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	Nat	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

Race

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

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
9-12	Glock (8) spin/stall
16-18	Bremer (55) stopped on course
21-23	Sperafico (11) spin/stall
33-36	Sperafico (11) contact
38-40	Vasser (12) spin/stall
45-48	Glock (8) & Vasser (12) contact
57-60	Domínguez (7) & Vasser (12) contact
64-66	Allmendinger (10) spin/stall
69-72	Glock (8) & Philippe (34) contact

Notes

Laps Leader 1-17 Sébastien Bourdais 18-28 Nelson Philippe 29-36 Björn Wirdheim 37-45 Paul Tracy 46-57 Nelson Philippe 58-67 Björn Wirdheim 68-76 Bruno Junqueira

Driver Laps led Nelson Philippe 23 Björn Wirdheim 18 Sébastien Bourdais 17 Bruno Junqueira 9 Paul Tracy 9

• New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:13.627 (Qualification Session #2)
• New Race Record Bruno Junqueira 2:03:38.021
• Average Speed 77.602 mph

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
2	1	Bruno Junqueira	59
1	2	Sébastien Bourdais	58
1	3	Justin Wilson	47
2	4	Paul Tracy	36
12	5	Andrew Ranger	32

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

• Full Weekend Times & Results
• Friday Qualifying Results
• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Box Score