2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 7 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | |
| File:Toronto, Ontario street circuit track map.svg 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 | United Kingdom Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
| Time | 58.182 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Canada Alex Tagliani (Team Australia) |
| Time | 1:00.461 (on lap 76 of 86) |
| Podium | |
| First | United States A. J. Allmendinger (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
| Second | Canada Paul Tracy (Forsythe Championship Racing) |
| Third | France Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
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.
Qualifying results
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 58.830 | 58.182 | 58.182 |
| 2 | United States | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 58.621 | 58.264 | 58.264 |
| 3 | France | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.313 | 58.345 | 58.345 |
| 4 | Canada | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 59.274 | 58.576 | 58.576 |
| 5 | Spain | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 59.407 | 58.920 | 58.920 |
| 6 | Canada | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.455 | 59.059 | 59.059 |
| 7 | France | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 59.203 | 59.091 | 59.091 |
| 8 | Brazil | Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 59.343 | 59.102 | 59.102 |
| 9 | Brazil | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.367 | 59.116 | 59.116 |
| 10 | Canada | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 59.626 | 59.120 | 59.120 |
| 11 | Mexico | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.556 | 59.637 | 59.637 |
| 12 | Australia | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:00.588 | 59.687 | 59.687 |
| 13 | Belgium | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.792 | 1:00.132 | 1:00.132 |
| 14 | Netherlands | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.387 | 1:00.176 | 1:00.176 |
| 15 | United Kingdom | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:01.191 | 1:00.276 | 1:00.276 |
| 16 | United Kingdom | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:00.688 | — | 1:00.688 |
| 17 | Estonia | Tõnis Kasemets | Rocketsports Racing | 1:01.530 | 1:01.182 | 1:01.182 |
Race
[edit | edit source]| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | United States A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 86 | 1:38:01.286 | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | 3 | Canada Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 86 | +1.851 secs | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | 1 | France Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +2.434 secs | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | 9 | United Kingdom Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 86 | +4.170 secs | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | 10 | Brazil Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 86 | +6.761 secs | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | 15 | Canada Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 86 | +8.383 secs | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | Australia Will Power | Team Australia | 86 | +9.663 secs | 12 | 18 |
| 8 | 2 | Brazil Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +12.177 secs | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | 34 | Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | 27 | Canada Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 19 | Mexico Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 83 | + 3 Laps | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | Spain Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 76 | Contact | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 | France Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 76 | Contact | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | 20 | United Kingdom Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 65 | Contact | 15 | 7 |
| 15 | 18 | Estonia Tõnis Kasemets | Rocketsports Racing | 49 | Half shaft | 17 | 6 |
| 16 | 11 | Belgium Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 44 | Rear axle | 13 | 5 |
| 17 | 14 | United Kingdom Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 14 | Contact | 16 | 4 |
Caution flags
[edit | edit source]| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit | edit source]- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:1rightarrow blue.svg | 1 | France Sébastien Bourdais | 191 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 1 | 2 | United States A. J. Allmendinger | 168 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 3 | United Kingdom Justin Wilson | 165 |
| File:1uparrow green.svg 2 | 4 | Canada Alex Tagliani | 110 |
| File:1downarrow red.svg 1 | 5 | Canada Andrew Ranger | 110 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Friday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Saturday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Race Results
- Weather Information