Scott Dixon finds success. The New Zealander won the Toronto Grand Prix for the fourth time in his career on Sunday. At almost 42, he beat American Colton Herta and Swede Felix Rosenqvist to claim his 52nd IndyCar victory (the record holder for the number of remaining successes AJ Foyt, with 67 victories). Nevertheless, the New Zealander now holds as many Indycar victories as American champion Mario Andretti.
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Dixon, 4th overall
The lessons of this success are numerous. Besides the victory being his first since May 2021, at Texas Motor Speedway, Dixon became the seventh different winner in 10 rounds this year and won at least one race for the 18th straight season.
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Six-time IndyCar champion and winner of the Indianapolis 500 in 2008, he climbed to 4th place in the general classification, tied with Josef Newgarden (307 pts), in a classification still dominated by the Swede Marcus Ericsson (351 pts). Power (316 pts) and Palou (314 pts) complete the podium.
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The Toronto Grand Prix was making its return to the calendar after being canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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