By
indycar.com staff
Published:
Aug 22, 2012
INDYCAR, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, provided an update regarding the status of fresh engines remaining for each team for the remaining three races of the season.
Officials also announced 10-grid spot penalties that will be served for the Aug. 26 GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma: No. 15 Takuma Sato (will be using sixth Honda engine at Sonoma); No. 17 Sebastian Saavedra (unapproved Chevrolet engine change at Indianapolis); No. 18 Justin Wilson (unapproved Honda engine change between Mid-Ohio and Sonoma); No. 78 Simona de Silvestro (using seventh Lotus engine at Sonoma).
Pursuant to Rule 15.1.4, each full-season entrant will be provided with no more than five fresh-built engines throughout each year covered by an engine service agreement. Using more than five fresh engines in a season will result in a penalty. Engines beyond the fifth fresh engine may be fresh or part-used.
Pursuant to Rule 15.6.2, using more than five fresh engines in a season will be considered unapproved engine change-outs.
All 27 drivers will participate in Brasil IT+ Pole Day at the raceway Aug. 25, with the grid penalties being assessed on race day (i.e.: an entrant qualifies sixth; they will start the 85-lap race 16th).
| Car |
Team |
Driver |
Engine Count |
2
|
Team Penske |
Ryan Briscoe |
Will use Engine 5 at Sonoma |
3
|
Team Penske |
Helio Castroneves |
On Engine 5 |
4
|
Panther Racing |
JR Hildebrand |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
5
|
KV Racing Technology |
EJ Viso |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
6/7
|
Dragon Racing |
Katherine Legge &
Sebastien Bourdais |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
8
|
KV Racing Technology |
Rubens Barrichello |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
9
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Scott Dixon |
On Engine 6 |
10
|
Target Chip Ganassi Racing |
Dario Franchitti |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
11
|
KV Racing Technology
w/ SH |
Tony Kanaan |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
12
|
Team Penske |
Will Power |
On Engine 5 |
14
|
AJ Foyt Enterprises |
Mike Conway |
On Engine 5 |
15
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan |
Takuma Sato |
Will use Engine 6 at Sonoma |
18
|
Dale Coyne Racing |
Justin Wilson |
Will use Engine 5 at Sonoma |
19
|
Dale Coyne Racing |
James Jakes |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
20
|
Ed Carpenter Racing |
Ed Carpenter |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
22
|
Panther / Dreyer & Reinbold |
Oriol Servia |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
26
|
Andretti Autosport |
Marco Andretti |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
27
|
Andretti Autosport |
James Hinchcliffe |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
28
|
Andretti Autosport |
Ryan Hunter-Reay |
On Engine 5 |
38
|
Service Central
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Graham Rahal |
On Engine 4 - 1 Engine Remaining |
67
|
Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing |
Josef Newgarden |
On Engine 5 |
77
|
Schmidt Hamilton
HP Motorsports |
Simon Pagenaud |
On Engine 5 |
78
|
Lotus-HVM Racing |
Simona de Silvestro |
Will use Engine 7 at Sonoma |
83
|
Novo Nordisk
Chip Ganassi Racing |
Charlie Kimball |
Will use Engine 5 at Sonoma |
98
|
Bryan Herta Autosport
w/ Curb-Agajanian
|
Alex Tagliani |
On Engine 5 |
