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2005 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey

{{short description|Motor race}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{American Championshp Car race report infobox|

Country = Mexico|

Race = Monterrey|

Image = Fundidora Park Raceway.svg|

Caption = Fundidora Park track layout|

Date = May 22|

Year = 2005|

Official name = Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix Presented by Roshfrans|

Race_No = 2|

Season_No = 13|

Series = Champ Car|

Location = Fundidora Park
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico|

Course = Temporary street circuit|

Course_mi = 2.104|

Course_km = 3.386|

Distance_laps = 76|

Distance_mi = 159.904|

Distance_km = 257.336|

Weather = Hot and Hazy|

Pole_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

Pole_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Pole_Time = 1:13.627|

Pole_Country = France|

Fast_Driver = Timo Glock|

Fast_Team = Rocketsports Racing|

Fast_Time = 1:15.307|

Fast_Lap = 31|

Fast_Country = Germany|

First_Driver = Bruno Junqueira|

First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

First_Country = Brazil|

Second_Driver = Andrew Ranger|

Second_Team = Mi-Jack Conquest Racing|

Second_Country= Canada|

Third_Driver = Alex Tagliani|

Third_Team = Team Australia|

Third_Country = Canada|

}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:14.967

| 1:13.627

| 1:13.627

2

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 1:15.836

| 1:14.204

| 1:14.204

3

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:22.302

| 1:14.321

| 1:14.321

4

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 1:16.217

| 1:14.342

| 1:14.342

5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:15.248

| 1:14.649

| 1:14.649

6

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:16.306

| 1:14.817

| 1:14.817

7

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:17.481

| 1:14.922

| 1:14.922

8

| {{flagicon|US}}

| Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| 1:16.519

| 1:15.032

| 1:15.032

9

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Cristiano da Matta

| PKV Racing

| 1:16.537

| 1:15.118

| 1:15.118

10

| {{flagicon|Denmark}}

| Ronnie Bremer

| HVM Racing

| 1:16.853

| 1:15.258

| 1:15.258

11

| {{flagicon|US}}

| A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| 1:16.345

| 1:15.261

| 1:15.261

12

| {{flagicon|Germany}}

| Timo Glock

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:16.454

| 1:15.288

| 1:15.288

13

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Nelson Philippe

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:18.067

| 1:15.487

| 1:15.487

14

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:16.332

| 1:15.610

| 1:15.610

15

| {{flagicon|Sweden}}

| Björn Wirdheim

| HVM Racing

| 1:17.671

| 1:15.692

| 1:15.692

16

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Ricardo Sperafico

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:17.794

| 1:16.140

| 1:16.140

17

| {{flagicon|USA}}

| Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:17.864

| 1:16.252

| 1:16.252

18

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Jorge Goeters

| PKV Racing

| 1:19.225

| 1:16.412

| 1:16.412

19

| {{flagicon|Australia}}

| Marcus Marshall

| Team Australia

| 1:18.421

| 1:17.842

| 1:17.842

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 76

| 2:03:38.021

| 5

| 32

2

| 27

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 76

| +1.376 secs

| 14

| 28

3

| 15

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 76

| +2.847 secs

| 4

| 25

4

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 76

| +8.234 secs

| 2

| 23

5

| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 76

| +9.162 secs

| 1

| 24

6

| 21

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cristiano da Matta

| PKV Racing

| 76

| +9.818 secs

| 9

| 19

7

| 31

| {{flagicon|US}} Ryan Hunter-Reay

| Rocketsports Racing

| 76

| +11.558 secs

| 17

| 17

8

| 4

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Björn Wirdheim

| HVM Racing

| 76

| +19.074 secs

| 15

| 16

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 76

| +20.967 secs

| 7

| 13

10

| 10

| {{flagicon|US}} A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| 75

| + 1 Lap

| 11

| 11

11

| 8

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Timo Glock

| Rocketsports Racing

| 69

| Contact

| 12

| 11

12

| 34

| {{flagicon|France}} Nelson Philippe

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 68

| Contact

| 13

| 10

13

| 7

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Forsythe Racing

| 56

| Contact

| 6

| 8

14

| 12

| {{flagicon|US}} Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| 54

| Contact

| 8

| 7

15

| 3

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 49

| Contact

| 3

| 7

16

| 5

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Marcus Marshall

| Team Australia

| 39

| Contact

| 19

| 5

17

| 11

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ricardo Sperafico

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 28

| Lost wheel

| 16

| 4

18

| 52

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Jorge Goeters

| PKV Racing

| 23

| Gearbox

| 18

| 3

19

| 55

| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Ronnie Bremer

| HVM Racing

| 13

| Drive shaft

| 10

| 2

Caution flags

border=2 cellspacing=0
LapsCause
9-12Glock (8) spin/stall
16-18Bremer (55) stopped on course
21-23Sperafico (11) spin/stall
33-36Sperafico (11) contact
38-40Vasser (12) spin/stall
45-48Glock (8) & Vasser (12) contact
57-60Domínguez (7) & Vasser (12) contact
64-66Allmendinger (10) spin/stall
69-72Glock (8) & Philippe (34) contact

Notes

valign="top"|

{| border=2 cellspacing=0

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

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Nelson Philippe23
Björn Wirdheim18
Sébastien Bourdais17
Bruno Junqueira9
Paul Tracy9

|}

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| align="left"| 59

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| align="left"| 58

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| align="left"| 47

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| align="left"| 36

align="left"| 10px 12

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Andrew Ranger

| align="left"| 32

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060322155542/http://www.champcarworldseries.com/Results/ResultsIndex.asp?ID=531 Full Weekend Times & Results]
  • [https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-monterrey-friday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27 Friday Qualifying Results]
  • [https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-monterrey-saturday-qualifying-times-1 Saturday Qualifying Results]
  • [http://www.champcarstats.com/races/200502.htm Race Box Score]

{{Champ Car World Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2005 Tecate Telmex Monterrey Grand Prix |

Year_of_race = 2005 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |

Next_race_in_season = 2005 Time Warner Cable Road Runner 225 |

Previous_year's_race = 2004 Tecate/Telmex Grand Prix of Monterrey |

Next_year's_race = 2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey

}}

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