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2007 Grand Prix of Houston

2007 Grand Prix of Houston
FieldValue
CountryUnited States
RaceGrand Prix of Houston
ImageRoute for the Grand Prix of Houston.svg
Caption
DateApril 22
Year2007
Official nameGrand Prix of Houston
Race_No3
Season_No14
SeriesChamp Car
LocationJAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park
Houston, Texas, United States
CourseTemporary street circuit
Course_mi1.683
Course_km2.709
Distance_laps93
Distance_mi156.519
Distance_km251.893
WeatherCloudy with temperatures reaching up to 80.1 F; wind speeds approaching 14 mph
Pole_DriverWill Power
Pole_TeamTeam Australia
Pole_Time57.405
Pole_CountryAustralia
Fast_DriverSébastien Bourdais
Fast_TeamN/H/L Racing
Fast_Time58.018
Fast_Lap93
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverSébastien Bourdais
First_TeamN/H/L Racing
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverGraham Rahal
Second_TeamN/H/L Racing
Second_CountryUSA
Third_DriverRobert Doornbos
Third_TeamMinardi Team USA
Third_CountryNetherlands

Country = United States| Race = Grand Prix of Houston| Image = Route for the Grand Prix of Houston.svg| Caption = | Date = April 22| Year = 2007| Official name = Grand Prix of Houston| Race_No = 3| Season_No = 14| Series = Champ Car| Location = JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park Houston, Texas, United States| Course = Temporary street circuit| Course_mi = 1.683| Course_km = 2.709| Distance_laps = 93| Distance_mi = 156.519| Distance_km = 251.893| Weather = Cloudy with temperatures reaching up to 80.1 F; wind speeds approaching 14 mph| Pole_Driver = Will Power| Pole_Team = Team Australia| Pole_Time = 57.405| Pole_Country = Australia| Fast_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| Fast_Team = N/H/L Racing| Fast_Time = 58.018| Fast_Lap = 93| Fast_Country = France| First_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| First_Team = N/H/L Racing| First_Country = France| Second_Driver = Graham Rahal| Second_Team = N/H/L Racing| Second_Country= USA| Third_Driver = Robert Doornbos| Third_Team = Minardi Team USA| Third_Country = Netherlands|

The 2007 Grand Prix of Houston was the third round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season, held on April 22 at JAGFlo Speedway at Reliant Park.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best1234567891011121314151617
AUSWill PowerTeam Australia58.89057.405**57.405**
FranceSébastien BourdaisN/H/L Racing58.37657.653**57.653**
UKJustin WilsonRSPORTS59.21657.533**57.533**
SwitzerlandNeel JaniPKV Racing59.35457.753**57.753**
SpainOriol ServiaForsythe Racing59.33857.790**57.790**
USGraham RahalN/H/L Racing58.99857.896**57.896**
FranceSimon PagenaudTeam Australia59.44657.929**57.929**
FranceTristan GommendyPKV Racing1:00.34858.026**58.026**
MexicoMario DomínguezForsythe Racing59.78858.079**58.079**
BrazilBruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing59.57558.169**58.169**
CanadaAlex TaglianiRSPORTS59.26958.261**58.261**
UKDan ClarkeMinardi Team USA1:00.36558.355**58.355**
NEDRobert DoornbosMinardi Team USA59.94058.569**58.569**
New ZealandMatt HallidayConquest Racing59.74758.577**58.577**
UKRyan DalzielPacific Coast Motorsports59.74658.835**58.835**
BrazilRoberto MorenoPacific Coast Motorsports-59.231**59.231**
UKKatherine LeggeDale Coyne Racing1:00.60359.257**59.257**

Sébastien Bourdais originally took pole but was penalised for blocking Will Power. Roberto Moreno substituted for Alex Figge beginning on Saturday after Figge was unable to race the bumpy parking lot circuit with lingering back pain resulting from a crash at Long Beach the previous week.

