2007 Mazda Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland - Race

Race

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Sébastien Bourdais N/H/L Racing 103 1:45:42.774 3 32
2 9 Justin Wilson RSPORTS 103 +13.5 secs 1 28
3 14 Robert Doornbos Minardi Team USA 103 +35.2 secs 2 26
4 5 Will Power Team Australia 103 +43.3 secs 7 24
5 8 Alex Tagliani RSPORTS 103 +61.4 secs 4 21
6 4 Dan Clarke Minardi Team USA 103 +62.0 secs 9 19
7 22 Tristan Gommendy PKV Racing 102 + 1 Lap 5 17
8 15 Simon Pagenaud Team Australia 102 + 1 Lap 6 15
9 2 Graham Rahal N/H/L Racing 102 + 1 Lap 8 13
10 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 102 + 1 Lap 13 11
11 7 Oriol Servia Forsythe Racing 102 + 1 Lap 11 10
12 21 Neel Jani PKV Racing 102 + 1 Lap 10 9
13 19 Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 102 + 1 Lap 14 8
14 28 Ryan Dalziel Pacific Coast Motorsports 101 + 2 Laps 17 7
15 34 Jan Heylen Conquest Racing 100 Mechanical 12 6
16 29 Alex Figge Pacific Coast Motorsports 100 + 3 Laps 15 5
17 11 Katherine Legge Dale Coyne Racing 99 Mechanical 16 4

Despite worries about stalled cars and carnage, the first standing start in Champ Car history was executed perfectly as all 17 cars got away from the grid. The race was notable for its lack of caution flags. Only two cars failed to finished, with both Katherine Legge and Jan Heylen both running into problems just before the checkered flag.

Pole sitter Justin Wilson lead easily from the start. Sébastien Bourdais was in fifth place as late as lap 25 after stretching his fuel economy. By short-filling his fuel tank during his first pit stop, Sébastien Bourdais came out on track in second place and was then able to run faster than anyone else on the track, finally passing Wilson after the second pit stop. Once in first, he easily drove away to his third consecutive victory and the 100th in Newman/Haas/Lanigan team history.

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