Assen 2007
JUSTIN WILSON GOT THE JUMP ON SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS AT THE START AND, ALTHOUGH HE GOT OFF-LINE AT TURN 5 GIVING SEBASTIEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOVER, HE MANAGED TO STAY IN FRONT. IT LATER TRANSPIRED THAT, AS HE GOT ALONGSIDE JUSTIN, BOURDAIS PRESSED HIS 'PUSH-TO-PASS' BUTTON TO COMPLETE THE OVERTAKE ONLY TO FIND THAT IT ACTUALLY TURNED ON THE PIT-LANE SPEED LIMITER! THIS TURNED OUT TO BE A SOFTWARE GLITCH THAT AFFECTED ALL THE CARS AND THEY WERE INSTRUCTED BY RACE CONTROL NOT TO USE THE 'PUSH-TO-PASS' BUTTON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE RACE. BOURDAIS HAD A MATHEMATICAL CHANCE HERE OF CLINCHING A UNIQUE 4TH SUCCESSIVE CHAMPCAR TITLE BUT AFTER THIS LITTLE HICCOUGH HE WAS NOT QUITE HIMSELF AND COMPOUNDED THE PROBLEM BY STALLING HIS CAR AT THE NEXT PIT-STOP. THIS DROPPED HIM TO LAST PLACE FROM WHICH HE EVENTUALLY RECOVERED TO 7TH PLACE. SO THE RECORD WILL HAVE TO WAIT BUT WITH A 58-POINT LEAD WITH ONLY 2 RACES LEFT HE IS STILL FAVOURITE TO WIN THE TITLE. (CHINA NEVER MATERIALISED AND PHOENIX HAS CANCELLED).
WILSON ADOPTED THE CORRECT FUEL STRATEGY AND CONCENTRATED ON HIS DRIVING TO ENSURE THAT HE RAN OUT A WORTHY WINNER AND, AT THREE PLACES ON HIS VICTORY LAP, HE DELIGHTED THE CAPACITY CROWD WITH A SERIES OF ABSOLUTELY PERFECT 'DOUGHNUTS'. JAN HEYLEN DROVE A FINE RACE TO COME SECOND AND BRUNO JUNQUEIRA ROUNDED OFF A SUCCESSFUL EUROPEAN SERIES BY MAKING HIS SECOND PODIUM APPEARANCE IN 7 DAYS.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 2.
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Justin Wilson
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| 3.
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Tristan Gommendy
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| 4.
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Neel Jani
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| 5.
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Simon Pagenaud
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| 6.
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Graham Rahal
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| 7.
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Jan Heylen
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| 8.
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Will Power
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| 9.
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Robert Doornbos
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| 10.
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Dan Clarke
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| 11.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 12.
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Alex Tagliani
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| 13.
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Oriol Servia
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| 14.
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Katherine Legge
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| 15.
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Ryan Dalziel
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| 16.
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Alex Figge
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| 17.
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Paul Tracy
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Justin Wilson
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| 2.
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Jan Heylen
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| 3.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 4.
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Tristan Gommendy
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| 5.
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Neel Jani
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| 6.
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Simon Pagenaud
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| 7.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 8.
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Oriol Servia
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| 9.
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Graham Rahal
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| 10.
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Ryan Dalziel
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Sebastien Bourdais
| 301
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| Justin Wilson
| 243
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| Robert Doornbos
| 237
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| Will Power
| 230
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| Graham Rahal
| 209
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| Oriol Servia
| 204
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| Neel Jani
| 203
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| Simon Pagenaud
| 192
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| Bruno Junqueira
| 191
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| Alex Tagliani
| 180
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Race Results posted by
David Little
2nd September 2007
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