2005 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey

2005 Monterrey
Race details
	Race 2 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season
	Fundidora Park track layout
Date	May 22, 2005
Official name	Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Presented by Roshfrans
Location	Fundidora Park; Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Course	Temporary street circuit; 2.104 mi / 3.386 km
Distance	76 laps; 159.904 mi / 257.336 km
Weather	Hot and Hazy
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:13.627
Fastest lap
Driver	Timo Glock (Rocketsports Racing)
Time	1:15.307 (on lap 31 of 76)
Podium
First	Bruno Junqueira (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second	Andrew Ranger (Mi-Jack Conquest Racing)
Third	Alex Tagliani (Team Australia)

The 2005 Tecate/Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix was the second round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 22, 2005 on the streets of Fundidora Park in Monterrey, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais was the polesitter and the race winner was Bruno Junqueira. The race was Junqueria's eighth and last victory in an American open wheel racing event. Junqueria was seriously injured in a crash at the 2005 Indianapolis 500 the following weekend and missed the rest of the Champ Car season.

Qualifying results

Pos	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	1:14.967	1:13.627	1:13.627
2	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	1:15.836	1:14.204	1:14.204
3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:22.302	1:14.321	1:14.321
4	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	1:16.217	1:14.342	1:14.342
5	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	1:15.248	1:14.649	1:14.649
6	Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	1:16.306	1:14.817	1:14.817
7	Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	1:17.481	1:14.922	1:14.922
8	Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	1:16.519	1:15.032	1:15.032
9	Cristiano da Matta	PKV Racing	1:16.537	1:15.118	1:15.118
10	Ronnie Bremer	HVM Racing	1:16.853	1:15.258	1:15.258
11	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	1:16.345	1:15.261	1:15.261
12	Timo Glock	Rocketsports Racing	1:16.454	1:15.288	1:15.288
13	Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:18.067	1:15.487	1:15.487
14	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:16.332	1:15.610	1:15.610
15	Björn Wirdheim	HVM Racing	1:17.671	1:15.692	1:15.692
16	Ricardo Sperafico	Dale Coyne Racing	1:17.794	1:16.140	1:16.140
17	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rocketsports Racing	1:17.864	1:16.252	1:16.252
18	Jorge Goeters	PKV Racing	1:19.225	1:16.412	1:16.412
19	Marcus Marshall	Team Australia	1:18.421	1:17.842	1:17.842

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	76	2:03:38.021	5	32
2	27	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	76	+1.376 secs	14	28
3	15	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	76	+2.847 secs	4	25
4	9	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	76	+8.234 secs	2	23
5	1	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	76	+9.162 secs	1	24
6	21	Cristiano da Matta	PKV Racing	76	+9.818 secs	9	19
7	31	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rocketsports Racing	76	+11.558 secs	17	17
8	4	Björn Wirdheim	HVM Racing	76	+19.074 secs	15	16
9	19	Oriol Servià	Dale Coyne Racing	76	+20.967 secs	7	13
10	10	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	75	+ 1 Lap	11	11
11	8	Timo Glock	Rocketsports Racing	69	Contact	12	11
12	34	Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	68	Contact	13	10
13	7	Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	56	Contact	6	8
14	12	Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	54	Contact	8	7
15	3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	49	Contact	3	7
16	5	Marcus Marshall	Team Australia	39	Contact	19	5
17	11	Ricardo Sperafico	Dale Coyne Racing	28	Lost wheel	16	4
18	52	Jorge Goeters	PKV Racing	23	Gearbox	18	3
19	55	Ronnie Bremer	HVM Racing	13	Drive shaft	10	2

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