The 2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose was the eighth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 31, 2005 on the streets of San Jose, California. Sébastien Bourdais swept both the pole and the race win. The race was notable for the large bump on the main straight where a light rail track crossed the course, the bump being large enough to cause the cars to catch air.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 8 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season | |
 San Jose Track Layout | |
| Date | July 31, 2005 |
| Official name | Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose |
| Location | Streets of San Jose San Jose, California, United States |
| Course | Temporary Street Course 1.448 mi / 2.330 km |
| Distance | 93 laps 134.664 mi / 216.690 km |
| Weather | Partly Cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 84 °F (29 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 10.1 miles per hour (16.3 km/h)[1] |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 54.243 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 55.083 (on lap 90 of 93) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
| Third | Oriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Qualifying results edit
Because of circuit construction issues on Friday, the Qualification 1 session was canceled. Only times from Saturday's Qualification 2 session were used to set the grid for the race.
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 54.243 |
| 2 | 
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Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 54.305 |
| 3 | 
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Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 54.570 |
| 4 | 
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A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 54.604 |
| 5 | 
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Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 54.654 |
| 6 |
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Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 54.878 |
| 7 | 
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Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 54.895 |
| 8 | 
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Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 55.054 |
| 9 | 
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Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 55.093 |
| 10 |
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Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 55.414 |
| 11 |
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Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 55.434 |
| 12 |
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Rodolfo Lavín | HVM Racing | 55.449 |
| 13 | 
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Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 55.773 |
| 14 |
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Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 55.972 |
| 15 |
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Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 56.019 |
| 16 | 
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Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 56.452 |
| 17 |
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Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 56.616 |
| 18 | 
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Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 57.687 |
Race edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 93 | 1:45:42.889 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Tracy
|
Forsythe Racing | 93 | +3.724 secs | 3 | 27 |
| 3 | 2 | Oriol Servià
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 93 | +10.383 secs | 2 | 25 |
| 4 | 9 | Justin Wilson
|
RuSPORT | 93 | +11.323 secs | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | 7 | Mario Domínguez
|
Forsythe Racing | 93 | +11.917 secs | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | 8 | Timo Glock
|
Rocketsports Racing | 93 | +15.260 secs | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | 19 | Ronnie Bremer
|
Dale Coyne Racing | 93 | +16.391 secs | 16 | 19 |
| 8 | 4 | Björn Wirdheim
|
HVM Racing | 93 | +19.443 secs | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 15 | Alex Tagliani
|
Team Australia | 89 | + 4 Laps | 17 | 13 |
| 10 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta
|
PKV Racing | 77 | Contact | 13 | 11 |
| 11 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser
|
PKV Racing | 60 | Suspension | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | 5 | Marcus Marshall
|
Team Australia | 52 | Mechanical | 18 | 9 |
| 13 | 55 | Rodolfo Lavín
|
HVM Racing | 40 | Contact | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
Rocketsports Racing | 36 | Suspension | 15 | 7 |
| 15 | 34 | Nelson Philippe
|
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 20 | Oil pressure | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | 27 | Andrew Ranger
|
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 13 | Contact | 11 | 5 |
| 17 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger
|
RuSPORT | 12 | Contact | 4 | 4 |
| 18 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico
|
Dale Coyne Racing | 0 | Contact | 14 | 3 |
Caution flags edit
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 2-5 | Sperafico (11) contact |
| 26-33 | Debris |
| 58-65 | Hunter-Reay (31) stopped on course |
| 66 | Yellow restart |
| 78-83 | da Matta (21) contact |
Notes edit
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- New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 54.243 (Qualification Session)
- New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 55.083
- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:42.889
- Average Speed 76.431 mph
Championship standings after the race edit
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
216 |
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2 | Paul Tracy
|
188 |
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3 | Justin Wilson
|
175 |
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4 | Oriol Servià
|
160 |
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5 | A. J. Allmendinger
|
126 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ "Weather information for the 2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
External links edit
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2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose | Next race: 2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose |