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04-15-2007, 10:13 PM
Grand Prix of long beach today :
Race recap :
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Sunday Warmup
„« Good morning and welcome to a beautiful race morning on the streets of Long Beach California. This morning the pilots of the Champ Car World Series will have a half hour to shake down their cars for today's main event. At the beginning of the session we are under sunny skies with a temperature of 62 degrees.
„« 9:05 am - GREEN FLAG
„« 9:11 am - #28 DALZIEL currently has the top time of the session with a 1:11.946 (98.474 mph).
„« 9:15 am - #7 DOMINGUEZ steps to the top of the time sheet with a 1:11.178 (99.538 mph).
„« 9:15 am - #19 JUNQUEIRA hops into second with a lap of 1:11.854 (98.600 mph).
„« 9:16 am - #7 DOMINGUEZ lowers the top time to a 1:10.914 (99.907 mph).
„« 9:17 am - #8 TAGLIANI establishes himself on top of the speed chart with a 1:09.998 (101.214 mph).
„« 9:18 am - #8 TAGLIANI lowers the top time to a 1:09.235 (102.330 mph).
„« 9:18 am - #42 HALLIDAY records the second best lap time with a 1:10.281 (100.807 mph).
„« 9:18 am - RED FLAG #5 POWER drives into the runoff are in Turn 6 and cannot get restarted. He will sit out the next eight minutes of the practice session as a penalty for stopping the session. The car is started on the bump and continues on.
„« 9:24 am - #15 PAGENAUD jumps to second on the time sheet with a 1:09.906 (101.348 mph).
„« 9:25 am - #19 JUNQUEIRA has spun into the run off in Turn 6 and continues on.
„« 9:25 am - #1 BOURDAIS inches up the time sheet with a 1:09.901 (101.355 mph).
„« 9:26 am - On his next pass #1 BOURDAIS lowers his best time to 1:09.638 (101.738 mph) which keeps him in the second position.
„« 9:27 am - #1 BOURDAIS takes the top spot on the next revolution of the track with a 1:09.209 (102.368 mph).
„« 9:29 am - #2 RAHAL leaps to second on the time sheet with a 1:09.756 (101.565 mph).
„« 9:30 am - #42 HALLIDAY makes an appearance in the top four with a 1:09.877 (101.390 mph).
„« 9:32 am - #15 PAGENAUD runs the third quick lap with a 1:09.608 (101.781 mph).
„« 9:33 am - #1 BOURDAIS lowers the top time to 1:08.911 (102.811 mph).
„« 9:34 am - #15 PAGENAUD lowers the third best lap time with a 1:09.532 (101.893 mph).
„« 9:34 am - #5 POWER moves into the top four with a 1:09.654 (101.714 mph).
„« 9:34 am - RED AND CHECKERED FLAG #21 JANI makes contact with the tire wall and brings the session to an end.
„« At the end of the warmup session #1 BOURDAIS tops the speed chart. He is followed by #8 TAGLIANI, #15 PAGENAUD, #5 POWER and #2 RAHAL.
„« The Green flag will fly over the 33rd running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach at 1:00 pm local time.
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race Notes
„« Welcome to the main event for the Champ Car World Series as the pilots are ready for the green flag to fly over the 33rd Long Beach Grand Prix. Today's race will feature seventeen of the world's best drivers racing on the 1.968 mile temporary street course. Today Sebastien Bourdais will be starting from the pole position for the 26th time in his career. Starting beside him will be Will Power, who captured the outside pole in Friday qualifying. The weather is perfect for racing with sunny skies and an ambient temperature of 76 degrees.
„« GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 1 - Going into the first turn #1 BOURDAIS takes the lead and #5 POWER tucks in behind.
„« Lap 1 - #29 FIGGE pulls onto pit road to make repairs to his car after damaging his front wing.
„« Lap 1 - #8 TAGLIANI takes the third position away from #15 PAGENAUD.
„« Lap 8 - YELLOW FLAG #7 DOMINGUEZ backs into the tire wall in Turn 9.
„« Lap 10 - #22 GOMMENDY, #21 JANI , #4 CLARKE, #3 SERVIA and #29 FIGGE all visit pit road.
„« Lap 12 - GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 12 - Going into Turn 1. #8 TAGLIANI gets past #5 POWER to take over the second position.
„« Lap 12 - #28 DALZIEL moves up to the ninth position
„« Lap 19 - #3 SERVIA passes #22 GOMMENDY to pick up the twelfth position.
„« Lap 23 - #1 BOURDAIS sets fast lap of the race with a 1:09.926.
„« Lap 26 - #1 BOURDAIS lowers the top lap time to 1:09.736.
„« Lap 28 - #1 BOURDAIS resets top time with 1:09.331.
„« Lap 28 - #11 LEGGE, #42 HALLIDAY, and #28 DALZIEL all pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 29 - #14 DOORNBOS makes his first pit stop of the day.
„« Lap 30 - Rookies #2 RAHAL and #15 PAGENAUD pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 31 - #8 TAGLIANI, #5 POWER and #19 JUNQUEIRA all pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 32 - #1 BOURDAIS pits out of the lead. As a result #3 SERVIA inherits the lead.
„« Lap 31 - #29 FIGGE pulls onto pit road.
„« Lap 31 - #9 WILSON gets by #5 POWER to pick up the sixth position.
„« Lap 35 - #4 CLARKE drives into the runoff area in Turn 9.
„« Lap 37 - #3 SERVIA pits out of the lead and #21 JANI joins him on pit road. As a result #22 GOMMENDY takes the top spot.
„« Lap 38 - #22 GOMMENDY pits as a result #1 BOURDAIS retakes the lead.
„« Lap 48 - #1 BOURDAIS resets quick lap of the race with a 1:09.356.
„« Lap 53 - YELLOW FLAG #15 PAGENAUD goes off track in Turn 8 and stalls in the race line. He is started on the bump and continues on. As a result #1 BOURDAIS loses the 22.489 second lead he has built up.
„« Lap 54 - #4 CLARKE and #29 FIGGE pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 55 - #1 BOURDAIS, #3 SERVIA, #5 POWER, #19 JUNQUEIRA, #11 LEGGE, #8 TAGLIANI, #9 WILSON, #21 JANI, #2 RAHAL, #28 DALZIEL, #14 DOORNBOS and #42 HALLIDAY all pull onto pit road. As a result #22 GOMMENDY inherits the lead.
„« Lap 57 - GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 67 - #1 BOURDAIS lowers the best lap of the race to 1:09.113.
„« Lap 67 - #22 GOMMENDY pulls out of the lead and onto pit road.
„« Lap 69 - #1 BOURDAIS sets the fast lap time even lower to a 1:08.844.
„« Lap 69 - #14 DOORNBOS pulls onto pit road after slowing on course.
„« Lap 71 - YELLOW FLAG #29 FIGGE makes contact with the tires in Turn 9.
„« Lap 72 - #42 HALLIDAY pulls onto pit road.
„« Lap 73 - #42 HALLIDAY is listed out of the race due to mechanical.
„« Lap 76 - GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 77 - #5 POWER gets around #8 TAGLIANI to take over the third position.
„« Lap 77 - #9 WILSON gets around #8 TAGLIANI to take the fourth position.
„« CHECKERED FLAG
„« #1 BOURDAIS wins his third consecutive Long Beach Grand Prix by a margin of 2.614 seconds. This is Bourdais' 24th career win.
„« #3 SERVIA passes the finish line in the second position and #5 POWER makes a last lap move to round out the podium.
„« RSPORTS teammates #9 WILSON and #8 TAGLIANI round out the top five finishers.
„« #3 SERVIA will pick up an extra championship point for improving the most positions during the event. He started in the fourteenth position and moved all the way up to the second position.
„« #15 PAGENAUD will collect an extra championship point for recording the quickest lap of the race.
„« The third round of the Champ Car World Series will take the green flag next Sunday April 22 at 3:00 pm est. time.
