# 2005 G.I. Joe's Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland

The 2005 G.I. Joe's Presents the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland was the fourth round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 19, 2005 at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. The pole sitter was Justin Wilson and the race was won by Cristiano da Matta. It marked the 12th and final Champ Car victory for the 2002 CART champion. It was also the first career Champ Car pole for Wilson, the first of eight in his American open wheel career.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 57.597 | 57.808 | 57.597 |
| 2 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 57.816 | 57.897 | 57.816 |
| 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 57.911 | 58.253 | 57.911 |
| 4 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 57.956 | 58.463 | 57.956 |
| 5 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 57.989 | 58.073 | 57.989 |
| 6 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 58.093 | 58.329 | 58.093 |
| 7 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 58.097 | 58.423 | 58.097 |
| 8 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 58.134 | 58.497 | 58.134 |
| 9 | Ronnie Bremer | HVM Racing | 58.331 | 59.895 | 58.331 |
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 58.344 | 58.343 | 58.343 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 58.407 | 59.190 | 58.407 |
| 12 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 58.828 | 58.669 | 58.669 |
| 13 | Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 58.759 | 58.920 | 58.759 |
| 14 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 58.894 | 58.941 | 58.894 |
| 15 | Michael Valiante | Dale Coyne Racing | 59.055 | 59.318 | 59.055 |
| 16 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 59.140 | 59.262 | 59.140 |
| 17 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | —* | 59.345 | 59.345 |
| 18 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 59.362 | 59.612 | 59.362 |
* Nelson Philippe crashed in practice before the first qualifying session and was not able to set a time.

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 105 | 1:51:51.404 | 10 | 33 |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 105 | +10.128 secs | 5 | 29 |
| 3 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 105 | +17.570 secs | 3 | 26 |
| 4 | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 105 | +18.640 secs | 6 | 23 |
| 5 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 105 | +26.708 secs | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 105 | +33.477 secs | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 105 | +40.345 secs | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 55 | Ronnie Bremer | HVM Racing | 104 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | 4 | Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 104 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | 8 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 104 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | 19 | Michael Valiante | Dale Coyne Racing | 104 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 10 |
| 12 | 34 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 104 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 9 |
| 13 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 104 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 8 |
| 14 | 5 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 103 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 7 |
| 15 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 103 | + 2 Laps | 16 | 6 |
| 16 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 79 | Drive shaft | 12 | 5 |
| 17 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 45 | Oil pump | 1 | 7 |
| 18 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 8 | Engine | 4 | 3 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 47-51 | Wilson (9) off course |