G-Force GF09

G-Force GF09
G-Force GF09B
Panoz GF09C
	; Jaques Lazier drives his Panoz GF09-Honda during 2007 Indianapolis 500 qualification
Category	IndyCar Series
Constructor	Élan Motorsport Technologies; G-Force Technologies
Designer(s)	Simon Marshall; Nick Alcock
Predecessor	G-Force GF05
Technical specifications
Chassis	Carbon fiber monocoque with honeycomb kevlar structure
Suspension	Pushrod with multilink
Length	4,877 mm (192 in)
Width	1,968 mm (77 in) minimum; 1,994 mm (79 in) maximum
Height	965 mm (38 in)
Axle track	Front: 1,702–1,722 mm (67–68 in); Rear: 1,613 mm (64 in)
Wheelbase	3,048 mm (120 in), plus or minus 51.5 mm (2997-3100 mm (118-122 mm))
Engine	Toyota Indy V8; Honda Indy HI7R V8 3.5 L (3,500 cc; 214 cu in) (2003, 2007-2008); 3.0 L (3,000 cc; 183 cu in) (2004-2006) V8 90° naturally-aspirated, mid-engined, longitudinally-mounted
Transmission	Xtrac #P295 6-speed sequential manual gearbox (2003-2007), semi-automatic paddle-shift gearbox (2008) Adjustable spool type
Power	650 hp (485 kW)
Weight	1,565 lb (710 kg) on short, intermediate speedway oval and Indianapolis 500; 1,640 lb (744 kg) on road and street courses; Including driver, fuel and all lubricants and coolants
Fuel	100% fuel grade Ethanol
Tyres	Firestone Firehawk dry slick and rain treaded tires; O.Z. racing, BBS wheels
Competition history
Notable entrants	American Dream Motorsports; Chastain Motorsports; PDM Racing; Cabbie Motorsports
Notable drivers	Jaques Lazier; Phil Giebler; Roberto Moreno; Stéphan Grégoire; Jimmy Kite
Debut	2003 Toyota Indy 300
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0

The G-Force GF09 is a racing car developed and produced by American manufacturer Élan Motorsport Technologies for Panoz, with original work having been performed by G-Force Technologies prior to its purchase by Panoz, for use in the IndyCar Series. A subsequent version that saw the greatest usage in IndyCar racing was the G-Force GF09B with the Panoz GF09C following.

The GF09's last appearance was in practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500 when Phil Giebler, who drove for American Dream Motorsports, crashed his Panoz chassis and failed to qualify. Panoz effectively discontinued their IndyCar Series involvement after the 2008 season due to all IndyCar Series teams opting for the Dallara IR-05 chassis, and Panoz concentrated on sports car endurance racing.

Complete IndyCar Series results

(key) (Results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrants	Chassis	Engines	Tyres	Drivers	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
2003	Ganassi Racing	G-Force GF09	Toyota Indy V8	F			HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	PPIR	RIR	KAN	NSH	MCH	GAT	KTY	NAZ	CHI	FON	TXS
					Scott Dixon	9	1	20	15	17	6	1*	1*	6	2	5	15	2	16	2	2	2
					Tomas Scheckter	10	8	15	16	4*	18*	8	18	9	10	3	4	10	19	5*	5*	15
	Team Penske				Gil de Ferran	6				1	8										15
	A. J. Foyt Enterprises				Shigeaki Hattori	5	18		20
					A. J. Foyt IV	14			18		21		21	15		14		17			17	22
					Airton Daré	41				24
	Mo Nunn Racing				Toranosuke Takagi	12	12	22	8	5	3	6	13	18	7	6	7	18	14	9	18	7
					Arie Luyendyk	20				DNQ													0
					Felipe Giaffone	21	9	3	3	33	17	13	6	22						15	16	19
					Alex Barron	21									5	1	16	20	15
	Sam Schmidt Motorsports				Richie Hearn	99				28
	Access Motorsports		Honda HI3R V8		Greg Ray			9	8	11	18	12	8	16	10	8	15	17	DNS	14	8
2004	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	G-Force GF09B	Toyota Indy V8	F			HMS	PHX	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	PPIR	NAZ	CHI	FON	TXS
					Scott Dixon	1	18	2	5	8	14	8	12	8	DNS	7	13	20	9	7	8	6
					Darren Manning	10	6	5	4	25	8	20	11	4	19	13	10	4	6	15	DNS
2005	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Panoz GF09C	Toyota Indy V8	F			HMS	PHX	STP	MOT	INDY	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	PPIR	SNM	CHI	WGL	FON
					Scott Dixon	9	16	12	6		24	11	22	18	6	13	19	23	16	7	19	1*	10
					Darren Manning	10	6	8	9	8	29	17	15	7	20	20
					Jaques Lazier												17	15	DNS		16		17
					Giorgio Pantano															14		4
					Ryan Briscoe	33	20	19	14*	12	10	12	21	21	8	DNS	10	13	20	19	22
2006	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	Panoz GF09C	Honda HI6R V8	F			HMS	STP	MOT	INDY	WGL	TXS	RIR	KAN	NSH	MIL	MCH	KTY	SNM	CHI
					Scott Dixon	9		2			1								4*
					Dan Wheldon	10		16			15*								6