2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
# 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

The 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 10, 2005 on the streets of Long Beach, California. Paul Tracy was the polesitter and the race winner was Sébastien Bourdais.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:08.494 | 1:07.485 | 1:07.485 |
| 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:08.342 | 1:07.644 | 1:07.644 |
| 3 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:09.058 | 1:07.803 | 1:07.803 |
| 4 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:08.736 | 1:07.821 | 1:07.821 |
| 5 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:08.884 | 1:07.919 | 1:07.919 |
| 6 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 1:09.713 | 1:08.274 | 1:08.274 |
| 7 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:09.056 | 1:08.466 | 1:08.466 |
| 8 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 1:09.626 | 1:08.493 | 1:08.493 |
| 9 | Ronnie Bremer | HVM Racing | 1:09.514 | 1:08.613 | 1:08.613 |
| 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:09.425 | 1:08.638 | 1:08.638 |
| 11 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1:09.793 | 1:08.770 | 1:08.770 |
| 12 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 1:09.852 | 1:08.792 | 1:08.792 |
| 13 | Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 1:09.619 | 1:08.834 | 1:08.834 |
| 14 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:10.067 | 1:08.928 | 1:08.928 |
| 15 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:10.193 | 1:09.334 | 1:09.334 |
| 16 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:09.416 | 1:09.416 | 1:09.416 |
| 17 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 1:11.137 | 1:09.784 | 1:09.784 |
| 18 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:10.844 | 1:09.879 | 1:09.879 |
| 19 | Fabrizio del Monte | Jensen Motorsports | 1:13.501 | 1:11.723 | 1:11.723 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 81 | 1:46:29.768 | 4 | 34 |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 81 | +4.138 secs | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 81 | +5.447 secs | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 81 | +6.271 secs | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 81 | +7.917 secs | 3 | 22 |
| 6 | 8 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 81 | +8.501 secs | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | 55 | Ronnie Bremer | HVM Racing | 81 | +8.999 secs | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 81 | +10.945 secs | 10 | 15 |
| 9 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 81 | +14.806 secs | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 81 | +16.074 secs | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | 19 | Oriol Servià | Dale Coyne Racing | 81 | +18.719 secs | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 81 | +19.651 secs | 13 | 9 |
| 13 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 81 | +20.035 secs | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 80 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 7 |
| 15 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 79 | + 2 Laps | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | 41 | Fabrizio del Monte | Jensen Motorsports | 74 | + 7 Laps | 19 | 5 |
| 17 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 70 | Contact | 16 | 4 |
| 18 | 34 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 61 | + 20 Laps | 15 | 3 |
| 19 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 41 | Gearbox | 18 | 2 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| - | - |
| 8–10 | Philippe (34) contact |
| 32–34 | del Monte (41) spin/stall |
| 45–46 | Sperafico (11) stopped on course |
| 72–75 | Ranger (27) contact |

## Lap leaders

| Laps | Leader |
| - | - |
| 1–2 | Paul Tracy |
| 3–10 | Bruno Junqueira |
| 11–28 | Paul Tracy |
| 29 | Mario Domínguez |
| 30–31 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 32–34 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 35–37 | Paul Tracy |
| 38–60 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 61 | Justin Wilson |
| 62–63 | Ronnie Bremer |
| 64–69 | Jimmy Vasser |
| 70–81 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| Driver | Laps led |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 37 |
| Paul Tracy | 23 |
| Jimmy Vasser | 9 |
| Bruno Junqueira | 8 |
| Ronnie Bremer | 2 |
| Mario Domínguez | 1 |
| Justin Wilson | 1 |

* Average Speed 89.811 mph
