2005 Molson Indy Toronto
# 2005 Molson Indy Toronto

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 | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 86 | 1:46:10.177 | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +0.730 secs* | 4 | 28 |
| 3 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 86 | +1.695 secs | 5 | 25 |
| 4 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 86 | +1.868 secs | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +2.558 secs | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 86 | +3.234 secs | 17 | 20 |
| 7 | 8 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 86 | +4.698 secs | 14 | 17 |
| 8 | 55 | Alex Sperafico | HVM Racing | 86 | +5.377 secs | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | 19 | Ryan Dalziel | Dale Coyne Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 13 |
| 10 | 34 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 83 | Shut off | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 80 | Contact | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 80 | Contact | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 65 | Contact | 18 | 7 |
| 15 | 4 | Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 60 | Contact | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 57 | Out of fuel | 2 | 7 |
| 17 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 56 | Contact | 8 | 4 |
| 18 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 55 | Contact | 13 | 3 |

* Race finished under caution.

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| - | - |
| 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 |
