2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

Country = USA| Race = Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma| Image = Infineon (Sears Point) with emphasis on Moto-IRL track.svg| Date = August 28| Year = 2011| Official name = Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma| Round_No = 14th| Series = IndyCar Series| Location = Infineon Raceway| Course = Permanent racing facility| Course_mi = 2.303| Course_km = 3.706| Distance_laps = 75| Distance_mi = 172.725| Distance_km = 277.950| Weather = 75 °F (24 °C), clear skies| Pole_Driver = Will Power| Pole_Team = Team Penske| Pole_Time = 01:18.6017| Pole_Country = AUS| Fast_Driver = Will Power| Fast_Team = Team Penske| Fast_Time = 01:20.8194| Fast_Lap = 2| Fast_Country = AUS| First_Driver = Will Power| First_Team = Team Penske| First_Country = AUS | Second_Driver = Hélio Castroneves| Second_Team = Team Penske| Second_Country= BRA | Third_Driver = Ryan Briscoe| Third_Team = Team Penske| Third_Country = AUS | The 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma was the seventh running of the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma and the fourteenth round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season. It took place on Sunday, August 28, 2011. The race contested over 75 laps at the 2.303 mi Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Will Power led 71 of 75 laps, as Team Penske swept 1st–2nd–3rd on the podium. It was the first 1–2–3 finish in an Indycar race for Penske since Nazareth in 1994. Power closed to within 26 points of championship leader Dario Franchitti. Power also closed within 7 points of Franchitti for the Mario Andretti Road Course Trophy. Simon Pagenaud substituted for Simona de Silvestro after she had complications renewing her visa, and U.S. Customs would not allow her into the country.