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The '2007 Belgian Champ Car Grand Prix' is the eleventh round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season. It was held on August 26 at Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium. The race was won by Sébastien Bourdais and was his sixth victory of the season.

Contents

Qualifying results

Race

Caution Flags

Notes

Attendance

References

External links

Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Sébastien Bourdais	Y/N/H/L Racing	1:14.023	1:12.821	'1:12.821'
2		Will Power	Team Australia	1:13.810	1:13.194	'1:13.194'
3		Robert Doornbos	Minardi Team USA	no time	1:13.067	'1:13.067'
4		Bruno Junqueira	Dale Coyne Racing	1:14.433	1:13.313	'1:13.313'
5		Justin Wilson	RSPORTS	1:15.041	1:13.327	'1:13.327'
6		Alex Tagliani	RSPORTS	1:14.960	1:13.384	'1:13.384'
7		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:14.829	1:13.407	'1:13.407'
8		Simon Pagenaud	Team Australia	1:14.030	1:13.436	'1:13.436'
9		Neel Jani	PKV Racing	1:14.823	1:13.555	'1:13.436'
10		Oriol Servià	Forsythe Racing	1:14.812	1:13.720	'1:13.720'
11		Jan Heylen	Conquest Racing	no time	1:13.768	'1:13.768'
12		Mario Domínguez	Minardi Team USA	-	1:13.810	'1:13.810'
13		Graham Rahal	Y/N/H/L Racing	1:14.224	1:13.822	'1:13.822'
14		Katherine Legge	Dale Coyne Racing	1:15.603	1:13.987	'1:13.987'
15		Tristan Gommendy	PKV Racing	1:14.590	1:13.995	'1:13.995'
16		Ryan Dalziel	Pacific Coast Motorsports	1:15.498	1:14.002	'1:14.002'
17		Alex Figge	Pacific Coast Motorsports	1:15.934	1:14.744	'1:14.744'

Team Minardi USA driver Dan Clarke was suspended by Champ Car race director Tony Cotman for reckless driving and avoidable contact at the start of Friday's first free practice session and thus did not participate for the remainder of the weekend. Clarke had previously been on probation after an incident with Justin Wilson at the San Jose Grand Prix. Caught up in the incident were Justin Wilson and Belgian driver Jan Heylen. Severe damage to Heylen's car prevented him from taking part in Friday's qualifying session. Mario Domínguez replaced Clarke starting on Saturday, stepping into his fourth team for the year. Clarke's suspension will be reevaluated before the Bavaria Beer Champ Car Grand Prix of Holland. Clarke's Team Minardi teammate Robert Doornbos was also unable to take part in Friday's session after blowing an engine at the end of the practice session immediately prior to qualifying.
Sébastien Bourdais was quickest when it counted on Saturday to win his fourth pole position of the season. It will also be the fourth time Bourdais and Friday's fastest driver, Will Power, have shared the front row. Robert Doornbos recovered from his engine troubles on Friday to finish second fastest in the session, but will start on the second row. Next to him will be Dale Coyne Racing's Bruno Junqueira, who gave the long-struggling team its highest grid position since the 1999 Long Beach race.
By virtue of his pole position Bourdais also now holds the all-time Zolder track record.

Race

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1		Sébastien Bourdais	Y/N/H/L Racing	71	1:45:21.997	1	33
2		Bruno Junqueira	Dale Coyne Racing	71	+13.7 secs	4	27
3		Graham Rahal	Y/N/H/L Racing	71	+14.5 secs	13	26
4		Will Power	Team Australia	71	+15.1 secs	2	24
5		Justin Wilson	RSPORTS	71	+16.0 secs	5	21
6		Oriol Servià	Forsythe Racing	71	+17.2 secs	10	19
7		Robert Doornbos	Minardi Team USA	71	+18.4 secs	3	17
8		Neel Jani	PKV Racing	71	+19.1 secs	9	15
9		Alex Tagliani	RSPORTS	71	+23.8 secs	6	13
10		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	71	+24.5 secs	7	11
11		Katherine Legge	Dale Coyne Racing	71	+28.8 secs	14	10
12		Simon Pagenaud	Team Australia	71	+33.2 secs	8	9
13		Jan Heylen	Conquest Racing	71	+1:12.1	11	8
14		Alex Figge	Pacific Coast Motorsports	70	+ 1 Lap	17	7
15		Ryan Dalziel	Pacific Coast Motorsports	67	+ 4 Laps	16	6
16		Tristan Gommendy	PKV Racing	60	Mechanical	15	5
17		Mario Domínguez	Minardi Team USA	47	Mechanical	12	4

Description to be added.

Caution Flags

Laps	Cause
16-19	Track damage repair
26-28	Figge (29) off course
49-52	Domínguez (4) lost wheel

Notes

Laps Leader 1-40 Sébastien Bourdais 41-47 Graham Rahal 48-50 Sébastien Bourdais 51-63 Simon Pagenaud 64-71 Sébastien Bourdais

Driver Laps led Sébastien Bourdais 51 Simon Pagenaud 13 Graham Rahal 7

★ 'New Race Record' Sébastien Bourdais : 1:45:21.997

★ 'Average Speed' 100.752 mph

Attendance

Attendance for the weekend at Zolder was 40,000 spectators, with 25,000 attending on race day, which was in line with the organizers expectations. Additionally that was the amount of fans they needed to attend to break even financially. ^[1][2]

References

1. http://www.dhnet.be/sports/moteurs/article/182089/le-champcar-a-zolder-un-bilan-satisfaisant.html
2. http://cbs.sportsline.com/autoracing/story/10322531/rss

External links

★ Full Weekend Times & Results