2007 Las Vegas Atlantic Grand Prix

The 2007 Las Vegas Atlantic Grand Prix was the first round of the 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Season, held on April 8, 2007 on the Streets of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Qualifying results

Pos

Nat

Name

Team

Qual 1

Qual 2

Best

1

Robert Wickens

Red Bull Forsythe Racing

1:32.542

1:30.934

1:30.934

2

James Hinchcliffe

Sierra Sierra Enterprises

1:32.410

1:31.896

1:31.896*

3

Jonathan Bomarito

PR1 Motorsports

1:32.835

1:31.126

1:31.126

4

Raphael Matos

Sierra Sierra Enterprises

1:32.693

1:31.147

1:31.147

5

J.R. Hildebrand

Newman Wachs Racing

1:33.014

1:31.191

1:31.191

6

Franck Perera

Condor Motorsports

1:33.083

1:31.202

1:31.202

7

Carl Skerlong

US RaceTronics

1:32.443

1:31.203

1:31.203

8

Simona De Silvestro

Walker Racing

1:33.298

1:31.327

1:31.327

9

John Edwards

Red Bull Forsythe Racing

1:33.478

1:31.732

1:31.732

10

Giacomo Ricci

Conquest Racing

1:35.190

1:31.975

1:31.975

11

Alan Sciuto

Alan Sciuto Racing

1:34.514

1:31.992

1:31.992

12

Matt Lee

Conquest Racing

1:34.748

1:32.061

1:32.061

13

Tom Sutherland

Jensen MotorSport

1:34.106

1:32.209

1:32.209

14

Ronnie Bremer

Polestar Racing Group

1:33.747

1:32.269

1:32.269

15

Junior Strous

Condor Motorsports

1:34.316

1:32.615

1:32.615

16

Adrien Herberts

Paladin Motorsports

1:35.065

1:32.679

1:32.679

17

Mike Forest

PR1 Motorsports

1:35.571

1:32.863

1:32.863

18

David Garza

US RaceTronics

1:33.088

1:32.951

1:32.951

19

Justin Sofio

Mathiasen Motorsports

1:34.655

1:33.185

1:33.185

20

Adrian Carrio

Genoa Racing

1:35.779

1:33.583

1:33.583

21

Frankie Muniz

Jensen MotorSport

1:36.358

1:34.290

1:34.290

22

Richard Heistand

Genoa Racing

1:35.402

1:34.431

1:34.431

23

Brian Thienes

Condor Motorsports

1:35.969

1:34.578

1:34.578

24

Dominick Muermans

Jensen MotorSport

1:38.210

1:34.835

1:34.835

25

Dan Selznick

The Room Store

1:37.696

1:35.133

1:35.133

26

Jiang Tengyi

Brooks Associates Racing

1:37.451

1:35.250

1:35.250

27

Bret MacDonald

Polestar Racing Group

1:36.662

1:36.677

1:36.662

  • Hinchcliffe awarded 2nd on the starting grid for gaining provisional pole position.

Race

Pos

No

Driver

Team

Laps

Time/Retired

Grid

Points

1

6

Raphael Matos

Sierra Sierra Enterprises

22

50:39.638

4

31

2

3

Robert Wickens

Red Bull Forsythe Racing

22

+0.2 secs

1

29

3

23

Jonathan Bomarito

PR1 Motorsports

22

+1.8 secs

3

25

4

9

James Hinchcliffe

Sierra Sierra Enterprises

22

+4.0 secs

2

24

5

11

Franck Perera

Condor Motorsports

22

+5.5 secs

6

21

6

16

Junior Strous

Condor Motorsports

22

+8.3 secs

15

19

7

20

Alan Sciuto

Alan Sciuto Racing

22

+9.5 secs

11

17

8

12

Ronnie Bremer

Polestar Racing Group

22

+10.6 secs

14

15

9

26

Justin Sofio

Mathiasen Motorsports

22

+11.0 secs

19

13

10

44

Matt Lee

Conquest Racing

22

+21.8 secs

12

11

11

32

Mike Forest

PR1 Motorsports

22

+39.8 secs

17

10

12

19

Brian Thienes

Condor Motorsports

22

+59.7 secs

22

10

13

36

J.R. Hildebrand

Newman Wachs Racing

21

Contact

5

8

14

18

Giacomo Ricci

Conquest Racing

21

Contact

10

7

15

2

Tom Sutherland

Jensen MotorSport

21

Contact

13

6

16

22

Dominick Muermans

Jensen MotorSport

21

Contact

24

5

17

5

Simona De Silvestro

Walker Racing

20

Contact

8

4

18

7

John Edwards

Red Bull Forsythe Racing

13

Contact

9

3

19

49

Dan Selznick

The Room Store

13

Contact

25

2

20

13

Frankie Muniz

Jensen MotorSport

13

Contact

21

1

21

8

Jiang Tengyi

Brooks Associates Racing

13

Contact

26

0

22

45

Adrien Herberts

Paladin Motorsports

13

Contact

16

0

23

21

Bret MacDonald

Polestar Racing Group

12

Contact

27

0

24

37

Richard Heistand

Genoa Racing

9

Contact

22

0

25

4

David Garza

US RaceTronics

6

Contact

18

0

26

26

Carl Skerlong

US RaceTronics

4

Contact

7

0

27

17

Adrian Carrio

Genoa Racing

0

Contact

20

0

Caution Flags

Laps

Cause

1-4

Carrio crash

5-8

Skerlong crash

11-13

Debris

14-19

Garza/Edwards/Selznick/Muniz/Jiang/Herberts/MacDonald crash

Notes

Laps

Leader

1-4

Robert Wickens

5-8

James Hinchcliffe

9-19

Robert Wickens

20-22

Raphael Matos

 

Driver

Laps led

Robert Wickens

15

James Hinchcliffe

4

Raphael Matos

3

    • New Race Lap Record: Robert Wickens: 1:31.554
    • New Race Record: Raphael Matos: 50:39.638 (22 Laps)