AUTO RACING | Saturday’s notebook

Indy Toronto

TORONTO

Will Power will defend his title at the Honda Indy Toronto from the pole position. Power posted a lap of 59.577 seconds on the 1.75-mile road course at Exhibition Place. Scott Dixon will start second today after turning a lap of 59.665 and Dario Franchitti is in the third position, clocking 59.900 in qualifying Saturday afternoon. Alex Tagliani of Lachenaie, Quebec, was the top Canadian and will start in ninth place. Toronto rookie James Hinchcliffe finished 13th.

British GP

SILVERSTONE, England

Red Bull driver Mark Webber edged out teammate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying for the second time this season to secure pole position for the British Grand Prix. Webber, who won the Silverstone race last season, posted the fastest lap of 1 minute, 32.670 seconds, about one-third of a second faster than Vettel. Vettel has a 77-point lead over McLaren’s Jenson Button, who qualified in fifth, and Webber. The Red Bulls will start on the front row on Sunday despite an ongoing problem between team bosses and the governing body about sudden rule changes. “It’s always rewarding when you get the maximum out of the situation,” Webber said.

Associated Press