2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 1 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | ||
Long Beach Track Layout |
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| Date | April 9, 2006 | |
| Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | |
| Location | Long Beach Grand Prix Long Beach, California, United States |
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| Course | Temporary street circuit 1.969 mi / 3.169 km |
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| Distance | 74 laps, 145.706 mi / 234.506 km | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver | Newman-Haas Racing | |
| Time | 1:06.886 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | Newman-Haas Racing | |
| Time | 1:07.931 (on lap 71 of 74) | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Newman-Haas Racing | |
| Second | RuSPORT | |
| Third | Team Australia | |
The 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2006 Champ Car season, held on April 9, 2006 on the streets of Long Beach, California. The race was Jimmy Vasser's final Champ Car race, ending a 15 year career that featured 10 wins and the series championship in 1996.
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[edit] Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman-Haas Racing | 1:07.675 | 1:06.886 | 1:06.886 | |
| 2 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:08.318 | 1:07.208 | 1:07.208 | |
| 3 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman-Haas Racing | 1:07.741 | 1:07.225 | 1:07.225 | |
| 4 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:08.030 | 1:07.249 | 1:07.249 | |
| 5 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:08.871 | 1:07.301 | 1:07.301 | |
| 6 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:07.947 | 1:07.408 | 1:07.408 | |
| 7 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:08.102 | 1:07.717 | 1:07.717 | |
| 8 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:08.753 | 1:07.869 | 1:07.869 | |
| 9 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:08.515 | 1:07.965 | 1:07.965 | |
| 10 | Cristiano da Matta | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:08.594 | 1:07.982 | 1:07.982 | |
| 11 | Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 1:09.476 | 1:08.242 | 1:08.242 | |
| 12 | Jimmy Vasser | PKV Racing | 1:09.091 | 1:08.246 | 1:08.246 | |
| 13 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:08.766 | 1:08.410 | 1:08.410 | |
| 14 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:11.078 | 1:08.641 | 1:08.641 | |
| 15 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:08.905 | 1:08.647 | 1:08.647 | |
| 16 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:10.063 | 1:08.855 | 1:08.855 | |
| 17 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:09.747 | 1:09.254 | 1:09.254 | |
| 18 | Charles Zwolsman | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:10.147 | 1:09.554 | 1:09.554 |
[edit] Race
[edit] Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
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| 1-4 | Servià (6), Tracy (3), Junqueira (2) & Allmendinger (10) crash |
| 13-15 | Clarke (14) crash |
| 25-27 | Vasser (12) stopped on course |
| 36-38 | Legge (20) spin, stall |
| 50-54 | Pizzonia (8) stopped on course |
[edit] Notes
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- New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:06.886 (Qualifying Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:07.931
- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:40:07.670
- Average Speed 87.268 mph
[edit] External links
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