Rahal war, nachdem Wilson das Team verlassen hatte, zur teaminternen Nummer eins geworden und setzte sich in dieser Saison gegen Robert Doornbos und Oriol Servià, die nacheinander seine Teamkollegen waren, durch. ###>His season was also undermined by bad relations with his team-mate Robert Doornbos – when the Dutchman left midseason, Rahal commented "We could certainly have a second driver who is more of a team player.