After a busy Saturday morning practice filled with minor adjustments and alterations to find an ideal setup, Nelson Philippe (#34 Juniper Soul / Opes Prime / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) will start in 13th position for the Gran Premio Tecate presented by Banamex on Sunday.
Since Nelson had limited practice time on Friday, he took full advantage of the hour and fifteen minute session to test the car’s balance and make setup modifications to help him achieve better handling on the 2.774-mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez road course.
In the end, Nelson was only able to put together a 13th position qualifying lap but is looking forward to having a solid start in Sunday’s race and battling the field to improve his finish.
Position Time Fastest Speed
Nelson Philippe 13th 85.405 116.930-mph
Will Power 1st 83.558 119.515-mph
Nelson Philippe Quote
"I’m pretty disappointed with our qualifying finish," said Nelson. "13th position obviously isn’t where we wanted to be. On a positive note, we have learned a lot today in reference to how I like the car and how to get it closer to my liking. I think we will be strong in the race like we usually are.
It is frustrating that we couldn’t get a better position to start because we were hoping to be in the top ten but we’ll just look forward to a better result in tomorrow’s race."
Eric Bachelart Quote
"We obviously had hoped for a better result at today’s final qualifying," said Eric Bachelart, Conquest Racing Team Owner. "We did a lot of work during this morning’s practice session and thought we had found a better set up for the car.
However, Nelson is a great race day competitor so I believe we will have a good event tomorrow and improve on our Surfers Paradise result."
About Conquest Racing
1991 Indy Lights Champion Eric Bachelart started Conquest Racing in 1997 to compete in the Indy Lights series, winning races and scoring podium finishes with drivers such as Christophe Tinseau, Felipe Giaffone and Kristian Kolby.
Conquest Racing contested the 2002 Indy Racing League season with rookie Laurent Redon, netting a podium finish in just the third race of the season and clinching the Rookie of the Year award.
Conquest Racing rejoined the Champ Car family in 2003 and has been developing many rookie drivers over the past five years including Justin Wilson, Nelson Philippe, Charles Zwolsman and Andrew Ranger. Through their hard work, Conquest has scored eight top-five finishes and earned two podiums with Andrew Ranger and Jan Heylen.
Conquest Racing looks forward to continuing its tradition of working with younger drivers and supporting the future of the Champ Car World Series.
- Elisabeth Williams -
Conquest Racing wins the Sherwin Williams "It’s All in the Finish" Color and Design Award
11.11.2007
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Conquest Racing is excited to announce the receipt of the Sherwin Williams ‘It’s All in the Finish" Color and Design Award. The brilliant pearl blue, white and metallic silver Juniper Soul / Opes Prime car sparkled in the Mexican sun and along with Nelson Philippe, pilot of the #34 car, wowed the local Planet Color judges.
The judges evaluated the paint scheme on the fie ... mehr |
David Martinez Continues to Impress with a Top Ten Qualifying Effort in Mexico
11.11.2007
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David Martinez continued capturing the attention and support of the Mexican fans today by qualifying in the top ten again for the Gran Premio Tecate in only his third Champ Car start. While still learning to use the Red Bridgestone alternate soft tires en 25 year old rookie ... mehr |
‘BOBBY D’ back to the front, ‘SPEEDY’ Dan back in black
11.11.2007
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Minardi Team USA drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke improved in today’s final round of qualifications at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Both drivers fought their way up the timing charts to with Robert laying down an outstanding lap, which was good enough for second fastest today, and puts him third on the grid for the race.
‘Speedy’ Dan was back in his m ... mehr |
Tagliani and Rocketsports continue to fight hard in Mexico City
11.11.2007
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... but come up short
Despite a beautiful sunny, warm day in Mexico City, and a quicker race track, Alex Tagliani and his Rocketsports Racing team were unable to improve the #8 Rocketsports Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone, which lead to a disappointing starting position for the 2007 Champ Car season finale.
Hoping that today would be better then ... mehr |
PKV Racing's Oriol Servia qualifies fourth
11.11.2007
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... for tomorrow's Grand Premio Tecate
NEEL JANI TO START 11TH
Round #14 – 2007 Champ Car World Series season – PKV Racing’s Oriol Servia qualified fourth while teammate Neel Jani will start 11th in tomorrow’s Gran Premio Tecate Presented by Banamex at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico.
