Overview
- Marcus Ericsson won the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy for Andretti Global after a late green‑flag pit stop put him on fresh softer tires and he climbed from seventh to first, retaking the lead with five laps remaining and winning by about 7.5 seconds.
- The 90‑lap race was unusually volatile with 258 total passes (242 for position), seven lead changes among five drivers and six cautions that accounted for 25 laps.
- Friday practice was canceled when on‑site build work ran behind schedule and key safety elements were incomplete, and IndyCar president J. Douglas Boles publicly criticized Green Savoree for failing to finish tire barriers, fencing, timing cables and other track assembly on time.
- Romain Grosjean led 28 laps and finished second after a late stint that required fuel saving, Will Power recovered from starting last to take third, and pole‑sitter Louis Foster crashed out while running near the front.
- The event replaced Toronto’s Exhibition Place round and has left promoter competence and the fan experience under scrutiny, which could shape how IndyCar evaluates future Canadian street races and vendor/track readiness checks.