2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach


The 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the second round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season, held on April 15 on the streets of Long Beach, California.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1Sébastien BourdaisN/H/L Racing1:07.9701:07.5461:07.546
2Will PowerTeam Australia1:07.9201:07.6951:07.695
3Simon PagenaudTeam Australia1:08.2001:07.8831:07.883
4Alex TaglianiRSPORTS1:08.3041:08.0471:08.047
5Graham RahalN/H/L Racing1:09.0631:08.1701:08.170
6Robert DoornbosMinardi Team USA1:09.8651:08.1831:08.183
7Justin WilsonRSPORTS1:09.5531:08.2001:08.200
8Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing1:09.0991:08.4301:08.430
9Tristan GommendyPKV Racing1:08.8231:08.5271:08.527
10Mario DominguezForsythe Racing1:08.7081:08.5541:08.554
11Paul TracyForsythe Racing1:08.5731:08.573
12Neel JaniPKV Racing1:09.9911:08.6091:08.609
13Matt HallidayConquest Racing1:10.1551:08.8641:08.864
14Dan ClarkeMinardi Team USA1:09.7731:08.8901:08.890
15Oriol ServiaForsythe Racing1:08.9221:08.922
16Ryan DalzielPacific Coast Motorsports1:09.7901:09.0701:09.070
17Alex FiggePacific Coast Motorsports1:09.5851:09.1511:09.151
18Katherine LeggeDale Coyne Racing1:09.7661:10.4181:09.766

note: Paul Tracy was injured in practice between Q1 and Q2. Oriol Servia replaced him and drove his backup car in Q2 and will drive in the race.

Grid

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Sébastien BourdaisN/H/L Racing781:40:43.975132
23 Oriol ServiaForsythe Racing78+2.6 secs1428
35 Will PowerTeam Australia78+3.9 secs226
49 Justin WilsonRSPORTS78+5.4 secs723
58 Alex TaglianiRSPORTS78+6.2 secs421
619 Bruno JunqueiraDale Coyne Racing78+6.4 secs819
721 Neel JaniPKV Racing78+7.7 secs1217
82 Graham RahalN/H/L Racing78+8.3 secs515
928 Ryan DalzielPacific Coast Motorsports78+9.0 secs1613
1011 Katherine LeggeDale Coyne Racing78+9.9 secs1811
1122 Tristan GommendyPKV Racing78+10.3 secs910
124 Dan ClarkeMinardi Team USA77+ 1 Lap149
1314 Robert DoornbosMinardi Team USA74+ 4 Laps68
1415 Simon PagenaudTeam Australia73+ 5 Laps38
1542 Matt HallidayConquest Racing72Mechanical136
1629 Alex FiggePacific Coast Motorsports69Contact175
177 Mario DominguezForsythe Racing7Contact104

Caution flags

LapsCause
9-11Dominguez crash
54–57Pagenaud crash
72–76Figge crash

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Will Power59
22 Alex Tagliani44
103 Sébastien Bourdais40
34 Bruno Junqueira36
35 Robert Doornbos35

Attendance at the 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was approximately 200,000 people over the race weekend with 100,000 of those fans in attendance for the Champ Car main event. This represented a 10% increase over 2006.