Servia, behind the w ... mehr |
Justin Wilson to Start a Disappointing 5th in Sunday’s Gran Premio Mexico City
11.11.2007
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After a promising Friday and a solid performance in Saturday’s morning practice, Justin Wilson qualified the #9/CDW/RuSPORT car fourth for Sunday’s Gran Premio Tecate in Mexico City, Mexico. However by way of Sebastien Bourdais’ provisional pole on Friday, Justin will line up fifth behind the #14/Muermans car of Robert Doornbos.
Team Australia’s Will Power laid down a bl ... mehr |
PKV Racing's provisionally qualifies fourth and nith for Grand Premio Tecate Mexico
10.11.2007
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Round #14 – 2007 Champ Car World Series season – PKV Racing’s Oriol Servia qualified fourth while teammate Neel Jani was ninth on the provisional grid for Sunday’s Gran Premio Tecate Presented by Banamex at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico.
Servia, #22 Pay By Touch PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone car, qualified with a ... mehr |
Dominguez Debuts the TECATE Car in the Top-Ten in Front of Roaring Home Crowd
10.11.2007
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Gran Premio TECATE
Friday, November 9, 2007
MARIO DOMINGUEZ, #28 TECATE/PCM/COSWORTH/BRIDGESTONE
Friday Practice 11th 1:28.632 112.73
Friday Qualifying 10TH 1:26.181 115.877
Mario on qualifying: "We made a lot of progress in the TECATE car today, but we definitely need to improve. We made several changes between th ... mehr |
Conquest Racing qualifying report / Mexico City Race #14.
10.11.2007
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Conquest Racing’s Nelson Philippe (#34 Juniper Soul / Opes Prime / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) qualified in 14th position during Friday’s provisional session at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. Nelson complained of overall lack of grip and an unbalanced car. Nelson completed fewer laps than anyone today due to a chain of circumstances that started with a spin i ... mehr |
Strong Start for David Martinez in Mexico
10.11.2007
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David Martinez got off to a strong stara today at the historic Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez race track today by qualifying provisionally in the seventh position for Sunday´s Gran Premio Tecate. After running into a series of problems during morning practice the Monterrey native managed to recover during qualifying and turn a lap of 1m26.056s in his #7 INDECK/Axtel/Tecate, placing ... mehr |
Minardi Team USA - The heat is on
10.11.2007
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The final race weekend of the 2007 Champ Car World Series season is now under way, and it is an extremely important one for Minardi Team USA, as drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke stand to improve their positions in the final points standings.
With the right results in Sunday afternoon’s Tecate Grand Prix of Mexico, Robert could add second place in the Champ ... mehr |
Justin Wilson Just Misses Friday’s Provisional Pole in Mexico
10.11.2007
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Mexico City, Mexico
Justin Wilson and his #9/CDW/RuSPORT car missed securing a spot on the front row of Sunday’s Gran Premio Tecate presented by Banamex race by just .127/1000th of a second. Justin has always run well on the 2.77 mile Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit, scoring a dominating win in 2005 and leading the 2006 race with a broken wrist, only to lose t ... mehr |
Good Morning, Bad Afternoon for Rocketsports Racing and Tagliani on Day One in Mexico City
10.11.2007
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ROCKETSPORTS MEXICO CITY NOTES & QUOTE – FRIDAY
After a good morning session in Mexico City, Alex Tagliani and his Rocketsports team worked hard to improve the car for the first round of qualifying, however, things did not go very well for the team and has left them scratching their heads looking for answers.
Tagliani ran ten laps this morning ... mehr |
Dominguez and Figge Looking for a Successful Season Finale in the TECATE Cars
09.11.2007
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Event: The Grand Premio Tecate Presentado Por Banamex
Round: 14 of 14 in the 2007 Champ Car World Series
Where: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico – 2.774 permanent road course
TV: ESPN 2 at 2:00 pm ET November 11th
Hometown Hero: Recently honored with the title "The Official Driver of Mexico City" by mayor Marcelo Eb ... mehr |
Pacific Coast Motorsports and TECATE Announce Partnership
08.11.2007
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Pacific Coast Motorsports is proud to announce their partnership with TECATE for this weekend’s Gran Premio TECATE Presentado Por Banamex, the final round of the 2007 Champ Car World Series.
TECATE will be the primary sponsor of the #28 TECATE/Cosworth/Bridgestone driven by Mexican Superstar, Mario Dominguez. Team mate Alex Figge will also carry TECATE branding a ... mehr |
Rocketsports Racing and Tagliani Head South of the Border to Wrap Up 2007 Season
08.11.2007
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Rocketsports Mexico City preview
Gran Premio Tecate Presented by Banamex
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Round 14 of 14 – Champ Car World Series
November 9-11, 2007
Prov. Qualifying: Friday, Novemb ... mehr |
Champ Car Rookie Year Finale for Graham Rahal in Mexico City
07.11.2007
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Graham Rahal has only one goal for the Champ Car World Series finale in Mexico City – victory. His rookie season of racing with the Newman/Haas/Lanigan team, driving the Medi | Zone car has already produced four podium finishes and the elusive win is the aim for teenage racer, Rahal.
