2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 11 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Track Layout | |
| Date | August 28, 2006 |
| Official name | Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal |
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Course | Permanent Road Course 2.709 mi / 4.360 km |
| Distance | 67 laps 181.503 mi / 292.120 km |
| Weather | Monsoonal Rain (Sunday)/Overcast (Monday) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:20.005 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:22.325 (on lap 58 of 67) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
| Third | Nelson Philippe (CTE Racing-HVM) |
The 2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal was the eleventh round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 27 and August 28, 2006 on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The race began on Sunday the 27th, but the race was red flagged due to excessive rain after only 6 laps were completed. The remainder of the race was rescheduled for 10:00am the following day, with all retired cars allowed to restart in the positions they held at the time of the red flag, albeit laps down if they were on the Sunday. The final 61 laps were completed without further weather stoppages. Sébastien Bourdais took the race win from the pole as well as a stranglehold on his third consecutive season championship with his closest competitors A. J. Allmendinger and Justin Wilson both finishing well back.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:21.193 | 1:20.005 | 1:20.005 | |
| 2 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | — | 1:20.361 | 1:20.361 | |
| 3 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:22.085 | 1:20.587 | 1:20.587 | |
| 4 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:22.222 | 1:20.669 | 1:20.669 | |
| 5 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:21.523 | 1:20.691 | 1:20.691 | |
| 6 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:21.856 | 1:20.772 | 1:20.772 | |
| 7 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:22.796 | 1:21.156 | 1:21.156 | |
| 8 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:22.800 | 1:21.555 | 1:21.555 | |
| 9 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:22.655 | 1:21.561 | 1:21.561 | |
| 10 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:22.513 | 1:21.725 | 1:21.725 | |
| 11 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:23.114 | 1:21.771 | 1:21.771 | |
| 12 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:22.803 | 1:21.916 | 1:21.916 | |
| 13 | Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 1:22.767 | 1:22.050 | 1:22.050 | |
| 14 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:22.999 | 1:22.096 | 1:22.096 | |
| 15 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:22.796 | 1:22.581 | 1:22.581 | |
| 16 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:23.663 | 1:22.902 | 1:22.902 | |
| 17 | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 1:24.204 | 1:25.338 | 1:24.204 |
Race
The restart order on Monday was as follows:
| Row | Inside | Outside | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Tracy | 9 | Justin Wilson |
| 3 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | 6 | Oriol Servià |
| 4 | 5 | Will Power | 27 | Andrew Ranger |
| 5 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | 14 | Dan Clarke |
| 6 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | 18 | Antônio Pizzonia |
| 7 | 19 | Mario Domínguez | 4 | Nelson Philippe |
| 8 | 8 | Nicky Pastorelli | 11 | Jan Heylen |
| 9 | 20 | Katherine Legge | ||
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 67 | 2:01:09.290 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 67 | +1.398 secs | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | 4 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 67 | +2.750 secs | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | 14 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 67 | +3.120 secs | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 67 | +6.359 secs | 7 | 21 |
| 6 | 8 | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 67 | +7.432 secs | 17 | 20 |
| 7 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 67 | +8.321 secs | 12 | 17 |
| 8 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 67 | +8.410 secs | 11 | 15 |
| 9 | 11 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 67 | +10.529 secs | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | 19 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 67 | +10.618 secs | 15 | 11 |
| 11 | 18 | Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 67 | +11.266 secs | 13 | 11 |
| 12 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 66 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 9 |
| 13 | 20 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 61 | + 6 Laps | 16 | 8 |
| 14 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 48 | Contact | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 36 | Contact | 9 | 6 |
| 16 | 6 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 30 | Contact | 5 | 5 |
| 17 | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 14 | Driveshaft | 2 | 5 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 3-5 | Legge (20) Crash |
| 6 | Rain (Red Flag) |
| 7-9 | Yellow Restart |
| 11-13 | Ranger (27) Spin/Stall |
| 19-21 | Legge (20) Spin/Stall |
| 32-35 | Servià (6) Crash |
| 39-41 | Ranger (27) Crash |
| 49-53 | Wilson (9) Crash |
| 64-66 | Debris |
Notes
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- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 2:01:09.290
- Average Speed 89.886 mph
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | 310 | |
| 1 | 2 | Justin Wilson | 248 |
| 1 | 3 | A. J. Allmendinger | 248 |
| 4 | Nelson Philippe | 175 | |
| 1 | 5 | Paul Tracy | 173 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
External links
- Friday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Saturday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Race Results