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 marked Bruno Junqueira's return to the series after his 2005 Indianapolis 500 crash, which resulted in a concussion and a fractured vertebrae, sidelined him for the 2005 season. The race was also 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
Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:07.675 1:06.886 1:06.886 2 9 Justin Wilson RuSPORT 1:08.318 1:07.208 1:07.208 3 2 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:07.741 1:07.225 1:07.225 4 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:08.030 1:07.249 1:07.249 5 7 Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 1:08.871 1:07.301 1:07.301 6 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:07.947 1:07.408 1:07.408 7 15 Alex Tagliani Team Australia 1:08.102 1:07.717 1:07.717 8 6 Oriol Servià PKV Racing 1:08.753 1:07.869 1:07.869 9 5 Will Power Team Australia 1:08.515 1:07.965 1:07.965 10 19 Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 1:08.594 1:07.982 1:07.982 11 8 Antônio Pizzonia Rocketsports Racing 1:09.476 1:08.242 1:08.242 12 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:09.091 1:08.246 1:08.246 13 14 Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 1:08.766 1:08.410 1:08.410 14 11 Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 1:11.078 1:08.641 1:08.641 15 4 Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 1:08.905 1:08.647 1:08.647 16 27 Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:10.063 1:08.855 1:08.855 17 20 Katherine Legge PKV Racing 1:09.747 1:09.254 1:09.254 18 34 Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:10.147 1:09.554 1:09.554 References:
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 74 1:40:07.670 1 35 2 9 Justin Wilson RuSPORT 74 +14.096 secs 2 27 3 15 Alex Tagliani Team Australia 74 +20.485 secs 7 25 4 7 Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 74 +22.612 secs 5 23 5 19 Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 74 +36.800 secs 10 21 6 27 Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 74 +54.924 secs 16 20 7 11 Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 74 +1:01.648 14 18 8 20 Katherine Legge PKV Racing 74 +1:02.208 17 15 9 5 Will Power Team Australia 73 + 1 Lap 9 13 10 8 Antônio Pizzonia Rocketsports Racing 73 + 1 Lap 11 11 11 14 Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 72 + 2 Laps 13 10 12 34 Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 67 Suspension 18 9 13 4 Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 46 Gearbox 15 8 14 12 Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 24 Engine 12 7 15 2 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1 Sidepod 3 6 16 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 0 Contact 4 5 17 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 0 Contact 6 4 18 6 Oriol Servià PKV Racing 0 Contact 8 3 References:
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