Newman Haas Lanigan's Justin Wilson took provisional pole in the first qualifying session at Long Beach.
Wilson is half a second ahead of second-placed Oriol Servia, who put his KV Racing onto the outside of the front row with a late lap just 0.029 seconds faster than Tagliani, who had to settle for third.
Mario Dominguez scored Pacific Coast Motorsport's best ever Champ Car qualifying result. The Mexican took fourth place, ahead of St Petersburg winner Graham Rahal (Newman Haas Lanigan).
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.356
2. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.502
3. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.887 + 0.531
4. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.998 + 0.642
5. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:08.172 + 0.816
6. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:08.272 + 0.916
7. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:08.325 + 0.969
8. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:08.488 + 1.132
9. Will Power KV Racing 1:08.519 + 1.163
10. EJ Viso HVM 1:08.532 + 1.176
11. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.193
12. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.549 + 1.193
13. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.658 + 1.302
14. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:08.813 + 1.457
15. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:09.066 + 1.710
16. Franck Perera Conquest 1:09.153 + 1.797
17. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:09.381 + 2.025
18. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.438 + 2.082
19. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:11.265 + 3.909
20. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM
Wilson is half a second ahead of second-placed Oriol Servia, who put his KV Racing onto the outside of the front row with a late lap just 0.029 seconds faster than Tagliani, who had to settle for third.
Mario Dominguez scored Pacific Coast Motorsport's best ever Champ Car qualifying result. The Mexican took fourth place, ahead of St Petersburg winner Graham Rahal (Newman Haas Lanigan).
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Justin Wilson Newman Haas Lanigan 1:07.356
2. Oriol Servia KV Racing 1:07.858 + 0.502
3. Alex Tagliani Walker 1:07.887 + 0.531
4. Mario Dominguez Pacific Coast 1:07.998 + 0.642
5. Graham Rahal Newman Haas Lanigan 1:08.172 + 0.816
6. Enrique Bernoldi Conquest 1:08.272 + 0.916
7. Franck Montagny Forsythe Pettit 1:08.325 + 0.969
8. Paul Tracy Forsythe Pettit 1:08.488 + 1.132
9. Will Power KV Racing 1:08.519 + 1.163
10. EJ Viso HVM 1:08.532 + 1.176
11. Roberto Moreno Minardi HVM 1:08.549 + 1.193
12. Alex Figge Pacific Coast 1:08.549 + 1.193
13. Antonio Pizzonia Rocketsports 1:08.658 + 1.302
14. Bruno Junqueira Dale Coyne 1:08.813 + 1.457
15. Jimmy Vasser KV Racing 1:09.066 + 1.710
16. Franck Perera Conquest 1:09.153 + 1.797
17. David Martinez Forsythe Pettit 1:09.381 + 2.025
18. Mario Moraes Dale Coyne 1:09.438 + 2.082
19. Juho Annala Rocketsports 1:11.265 + 3.909
20. Nelson Philippe Minardi HVM