Grid

RowInsideOutside123456789
**5**AUS Will Power**1**FRA Sébastien Bourdais
**9**UK Justin Wilson**21**SWI Neel Jani
**3**ESP Oriol Servia**2**USA Graham Rahal
**15**FRA Simon Pagenaud**22**FRA Tristan Gommendy
**7**MEX Mario Domínguez**19**BRA Bruno Junqueira
**8**CAN Alex Tagliani**4**UK Dan Clarke
**14**NED Robert Doornbos**42**NZ Matt Halliday
**28**SCO Ryan Dalziel**29**BRA Roberto Moreno
**11**UK Katherine Legge
Cars stream into turn 1 on lap 1

Race

Pole sitter Will Power was passed by Sébastien Bourdais and Justin Wilson at the drop of the green flag. Bourdais short cut a chicane and was forced to drop back into 2nd behind Wilson. On lap 14 Bourdais regained the lead and built a long lead over Wilson. The first round of pit stops were done under a yellow caused by debris. Oriol Servia, substituting again for the injured Paul Tracy, left the pits in 2nd, while Bourdais' teammate Graham Rahal got out in 3rd. The top three remained static until lap 66 when Oriol Servia's green flag pit stop was balked by his teammate Mario Domínguez, dropping him all the way to 7th. When Bourdais pitted on lap 68, Tristan Gommendy took the lead by staying out, gambling on a long-shot fuel strategy win. When Gommendy's race ended at the entrance of pit lane with minutes remaining in the 1 hour, 45 minute timed race (all Champ Car races in the season were held as timed races that ran 1 hour, 45 minutes), Bourdais retook the lead and led the remainder of the race in front of teammate Rahal, who did not provide an undue amount of pressure. Robert Doornbos solidified his lead in the rookie standings with a 3rd-place finish, while Oriol Servia fought back from the pit stop mishap to a solid 4th-place finish.

Results

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617
**1**France Sébastien BourdaisN/H/L Racing931:45:32.1362**33**
**2**USA Graham RahalN/H/L Racing93+4.8 secs6**27**
**14**Netherlands Robert DoornbosMinardi Team USA93+7.1 secs13**26**
**3**Spain Oriol ServiaForsythe Racing93+8.7 secs5**23**
**15**France Simon PagenaudTeam Australia93+9.5 secs7**21**
**7**Mexico Mario DomínguezForsythe Racing93+19.1 secs9**19**
**19**Brazil Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing93+19.1 secs10**17**
**28**SCO Ryan DalzielPacific Coast Motorsports93+20.3 secs15**15**
**8**Canada Alex TaglianiRSPORTS93+25.1 secs11**13**
**9**UK Justin WilsonRSPORTS93+28.5 secs3**11**
**5**Australia Will PowerTeam Australia92+ 1 Lap1**11**
**29**Brazil Roberto MorenoPacific Coast Motorsports90+ 3 Laps16**9**
**22**France Tristan GommendyPKV Racing86Mechanical8**8**
**42**New Zealand Matt HallidayConquest Racing77+ 16 Laps14**7**
**21**Switzerland Neel JaniPKV Racing67Contact4**6**
**11**UK Katherine LeggeDale Coyne Racing67Contact17**5**
**4**UK Dan ClarkeMinardi Team USA67Contact12**4**

Caution flags

LapsCause
1Yellow flag start
28-32Debris
47-51Moreno spin/stall
69-74Jani/Legge/Clarke crash & Power/Domínguez crash

Notes

LapsLeader
1Will Power
2-13Justin Wilson
14-29Sébastien Bourdais
30Tristan Gommendy
31-68Sébastien Bourdais
69-86Tristan Gommendy
86-93Sébastien Bourdais
DriverLaps led
Sébastien Bourdais62
Tristan Gommendy18
Justin Wilson12
Will Power1

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Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPoints
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 21FRA Sébastien Bourdais
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12AUS Will Power
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 23Netherlands Robert Doornbos
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 24CAN Alex Tagliani
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 15BRA Bruno Junqueira
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Attendance

Race weekend attendance was 168,259 for the Houston edition of the Champ Car World Series in 2007. This represented a 31% increase in attendance over the previous year.

References

References

  1. "Houston-NRG".
  2. "2007 Grand Prix of Houston". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  3. "2008 Grand Prix of Houston :: Press Release".
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