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, named after Mexico’s most famous motor racing sons, Ri ... mehr |
AXTEL and David Martinez Join Forces
07.11.2007
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David Martinez and Ricardo Aladro
David Martinez announced today at a press conference held in Mexico City that AXTEL, a leading Mexican telecommunications company, will be an official sponsor of his Forsythe Racing’s #7 Champ Car at the Gran Premio Tecate, ... mehr |
Conquest Racing Ready to Finish 2007 Season on a High Note
07.11.2007
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Nelson’s Momentum driving him to the top
After a top-six finish in his first race of the season, Nelson Philippe (#34 Juniper Soul / Opes Prime / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone), is looking forward to a strong finish to the 2007 Champ Car World Series season ... mehr |
Minardi Team USA - Fireworks possible
06.11.2007
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With only one race remaining on the 2007 Champ Car World Series schedule, Minardi Team USA drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke intend to end the year with a bang – the good kind, hopefully - and bring home another trophy.
Rookie Robert Doornbos finished a strong fourth in Surfers Paradise. Despite starting fourteenth, he made up ten positions and nearly scored ... mehr |
Pacific Coast Motorsports Hosts The History Channel’s "Modern Marvels"
30.10.2007
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Pacific Coast Motorsports, a two-car team in the Champ Car World Series will be featured on the January 14, 2008 episode of The History Channel’s "Modern Marvels."
The episode which was filmed Monday at the team’s Oxnard, California headquarters will be titled "Carbon" and will prominently feature PCM’s DP01 Champ Cars, team and corporate partners. The film crew for the h ... mehr |
Simon Pagenaud : - 6th "top 5" of the season in Surfers Paradise
27.10.2007
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For the Team Australia, the Surfers Paradise rendezvous in Australia turned out to be special. Even if the team comes from Indianapolis (USA), its main sponsor Aussie Vineyards and one of the drivers are Australians. It increased the stakes and the pressure of the last but one r ... mehr |
Pacific Coast Motorsports Confirms Champ Car Test Date for Carl Skerlong
26.10.2007
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Pacific Coast Motorsports will test Atlantic standout Carl Skerlong in the #29 PCM/DP01/Cosworth/Bridgestone Champ Car at Buttownwillow Raceway on November 28th.
Skerlong’s rookie season featured two podium finishes en-route to his to ... mehr |
Nelson Philippe Posts a Top-Six Result at Surfers Paradise
21.10.2007
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Armed with a competitive car, Nelson Philippe (#34 Juniper Soul / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) was not ready to sit back and accept his 13th starting position on the grid. He knew this was going to be a difficult first race back in the Champ Car World Series, but he was able to take advantage of his previous race experience and success at the difficult Surfers Paradise circuit ... mehr |
Top Ten Finish for David Martinez in Australia, Second Top Ten in Two Starts
21.10.2007
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David Martinez proved today that he is ready to compete at the front in Champ Car regardless of the lack of experience that he has compared to the rest of the field and the fact that he hadn’t been in a race car for a year.
In what is considered the toughest track of the season, Martinez completed a successful race in which he managed to pick up many positions and finish ... mehr |
Justin Wilson Charges to 2nd in Surfers Paradise
21.10.2007
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Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Justin and the #9/CDW/RuSPORT team took home a well-earned second place in the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast of Brisbane, Australia today. Sebastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas/Lanigan) claimed the victory and his fourth Champ Car Drivers Championship, while Bruno Junqueira, more than 40 seconds be ... mehr |
Neel Jani finishes in the Top10 for PKV Racing at Lexmark Indy 300
21.10.2007
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SERVIA 14TH
SURFERS PARADISE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA -- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 -- Round #13 – 2007 Champ Car World Series season – PKV Racing finishes in eighth place with Neel Jani, while his team mate Oriol Servia finished 14th today in the Lexmark Indy 300 Champ Car Grand Prix on the 2.795-mile, 12-turn street course in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, A ... mehr |
Minardi Team USA's Doornbos scores fourth place finish in OZ
21.10.2007
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It was another exciting race in Surfers today for the 2007 Lexmark Indy 300, and despite starting the race at the back of the grid (in 14th), Minardi Team USA driver Robert Doornbos rebounded to score a top-four finish. He nearly came home with another podium but in the end finished fourth. For team-mate ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke, his race began very well, moving up from tenth to eight ... mehr |
Bolt Failure Costs Dominguez and the TECATE car a Top-Five Finish
21.10.2007
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Figge Hangs on for 13th without Brakes
The Lexmark Indy 300 - Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Alex Figge #29 Conrad Jupiters/DP01/Cosworth/Bridgestone
Started: 15th Finished: 13th Highest Race Position: 8th
Alex on the race: "I am a bit disappointed in ... mehr |
Rocketsports Earn Top Ten Result after Difficult Weekend Down Under
21.10.2007
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It was a long weekend for the Rocketsports Racing team, and a long race today in Surfers Paradise, Australia that almost saw Alex Tagliani salvage a top-five finish, but team will take a top-ten result knowing they worked very hard to deserve it.
