# 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate

The 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate was the thirteenth and final round of the 2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 6, 2005 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Justin Wilson swept both the pole and the race win.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| 1 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:28.564 | 1:26.602 | 1:26.602 |
| 2 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:27.349 | 1:27.033 | 1:27.033 |
| 3 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:28.802 | 1:26.827 | 1:26.827 |
| 4 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:27.962 | 1:26.978 | 1:26.978 |
| 5 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 1:29.804 | 1:27.287 | 1:27.287 |
| 6 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:28.314 | 1:27.292 | 1:27.292 |
| 7 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:28.804 | 1:27.503 | 1:27.503 |
| 8 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:29.639 | 1:27.653 | 1:27.653 |
| 9 | Rodolfo Lavín | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:29.851 | 1:27.688 | 1:27.688 |
| 10 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1:28.773 | 1:27.803 | 1:27.803 |
| 11 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:29.562 | 1:28.089 | 1:28.089 |
| 12 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 1:29.496 | 1:28.141 | 1:28.141 |
| 13 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:29.445 | 1:28.195 | 1:28.195 |
| 14 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:29.789 | 1:28.413 | 1:28.413 |
| 15 | Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:30.364 | 1:28.426 | 1:28.426 |
| 16 | Michael McDowell | Rocketsports Racing | 1:30.349 | 1:28.481 | 1:28.481 |
| 17 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:29.137 | 1:28.566 | 1:28.566 |
| 18 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Team Australia | 1:30.719 | 1:29.503 | 1:29.503 |
| 19 | Homero Richards | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:31.329 | 1:29.746 | 1:29.746 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 70 | 1:58:23.479 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 70 | +3.936 secs | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 70 | +6.784 secs | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 70 | +9.634 secs | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | 8 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 70 | +9.923 secs | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 70 | +10.477 secs | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 34 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 70 | +13.348 secs | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 70 | +14.139 secs | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 70 | +15.190 secs | 17 | 14 |
| 10 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 70 | +16.185 secs | 13 | 11 |
| 11 | 31 | Michael McDowell | Rocketsports Racing | 70 | +18.060 secs | 16 | 10 |
| 12 | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 70 | +18.678 secs | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | 25 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Team Australia | 70 | +19.459 secs | 18 | 8 |
| 14 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 70 | +21.676 secs | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | 55 | Rodolfo Lavín | CTE Racing - HVM | 69 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 7 |
| 16 | 50 | Homero Richards | CTE Racing - HVM | 69 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 5 |
| 17 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 61 | Contact | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 54 | Suspension | 14 | 3 |
| 19 | 19 | Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 18 | Contact | 15 | 2 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| 20-26 | Bremer (19) contact |
| 58-60 | Domínguez (7), Glock (8) contact |
| 62-64 | da Matta (21), Bourdais (1) contact |