Sebastien Bourdais completed a whirlwind week by receiving an armful of awards at Champ Car's annual prize-giving banquet in Indianapolis.

Having won the series' finale in Mexico City last Sunday, the Frenchman crossed the Atlantic to test the F1 car he will begin the next chapter of his career with in Barcelona, before flying back to Indianapolis, where he officially closed his Champ Car career at the Westin Hotel on Friday night.

Bourdais, who clinched an unprecedented fourth straight Champ Car title after winning in Australia in October, won in his final Champ Car start in Mexico City, earning himself a $500,000 pay-out as series champion, along with the champion's ring and Vanderbilt Cup. The 27-year old Frenchman also collected the Hole in the Wall Camps Lap Leader Award and the Bridgestone Passion for Excellence Award, before receiving a toast from his peers.

“I didn't prepare a speech because I knew I wouldn't get through it,” Bourdais said, fighting back tears as he thanked the Champ Car circus, “It's been the best five years of my life.”

RuSPORTS' Justin Wilson, runner-up in the championship, received the Greg Moore Legacy Award for the second year in a row. The British driver became the first two-time winner of the award, and admitted that he was taken aback by the nomination.

“It's a real honour to receive this award for the second time,” the Briton said, “Greg had an outstanding reputation as a driver and as a person, and to be associated with him in this way means a lot.”

Robert Doornbos, who finished third in the final point standings, took home two awards, receiving the BBS Hard Charger Award to go with his Roshfrans Rookie of the Year title, while Will Power - like Doornbos, a two-time winner during the 2007 - was honoured for both his fourth place in the final point standings and with the Performance Friction Pass of the Year Award, given for his move on Team Australia team-mate Simon Pagenaud at Mont-Tremblant.

Pagenaud, meanwhile, was chosen by his peers as the Bosch Most Improved Driver. Last year's Atlantic champion finished eighth in the final point standings.

PKV Racing was also honoured as the overall winner of the Sherwin Williams 'It's All in the Finish' Award for the presentation of the Pay by Touch car as raced by Tristan Gommendy and Oriol Servia during 2007.