2005 Lexmark Indy 300

2005 Surfers ParadiseRace details

Race 12 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season

Track map of the Surfers Paradise street circuit at Surfers Paradise, Australia.

Date| 22 October, 2005
Official name| 2005 Lexmark Indy 300
Location| Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Queensland, Australia
Course| Temporary Street Circuit
2.795 mi / 4.498 km
Distance| 57 laps
159.315 mi / 256.386 km
Weather| Warm with temperatures reaching up to 31.8 °C (89.2 °F)
Pole position
Driver| Oriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time| 1:32.616
Fastest lap
Driver| Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time| 1:32.063 (on lap 39 of 57)
Podium
First| Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second| A. J. Allmendinger (RuSPORT)
Third| Jimmy Vasser (PKV Racing)

Motor car race

The 2005 Lexmark Indy 300 was the twelfth and penultimate round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on 22 October 2005 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Queensland, Australia. Sébastien Bourdais won the race and also clinched his second consecutive Champ Car championship. Oriol Servià earned his first and to date only pole position in his career. The race also marked the final career podium for 1996 CART champion Jimmy Vasser, who finished third running for his co-owned team PKV Racing.

## Qualifying results[edit]

Pos  | Nat  | Name  | Team  | Qual 1  | Qual 2  | Best

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1  |  | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:47.872  | 1:32.616  | 1:32.616
2  |  | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing  | 1:45.739  | 1:33.211  | 1:33.211
3  |  | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:48.865  | 1:32.667  | 1:32.667
4  |  | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 1:48.346  | 1:32.753  | 1:32.753
5  |  | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing  | 1:46.920  | 1:32.976  | 1:32.976
6  |  | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:49.257  | 1:33.250  | 1:33.250
7  |  | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT  | 1:49.922  | 1:33.360  | 1:33.360
8  |  | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing  | 1:48.792  | 1:33.703  | 1:33.703
9  |  | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:46.010  | 1:34.137  | 1:34.137
10  |  | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 1:51.479  | 1:34.554  | 1:34.554
11  |  | Will Power | Team Australia  | 1:50.777  | 1:34.599  | 1:34.599
12  |  | Rodolfo Lavín | CTE Racing – HVM | 1:49.623  | 1:34.780  | 1:34.780
13  |  | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia  | 1:49.142  | 1:34.854  | 1:34.854
14  |  | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:47.321  | 1:34.937  | 1:34.937
15  |  | Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:50.006  | 1:35.406  | 1:35.406
16  |  | Michael McDowell | Rocketsports Racing  | 1:49.870  | 1:35.415  | 1:35.415
17  |  | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing  | 1:51.337  | 1:35.645  | 1:35.645
18  |  | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing  | 1:48.355  | 1:35.711  | 1:35.711
19  |  | Fabrizio del Monte | CTE Racing – HVM  | 1:50.702  | 1:36.268  | 1:36.268

## Race[edit]

Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points

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1  | 1  |  Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 57  | 1:39:26.671  | 2  | 34
2  | 10  |  A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 57  | +9.130 secs  | 6  | 27
3  | 12  |  Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 57  | +31.852 secs  | 8  | 25
4  | 15  |  Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 57  | +36.420 secs  | 9  | 23
5  | 2  |  Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing  | 57  | +43.968 secs  | 1  | 22
6  | 8  |  Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 57  | +45.616 secs  | 10  | 19
7  | 9  |  Justin Wilson | RuSPORT  | 57  | +59.630 secs  | 7  | 17
8  | 19  |  Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 57  | +65.852 secs  | 15  | 15
9  | 11  |  Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing  | 57  | +76.292 secs  | 18  | 14
10  | 27  |  Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 57  | +93.488 secs  | 17  | 11
11  | 5  |  Marcus Marshall | Team Australia  | 56  | \+ 1 Lap  | 13  | 10
12  | 31  |  Michael McDowell | Rocketsports Racing  | 56  | \+ 1 Lap  | 16  | 9
13  | 55  |  Rodolfo Lavín | CTE Racing – HVM | 53  | \+ 4 Laps  | 12  | 8
14  | 34  |  Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing  | 47  | Off course  | 14  | 7
15  | 25  |  Will Power | Team Australia  | 29  | Contact  | 11  | 6
16  | 4  |  Fabrizio del Monte | CTE Racing – HVM  | 28  | Contact  | 19  | 5
17  | 3  |  Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 24  | Gearbox  | 5  | 5
18  | 7  |  Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing  | 1  | Contact  | 3  | 3
19  | 21  |  Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing  | 0  | Contact  | 4  | 2

## Caution flags[edit]

Laps | Cause

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1–3 | Servià (2), da Matta (21), Domínguez (7) contact
29–32 | Power (25) contact; del Monte (4) contact

## Notes[edit]

| Laps | Leader

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1–19 | Paul Tracy
20–57 | Sébastien Bourdais
|  | Driver | Laps led

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Sébastien Bourdais | 38
Paul Tracy | 19

* New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:32.063
* New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:39:26.671
* Average Speed 96.123 mph

## Championship standings after the race[edit]

* Bold indicates the Season Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos  | Driver  | Points

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| 1  |  Sébastien Bourdais | 344
| 2  |  Oriol Servià | 265
1  | 3  |  Justin Wilson | 231
1  | 4  |  Paul Tracy | 221
2  | 5  |  A. J. Allmendinger | 199

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## External links[edit]

* Friday Qualifying Results
* Saturday Qualifying Results
* Race Results
* Weather information

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