Sebastien Bourdais baptised the new 1.448-mile San Jose street circuit this
weekend by putting his personal stamp on the Grand Prix of San Jose, taking pole
position, leading the most laps (63 of 93) and claiming a 3.724-second victory
over rival Paul Tracy.
source: lolacars.com In his Newman Haas Lola, Bourdais took control from the start, avoiding incidents that caused three of five caution periods and using his skills to prevail over Tracy's Forsythe Lola and his teammate Oriol Servia's similar Newman Haas Lola. While rookies Ronnie Bremer (Dale Coyne Lola) and Bjorn Wirdheim (HVM Lola) used alternate strategies to lead through the tough California streets, Bourdais took his 13th career victory and increased his point total in the Champ Car World Series title standings. BOURDAIS LEADS TRACY AND SERVIA EARLY IN THE RACE "I elected to try and be safe, to keep saving fuel and wait for my turn to take the lead back. More importantly I tried not to make any mistakes and I think that was the key of the race," said the reigning champion. Only half the 18-car field completed the race and five retirements were due to contact on the bumpy, challenging track. "I think I was in the preferred position," Bourdais added. "A few guys out of sync definitely didn't make it easy because it was so difficult [saving fuel]."
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