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 Cause9-12 Glock (8) spin/stall16-18 Bremer (55) stopped on course21-23 Sperafico (11) spin/stall33-36 Sperafico (11) contact38-40 Vasser (12) spin/stall45-48 Glock (8) & Vasser (12) contact57-60 Domínguez (7) & Vasser (12) contact64-66 Allmendinger (10) spin/stall69-72 Glock (8) & Philippe (34) contact
Notes Laps Leader1-17 Sébastien Bourdais18-28 Nelson Philippe29-36 Björn Wirdheim37-45 Paul Tracy46-57 Nelson Philippe58-67 Björn Wirdheim68-76 Bruno Junqueira Driver Laps ledNelson Philippe 23Björn Wirdheim 18Sébastien Bourdais 17Bruno Junqueira 9Paul 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.
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