# 2005 Molson Indy Montreal

The 2005 Molson Indy Montreal was the tenth round of the 2005 Champ Car season, held on August 28, 2005 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Sébastien Bourdais was the polesitter and Oriol Servià won the race. It was Servià's first victory in major American open wheel competition and remains his only win.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:21.924 | 1:20.396 | 1:20.396 |
| 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:22.010 | 1:20.698 | 1:20.698 |
| 3 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:22.851 | 1:20.932 | 1:20.932 |
| 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:26.100 | 1:20.954 | 1:20.954 |
| 5 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:22.400 | 1:21.009 | 1:21.009 |
| 6 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:23.681 | 1:21.160 | 1:21.160 |
| 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:22.407 | 1:21.600 | 1:21.600 |
| 8 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 1:22.492 | 1:21.623 | 1:21.623 |
| 9 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1:22.559 | 1:21.794 | 1:21.794 |
| 10 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:23.268 | 1:21.893 | 1:21.893 |
| 11 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 1:23.434 | 1:22.066 | 1:22.066 |
| 12 | Rodolfo Lavín | HVM Racing | 1:25.049 | 1:22.262 | 1:22.262 |
| 13 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | — | 1:22.285 | 1:22.285 |
| 14 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:25.680 | 1:22.315 | 1:22.315 |
| 15 | Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 1:23.720 | 1:22.651 | 1:22.651 |
| 16 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | — | 1:22.917 | 1:22.917 |
| 17 | Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:24.515 | 1:23.214 | 1:23.214 |
| 18 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 1:24.723 | 1:23.266 | 1:23.266 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 79 | 1:59:10.516 | 2 | 32 |
| 2 | 8 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 79 | +1.000 secs | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 79 | +1.416 secs | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 79 | +1.637 secs | 1 | 27 |
| 5 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 79 | +3.221 secs | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 79 | +4.452 secs | 8 | 19 |
| 7 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 79 | +5.311 secs | 9 | 17 |
| 8 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 79 | +6.672 secs | 5 | 15 |
| 9 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 79 | +7.213 secs | 4 | 13 |
| 10 | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 79 | +7.678 secs | 7 | 11 |
| 11 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 79 | +12.614 secs | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | 31 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Rocketsports Racing | 79 | +14.154 secs | 13 | 9 |
| 13 | 4 | Björn Wirdheim | HVM Racing | 79 | +16.104 secs | 15 | 8 |
| 14 | 55 | Rodolfo Lavín | HVM Racing | 79 | +16.975 secs | 12 | 7 |
| 15 | 34 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 79 | +45.359 secs | 10 | 6 |
| 16 | 5 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 78 | + 1 Lap | 18 | 5 |
| 17 | 19 | Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 78 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 4 |
| 18 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 55 | Contact | 16 | 3 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 58-63 | Sperafico (11) contact |
| 66-67 | Debris |