This time, the damage appeared more substantial, but the crew sent Rahal on his way - even though his hands were anything but 'ten-to-two' as he pulled away from the stall. His suspicions that the suspension was more badly damaged than the team realised was proven less than a handful of corners into the next lap, as the Medi Zone car spun into the wall under acceleration, confirming the 18-year old's exit.
The next green flag period last long enough for Power to make his bid for the front, passing the gallant Dalziel in turn three on lap 57, but was brought to an abrupt halt when Servia wiped several corners from his car in the quick final turn. Again, the Spaniard was unhurt, but the race took another beating while the wreckage was cleared away.
The conditions refused to abate, with great rooster tails of spray making one car from the next, but that did not deter either Jani or Wilson, who continued their own march towards the front by passing Dalziel and Bourdais for second and fourth respectively. Bourdais then came under pressure from Tremblant foe Doornbos and, almost inevitably, the matter ended acrimoniously. This time, Doornbos definitely looked more at fault, the Dutchman appearing to miss his braking point at three and nerfing Bourdais - with whom he shared the championship lead coming into the weekend - into the tyre wall. This time, Bourdais' luck ran out, the rear of the #1 machine too badly damaged to continue, while Doornbos limped back to the pits in an effort to get enough of a repair to continue and reap more points than his rival.
Again competition was suspended for a matter of laps, but the full course caution still did not prevent incident on the restart, this time as Wilson got inside Dalziel - again at turn three - only to catch the Scot's car with his rear wheel and turn it into the wall. The blow was low speed and glancing, but enough to end PCM's hopes of a maiden podium, its driver eventually coming home in seventh.
