2007 Lexmark Indy 300
| Race details | |
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| Race 13 of 14 in the 2007 Champ Car season | |
Track map of the Surfers Paradise street circuit at Surfers Paradise, Australia.
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| Date | 21 October, 2007 |
| Official name | Lexmark Indy 300 |
| Location |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.498 km |
| Distance | 61 laps 170.495 mi / 274.378 km |
| Weather | Dry and sunny with temperatures reaching up to 26.2 °C (79.2 °F) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Australia) |
| Time | 1:30.054 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Graham Rahal (N/H/L Racing) |
| Time | 1:31.093 (on lap 59 of 61) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (N/H/L Racing) |
| Second | Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
| Third | Bruno Junqueira (Dale Coyne Racing) |
The 2007 Lexmark Indy 300 was the thirteenth and penultimate round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series Season. It was held on 21 October 2007 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Queensland, Australia. The race was won by Sébastien Bourdais, who also claimed his fourth consecutive Champ Car title, becoming the first man to achieve that distinction.
Coordinates: 27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E
Oriol Servià, driving a car for PKV this weekend, nipped local hero Will Power on Friday, snagging the provisional pole position by .033 seconds and locking in a front row starting spot for Sunday's race. Power got revenge on Saturday when he broke the Surfers Paradise track record in winning his fourth pole position of the season by .372 seconds.
Will Power led away from the standing start, continuing to show the unmatched speed he showed in qualifying on Saturday. But the Australian's race would quickly end in tears. After debris brought out a caution flag on lap 9, Power led the front-runners into the pits for the first stop of the day. Unfortunately, the lollipop man released Power back into the pit lane just as David Martínez was entering the pit stall in front of him. Power ran into the back of Martínez's car, damaging his right front suspension. Power was forced to return to the pits for repairs, leaving him at the back of the field. Power's day ended for good on lap 19 when he clouted Katherine Legge while trying to pass her, leaving him with a broken car and a very sore wrist.
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