IndyCar – Scott Dixon snatches the title at Sonoma

While Team Penske had 3 drivers in contention for the title at the Sonoma GP (California), it was Scott Dixon who won on the road circuit and who won his 4th coronation after those won in 2003, 2008 and 2013. The New Zealander finished with the same number of points as Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) which had remained leader throughout the season, making the difference only in the number of victories (3 against 2).

The Colombian can blame himself since he was the cause of his clash with his teammate Will Power occurred halfway through the race. The last winner of the Indianapolis 500 had to move up from the back of the peloton and finally failed in 6th place when a top five was essential.

Ryan Hunter Reay (Andretti Autosport) takes 2nd place ahead Charlie kimball (Chip Ganassi Racing), Tony Canaan (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Ryan briscoe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports). Oriol Servia (Andretti Autosport), who drove the car de Justin Wilson in tribute to his deceased friend, took 12th place.

simon pagenaud (Team Penske) ranks 16th while Sébastien Bourdais (KVSH Racing) only finished 20th after receiving a drive through for hitting Graham rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing), even if the American's hopes of victory were low. Tristan Vautier (Dale Coyne Racing) is 23rd.

Video summary of the Sonoma GP

Discover the report of the Sonoma GP in issue 2027 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.