Final Point Standings Driver Championship
1 Sebastien Bourdais 364
2 Justin Wilson 281
3 Rob Doornbos (R) 268
4 Will Power 262
5 Graham Rahal (R) 243
6 Oriol Servia 237
7 Bruno Junqueira 233
8 S. Pagenaud (R) 232
9 Neel Jani (R) 231
10 Alex Tagliani 205
11 Paul Tracy 171
12 T. Gommendy (R) 140
13 Dan Clarke 129
14 Ryan Dalziel (R) 116
15 Katherine Legge 108
16 Jan Heylen 104
17 Alex Figge (R) 95
18 Mario Dominguez 78
19 Nelson Philippe 28
20 David Martinez (R) 18
21 Matt Halliday (R) 18
22 Roberto Moreno 9
Rookie of the Year
1 Robert Doornbos (R) 268
2 Graham Rahal (R) 243
3 Simon Pagenaud (R) 232
4 Neel Jani (R) 231
5 Tristan Gommendy (R) 140
6 Ryan Dalziel (R) 116
7 Alex Figge (R) 95
8 David Martinez (R) 18
9 Matt Halliday (R) 18
After Champ Car's final event KEVIN KALKHOVEN: The good news is it's not the final Long Beach Grand Prix because, of course, the Council has just extended it for another 10 years. During that period there have been different technologies involved, and obviously with mixed emotions today. I mean, I'm very proud of the DP 01, but I'm also looking forward to the future which is the future of open-wheel motorsport here in North America.
Will Power wins final Champ Car race in Long Beach
by Mark J. Cipolloni On a day that was full of emotion for the many people that made Champ Car such an exciting series for so many years, Team Australia/KV Racing Technology's Will Power beat everyone on Sunday to win the last-ever Champ Car race in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Forsythe Racing's Franck Montagny was 2nd 5.094 seconds back. Mario Dominguez was third for Pacific Coast Motorsports. Rookie Enrique Bernoldi and Oriol Servia rounded out the top-5.
by Mark J. Cipolloni Justin Wilson turned the fastest lap on his last qualifying lap to win the pole position for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. After securing the top spot in Friday's provisional pole qualifying, Wilson was the only driver to get down into the 1 minute 6 second bracket with a 1m06.902s lap to top 2nd fastest qualifier Alex Tagliani and Franck rookie Franck Perera. Will Power and veteran Paul Tracy rounded out the top-5.
by Mark J. Cipolloni With the sun shining, temperatures in the 70s and an impressive crowd on hand, McDonald's driver Justin Wilson has won the provisional pole position for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach by turning the fastest lap in the first qualifying session on Friday afternoon. KV Racing's Oriol Servia was 2nd followed by Walker Racing's Alex Tagliani.
Champ Car's final race Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing will take to the streets of Long Beach for this weekend’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for the 25th consecutive time in their 26th season of open wheel competition and the event will not only mark the end of an era but will also serve as the beginning of another - the final race in the much-loved turbo-charged race cars and bid farewell to the Champ Car World Series in what is sure to be a nostalgic weekend.
IndyCar/Champ Car The youngest Indy Car winner of all time, Graham Rahal, was a guest on today's Champ Car/IndyCar media teleconference where he talked about this weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the media attention since his win two weeks ago in St. Petersburg as well as the ongoing controversy of the "them vs. us", i.e. "IRL vs. Champ Car" mentality that still exists in the IRL/Champ Car paddock.
Over 250 photos from Atlantic testing at Laguna Seca
by Bob Heathcote The Atlantic Series may no longer be part of Champ Car officially, but that doesn't mean it's not still the best driver development series in the world. With the 2008 season right around the corner, the teams spent the last two days at Laguna Seca testing. AutoRacing1.com brings you our exclusive gallery of over 250 photos by photographer Bob Heathcote.
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KEVIN KALKHOVEN: The good news is it's not the final Long Beach Grand Prix because, of course, the Council has just extended it for another 10 years. During that period there have been different technologies involved, and obviously with mixed emotions today. I mean, I'm very proud of the DP 01, but I'm also looking forward to the future which is the future of open-wheel motorsport here in North America.
On a day that was full of emotion for the many people that made Champ Car such an exciting series for so many years, Team Australia/KV Racing Technology's Will Power beat everyone on Sunday to win the last-ever Champ Car race in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Forsythe Racing's Franck Montagny was 2nd 5.094 seconds back. Mario Dominguez was third for Pacific Coast Motorsports. Rookie Enrique Bernoldi and Oriol Servia rounded out the top-5.
Justin Wilson turned the fastest lap on his last qualifying lap to win the pole position for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. After securing the top spot in Friday's provisional pole qualifying, Wilson was the only driver to get down into the 1 minute 6 second bracket with a 1m06.902s lap to top 2nd fastest qualifier Alex Tagliani and Franck rookie Franck Perera. Will Power and veteran Paul Tracy rounded out the top-5.
With the sun shining, temperatures in the 70s and an impressive crowd on hand, McDonald's driver Justin Wilson has won the provisional pole position for Sunday's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach by turning the fastest lap in the first qualifying session on Friday afternoon. KV Racing's Oriol Servia was 2nd followed by Walker Racing's Alex Tagliani.
Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing will take to the streets of Long Beach for this weekend’s Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for the 25th consecutive time in their 26th season of open wheel competition and the event will not only mark the end of an era but will also serve as the beginning of another - the final race in the much-loved turbo-charged race cars and bid farewell to the Champ Car World Series in what is sure to be a nostalgic weekend.
The youngest Indy Car winner of all time, Graham Rahal, was a guest on today's Champ Car/IndyCar media teleconference where he talked about this weekend's Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the media attention since his win two weeks ago in St. Petersburg as well as the ongoing controversy of the "them vs. us", i.e. "IRL vs. Champ Car" mentality that still exists in the IRL/Champ Car paddock.
The Atlantic Series may no longer be part of Champ Car officially, but that doesn't mean it's not still the best driver development series in the world. With the 2008 season right around the corner, the teams spent the last two days at Laguna Seca testing. AutoRacing1.com brings you our exclusive gallery of over 250 photos by photographer Bob Heathcote.