Race recap :
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Sunday Warmup
„« Good morning and welcome to a beautiful race morning on the streets of Long Beach California. This morning the pilots of the Champ Car World Series will have a half hour to shake down their cars for today's main event. At the beginning of the session we are under sunny skies with a temperature of 62 degrees.
„« 9:05 am - GREEN FLAG
„« 9:11 am - #28 DALZIEL currently has the top time of the session with a 1:11.946 (98.474 mph).
„« 9:15 am - #7 DOMINGUEZ steps to the top of the time sheet with a 1:11.178 (99.538 mph).
„« 9:15 am - #19 JUNQUEIRA hops into second with a lap of 1:11.854 (98.600 mph).
„« 9:16 am - #7 DOMINGUEZ lowers the top time to a 1:10.914 (99.907 mph).
„« 9:17 am - #8 TAGLIANI establishes himself on top of the speed chart with a 1:09.998 (101.214 mph).
„« 9:18 am - #8 TAGLIANI lowers the top time to a 1:09.235 (102.330 mph).
„« 9:18 am - #42 HALLIDAY records the second best lap time with a 1:10.281 (100.807 mph).
„« 9:18 am - RED FLAG #5 POWER drives into the runoff are in Turn 6 and cannot get restarted. He will sit out the next eight minutes of the practice session as a penalty for stopping the session. The car is started on the bump and continues on.
„« 9:24 am - #15 PAGENAUD jumps to second on the time sheet with a 1:09.906 (101.348 mph).
„« 9:25 am - #19 JUNQUEIRA has spun into the run off in Turn 6 and continues on.
„« 9:25 am - #1 BOURDAIS inches up the time sheet with a 1:09.901 (101.355 mph).
„« 9:26 am - On his next pass #1 BOURDAIS lowers his best time to 1:09.638 (101.738 mph) which keeps him in the second position.
„« 9:27 am - #1 BOURDAIS takes the top spot on the next revolution of the track with a 1:09.209 (102.368 mph).
„« 9:29 am - #2 RAHAL leaps to second on the time sheet with a 1:09.756 (101.565 mph).
„« 9:30 am - #42 HALLIDAY makes an appearance in the top four with a 1:09.877 (101.390 mph).
„« 9:32 am - #15 PAGENAUD runs the third quick lap with a 1:09.608 (101.781 mph).
„« 9:33 am - #1 BOURDAIS lowers the top time to 1:08.911 (102.811 mph).
„« 9:34 am - #15 PAGENAUD lowers the third best lap time with a 1:09.532 (101.893 mph).
„« 9:34 am - #5 POWER moves into the top four with a 1:09.654 (101.714 mph).
„« 9:34 am - RED AND CHECKERED FLAG #21 JANI makes contact with the tire wall and brings the session to an end.
„« At the end of the warmup session #1 BOURDAIS tops the speed chart. He is followed by #8 TAGLIANI, #15 PAGENAUD, #5 POWER and #2 RAHAL.
„« The Green flag will fly over the 33rd running of the Grand Prix of Long Beach at 1:00 pm local time.
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Race Notes
„« Welcome to the main event for the Champ Car World Series as the pilots are ready for the green flag to fly over the 33rd Long Beach Grand Prix. Today's race will feature seventeen of the world's best drivers racing on the 1.968 mile temporary street course. Today Sebastien Bourdais will be starting from the pole position for the 26th time in his career. Starting beside him will be Will Power, who captured the outside pole in Friday qualifying. The weather is perfect for racing with sunny skies and an ambient temperature of 76 degrees.
„« GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 1 - Going into the first turn #1 BOURDAIS takes the lead and #5 POWER tucks in behind.
„« Lap 1 - #29 FIGGE pulls onto pit road to make repairs to his car after damaging his front wing.
„« Lap 1 - #8 TAGLIANI takes the third position away from #15 PAGENAUD.
„« Lap 8 - YELLOW FLAG #7 DOMINGUEZ backs into the tire wall in Turn 9.
