2008 Champ Car Mont-Tremblant Qualifying

The first qualifying session was filled with action. Rain fell late in the session, but by that time, most of the cars has set their times and were back in the paddock. Four drivers held the top spot in the first 5 minutes, but after the rooster tails settled, Robert Doornbos scored the point for the provisional pole. Closely behind was the Forsythe car of Paul Tracy. Running third in the session was the Team Australia car and hometown favorite Alex Tagliani.
The session was a down session for rookie points leader Franck Montagny, finishing out of the top 5 in qualifying for only the second time all season.
The session also saw Paul Gentilozzi withdraw his number 88 entry for Antonio Pizzonia after being sent to the pits by Champ Car officials for not keeping a safe line and speed. No word of penalties to the team or driver yet.
EJ Viso showed well in Q1 after his disqualification last week in Cleveland, posting a time that placed him 14th on the charts.

Q1 Session Times:
Robert Doornbos -- 1:15.57
Paul Tracy -- 1:15.64
Alex Tagliani -- 1:15.73
Will Power -- 1:15.88
Nelson Philippe -- 1:15.89
Franck Perera -- 1:15.94
Franck Montagny -- 1:15.97
Bruno Junquiera -- 1:16.12
Justin Wilson -- 1:16.22
Graham Rahal -- 1:16.29
Tomas Scheckter -- 1:16.47
Oriol Servia -- 1:16.56
Dan Clarke -- 1:16.78
Giorgio Pantano -- 1:17.02
EJ Viso -- 1:17.23
David Martinez -- 1:17.32
Mario Dominguez -- 1:17.39
Raphael Matos -- 1:17.56
Simon Pagenaud -- 1:17.65
Enrique Bernoldi -- 1:17.8

Qualifying Session Two was Paul Tracy’s to lose. Right out of the box, Tracy but his number 3 Forsythe entry on the pole, with little challenge from the competition. Even Provisional Pole winner Robert Doornbos was unable to contend for the pole, as he only managed to put his Minardi car in third. That is Tracy’s third straight pole of the season, and his last week from the pole, he scored a win.
Q2 was also the first session that was not run during wet conditions. But the track was still wet enough that teams went out on the intermediate tires.
The session saw a yellow in the final corner after the car of EJ Viso spun. He will not be penalized for the incident according to the Tony Codman, Race Director.
Q2 Session Time:
Paul Tracy -- 1:15.54
Franck Montagny -- 1:15.67
Robert Doornbos -- 1:15.73
Alex Tagliani -- 1:15.76
Nelson Philippe -- 1:15.79
Will Power -- 1:15.87
Franck Perera -- 1:15.91
Justin Wilson -- 1:15.97
Bruno Junquiera -- 1:16.02
Tomas Scheckter -- 1:16.15
Dan Clarke -- 1:16.21
Oriol Servia -- !:16.29
Giorgio Pantano -- 1:16.44
Graham Rahal -- 1:16.59
David Martinez -- 1:16.78
Simon Pagenaud -- 1:16.92
Mario Dominguez - 1:17.16
Raphael Matos -- 1:17.43
Enrique Bernoldi --1:17.54
EJ Viso -- 1:17.98