2005 Molson Indy Toronto
Race details | |
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Race 6 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season | |
![]() Exhibition Place track layout | |
Date | July 10, 2005 |
Official name | Molson Indy Toronto |
Location | Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Course | Temporary Street Course 1.755 mi / 2.824 km |
Distance | 86 laps 150.930 mi / 242.864 km |
Weather | Sunny 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 | |
Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Time | 58.552 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
Time | 59.940 (on lap 79 of 86) |
Podium | |
First | Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
Second | Oriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Third | Alex 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[]
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | ![]() |
Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.010 | 58.552 | 58.552 |
2 | ![]() |
Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 58.887 | 58.594 | 58.594 |
3 | ![]() |
Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 59.519 | 58.554 | 58.554 |
4 | ![]() |
Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:00.013 | 58.795 | 58.795 |
5 | ![]() |
Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 59.248 | 58.821 | 58.821 |
6 | ![]() |
Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 59.380 | 59.089 | 59.089 |
7 | ![]() |
Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 59.507 | 59.256 | 59.256 |
8 | ![]() |
Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 59.372 | 59.451 | 59.372 |
9 | ![]() |
A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 59.578 | 59.416 | 59.416 |
10 | ![]() |
Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.477 | 59.448 | 59.448 |
11 | ![]() |
Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.478 | 59.486 | 59.486 |
12 | ![]() |
Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 1:00.402 | 59.705 | 59.705 |
13 | ![]() |
Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.687 | 59.961 | 59.961 |
14 | ![]() |
Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 1:01.992 | 1:00.189 | 1:00.189 |
15 | ![]() |
Alex Sperafico | HVM Racing | 1:00.686 | 1:00.336 | 1:00.336 |
16 | ![]() |
Ryan Dalziel | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.877 | 1:00.436 | 1:00.436 |
17 | ![]() |
Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 1:00.783 | 1:00.591 | 1:00.591 |
18 | ![]() |
Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 1:01.015 | 1:00.613 | 1:00.613 |
Race[]
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 9 | ![]() |
RuSPORT | 86 | 1:46:10.177 | 3 | 33 |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +0.730 secs* | 4 | 28 |
3 | 15 | ![]() |
Team Australia | 86 | +1.695 secs | 5 | 25 |
4 | 12 | ![]() |
PKV Racing | 86 | +1.868 secs | 7 | 23 |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +2.558 secs | 1 | 23 |
6 | 31 | ![]() |
Rocketsports Racing | 86 | +3.234 secs | 17 | 20 |
7 | 8 | ![]() |
Rocketsports Racing | 86 | +4.698 secs | 14 | 17 |
8 | 55 | ![]() |
HVM Racing | 86 | +5.377 secs | 15 | 15 |
9 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 13 |
10 | 34 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 11 |
11 | 27 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 83 | Shut off | 11 | 10 |
12 | 10 | ![]() |
RuSPORT | 80 | Contact | 9 | 9 |
13 | 7 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 80 | Contact | 6 | 8 |
14 | 5 | ![]() |
Team Australia | 65 | Contact | 18 | 7 |
15 | 4 | ![]() |
HVM Racing | 60 | Contact | 12 | 6 |
16 | 3 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 57 | Out of fuel | 2 | 7 |
17 | 21 | ![]() |
PKV Racing | 56 | Contact | 8 | 4 |
18 | 11 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 55 | Contact | 13 | 3 |
* Race finished under caution.
Caution flags[]
Laps | Cause |
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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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- New Race Record Justin Wilson 1:46:10.177
- Average Speed 85.296 mph
Championship standings after the race[]
References[]
External links[]
Coordinates: 43°38′14″N 79°24′56″W / 43.63722°N 79.41556°W |
Categories:
- 2005 in Champ Car
- Indy Toronto
- 2005 in Canadian motorsport
- 2005 in Toronto