2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose

The 2005 Taylor Woodrow Grand Prix of San Jose was the eighth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 31, 2005 on the streets of San Jose, California. Sébastien Bourdais swept both the pole and the race win. The race was notable for the large bump on the main straight where a light rail track crossed the course, the bump being large enough to cause the cars to catch air.

Qualifying results

Because of circuit construction issues on Friday, the Qualification 1 session was canceled. Only times from Saturday's Qualification 2 session were used to set the grid for the race.

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Time
1		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	54.243
2		Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	54.305
3		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	54.570
4		A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	54.604
5		Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	54.654
6		Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	54.878
7		Timo Glock	Rocketsports Racing	54.895
8		Björn Wirdheim	HVM Racing	55.054
9		Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	55.093
10		Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	55.414
11		Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	55.434
12		Rodolfo Lavín	HVM Racing	55.449
13		Cristiano da Matta	PKV Racing	55.773
14		Ricardo Sperafico	Dale Coyne Racing	55.972
15		Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rocketsports Racing	56.019
16		Ronnie Bremer	Dale Coyne Racing	56.452
17		Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	56.616
18		Marcus Marshall	Team Australia	57.687

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	93	1:45:42.889	1	34
2	3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	93	+3.724 secs	3	27
3	2	Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	93	+10.383 secs	2	25
4	9	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	93	+11.323 secs	9	23
5	7	Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	93	+11.917 secs	5	21
6	8	Timo Glock	Rocketsports Racing	93	+15.260 secs	7	19
7	19	Ronnie Bremer	Dale Coyne Racing	93	+16.391 secs	16	19
8	4	Björn Wirdheim	HVM Racing	93	+19.443 secs	8	16
9	15	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	89	+ 4 Laps	17	13
10	21	Cristiano da Matta	PKV Racing	77	Contact	13	11
11	12	Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	60	Suspension	10	10
12	5	Marcus Marshall	Team Australia	52	Mechanical	18	9
13	55	Rodolfo Lavín	HVM Racing	40	Contact	12	8
14	31	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Rocketsports Racing	36	Suspension	15	7
15	34	Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	20	Oil pressure	6	6
16	27	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	13	Contact	11	5
17	10	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	12	Contact	4	4
18	11	Ricardo Sperafico	Dale Coyne Racing	0	Contact	14	3

Caution flags

Notes

• New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 54.243 (Qualification Session)
• New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 55.083
• New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:45:42.889
• Average Speed 76.431 mph

References

External links

• Saturday Qualifying Results
• Race Results
• Rail line jump video