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2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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{{Infobox American championship car race report|

Country = United States|

Race = Long Beach|

Image = Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg|

Caption = Long Beach Track Layout|

Date = April 9|

Year = 2006|

Official name = Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|

Race_No = 1|

Season_No = 14|

Series = Champ Car|

Location = Long Beach Grand Prix
Long Beach, California, United States|

Course = Temporary street circuit|

Course_mi = 1.968|

Course_km = 3.167|

Distance_laps = 74|

Distance_mi = 145.632|

Distance_km = 234.358|

Weather = Temperatures reaching up to {{convert|68|F|C}}; wind speeds reaching up to {{convert|11.1|mph|km/h}}{{cite web | url = http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Long%20Beach/2006-04-09| title = Weather information for the 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | publisher = The Old Farmers' Almanac | accessdate = 2013-10-11}}|

Pole_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

Pole_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Pole_Time = 1:06.886|

Pole_Country = France|

Fast_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais|

Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing|

Fast_Time = 1:07.931|

Fast_Lap = 71|

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 = Alex Tagliani|

Third_Team = Team Australia|

Third_Country = Canada|

}}

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

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

! Nat

! Name

! Team

! Qual 1

! Qual 2

! Best

1

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:07.675

| 1:06.886

| 1:06.886

2

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 1:08.318

| 1:07.208

| 1:07.208

3

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1:07.741

| 1:07.225

| 1:07.225

4

| {{flagicon|US}}

| A. J. Allmendinger

| RuSPORT

| 1:08.030

| 1:07.249

| 1:07.249

5

| {{flagicon|Mexico}}

| Mario Domínguez

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:08.871

| 1:07.301

| 1:07.301

6

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 1:07.947

| 1:07.408

| 1:07.408

7

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 1:08.102

| 1:07.717

| 1:07.717

8

| {{flagicon|Spain}}

| Oriol Servià

| PKV Racing

| 1:08.753

| 1:07.869

| 1:07.869

9

| {{flagicon|Australia}}

| Will Power

| Team Australia

| 1:08.515

| 1:07.965

| 1:07.965

10

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Cristiano da Matta

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:08.594

| 1:07.982

| 1:07.982

11

| {{flagicon|Brazil}}

| Antônio Pizzonia

| Rocketsports Racing

| 1:09.476

| 1:08.242

| 1:08.242

12

| {{flagicon|US}}

| Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| 1:09.091

| 1:08.246

| 1:08.246

13

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Dan Clarke

| CTE Racing-HVM

| 1:08.766

| 1:08.410

| 1:08.410

14

| {{flagicon|Belgium}}

| Jan Heylen

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 1:11.078

| 1:08.641

| 1:08.641

15

| {{flagicon|France}}

| Nelson Philippe

| CTE Racing-HVM

| 1:08.905

| 1:08.647

| 1:08.647

16

| {{flagicon|Canada}}

| Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:10.063

| 1:08.855

| 1:08.855

17

| {{flagicon|UK}}

| Katherine Legge

| PKV Racing

| 1:09.747

| 1:09.254

| 1:09.254

18

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}

| Charles Zwolsman Jr.

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 1:10.147

| 1:09.554

| 1:09.554

Race

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PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Bourdais

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 74

| 1:40:07.670

| 1

| 35

2

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Justin Wilson

| RuSPORT

| 74

| +14.096 secs

| 2

| 27

3

| 15

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Alex Tagliani

| Team Australia

| 74

| +20.485 secs

| 7

| 25

4

| 7

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mario Domínguez

| Forsythe Racing

| 74

| +22.612 secs

| 5

| 23

5

| 19

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Cristiano da Matta

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 74

| +36.800 secs

| 10

| 21

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Andrew Ranger

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 74

| +54.924 secs

| 16

| 20

7

| 11

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Jan Heylen

| Dale Coyne Racing

| 74

| +1:01.648

| 14

| 18

8

| 20

| {{flagicon|UK}} Katherine Legge

| PKV Racing

| 74

| +1:02.208

| 17

| 15

9

| 5

| {{flagicon|Australia}} Will Power

| Team Australia

| 73

| + 1 Lap

| 9

| 13

10

| 8

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Antônio Pizzonia

| Rocketsports Racing

| 73

| + 1 Lap

| 11

| 11

11

| 14

| {{flagicon|UK}} Dan Clarke

| CTE Racing-HVM

| 72

| + 2 Laps

| 13

| 10

12

| 34

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

| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing

| 67

| Suspension

| 18

| 9

13

| 4

| {{flagicon|France}} Nelson Philippe

| CTE Racing-HVM

| 46

| Gearbox

| 15

| 8

14

| 12

| {{flagicon|US}} Jimmy Vasser

| PKV Racing

| 24

| Engine

| 12

| 7

15

| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Bruno Junqueira

| Newman/Haas Racing

| 1

| Sidepod

| 3

| 6

16

| 10

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

| RuSPORT

| 0

| Contact

| 4

| 5

17

| 3

| {{flagicon|Canada}} Paul Tracy

| Forsythe Racing

| 0

| Contact

| 6

| 4

18

| 6

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Oriol Servià

| PKV Racing

| 0

| Contact

| 8

| 3

Caution flags

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
LapsCause
1–4Servià (6), Tracy (3), Junqueira (2) & Allmendinger (10) crash
13–15Clarke (14) crash
25–27Vasser (12) stopped on course
36–38Legge (20) spin, stall
50–54Pizzonia (8) stopped on course

Notes

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

LapsLeader
1–47Sébastien Bourdais
48–51Jan Heylen
52–74Sébastien Bourdais

|width="50"| 

|valign="top"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
DriverLaps led
Sébastien Bourdais70
Jan Heylen4

|}

References

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External links

  • [https://archive.today/20130129030959/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-jimmy-v-at-the-beach/ Jimmy V at the Beach]
  • [http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-friday-qualifying-times-3/ Friday Qualifying Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100300/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-friday-qualifying-times-3/ |date=2016-03-04 }}
  • [http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-saturday-qualifying-times-2/ Saturday Qualifying Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082331/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-saturday-qualifying-times-2/ |date=2016-03-04 }}
  • [http://www.champcarstats.com/races/200601.htm Race Results]

{{Champ Car World Series race report|

Name_of_race = 2006 Toyota Grand Of Prix of Long Beach |

Year_of_race = 2006 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/Tecate
Previous Season |

Next_race_in_season = 2006 Grand Prix of Houston |

Previous_year's_race = 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |

Next_year's_race = 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach}}

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