2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland

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Flag of the United States.svg 2005 Cleveland
Race details
Race 5 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season
Cleveland Street Course at Burke Lakefront Airport.svg
Burke Lakefront Airport Track Layout
DateJune 26, 2005
Official name Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by U.S. Bank
Location Burke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
CourseTemporary Airport Course
2.106 mi / 3.389 km
Distance91 laps
191.646 mi / 308.399 km
WeatherHazy with temperatures reaching up to 90 °F (32 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time57.419
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time58.616 (on lap 90 of 91)
Podium
First Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Second Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger  (RuSPORT)
Third Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià  (Newman/Haas Racing)

The 2005 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland was the fifth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 26, 2005 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. Due to the controversy at the 2005 United States Grand Prix held at Indianapolis a week earlier, any fan who had a ticket to the 2005 United States GP was granted free admission to this race. Paul Tracy swept both the pole and the race win, his second victory of the season.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 58.44057.41957.419
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing 58.43657.42457.424
3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 58.57657.55957.559
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 59.58157.80157.801
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Australia 58.70557.83657.836
6 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing58.92057.91757.917
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing58.54657.94257.942
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing58.83558.02958.029
9 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 59.15858.12658.126
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing 59.81958.33558.335
11 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock Rocketsports Racing 59.34658.38558.385
12 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronnie Bremer HVM Racing 59.43558.47158.471
13 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim HVM Racing59.97058.49358.493
14 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing59.39558.69358.693
15 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing59.78958.84458.844
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson RuSPORT58.9861:10.16658.986
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing1:00.39059.12859.128
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Team Australia1:01.13559.20059.200

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 911:45:43.856133
210 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 91+3.113 secs928
32 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing 91+3.914 secs626
415 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Australia 91+10.185 secs524
51 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing91+13.262 secs321
612 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 91+20.361 secs819
79 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson RuSPORT91+23.489 secs1618
827 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 91+25.212 secs415
911 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing 91+31.736 secs1713
108 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock Rocketsports Racing 91+47.725 secs1111
1119 Flag of Brazil.svg Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing90+ 1 Lap1010
125 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall Team Australia89+ 2 Laps189
1334 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing89+ 2 Laps158
1455 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronnie Bremer HVM Racing 80Engine127
154 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim HVM Racing51Contact136
1621 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing50Contact27
177 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing38Contact74
1831 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing1Contact143

Caution flags

LapsCause
1-3 Wirdheim (4) & Hunter-Reay (31) contact
26-33 Domínguez (7) & Wilson (9) contact
36-37Debris
54-59Wirdheim (4) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-29 Paul Tracy
30-50 Cristiano da Matta
51-56Paul Tracy
57-75 A. J. Allmendinger
76-80Paul Tracy
81-85 Alex Tagliani
86-91Paul Tracy
 
DriverLaps led
Paul Tracy 46
Cristiano da Matta 21
A. J. Allmendinger 19
Alex Tagliani 5

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1uparrow green.svg 11 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy 128
1downarrow red.svg 12 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 127
1uparrow green.svg 13 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger 102
1downarrow red.svg 14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson 95
1uparrow green.svg 25 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser 82

References

  1. "Weather information for the 2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
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