„« Lap 10 - #22 GOMMENDY, #21 JANI , #4 CLARKE, #3 SERVIA and #29 FIGGE all visit pit road.
„« Lap 12 - GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 12 - Going into Turn 1. #8 TAGLIANI gets past #5 POWER to take over the second position.
„« Lap 12 - #28 DALZIEL moves up to the ninth position
„« Lap 19 - #3 SERVIA passes #22 GOMMENDY to pick up the twelfth position.
„« Lap 23 - #1 BOURDAIS sets fast lap of the race with a 1:09.926.
„« Lap 26 - #1 BOURDAIS lowers the top lap time to 1:09.736.
„« Lap 28 - #1 BOURDAIS resets top time with 1:09.331.
„« Lap 28 - #11 LEGGE, #42 HALLIDAY, and #28 DALZIEL all pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 29 - #14 DOORNBOS makes his first pit stop of the day.
„« Lap 30 - Rookies #2 RAHAL and #15 PAGENAUD pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 31 - #8 TAGLIANI, #5 POWER and #19 JUNQUEIRA all pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 32 - #1 BOURDAIS pits out of the lead. As a result #3 SERVIA inherits the lead.
„« Lap 31 - #29 FIGGE pulls onto pit road.
„« Lap 31 - #9 WILSON gets by #5 POWER to pick up the sixth position.
„« Lap 35 - #4 CLARKE drives into the runoff area in Turn 9.
„« Lap 37 - #3 SERVIA pits out of the lead and #21 JANI joins him on pit road. As a result #22 GOMMENDY takes the top spot.
„« Lap 38 - #22 GOMMENDY pits as a result #1 BOURDAIS retakes the lead.
„« Lap 48 - #1 BOURDAIS resets quick lap of the race with a 1:09.356.
„« Lap 53 - YELLOW FLAG #15 PAGENAUD goes off track in Turn 8 and stalls in the race line. He is started on the bump and continues on. As a result #1 BOURDAIS loses the 22.489 second lead he has built up.
„« Lap 54 - #4 CLARKE and #29 FIGGE pull onto pit road.
„« Lap 55 - #1 BOURDAIS, #3 SERVIA, #5 POWER, #19 JUNQUEIRA, #11 LEGGE, #8 TAGLIANI, #9 WILSON, #21 JANI, #2 RAHAL, #28 DALZIEL, #14 DOORNBOS and #42 HALLIDAY all pull onto pit road. As a result #22 GOMMENDY inherits the lead.
„« Lap 57 - GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 67 - #1 BOURDAIS lowers the best lap of the race to 1:09.113.
„« Lap 67 - #22 GOMMENDY pulls out of the lead and onto pit road.
„« Lap 69 - #1 BOURDAIS sets the fast lap time even lower to a 1:08.844.
„« Lap 69 - #14 DOORNBOS pulls onto pit road after slowing on course.
„« Lap 71 - YELLOW FLAG #29 FIGGE makes contact with the tires in Turn 9.
„« Lap 72 - #42 HALLIDAY pulls onto pit road.
„« Lap 73 - #42 HALLIDAY is listed out of the race due to mechanical.
„« Lap 76 - GREEN FLAG
„« Lap 77 - #5 POWER gets around #8 TAGLIANI to take over the third position.
„« Lap 77 - #9 WILSON gets around #8 TAGLIANI to take the fourth position.
„« CHECKERED FLAG
„« #1 BOURDAIS wins his third consecutive Long Beach Grand Prix by a margin of 2.614 seconds. This is Bourdais' 24th career win.
„« #3 SERVIA passes the finish line in the second position and #5 POWER makes a last lap move to round out the podium.
„« RSPORTS teammates #9 WILSON and #8 TAGLIANI round out the top five finishers.
„« #3 SERVIA will pick up an extra championship point for improving the most positions during the event. He started in the fourteenth position and moved all the way up to the second position.
„« #15 PAGENAUD will collect an extra championship point for recording the quickest lap of the race.
„« The third round of the Champ Car World Series will take the green flag next Sunday April 22 at 3:00 pm est. time.