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2005 Molson Indy Toronto

Coordinates: 43°38′14″N 79°24′56″W / 43.63722°N 79.41556°W / 43.63722; -79.41556
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Canada 2005 Toronto
Race details
Race 6 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season
Exhibition Place track layout
DateJuly 10, 2005
Official nameMolson Indy Toronto
LocationExhibition Place
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CourseTemporary Street Course
1.755 mi / 2.824 km
Distance86 laps
150.930 mi / 242.864 km
WeatherSunny with temperatures reaching up to 32 °C (90 °F); with temperatures dropping slightly to 25.7 °C (78.3 °F) by the end of the event[1]
Pole position
DriverSébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time58.552
Fastest lap
DriverJustin Wilson (RuSPORT)
Time59.940 (on lap 79 of 86)
Podium
FirstJustin Wilson (RuSPORT)
SecondOriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing)
ThirdAlex Tagliani (Team Australia)

The 2005 Molson Indy Toronto was the sixth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 10, 2005 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sébastien Bourdais was the pole sitter and Justin Wilson won the race. It was the first American open wheel victory for the British driver. Sébastien Bourdais took the season points lead by finishing fifth and would end up keeping the points lead for the remainder of the season.

Qualifying results

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Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 59.010 58.552 58.552
2 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 58.887 58.594 58.594
3 United Kingdom Justin Wilson RuSPORT 59.519 58.554 58.554
4 Spain Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.013 58.795 58.795
5 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 59.248 58.821 58.821
6 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 59.380 59.089 59.089
7 United States Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 59.507 59.256 59.256
8 Brazil Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing 59.372 59.451 59.372
9 United States A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 59.578 59.416 59.416
10 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:00.477 59.448 59.448
11 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:00.478 59.486 59.486
12 Sweden Björn Wirdheim HVM Racing 1:00.402 59.705 59.705
13 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.687 59.961 59.961
14 Germany Timo Glock Rocketsports Racing 1:01.992 1:00.189 1:00.189
15 Brazil Alex Sperafico HVM Racing 1:00.686 1:00.336 1:00.336
16 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.877 1:00.436 1:00.436
17 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing 1:00.783 1:00.591 1:00.591
18 Australia Marcus Marshall Team Australia 1:01.015 1:00.613 1:00.613

Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9 United Kingdom Justin Wilson RuSPORT 86 1:46:10.177 3 33
2 2 Spain Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing 86 +0.730 secs* 4 28
3 15 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 86 +1.695 secs 5 25
4 12 United States Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 86 +1.868 secs 7 23
5 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 86 +2.558 secs 1 23
6 31 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing 86 +3.234 secs 17 20
7 8 Germany Timo Glock Rocketsports Racing 86 +4.698 secs 14 17
8 55 Brazil Alex Sperafico HVM Racing 86 +5.377 secs 15 15
9 19 United Kingdom Ryan Dalziel Dale Coyne Racing 85 + 1 Lap 16 13
10 34 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 85 + 1 Lap 10 11
11 27 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 83 Shut off 11 10
12 10 United States A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 80 Contact 9 9
13 7 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 80 Contact 6 8
14 5 Australia Marcus Marshall Team Australia 65 Contact 18 7
15 4 Sweden Björn Wirdheim HVM Racing 60 Contact 12 6
16 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 57 Out of fuel 2 7
17 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing 56 Contact 8 4
18 11 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing 55 Contact 13 3

* Race finished under caution.

Caution flags

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Laps Cause
57-61 da Matta (21) & R. Sperafico (11) contact
62-65 Wirdheim (4) contact
66-71 Marshall (5), Philippe (34) & Glock (8) contact
81-86 Allmendinger (10) & Domínguez (7) contact; Ranger (27) stall

Notes

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Laps Leader
1-34 Sébastien Bourdais
35-56 Paul Tracy
57-76 Oriol Servià
77-86 Justin Wilson
 
Driver Laps led
Sébastien Bourdais 34
Paul Tracy 22
Oriol Servià 20
Justin Wilson 10
  • New Race Record Justin Wilson 1:46:10.177
  • Average Speed 85.296 mph

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 1 France Sébastien Bourdais 150
1 2 Canada Paul Tracy 135
1 3 United Kingdom Justin Wilson 128
1 4 United States A. J. Allmendinger 111
2 5 Spain Oriol Servià 107
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "2005 Molson Indy Toronto weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
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Previous race:
2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland
Champ Car World Series
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Next race:
2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton

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