2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto
The 2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto was the seventh round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 9, 2006 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Justin Wilson took the pole but A. J. Allmendinger took the win, his third consecutive race victory.
Race details | |
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Race 7 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | |
Exhibition Place track layout | |
Date | July 9, 2006 |
Official name | Molson Grand Prix of Toronto |
Location | Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Course | Temporary Street Course 1.755 mi / 2.824 km |
Distance | 86 laps 150.930 mi / 242.864 km |
Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 28 °C (82 °F); dropping slightly to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) by the end of the event |
Pole position | |
Driver | Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
Time | 58.182 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Alex Tagliani (Team Australia) |
Time | 1:00.461 (on lap 76 of 86) |
Podium | |
First | A. J. Allmendinger (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
Second | Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
Third | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
Qualifying results
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 58.830 | 58.182 | 58.182 | |
2 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 58.621 | 58.264 | 58.264 | |
3 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.313 | 58.345 | 58.345 | |
4 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 59.274 | 58.576 | 58.576 | |
5 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 59.407 | 58.920 | 58.920 | |
6 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.455 | 59.059 | 59.059 | |
7 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 59.203 | 59.091 | 59.091 | |
8 | Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 59.343 | 59.102 | 59.102 | |
9 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.367 | 59.116 | 59.116 | |
10 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 59.626 | 59.120 | 59.120 | |
11 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.556 | 59.637 | 59.637 | |
12 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:00.588 | 59.687 | 59.687 | |
13 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.792 | 1:00.132 | 1:00.132 | |
14 | Charles Zwolsman | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.387 | 1:00.176 | 1:00.176 | |
15 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:01.191 | 1:00.276 | 1:00.276 | |
16 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:00.688 | — | 1:00.688 | |
17 | Tõnis Kasemets | Rocketsports Racing | 1:01.530 | 1:01.182 | 1:01.182 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 86 | 1:38:01.286 | 2 | 33 |
2 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 86 | +1.851 secs | 4 | 27 |
3 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +2.434 secs | 3 | 25 |
4 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 86 | +4.170 secs | 1 | 25 |
5 | 10 | Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 86 | +6.761 secs | 8 | 21 |
6 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 86 | +8.383 secs | 10 | 20 |
7 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 86 | +9.663 secs | 12 | 18 |
8 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +12.177 secs | 9 | 15 |
9 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 13 |
10 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 11 |
11 | 19 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 83 | + 3 Laps | 11 | 10 |
12 | 6 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 76 | Contact | 5 | 10 |
13 | 4 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 76 | Contact | 7 | 9 |
14 | 20 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 65 | Contact | 15 | 7 |
15 | 18 | Tõnis Kasemets | Rocketsports Racing | 49 | Half shaft | 17 | 6 |
16 | 11 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 44 | Rear axle | 13 | 5 |
17 | 14 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 14 | Contact | 16 | 4 |
Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
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9-12 | Legge (20), Clarke (14), Kasemets (18) & Heylen (11) crash |
16-18 | Zwolsman (34) & Clarke (14) crash |
77-82 | Philippe (4) & Servià (6) crash |
Notes
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- New Race Record A. J. Allmendinger 1:38:01.286
- Average Speed 92.386 mph
Championship standings after the race
External links
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