2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal
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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 |
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| 1 | Template:Flagicon | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:21.193 | 1:20.005 | 1:20.005 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | — | 1:20.361 | 1:20.361 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:22.085 | 1:20.587 | 1:20.587 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:22.222 | 1:20.669 | 1:20.669 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:21.523 | 1:20.691 | 1:20.691 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:21.856 | 1:20.772 | 1:20.772 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:22.796 | 1:21.156 | 1:21.156 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:22.800 | 1:21.555 | 1:21.555 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:22.655 | 1:21.561 | 1:21.561 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:22.513 | 1:21.725 | 1:21.725 |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:23.114 | 1:21.771 | 1:21.771 |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:22.803 | 1:21.916 | 1:21.916 |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon | Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 1:22.767 | 1:22.050 | 1:22.050 |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:22.999 | 1:22.096 | 1:22.096 |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:22.796 | 1:22.581 | 1:22.581 |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:23.663 | 1:22.902 | 1:22.902 |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 1:24.204 | 1:25.338 | 1:24.204 |
Race
The restart order on Monday was as follows:
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
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
External links
- Friday Qualifying Results Template:Webarchive
- Saturday Qualifying Results Template:Webarchive
- Race Results
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Champ Car World Series 2006 season |
Next race: 2006 Grand Prix of Road America |
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| Previous race: 2005 Molson Indy Montreal |
2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal | Next race: Final Event Event replaced with Champ Car Mont-Tremblant 07 |