2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Of Edmonton
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.
Qualifying results
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 58.628 | 1:01.070 | 58.628 | |
2 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 58.954 | — | 58.954 | |
3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 59.497 | 1:01.529 | 59.497 | |
4 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.592 | 1:08.689 | 59.592 | |
5 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 59.769 | 9:08.142 | 59.769 | |
6 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 59.782 | — | 59.782 | |
7 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 59.873 | — | 59.873 | |
8 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 59.990 | 1:04.774 | 59.990 | |
9 | Timo Glock (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 1:00.121 | 8:09.776 | 1:00.121 | |
10 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:00.462 | 1:02.799 | 1:00.462 | |
11 | Björn Wirdheim (R) | HVM Racing | 1:00.569 | 9:11.405 | 1:00.569 | |
12 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.777 | 1:04.065 | 1:00.777 | |
13 | Ricardo Sperafico (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.884 | 1:03.512 | 1:00.884 | |
14 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 1:00.916 | 1:03.593 | 1:00.916 | |
15 | Andrew Ranger (R) | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.271 | 1:03.698 | 1:01.271 | |
16 | Ronnie Bremer (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.349 | 1:02.184 | 1:01.349 | |
17 | Alex Sperafico | HVM Racing | 1:01.984 | 1:06.247 | 1:01.984 | |
18 | Marcus Marshall (R) | Team Australia | 1:03.811 | 1:03.823 | 1:03.811 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 88 | 1:38:55.730 | 10 | 32 |
2 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 88 | +0.596 secs | 4 | 28 |
3 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 88 | +1.335 secs | 3 | 26 |
4 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 88 | +1.615 secs | 2 | 24 |
5 | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 88 | +12.042 secs | 8 | 21 |
6 | 19 | Ronnie Bremer (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 88 | +12.397 secs | 16 | 20 |
7 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 87 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 17 |
8 | 5 | Marcus Marshall (R) | Team Australia | 87 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 15 |
9 | 34 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 87 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 13 |
10 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 87 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 11 |
11 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 86 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 10 |
12 | 55 | Alex Sperafico | HVM Racing | 86 | + 2 Laps | 17 | 9 |
13 | 8 | Timo Glock (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 83 | Contact | 9 | 8 |
14 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 80 | Contact | 1 | 11 |
15 | 4 | Björn Wirdheim (R) | HVM Racing | 74 | Contact | 11 | 6 |
16 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 51 | Out of fuel | 14 | 5 |
17 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 7 | Suspension | 5 | 4 |
18 | 27 | Andrew Ranger (R) | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 3 | Suspension | 15 | 3 |
Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
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26-29 | Vasser (12) off course |
30 | Tracy (3) improper restart procedure |
76-79 | Wirdheim (4) contact |
Notes
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- New Track Record A. J. Allmendinger 58.628 (Qualification Session #1)
- New Race Lap Record A. J. Allmendinger 59.900
- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:38:55.730
- Average Speed 105.302 mph
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | Sébastien Bourdais | 182 | |
2 | Paul Tracy | 161 | |
3 | Justin Wilson | 152 | |
1 | 4 | Oriol Servià | 135 |
1 | 5 | A. J. Allmendinger | 122 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
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