| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 12 of 13 in the2005 Champ Car season | |
 Track map of the Surfers Paradise street circuit at Surfers Paradise, Australia. | |
| Date | 22 October, 2005 |
| Official name | 2005 Lexmark Indy 300 |
| Location | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.498 km |
| Distance | 57 laps 159.315 mi / 256.386 km |
| Weather | Warm with temperatures reaching up to 31.8 °C (89.2 °F) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Oriol Servià (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:32.616 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:32.063 (on lap 39 of 57) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | A. J. Allmendinger (RuSPORT) |
| Third | Jimmy Vasser (PKV Racing) |
The2005 Lexmark Indy 300 was the twelfth and penultimate round of the2005 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on 22 October 2005 on theSurfers Paradise Street Circuit,Queensland,Australia.Sébastien Bourdais won the race and also clinched his second consecutiveChamp Car championship.Oriol Servià earned his first and to date only pole position in his career. The race also marked the final career podium for1996 CART championJimmy Vasser, who finished third running for his co-owned teamPKV Racing.
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:47.872 | 1:32.616 | 1:32.616 |
| 2 |  | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:45.739 | 1:33.211 | 1:33.211 |
| 3 |  | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:48.865 | 1:32.667 | 1:32.667 |
| 4 |  | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 1:48.346 | 1:32.753 | 1:32.753 |
| 5 |  | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:46.920 | 1:32.976 | 1:32.976 |
| 6 |  | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:49.257 | 1:33.250 | 1:33.250 |
| 7 |  | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:49.922 | 1:33.360 | 1:33.360 |
| 8 | | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1:48.792 | 1:33.703 | 1:33.703 |
| 9 | | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:46.010 | 1:34.137 | 1:34.137 |
| 10 |  | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 1:51.479 | 1:34.554 | 1:34.554 |
| 11 |  | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:50.777 | 1:34.599 | 1:34.599 |
| 12 | | Rodolfo Lavín | CTE Racing – HVM | 1:49.623 | 1:34.780 | 1:34.780 |
| 13 | | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 1:49.142 | 1:34.854 | 1:34.854 |
| 14 | | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:47.321 | 1:34.937 | 1:34.937 |
| 15 |  | Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:50.006 | 1:35.406 | 1:35.406 |
| 16 | | Michael McDowell | Rocketsports Racing | 1:49.870 | 1:35.415 | 1:35.415 |
| 17 | | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:51.337 | 1:35.645 | 1:35.645 |
| 18 | | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:48.355 | 1:35.711 | 1:35.711 |
| 19 |  | Fabrizio del Monte | CTE Racing – HVM | 1:50.702 | 1:36.268 | 1:36.268 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 57 | 1:39:26.671 | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | 10 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 57 | +9.130 secs | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 57 | +31.852 secs | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 57 | +36.420 secs | 9 | 23 |
| 5 | 2 | Oriol Servià | Newman/Haas Racing | 57 | +43.968 secs | 1 | 22 |
| 6 | 8 | Timo Glock | Rocketsports Racing | 57 | +45.616 secs | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 57 | +59.630 secs | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | 19 | Ronnie Bremer | Dale Coyne Racing | 57 | +65.852 secs | 15 | 15 |
| 9 | 11 | Ricardo Sperafico | Dale Coyne Racing | 57 | +76.292 secs | 18 | 14 |
| 10 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 57 | +93.488 secs | 17 | 11 |
| 11 | 5 | Marcus Marshall | Team Australia | 56 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 10 |
| 12 | 31 | Michael McDowell | Rocketsports Racing | 56 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 9 |
| 13 | 55 | Rodolfo Lavín | CTE Racing – HVM | 53 | + 4 Laps | 12 | 8 |
| 14 | 34 | Nelson Philippe | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 47 | Off course | 14 | 7 |
| 15 | 25 | Will Power | Team Australia | 29 | Contact | 11 | 6 |
| 16 | 4 | Fabrizio del Monte | CTE Racing – HVM | 28 | Contact | 19 | 5 |
| 17 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 24 | Gearbox | 5 | 5 |
| 18 | 7 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1 | Contact | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | 21 | Cristiano da Matta | PKV Racing | 0 | Contact | 4 | 2 |
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1–3 | Servià (2),da Matta (21),Domínguez (7) contact |
| 29–32 | Power (25) contact;del Monte (4) contact |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | 344 |
| 2 | Oriol Servià | 265 |
 1 | 3 | Justin Wilson | 231 |
 1 | 4 | Paul Tracy | 221 |
| 2 | 5 | A. J. Allmendinger | 199 |
| Previous race: 2005 Hurricane Relief 400 | Champ Car World Series 2005 season | Next race: 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate |
| Previous race: 2004 Lexmark Indy 300 | 2005 Lexmark Indy 300 | Next race: 2006 Lexmark Indy 300 |
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