During the Warm Up session, Tagliani demonstrated that the team was ready to fight in today’s Lexmark Indy, by finish ... mehr |
Nelson Philippe Will Start 13th for Tomorrow’s Lexmark Indy 300
20.10.2007
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Surfers Paradise, Qld Australia (October 20, 2007) - After two days of re-familiarization with the Champ Car World Series and coming to grips with the new DP01, Nelson Philippe (#34 Juniper Soul / Cosworth / DP01 / Bridgestone) will start 13th on the grid for tomorrow’s Lexmark Indy 300. He and Conquest will be working to improve the package overnight and be looking forward to a ... mehr |
Oriol Servia qualifies second for PKV Racing in tomorrows Lexmark Indy 300 Champ Car Grand Prix
20.10.2007
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NEEL JANI EIGHTH
Round #13 – 2007 Champ Car World Series season – PKV Racing qualified on the front row with Oriol Servia starting in second place while teammate Neel Jani places eighth for tomorrow’s Lexmark Indy 300 Champ Car Grand Prix in Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia.
Servia, #22 Pay By Touch PKV Racing Cosworth/DP01/Bridgestone car, q ... mehr |
David Martinez Continues Improving in Australia
20.10.2007
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David Martinez completed the second day of activities for the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise by qualifying on the ninth row for Sunday’s race. After being off the race tracks for almost a year, Martinez has used this race weekend to adapt to the 750 horsepower Champ ... mehr |
Rocketsports Rebounds in Surfers Paradise after Rough Start
20.10.2007
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After little, to almost no, time on track during Friday’s kick-off Champ Car activities for the Lexmark Indy 300, Rocketsports Racing was able to rebound by getting in quality track time and a suitable car for the final round of qualifying today in Surfers Paradise, Australia. ... mehr |
Progress continues for PCM in Australia
20.10.2007
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The Lexmark Indy 300 - Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Alex Figge #29 Conrad Jupiters/DP01/Cosworth/Bridgestone
Saturday AM Practice 15th 1:33.519 107.593
Pre-Qual Warm-Up 9th 1:34.770 106.173
Saturday Qual ... mehr |
Top Ten qualification for Clarke on the Gold Coast
20.10.2007
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It was not the best result for Minardi Team USA drivers Robert Doornbos and ‘Speedy’ Dan Clarke in today’s second round of qualifications at the Lexmark Indy 300 but both are looking to the race tomorrow, in which anything can happen. Dan will start the race in tenth position, ... mehr |
Justin Wilson to start Fifth in Sunday’s Lexmark Indy 300 in Surfers Paradise
20.10.2007
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Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
After their strong showing at Surfers Paradise on Friday, Justin and the #9/CDW/RuSPORT team continued to run competitively on Saturday, but didn’t have the results they hoped for. Justin was third quickest in morning p ... mehr |
Justin Wilson and the #9/CDW/RuSPORT Team off to a Great Start in Surfer’s Paradise
19.10.2007
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Justin and the #9/CDW/RuSPORT team made a fantastic start towards Sunday’s Lexmark Indy 300 in Surfers Paradise, Australia by topping the timesheets during both of Friday’s sessions. With Justin’s win at the last round in Assen, Holland, the #9/CDW team secured the first pitlane spot, just several yards from pit exit. Being the first car out on the very busy and often treacherous ... mehr |
David Martinez 14th in His First Day in Australia
19.10.2007
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Alter almost a year Mexican driver David Martinez finally returned to Champ Car and completed his first laps around the tricky and complicated 2.795 mile temporary street circuit at Surfers Paradise, Australia.
The priority today for the Monterrey native was to complete as many laps as possible in order to familiarize himself with the track and even though he only manage ... mehr |
