San Jose 2007
I'M SURE THAT ONLY IN CHAMPCARS COULD YOU QUALIFY 15TH, DUE TO GEARBOX PROBLEMS, THEN HAVE A FIRST CORNER, FIRST LAP MISHAP THAT DESTROYED THE FRONT WING AND THEN FIGHT YOUR WAY THROUGH THE FIELD, ALBEIT AIDED BY YELLOW CAUTION PERIODS, TO EVENTUALLY CLAIM VICTORY! THAT WAS HOW ROBERT DOORNBOS' SUNDAY PANNED OUT. HE WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO DAMAGE HIS REPLACEMENT FRONT WING BECAUSE TEAM MINARDI HAD NONE LEFT AFTER TEAM-MATE DAN CLARKE ALSO NEEDED A REPLACEMENT. IN FACT, HE REALLY NEEDED A SECOND REPLACEMENT BUT HAD TO RETIRE BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SPARES! JUSTIN WILSON STARTED ON POLE, LOST IT TO SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS AT TURN 1 AS THE RACE GOT UNDER WAY, RECLAIMED IT AT THE NEXT TURN ONLY FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED DAN CLARKE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF HIM DURING THE CAUTION PERIOD THAT FOLLOWED DOORNBOS' INCIDENT. EFFECTIVELY, THAT PUT JUSTIN OUT OF THE RACE ALTHOUGH THE TEAM DID REPAIR HIS REAR SUSPENSION AND HE RE-JOINED 21 LAPS DOWN AND WENT FOR THE FASTEST LAP TO EARN AT LEAST ONE POINT, WHICH HE ACHIEVED, AND ALSO MANAGED TO FINISH 13TH, EARNING EVEN MORE POINTS, SUCH WAS THE ATTRITION RATE HERE. NEEL JANI LED MANY OF THE LAPS AND ALMOST HELD OFF DOORNBOS BUT HIS SOFT TYRES WERE NO MATCH FOR THE DUTCHMAN'S HARDER TYRES. HE FINISHED 2ND AHEAD OF ORIOL SERVIA IN 3RD PLACE.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Justin Wilson
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| 2.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 3.
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Dan Clarke
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| 4.
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Oriol Servia
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| 5.
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Neel Jani
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| 6.
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Graham Rahal
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| 7.
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Alex Tagliani
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| 8.
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Tristan Gommendy
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| 9.
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Simon Pagenaud
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| 10.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 11.
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Paul Tracy
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| 12.
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Will Power
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| 13.
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Jan Heylen
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| 14.
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Mario Dominguez
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| 15.
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Robert Doornbos
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| 16.
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Katherine Legge
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| 17.
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Alex Figge
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Robert Doornbos
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| 2.
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Neel Jani
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| 3.
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Oriol Servia
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| 4.
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Will Power
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| 5.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 6.
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Graham Rahal
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| 7.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 8.
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Tristan Gommendy
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| 9.
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Simon Pagenaud
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| 10.
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Jan Heylen
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Sebastien Bourdais
| 216
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| Robert Doornbos
| 206
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| Will Power
| 192
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| Justin Wilson
| 175
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| Neel Jani
| 156
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| =Simon Pagenaud
| 156
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| Oriol Servia
| 146
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| Graham Rahal
| 145
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| Alex Tagliani
| 140
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| Bruno Junqueira
| 125
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Race Results posted by
David Little
30th July 2007
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