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2006 Grand Prix of Houston

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{{Infobox American championship car race report|

Country = United States|

Race = Houston|

Image = Route for the Grand Prix of Houston.svg|

Caption = Reliant Park Track Layout|

Date = May 13|

Year = 2006|

Official name = Grand Prix of Houston|

Race_No = 2|

Season_No = 14|

Series = Champ Car|

Location = Reliant Park Street Course
Houston, Texas, United States|

Course = Temporary street circuit|

Course_mi = 1.690|

Course_km = 2.720|

Distance_laps = 96|

Distance_mi = 162.240|

Distance_km = 261.099|

Weather = Partly cloudy with temperatures hovering around {{convert|72.3|F|C}}; wind speeds reaching up to {{convert|12|mph|km/h}}{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Houston/2006-05-13| title = Weather information for the 2006 Grand Prix of Houston | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac | accessdate = 2013-10-11}}|

Pole_Driver = Mario Domínguez|

Pole_Team = Forsythe Championship Racing|

Pole_Time = 58.026|

Pole_Country = Mexico|

Fast_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Fast_Time = 1:00.176|

Fast_Lap = 25|

Fast_Country = France|

First_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

First_Country = France|

Second_Driver = Paul Tracy|

Second_Team = Forsythe Championship Racing|

Second_Country= Canada|

Third_Driver = Mario Domínguez|

Third_Team = Forsythe Championship Racing|

Third_Country = Mexico|

}}

The 2006 Grand Prix of Houston was the second round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 13, 2006, on the streets around Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. It was the first event in Houston since a race on a downtown circuit in 2001. Mario Domínguez won the pole, his first and only of his career, but Sébastien Bourdais came from fifth on the grid to win his second consecutive race of the season.

Qualifying results

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

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:00.134

| 58.026

| 58.026

2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 59.617

| 58.918

| 58.918

3

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:00.032

| 58.426

| 58.426

4

| {{flagicon|US}}

| A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| 1:00.047

| 58.572

| 58.572

5

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| align="center"|—*

| 58.627

| 58.627

6

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 1:00.047

| 58.765

| 58.765

7

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 1:00.149

| 58.829

| 58.829

8

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| PKV Racing

| 1:00.268

| 59.062

| 59.062

9

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Nelson Philippe

| CTE Racing-HVM

| 1:01.260

| 59.232

| 59.232

10

| {{flagicon|Australia}}

| Will Power

| Team Australia

| 1:00.690

| 59.302

| 59.302

11

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}

| Charles Zwolsman Jr.

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:01.903

| 59.385

| 59.385

12

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Dan Clarke

| CTE Racing-HVM

| align="center"|—

| 59.550

| 59.550

13

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:03.165

| 59.740

| 59.740

14

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Cristiano da Matta

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:01.612

| 1:00.195

| 1:00.195

15

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Katherine Legge

| PKV Racing

| 1:01.831

| 1:00.265

| 1:00.265

16

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}

| Nicky Pastorelli

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:04.091

| 1:00.269

| 1:00.269

17

| {{flagicon|Belgium}}

| Jan Heylen

| Dale Coyne Racing

| align="center"|—

| 1:00.839

| 1:00.839

* The first round qualifying time for Sébastien Bourdais was disallowed after his car failed technical inspection.

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 96

| 1:59:57.021

| 5

| 33

2

| 3

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 96

| +1.238 secs

| 3

| 27

3

| 7

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Forsythe Racing

| 96

| +2.287 secs

| 1

| 27

4

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Nelson Philippe

| CTE Racing-HVM

| 96

| +3.667 secs

| 9

| 23

5

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 96

| +4.040 secs

| 2

| 21

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 96

| +5.351 secs

| 13

| 20

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Will Power

| Team Australia

| 96

| +5.986 secs

| 10

| 17

8

| 10

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

| RuSPORT

| 96

| +7.689 secs

| 4

| 15

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cristiano da Matta

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 95

| + 1 Lap

| 14

| 13

10

| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 93

| + 3 Laps

| 2

| 12

11

| 15

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 90

| Contact

| 6

| 10

12

| 6

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| PKV Racing

| 87

| Contact

| 8

| 9

13

| 11

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Jan Heylen

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 82

| + 14 Laps

| 17

| 8

14

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Katherine Legge

| PKV Racing

| 81

| + 15 Laps

| 15

| 7

15

| 34

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

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 69

| Contact

| 11

| 6

16

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Dan Clarke

| CTE Racing-HVM

| 33

| Suspension

| 12

| 5

17

| 8

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Nicky Pastorelli

| Rocketsports Racing

| 29

| Brakes

| 16

| 4

Caution flags

border=2 cellspacing=0
LapsCause
27-32Track problems
32-33Yellow restart
34-36Pastorelli (8) & Heylen (11) crash
43-46Legge (20) crash
71-76Power (5) & Zwolsman (34) crash
88-95Servià (6) crash; Tagliani (15) crash

Notes

valign="top"|

{| border=2 cellspacing=0

LapsLeader
1-26Mario Domínguez
27-29Sébastien Bourdais
30-66Mario Domínguez
67-96Sébastien Bourdais

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

border=2 cellspacing=0
DriverLaps led
Mario Domínguez63
Sébastien Bourdais33

|}

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

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

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| align="left"| 68

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| align="left"| 50

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| align="left"| 48

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Andrew Ranger

| align="left"| 40

align="left"| 10px 2

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| align="left"| 35

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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External links

  • [http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-thursday-qualifying-times/ Thursday Qualifying Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013824/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-thursday-qualifying-times/ |date=2016-03-05 }}
  • [http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-friday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/ Friday Qualifying Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083307/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-friday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/ |date=2016-03-04 }}
  • [http://www.champcarstats.com/races/200602.htm Race Results]

{{Champ Car World Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2006 Grand Prix of Houston |

Year_of_race = 2006 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |

Next_race_in_season = 2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey |

Previous_year's_race = 2001 Grand Prix of Houston |

Next_year's_race = 2007 Grand Prix of Houston

}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Grand Prix Of Houston}}

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