2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton

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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton
Race details
Race 7 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season
Edmonton Grand Prix racing track.svg
DateJuly 17, 2005
Official name West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton
Location Finning International Speedway
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
CourseTemporary Airport Course
1.973 mi / 3.175 km
Distance88 laps
173.624 mi / 279.400 km
WeatherPartly cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 24 °C (75 °F) [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger  ( Flag of the United States.svg RuSPORT)
Time58.628
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger  ( Flag of the United States.svg RuSPORT)
Time59.900 (on lap 51 of 88)
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  ( Flag of France.svg Newman/Haas Racing)
Second Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià  ( Flag of Spain.svg Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy  ( Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forsythe Championship Racing)

The 2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton was the seventh round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents: the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 17, 2005, at Finning International Speedway, a temporary course laid out at Edmonton City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A. J. Allmendinger won the pole, the first of his career, and Sébastien Bourdais was the race winner.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 58.6281:01.07058.628
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson RuSPORT58.95458.954
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 59.4971:01.52959.497
4 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing 59.5921:08.68959.592
5 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing 59.7699:08.14259.769
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Australia 59.78259.782
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing59.87359.873
8 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing59.9901:04.77459.990
9 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock (R) Rocketsports Racing 1:00.1218:09.7761:00.121
10 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing1:00.4621:02.7991:00.462
11 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim (R) HVM Racing 1:00.5699:11.4051:00.569
12 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:00.7771:04.0651:00.777
13 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Sperafico (R) Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.8841:03.5121:00.884
14 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing1:00.9161:03.5931:00.916
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Ranger (R)Mi-Jack Conquest Racing1:01.2711:03.6981:01.271
16 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronnie Bremer (R)Dale Coyne Racing1:01.3491:02.1841:01.349
17 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico HVM Racing1:01.9841:06.2471:01.984
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall (R)Team Australia1:03.8111:03.8231:03.811

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 881:38:55.7301032
22 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing88+0.596 secs428
33 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 88+1.335 secs326
49 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson RuSPORT 88+1.615 secs224
57 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing88+12.042 secs821
619 Flag of Denmark.svg Ronnie Bremer (R) Dale Coyne Racing 88+12.397 secs1620
715 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Australia 87+ 1 Lap617
85 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Marshall (R)Team Australia87+ 1 Lap1815
934 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 87+ 1 Lap1213
1011 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Sperafico (R)Dale Coyne Racing87+ 1 Lap1311
1112 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 86+ 2 Laps710
1255 Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Sperafico HVM Racing 86+ 2 Laps179
138 Flag of Germany.svg Timo Glock (R) Rocketsports Racing 83Contact98
1410 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT80Contact111
154 Flag of Sweden.svg Björn Wirdheim (R)HVM Racing74Contact116
1631 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing51Out of fuel145
1721 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing7Suspension54
1827 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Ranger (R)Mi-Jack Conquest Racing3Suspension153

Caution flags

LapsCause
26-29 Vasser (12) off course
30 Tracy (3) improper restart procedure
76-79 Wirdheim (4) contact

Notes

LapsLeader
1-18 A. J. Allmendinger
19-48 Paul Tracy
49-52 Justin Wilson
53-57A. J. Allmendinger
58-59 Oriol Servià
60-62 Sébastien Bourdais
63-79A. J. Allmendinger
80-88Sébastien Bourdais
 
DriverLaps led
A. J. Allmendinger 40
Paul Tracy 30
Sébastien Bourdais 12
Justin Wilson 4
Oriol Servià 2

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1rightarrow blue.svg 1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 182
1rightarrow blue.svg 2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy 161
1rightarrow blue.svg 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson 152
1uparrow green.svg 14 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià 135
1downarrow red.svg 15 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger 122

References

  1. "2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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