2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate

2005 Mexico City

Race details
Race 13 of 13 in the 2005 Champ Car season
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Track Layout
Date	November 6, 2005
Official name	Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate presented by Banamex
Location	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico
Course	Permanent Road Course 2.786 mi / 4.484 km
Distance	70 laps 195.020 mi / 313.880 km
Weather	Hazy
Pole position
Driver	Justin Wilson (RuSPORT)
Time	1:26.602
Fastest lap
Driver	Justin Wilson (RuSPORT)
Time	1:28.479 (on lap 68 of 70)
Podium
First	Justin Wilson (RuSPORT)
Second	A. J. Allmendinger (RuSPORT)
Third	Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing)

The 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate was the thirteenth and final round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 6, 2005 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Justin Wilson swept both the pole and the race win.

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	1:28.564	1:26.602	1:26.602
2		A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	1:27.349	1:27.033	1:27.033
3		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	1:28.802	1:26.827	1:26.827
4		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:27.962	1:26.978	1:26.978
5		Cristiano da Matta	PKV Racing	1:29.804	1:27.287	1:27.287
6		Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	1:28.314	1:27.292	1:27.292
7		Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	1:28.804	1:27.503	1:27.503
8		Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:29.639	1:27.653	1:27.653
9		Rodolfo Lavín	CTE Racing - HVM	1:29.851	1:27.688	1:27.688
10		Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	1:28.773	1:27.803	1:27.803
11		Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	1:29.562	1:28.089	1:28.089
12		Timo Glock	Rocketsports Racing	1:29.496	1:28.141	1:28.141
13		Will Power	Team Australia	1:29.445	1:28.195	1:28.195
14		Ricardo Sperafico	Dale Coyne Racing	1:29.789	1:28.413	1:28.413
15		Ronnie Bremer	Dale Coyne Racing	1:30.364	1:28.426	1:28.426
16		Michael McDowell	Rocketsports Racing	1:30.349	1:28.481	1:28.481
17		Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:29.137	1:28.566	1:28.566
18		Charles Zwolsman Jr.	Team Australia	1:30.719	1:29.503	1:29.503
19		Homero Richards	CTE Racing - HVM	1:31.329	1:29.746	1:29.746

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	70	1:58:23.479	1	34
2	10	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	70	+3.936 secs	2	28
3	3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	70	+6.784 secs	4	25
4	2	Oriol Servià	Newman/Haas Racing	70	+9.634 secs	7	23
5	8	Timo Glock	Rocketsports Racing	70	+9.923 secs	12	21
6	12	Jimmy Vasser	PKV Racing	70	+10.477 secs	10	19
7	34	Nelson Philippe	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	70	+13.348 secs	8	17
8	15	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	70	+14.139 secs	11	15
9	27	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	70	+15.190 secs	17	14
10	5	Will Power	Team Australia	70	+16.185 secs	13	11
11	31	Michael McDowell	Rocketsports Racing	70	+18.060 secs	16	10
12	7	Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	70	+18.678 secs	6	9
13	25	Charles Zwolsman Jr.	Team Australia	70	+19.459 secs	18	8
14	21	Cristiano da Matta	PKV Racing	70	+21.676 secs	5	7
15	55	Rodolfo Lavín	CTE Racing - HVM	69	+ 1 Lap	9	7
16	50	Homero Richards	CTE Racing - HVM	69	+ 1 Lap	19	5
17	1	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	61	Contact	3	4
18	11	Ricardo Sperafico	Dale Coyne Racing	54	Suspension	14	3
19	19	Ronnie Bremer	Dale Coyne Racing	18	Contact	15	2

Caution flags

Laps	Cause
20-26	Bremer (19) contact
58-60	Domínguez (7), Glock (8) contact
62-64	da Matta (21), Bourdais (1) contact

Notes

Laps Leader 1-21 Justin Wilson 22-26 Rodolfo Lavín 27-70 Justin Wilson

Driver Laps led Justin Wilson 65 Rodolfo Lavín 5

• Average Speed 98.835 mph

Final championship standings

Bold indicates the Season Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 348 2 Oriol Servià 288 3 Justin Wilson 265 4 Paul Tracy 246 5 A. J. Allmendinger 227

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

• Friday Qualifying Results^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Saturday Qualifying Results^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• Race Results

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