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.

2005 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton
Race details
Race 7 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season
DateJuly 17, 2005
Official nameWest Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton
LocationFinning 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
DriverA. J. Allmendinger ( RuSPORT)
Time58.628
Fastest lap
DriverA. J. Allmendinger ( RuSPORT)
Time59.900 (on lap 51 of 88)
Podium
FirstSébastien Bourdais ( Newman/Haas Racing)
SecondOriol Servià ( Newman/Haas Racing)
ThirdPaul Tracy ( Forsythe Championship Racing)

Qualifying results
Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
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
PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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
LapsCause
26-29Vasser (12) off course
30Tracy (3) improper restart procedure
76-79Wirdheim (4) contact

Notes
LapsLeader
1-18A. J. Allmendinger
19-48Paul Tracy
49-52Justin Wilson
53-57A. J. Allmendinger
58-59Oriol Servià
60-62Sébastien Bourdais
63-79A. J. Allmendinger
80-88Sébastien Bourdais
  
DriverLaps led
A. J. Allmendinger40
Paul Tracy30
Sébastien Bourdais12
Justin Wilson4
Oriol Servià2

Championship standings after the race
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