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2006 Gran Premio Telmex

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{{Infobox American championship car race report|

Country = Mexico|

Race = Mexico City|

Image = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.svg|

Caption = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Track Layout|

Date = November 12|

Year = 2006|

Official name = Gran Premio Telmex presented by Banamex|

Race_No = 14|

Season_No = 14|

Series = Champ Car|

Location = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez
Mexico City, Mexico|

Course = Permanent Road Course|

Course_mi = 2.774|

Course_km = 4.464|

Distance_laps = 66|

Distance_mi = 183.084|

Distance_km = 294.624|

Weather = Sunny|

Pole_Driver = Justin Wilson|

Pole_Team = RuSPORT|

Pole_Time = 1:24.801|

Pole_Country = United Kingdom|

Fast_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Fast_Time = 1:27.644|

Fast_Lap = 6|

Fast_Country = France|

First_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

First_Country = France|

Second_Driver = Justin Wilson|

Second_Team = RuSPORT|

Second_Country= United Kingdom|

Third_Driver = Will Power|

Third_Team = Team Australia|

Third_Country = Australia|

}}

The 2006 Gran Premio Telmex was the fourteenth and final round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 12, 2006, on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. The pole was won by Justin Wilson, while the race was won by season champion Sébastien Bourdais, his seventh victory of the year.

Qualifying results

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 97%;"
Pos

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 1:25.560

| 1:24.801

| 1:24.801

2

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:25.449

| 1:24.986

| 1:24.986

3

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:26.118

| 1:25.491

| 1:25.491

4

| {{flagicon|Australia}}

| Will Power

| Team Australia

| 1:25.624

| 1:25.736

| 1:25.624

5

| {{flagicon|Australia}}

| Ryan Briscoe

| RuSPORT

| 1:26.494

| 1:25.643

| 1:25.643

6

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Dan Clarke

| CTE Racing - HVM

| 1:27.516

| 1:25.942

| 1:25.942

7

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| PKV Racing

| 1:26.527

| 1:26.068

| 1:26.068

8

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 1:27.436

| 1:26.087

| 1:26.087

9

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| David Martínez

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:26.819

| 1:26.146

| 1:26.146

10

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Nelson Philippe

| CTE Racing - HVM

| 1:26.708

| 1:26.278

| 1:26.278

11

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:27.151

| 1:26.450

| 1:26.450

12

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}

| Charles Zwolsman Jr.

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:27.268

| 1:26.480

| 1:26.480

13

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Katherine Legge

| PKV Racing

| 1:27.720

| 1:26.607

| 1:26.607

14

| {{flagicon|US}}

| Buddy Rice

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:27.336

| 1:26.736

| 1:26.736

15

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Antônio Pizzonia

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:27.566

| 1:26.948

| 1:26.948

16

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:27.089

| 1:27.089

| 1:27.089

17

| {{flagicon|Belgium}}

| Jan Heylen

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:27.214

| 1:28.091

| 1:27.214

18

| {{flagicon|Germany}}

| Andreas Wirth

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:29.148

| 1:27.842

| 1:27.842

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 66

| 1:51:31.146

| 2

| 34

2

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 66

| +3.528 secs

| 1

| 29

3

| 5

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Will Power

| Team Australia

| 66

| +46.536 secs

| 4

| 26

4

| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 66

| +1:04.023

| 3

| 23

5

| 15

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 66

| +1:18.033

| 8

| 22

6

| 6

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| PKV Racing

| 66

| +1:28.745

| 7

| 19

7

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Nelson Philippe

| CTE Racing - HVM

| 66

| +1:29.997

| 10

| 17

8

| 27

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 65

| + 1 Lap

| 16

| 16

9

| 3

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} David Martínez

| Forsythe Racing

| 65

| + 1 Lap

| 9

| 13

10

| 7

| {{flagicon|US}} Buddy Rice

| Forsythe Racing

| 65

| + 1 Lap

| 14

| 11

11

| 34

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Charles Zwolsman Jr.

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 65

| + 1 Lap

| 12

| 10

12

| 18

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Antônio Pizzonia

| Rocketsports Racing

| 65

| + 1 Lap

| 15

| 9

13

| 11

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Jan Heylen

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 65

| + 1 Lap

| 17

| 8

14

| 10

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Ryan Briscoe

| RuSPORT

| 64

| + 2 Laps

| 5

| 7

15

| 19

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Andreas Wirth

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 64

| + 2 Laps

| 18

| 6

16

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Katherine Legge

| PKV Racing

| 63

| + 3 Laps

| 13

| 5

17

| 8

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Rocketsports Racing

| 59

| Retired

| 11

| 4

18

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Dan Clarke

| CTE Racing - HVM

| 7

| Differential

| 6

| 3

Caution flags

border=2 cellspacing=0
LapsCause
1-5Domínguez (8) & Legge (20) crash

Notes

valign="top"|

{| border=2 cellspacing=0

LapsLeader
1-5Justin Wilson
6-22Sébastien Bourdais
23Justin Wilson
24Will Power
25Alex Tagliani
26-32Justin Wilson
33-34Sébastien Bourdais
35-53Justin Wilson
54-57Sébastien Bourdais
58-65Justin Wilson
66Sébastien Bourdais

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Justin Wilson40
Sébastien Bourdais24
Will Power1
Alex Tagliani1

|}

Final championship standings

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

  • Bold indicates the Season Champion.

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| align="left"| 387

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| align="left"| 298

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|US}} A. J. Allmendinger

| align="left"| 285

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Nelson Philippe

| align="left"| 231

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| align="left"| 219

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

  • [http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-mexico-city-friday-qualifying-times-3/ Friday Qualification Times]
  • [http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-mexico-city-saturday-qualifying-times-2/ Saturday Qualification Times]
  • [http://www.champcarstats.com/races/200614.htm Race Results]

{{Champ Car World Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2006 Gran Premio Telmex |

Year_of_race = 2006 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2006 Lexmark Indy 300 |

Next_race_in_season = 2007 Vegas Grand Prix
Next Season |

Previous_year's_race = 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate |

Next_year's_race = 2007 Gran Premio Tecate

}}

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Gran Premio Telmex, 2006

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