2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach


The 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 9, 2006 on the streets of Long Beach, California. The pole and race win were both captured by the two-time running Champ Car champion, Sébastien Bourdais. The race was billed at the time as Jimmy Vasser's final Champ Car race, ending a 15-year career that featured 10 wins and the series championship in 1996, though he would later make a come out of retirement to drive in the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the final race run under Champ Car sanction.

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing1:07.6751:06.8861:06.886
2Justin WilsonRuSPORT1:08.3181:07.2081:07.208
3Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing1:07.7411:07.2251:07.225
4A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT1:08.0301:07.2491:07.249
5Mario DomínguezForsythe Racing1:08.8711:07.3011:07.301
6Paul TracyForsythe Racing1:07.9471:07.4081:07.408
7Alex TaglianiTeam Australia1:08.1021:07.7171:07.717
8Oriol ServiàPKV Racing1:08.7531:07.8691:07.869
9Will PowerTeam Australia1:08.5151:07.9651:07.965
10Cristiano da MattaDale Coyne Racing1:08.5941:07.9821:07.982
11Antônio PizzoniaRocketsports Racing1:09.4761:08.2421:08.242
12Jimmy VasserPKV Racing1:09.0911:08.2461:08.246
13Dan ClarkeCTE Racing-HVM1:08.7661:08.4101:08.410
14Jan HeylenDale Coyne Racing1:11.0781:08.6411:08.641
15Nelson PhilippeCTE Racing-HVM1:08.9051:08.6471:08.647
16Andrew RangerMi-Jack Conquest Racing1:10.0631:08.8551:08.855
17Katherine LeggePKV Racing1:09.7471:09.2541:09.254
18Charles ZwolsmanMi-Jack Conquest Racing1:10.1471:09.5541:09.554

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Sébastien BourdaisNewman/Haas Racing741:40:07.670135
29 Justin WilsonRuSPORT74+14.096 secs227
315 Alex TaglianiTeam Australia74+20.485 secs725
47 Mario DomínguezForsythe Racing74+22.612 secs523
519 Cristiano da MattaDale Coyne Racing74+36.800 secs1021
627 Andrew RangerMi-Jack Conquest Racing74+54.924 secs1620
711 Jan HeylenDale Coyne Racing74+1:01.6481418
820 Katherine LeggePKV Racing74+1:02.2081715
95 Will PowerTeam Australia73+ 1 Lap913
108 Antônio PizzoniaRocketsports Racing73+ 1 Lap1111
1114 Dan ClarkeCTE Racing-HVM72+ 2 Laps1310
1234 Charles ZwolsmanMi-Jack Conquest Racing67Suspension189
134 Nelson PhilippeCTE Racing-HVM46Gearbox158
1412 Jimmy VasserPKV Racing24Engine127
152 Bruno JunqueiraNewman/Haas Racing1Sidepod36
1610 A. J. AllmendingerRuSPORT0Contact45
173 Paul TracyForsythe Racing0Contact64
186 Oriol ServiàPKV Racing0Contact83

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