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 Nat 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 Cause57-61 da Matta (21) & R. Sperafico (11) contact62-65 Wirdheim (4) contact66-71 Marshall (5), Philippe (34) & Glock (8) contact81-86 Allmendinger (10) & Domínguez (7) contact; Ranger (27) stall

Notes Laps Leader1-34 Sébastien Bourdais35-56 Paul Tracy57-76 Oriol Servià77-86 Justin Wilson Driver Laps ledSébastien Bourdais 34Paul Tracy 22Oriol Servià 20Justin Wilson 10

New Race Record Justin Wilson 1:46:10.177 Average Speed 85.296 mph

Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Sébastien Bourdais 150 1 2 Paul Tracy 135 1 3 Justin Wilson 128 1 4 A. J. Allmendinger 111 2 5 Oriol Servià 107

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

External links Full Weekend Times & Results Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Box Score