That put Dalziel ahead of Tagliani and Bourdais in the list of classified finishers, but behind Doornbos, who made the most of the final few laps to pass both 'Tag' and the PCM machine. It was enough to move the Dutchman into an outright lead in the championship, despite what was going on up front.
There, pulling away from the those in his wake, Power sailed on to take his second victory of the year - and in very different condition to his first, in Vegas, back in April. The Team Australia driver had shown last weekend that he was able to run as well in the wet as he did in the dry and, given the opportunity, confirmed it in Toronto. The win was enough to also lift Power ahead of Bourdais, demoting the Frenchman to third overall.
Behind Jani and Wilson, who battled right to the line, Pagenaud brought home a second successive fourth place for Team Australia, confirming its position at the head of the inaugural Canadian Triple Crown standings. Junqueira battled on to secure Dale Coyne Racing's best result of the year in fifth, ahead of Doornbos, Dalziel and co.