| Alex Tagliani |
| BIRTH DATE: October 18, 1972 | ||
| BIRTHPLACE: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| RESIDENCE: Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
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2005
Took over veteran role at newly-created Team Australia....Carried the
team to the podium in Monterrey after just his second start...Matched a
career best by finishing seventh in the series standings with 207
points....Season was highlighted by third-place runs in Monterrey and
Toronto, with a total of five top-five finishes
2004
Claimed first Champ Car series victory at Road America after climbing
from 13th on the starting grid...Climbed into the top five in points,
until a run of bad luck at the end of the year dropping out of the title
chase...Had eight consecutive top-10 finishes boosting him to seventh
place standing in points ...Finished 10 of the 14 events, scoring podium
finish in Cleveland, coming back from an early spin to finish 3rd
2003
Scored two poles, three podiums, and led the team to a top 10
finish...Rebounded from a first-race crash to start and finish 3rd in
Monterrey....Scored 4th career pole in Milwaukee, finishing the race
5th....Claimed podiums in Portland and Road America, after leading a
race high 52 laps in Montreal, but due to fuel mileage place
4th....Earned 10 top 10 finishes and scored 97 championship points to
finish in top 10
2002
Led 13 laps and finished 5th at Monterrey...Matched a career best with a
2nd place run at Motegi after starting 12th, breaking a
Player's/Forsythe team record ....Led career-high 115 laps finishing
second to series champion Cristiano da Matta at Elkhart Lake...Finished
15 events, second most in the series....Carded top-5 finishes at
Monterrey Cleveland and Miami
2001
Concluded 2nd Champ Car season with Player's/Forsythe Racing by posting
11th place finish in the championship....First podium finish of career
2nd at Toronto, following 3rd place finishes at Australia and California
Speedway....Won pole at Vancouver and led first 68 laps before exiting
with mechanical failure....Earned poles at Vancouver and California
Speedway...Finished 11th in championship with 80 points
2000
Started rookie Champ Car season...Recorded points-paying finishes of
ninth at Homestead and season best 4th at Long Beach...Earned first
career pole position and led race-high 76 laps at Rio de Janeiro, led
race-high laps at Road America...Finished 16th in Champ Car standings
1999
Completed fourth full season in Toyota Atlantic Championship and fourth
in the championship...Podium finishes in first five races including wins
at Long Beach and Montreal from the pole....Pole position at Road
America establishing a track record, and won final pole at Vancouver
1998
Second year with Player's Forsythe...Finished 5th overall 130
points.....Tied for the series lead for most poles with three recorded back to back mid-season victories at Toronto and
Trois-Rivieres....Had a fourth-place finish at Laguna Seca
1997
Drove for newly formed Player's Atlantic Team....Finished the season in
third....Earned two victories the first at Long Beach and the second in Trois-Rivieres...Earned two poles (Cleveland and
Trois-Rivieres) and recorded podium finishes at Nazareth, Toronto and
Laguna Seca.
1996
Finish seventh in Toyota Atlantic Championship for P-1 Racing...Recorded
best finish at Trois-Rivieres
