Toronto, ON – The annual Indy Toronto took over the streets surrounding Exhibition Place, with the headline IndyCar series joined by USF2000, USF Pro 2000, and the home country’s FEL Radical Cup Canada and CASC Miata Canada Cup tours. Here’s a rundown of the race weekend results.
INDYCAR – Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto
The feature NTT INDYCAR Series race took place mid-day on Sunday, with 90 laps on the schedule, five more than last year. Pato O’Ward claimed the victory, ahead of Rinus VeeKay, Kyffin Simpson, Colton Herta and Marcus Ericsson. O’Ward gained valuable points on championship leader Alex Palou, who finished 12th. Canadian Devlin DeFrancesco was involved in a wreck and finished 22nd.
To read the full race report from Inside Track’s Mary Bignotti Mendez, click here.
FEL Motorsports – Emzone Radical Cup Canada presented by Michelin
For the first time in their three-year run at the Indy, the Radical Cup Canada had full control of the spotlight in their feature events. The series, which ran combined grids with the Radical Cup North America in their previous appearances, held one 40-minute race each day on Saturday and Sunday.
Race One
The opening race had no shortage of drama, with a close back-and-forth battle between points leader Brady Clapham and Mayer Deonarine. The battle continued until Clapham spun, with Deonarine later coming to a stop on the back straight with mechanical issues. The race ended under a full-course caution, with Cayden Goodridge initially deemed the race winner.
A penalty for avoidable contact was later issued to Goodridge, dropping him to third, with Kenny Riedmann grabbing the overall victory. Robert Burgess finished third. In the Masters class, Chris Styles took his first series win, ahead of Steven Wistuba and Cedric Ohayon.
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Official Results:
RCC class: 1) Kenny Riedmann, 2) Robert Burgess, 3) Cayden Goodridge, 4) Alana Carter, 5) Tyson Balbosa, 6) Max Haverkate, DNF – Mayer Deonarine, Brady Clapham, Francesco Esposito, Steven Chen
Masters class: 1) Chris Styles, 2) Steven Wistuba, 3) Cedric Ohayon, 4) John Painter, DNF – Daniel Earle, Hamish Miller
Race Two
The second race of the weekend saw the battle between Mayer Deonarine and Brady Clapham continue. Deonarine led most of the laps before Clapham made up a two-plus second deficit in the closing minutes to take the top spot on the final circuit; Clapham recorded the win, his third in four races this season. Chris Styles went back-to-back with another victory in the Masters class.
Official Results:
RCC class: 1) Brady Clapham, 2) Mayer Deonarine, 3) Francesco Esposito, 4) Tyson Balbosa, 5) Jonathan Woolridge, 6) Robert Burgess, 7) Travis Hill, DNF – Kenny Riedmann, Steven Chen, Cayden Goodridge, Alana Carter
Masters class: 1) Chris Styles, 2) John Painter, 3) Cedric Ohayon, 4) Steven Wistuba, 5) Hamish Miller, DNS – Daniel Earle
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CASC-OR – Miata Canada Cup
The CASC’s Miata Canada Cup took part in the Indy Toronto for the first time, with the second-year regional road racing series boasting a strong field of 30-plus cars. The MCC1 class features Mazda Miatas built between 1990 and 2005, while the MCCU is open to Miatas that don’t meet the MCC1 preparation rules. The series had one 20-minute race per day on Saturday and Sunday.
Race One
Chantal Carter recorded her first career series victory in her first ever street course race, the MCCU class win coming in the inaugural Miata Canada Cup event at the Indy. Owen Clarke, who has past experience racing a Radical on the Streets of Toronto, took the inaugural MCC1 class victory at the temporary track.
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Provisional Results:
MCCU top-five: 1) Chantal Carter, 2) Marlin Langeveldt, 3) Matthew Gidman, 4) Ron Rhead, 5) Joanne Sierzant
MCC1 top-five: 1) Owen Clarke, 2) Trevor Hill, 3) Shawn Shuiskiy, 4) Kurt Langeveldt, 5) Chase McIntyre
Race Two
The second Miata Canada Cup race concluded the weekend’s schedule, with both winners decided after a lead change during the close on-track action. Marlin Langeveldt took the MCCU class win, while Trevor Hill claimed the MCC1 victory. Hill presented CASC race director Pat Cyr with a poster signed by the participating drivers during post-race podium ceremonies, before the competitors came on stage for a big group photo, as the series celebrated being part of the Indy Toronto weekend.
Provisional Results:
MCCU top-five: 1) Marlin Langeveldt, 2) Matthew Gidman, 3) Chantal Carter, 4) Ron Rhead, 5) Joanne Sierzant
MCC1 top-five: 1) Trevor Hill, 2) Owen Clarke, 3) Matt Gauthier, 4) Kurt Langeveldt, 5) Shawn Shuiskiy
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USF Pro 2000
Two open-wheel series in the IndyCar ladder took part this year, including a pair of 25-lap races for the USF Pro 2000.
Race One
Podium finishers: 1) Max Garcia, 2) Jacob Douglas, 3) Mac Clark*
*Canadian Mac Clark recorded his first home podium after Max Taylor was disqualified for failing post-race technical inspection. This continues Clark’s streak of a podium in every weekend so far this season. He had worked his way up to fourth after starting eighth.
Canadians: 3) Mac Clark, 13) Nick Gilkes
Race Two
Podium finishers: 1) Alessandro de Tullio, 2) Frankie Mossman, 3) Jacob Douglas
Canadians: 10) Mac Clark, 15) Nick Gilkes
Clark worked his way from 11th to 5th before being collected by Max Taylor, who dove deep into turn three at the end of the straightaway. Clark was able to continue and battled back to 10th after losing a bunch of track position.
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USF2000
The USF2000 series held two 20-lap races on Indy Toronto weekend.
Race One
Podium finishers: 1) Jack Jeffers, 2) Eddie Beswick, 3) Teddy Musella
Canadian Anthony Martella finished sixth after starting seventh. Martella, who had a win and a runner-up in the FEL SCCC’s TCR class at Toronto last year, was racing an open-wheel car in the event for the first time.
Race Two
Podium finishers: 1) Jack Jeffers, 2) Caleb Gafrarar, 3) G3 Argyros
Canadian Anthony Martella was involved in a wreck between turns seven and eight during the first green flag lap, finishing 16th with a DNF.
