Oriol serves a top time at sunny Surfers.
Oriol Servia opened up Saturday's running in the Lexmark Indy 300 round of the Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford with the fastest time at a gloriously sunny Surfers Paradise street course in Australia.
Servia was fastest in a session which was delayed and shortened due to some late repairs to a kerb on the temporary race track which was lashed with rain through Thursday and Friday. Red flags were also out with oil on track and a spin from Queenslander Will Power.
Oriol Servia opened up Saturday's running in the Lexmark Indy 300 round of the Bridgestone presents the Champ Car World Series powered by Ford with the fastest time at a gloriously sunny Surfers Paradise street course in Australia.
Servia was fastest in a session which was delayed and shortened due to some late repairs to a kerb on the temporary race track which was lashed with rain through Thursday and Friday. Red flags were also out with oil on track and a spin from Queenslander Will Power.
Heading to the Saturday qualifying session Sebastian Bourdais was the fourth fastest out on track; if he can make it to quickest in the afternoon session he will be crowned 2005 champion.
Top times
1. Oriol Servia 1min 33.971secs
2. Paul Tracy 1min 34.520secs
3. Mario Dominguez 1min 34.590secs
4. Sebastian Bourdais 1min 34.846secs
5. Justin Wilson 1min 35.171secs
6. AJ Allmendinger 1min 35.461secs
7. Jimmy Vasser 1min 35.558secs
8. Alex Tagliani 1min 35.672secs
9. Rodolfo Lavin 1min 35.781secs
10. Will Power 1min 36.017secs
