2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
| Race details | |||||
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| Race 2 of 14 in the 2007 Champ Car season | |||||
Long Beach Track Layout | |||||
| Date | April 15, 2007 | ||||
| Official name | 33rd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | ||||
| Location | Long Beach Grand Prix Long Beach, California, United States | ||||
| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.968 mi / 3.167 km | ||||
| Distance | 78 laps 153.504 mi / 247.026 km | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, some clouds | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (N/H/L Racing) | ||||
| Time | 1:07.546 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Simon Pagenaud (Team Australia) | ||||
| Time | 1:08.594 (on lap 66 of 78) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (N/H/L Racing) | ||||
| Second | Oriol Servia (Forsythe Racing) | ||||
| Third | Will Power (Team Australia) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season, held on April 15 on the streets of Long Beach, California.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | N/H/L Racing | 1:07.970 | 1:07.546 | 1:07.546 | |
| 2 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:07.920 | 1:07.695 | 1:07.695 | |
| 3 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Australia | 1:08.200 | 1:07.883 | 1:07.883 | |
| 4 | Alex Tagliani | RSPORTS | 1:08.304 | 1:08.047 | 1:08.047 | |
| 5 | Graham Rahal | N/H/L Racing | 1:09.063 | 1:08.170 | 1:08.170 | |
| 6 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi Team USA | 1:09.865 | 1:08.183 | 1:08.183 | |
| 7 | Justin Wilson | RSPORTS | 1:09.553 | 1:08.200 | 1:08.200 | |
| 8 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:09.099 | 1:08.430 | 1:08.430 | |
| 9 | Tristan Gommendy | PKV Racing | 1:08.823 | 1:08.527 | 1:08.527 | |
| 10 | Mario Dominguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:08.708 | 1:08.554 | 1:08.554 | |
| 11 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:08.573 | – | 1:08.573 | |
| 12 | Neel Jani | PKV Racing | 1:09.991 | 1:08.609 | 1:08.609 | |
| 13 | Matt Halliday | Conquest Racing | 1:10.155 | 1:08.864 | 1:08.864 | |
| 14 | Dan Clarke | Minardi Team USA | 1:09.773 | 1:08.890 | 1:08.890 | |
| 15 | Oriol Servia | Forsythe Racing | – | 1:08.922 | 1:08.922 | |
| 16 | Ryan Dalziel | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 1:09.790 | 1:09.070 | 1:09.070 | |
| 17 | Alex Figge | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 1:09.585 | 1:09.151 | 1:09.151 | |
| 18 | Katherine Legge | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:09.766 | 1:10.418 | 1:09.766 |
note: Paul Tracy was injured in practice between Q1 and Q2. Oriol Servia replaced him and drove his backup car in Q2 and will drive in the race.
Grid
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | 5 | Will Power |
| 2 | 15 | Simon Pagenaud | 8 | Alex Tagliani |
| 3 | 2 | Graham Rahal | 14 | Robert Doornbos |
| 4 | 9 | Justin Wilson | 19 | Bruno Junqueira |
| 5 | 22 | Tristan Gommendy | 7 | Mario Dominguez |
| 6 | 21 | Neel Jani | 42 | Matt Halliday |
| 7 | 4 | Dan Clarke | 3 | Oriol Servia |
| 8 | 28 | Ryan Dalziel | 29 | Alex Figge |
| 9 | 11 | Katherine Legge | ||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | N/H/L Racing | 78 | 1:40:43.975 | 1 | 32 |
| 2 | 3 | Oriol Servia | Forsythe Racing | 78 | +2.6 secs | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 78 | +3.9 secs | 2 | 26 |
| 4 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RSPORTS | 78 | +5.4 secs | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | 8 | Alex Tagliani | RSPORTS | 78 | +6.2 secs | 4 | 21 |
| 6 | 19 | Bruno Junqueira | Dale Coyne Racing | 78 | +6.4 secs | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 21 | Neel Jani | PKV Racing | 78 | +7.7 secs | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | 2 | Graham Rahal | N/H/L Racing | 78 | +8.3 secs | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | 28 | Ryan Dalziel | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 78 | +9.0 secs | 16 | 13 |
| 10 | 11 | Katherine Legge | Dale Coyne Racing | 78 | +9.9 secs | 18 | 11 |
| 11 | 22 | Tristan Gommendy | PKV Racing | 78 | +10.3 secs | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | Dan Clarke | Minardi Team USA | 77 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 9 |
| 13 | 14 | Robert Doornbos | Minardi Team USA | 74 | + 4 Laps | 6 | 8 |
| 14 | 15 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Australia | 73 | + 5 Laps | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | 42 | Matt Halliday | Conquest Racing | 72 | Mechanical | 13 | 6 |
| 16 | 29 | Alex Figge | Pacific Coast Motorsports | 69 | Contact | 17 | 5 |
| 17 | 7 | Mario Dominguez | Forsythe Racing | 7 | Contact | 10 | 4 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 9-11 | Dominguez crash |
| 54–57 | Pagenaud crash |
| 72–76 | Figge crash |
Notes
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- New Race Record: Sébastien Bourdais: 1:40:43.975 (78 Laps)
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Power | 59 | |
| 2 | 2 | Alex Tagliani | 44 |
| 10 | 3 | Sébastien Bourdais | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | Bruno Junqueira | 36 |
| 3 | 5 | Robert Doornbos | 35 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Attendance
Attendance at the 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was approximately 200,000 people over the race weekend with 100,000 of those fans in attendance for the Champ Car main event. This represented a 10% increase over 2006.[1]
References
- ^ "2008 Grand Prix of Houston – Press Release". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2007.
External links