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2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland

Coordinates: 41°31′2.3″N 81°40′58.5″W / 41.517306°N 81.682917°W / 41.517306; -81.682917
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United States 2005 Cleveland
Race details
Race 5 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season
Burke Lakefront Airport Track Layout
DateJune 26, 2005
Official nameChamp Car Grand Prix of Cleveland Presented by U.S. Bank
LocationBurke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
CourseTemporary Airport Course
2.106 mi / 3.389 km
Distance91 laps
191.646 mi / 308.399 km
WeatherHazy with temperatures reaching up to 90 °F (32 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)[1]
Pole position
DriverPaul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time57.419
Fastest lap
DriverOriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time58.616 (on lap 90 of 91)
Podium
FirstPaul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing)
SecondA. J. Allmendinger (RuSPORT)
ThirdOriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing)

The 2005 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland was the fifth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 26, 2005 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. Due to the controversy at the 2005 United States Grand Prix held at Indianapolis a week earlier, any fan who had a ticket to the 2005 United States GP was granted free admission to this race. Paul Tracy swept both the pole and the race win, his second victory of the season.

Qualifying results

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Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best
1 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 58.440 57.419 57.419
2 Brazil Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing 58.436 57.424 57.424
3 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 58.576 57.559 57.559
4 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 59.581 57.801 57.801
5 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 58.705 57.836 57.836
6 Spain Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing 58.920 57.917 57.917
7 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 58.546 57.942 57.942
8 United States Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 58.835 58.029 58.029
9 United States A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 59.158 58.126 58.126
10 Brazil Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing 59.819 58.335 58.335
11 Germany Timo Glock Rocketsports Racing 59.346 58.385 58.385
12 Denmark Ronnie Bremer HVM Racing 59.435 58.471 58.471
13 Sweden Björn Wirdheim HVM Racing 59.970 58.493 58.493
14 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing 59.395 58.693 58.693
15 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 59.789 58.844 58.844
16 United Kingdom Justin Wilson RuSPORT 58.986 1:10.166 58.986
17 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.390 59.128 59.128
18 Australia Marcus Marshall Team Australia 1:01.135 59.200 59.200

Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 91 1:45:43.856 1 33
2 10 United States A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 91 +3.113 secs 9 28
3 2 Spain Oriol Servià Newman/Haas Racing 91 +3.914 secs 6 26
4 15 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 91 +10.185 secs 5 24
5 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 91 +13.262 secs 3 21
6 12 United States Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 91 +20.361 secs 8 19
7 9 United Kingdom Justin Wilson RuSPORT 91 +23.489 secs 16 18
8 27 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 91 +25.212 secs 4 15
9 11 Brazil Ricardo Sperafico Dale Coyne Racing 91 +31.736 secs 17 13
10 8 Germany Timo Glock Rocketsports Racing 91 +47.725 secs 11 11
11 19 Brazil Tarso Marques Dale Coyne Racing 90 + 1 Lap 10 10
12 5 Australia Marcus Marshall Team Australia 89 + 2 Laps 18 9
13 34 France Nelson Philippe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 89 + 2 Laps 15 8
14 55 Denmark Ronnie Bremer HVM Racing 80 Engine 12 7
15 4 Sweden Björn Wirdheim HVM Racing 51 Contact 13 6
16 21 Brazil Cristiano da Matta PKV Racing 50 Contact 2 7
17 7 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 38 Contact 7 4
18 31 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Rocketsports Racing 1 Contact 14 3

Caution flags

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Laps Cause
1-3 Wirdheim (4) & Hunter-Reay (31) contact
26-33 Domínguez (7) & Wilson (9) contact
36-37 Debris
54-59 Wirdheim (4) contact

Notes

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Laps Leader
1-29 Paul Tracy
30-50 Cristiano da Matta
51-56 Paul Tracy
57-75 A. J. Allmendinger
76-80 Paul Tracy
81-85 Alex Tagliani
86-91 Paul Tracy
 
Driver Laps led
Paul Tracy 46
Cristiano da Matta 21
A. J. Allmendinger 19
Alex Tagliani 5
  • New Race Record Paul Tracy 1:45:43.856
  • Average Speed 108.755 mph

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 1 Canada Paul Tracy 128
1 2 France Sébastien Bourdais 127
1 3 United States A. J. Allmendinger 102
1 4 United Kingdom Justin Wilson 95
2 5 United States Jimmy Vasser 82
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Weather information for the 2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-13.
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2005 G.I. Joe's Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland
Champ Car World Series
2005 season
Next race:
2005 Molson Indy Toronto

Previous race:
2004 U.S. Bank Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland
2005 Champ Car Grand Prix of Cleveland Next race:
2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland

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