Sebastien Bourdais made a triumphant farewell to Champ-car racing here with his eighth victory of the season, capturing the season-ending Grand Prix of Mexico here Sunday.
The Frenchman had already clinched his fourth consecutive season drivers’ championship and was simply finishing off his last race before departing for Formula One next year. AFP
Sebastien Bourdais made a triumphant farewell to Champ-car racing here with his eighth victory of the season, capturing the season-ending Grand Prix of Mexico here Sunday.
The Frenchman had already clinched his fourth consecutive season drivers’ championship and was simply finishing off his last race before departing for Formula One next year. SportsIllustrated
The victory was Bourdais’ eighth of the season and 31st of his Champ Car career. In 73 starts, the Frenchman earned an amazing 28 poles, 31 wins (42.45%) and 44 podiums. He was even better in 2007 winning eight of 14 events (57.14%). Bourdais’ numbers dwarf those of the all-time series greats A. J. Foyt (67 wins in 369 starts = 18.16%), Mario Andretti (52 wins, 12.77%), Michael Andretti (42 wins, 13.59%) and Al Unser 39 wins, 12.62%).
Pole winner Power led the field off the grid, but three cars stalled on grid - Oriol Servia, Alex Tagliani and Nelson Philippe, forcing a reorder of the field. Sports Network
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