + 31.4527 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | 8 | Rubens Barrichello | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 75 | + 35.1256 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport | Chevrolet | 75 | + 39.8669 | 15 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | 7 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dragon Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | + 40.8154 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | E. J. Viso | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 75 | + 55.1028 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
| 17 | 67 | Josef Newgarden (R) | Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing | Honda | 75 | + 56.0449 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | KV Racing Technology | Chevrolet | 75 | + 57.0272 | 21 | 0 | 12 |
| 19 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 75 | + 1:04.8947$^†$ | 19 | 0 | 12 |
| 20 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud (R) | Schmidt Hamilton Motorsports | Honda | 74 | Contact | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 21 | 4 | J. R. Hildebrand | Panther Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | + 1 lap | 20 | 0 | 12 |
| 22 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 74 | + 1 lap | 22 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | HVM Racing | Lotus | 74 | + 1 lap | 25 | 0 | 12 |
| 24 | 22 | Oriol Servià | Panther/Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | Mechanical | 24 | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | 19 | James Jakes | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 43 | Mechanical | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| $^†$ Kimball penalised 30 seconds for avoidable contact ||||||||||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE ||||||||||

#### Notes

Points include 1 point for pole position and 2 points for most laps led.

## Standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 362 |
| 2 | Hélio Castroneves | 339 |
| 3 | Will Power | 336 |
| 4 | Scott Dixon | 301 |
| 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 286 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 90 |
| 2 | Honda | 75 |
| 3 | Lotus | 44 |