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2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey

2006 Monterrey

Race details
Race 3 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season
Fundidora Park track layout
Date	May 29, 2006
Official name	Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey presented by Roshfrans
Location	Fundidora Park Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Course	Temporary street circuit 2.104 mi / 3.386 km
Distance	76 laps 159.904 mi / 257.336 km
Weather	Hot and Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:13.253
Fastest lap
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Time	1:14.529 (on lap 65 of 76)
Podium
First	Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second	Justin Wilson (RuSPORT)
Third	A. J. Allmendinger (RuSPORT)

Motor car race

The 2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey was the third round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 29, 2006 on the Fundidora Park street circuit in Monterrey, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole and the race victory, his third consecutive to open the season. The race was the sixth and final Champ Car race to take place at Fundidora Park.

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	1:14.658	1:13.253	1:13.253
2		Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	1:14.305	1:13.532	1:13.532
3		A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	1:14.860	1:13.796	1:13.796
4		Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	1:15.162	1:13.911	1:13.911
5		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:15.144	1:14.009	1:14.009
6		Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	1:15.571	1:14.534	1:14.534
7		Oriol Servià	PKV Racing	1:15.731	1:14.553	1:14.553
8		Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	1:16.424	1:14.692	1:14.692
9		Will Power	Team Australia	1:17.180	1:14.884	1:14.884
10		Charles Zwolsman Jr.	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:15.842	1:15.162	1:15.162
11		Jan Heylen	Dale Coyne Racing	1:18.003	1:15.220	1:15.220
12		Cristiano da Matta	Dale Coyne Racing	1:16.359	1:15.253	1:15.253
13		Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:15.438	1:15.410	1:15.410
14		Dan Clarke	CTE Racing-HVM	1:18.520	1:15.484	1:15.484
15		Nelson Philippe	CTE Racing-HVM	1:16.871	1:15.540	1:15.540
16		Nicky Pastorelli	Rocketsports Racing	1:16.954	1:16.285	1:16.285
17		Katherine Legge	PKV Racing	1:18.159	1:16.351	1:16.351

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	76	1:39:50.252	1	34
2	9	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	76	+3.066 secs	2	29
3	10	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	76	+14.132 secs	3	25
4	3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	76	+47.222 secs	5	23
5	15	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	76	+57.778 secs	6	21
6	7	Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	76	+58.782 secs	8	19
7	27	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	76	+59.302 secs	13	18
8	6	Oriol Servià	PKV Racing	76	+1:13.956	7	15
9	19	Cristiano da Matta	Dale Coyne Racing	76	+1:14.958	12	13
10	2	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	75	+ 1 Lap	4	11
11	5	Will Power	Team Australia	75	+ 1 Lap	9	10
12	34	Charles Zwolsman Jr.	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	75	+ 1 Lap	10	9
13	14	Dan Clarke	CTE Racing-HVM	75	+ 1 Lap	14	9
14	20	Katherine Legge	PKV Racing	75	+ 1 Lap	17	7
15	8	Nicky Pastorelli	Rocketsports Racing	74	+ 2 Laps	16	6
16	11	Jan Heylen	Dale Coyne Racing	71	+ 5 Laps	11	5
17	4	Nelson Philippe	CTE Racing-HVM	0	Contact	15	4

• New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:13.253 (Qualifying Session #2)
• New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:14.529
• New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:39:50.252
• Average Speed 96.099 mph

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Sébastien Bourdais	102
1	2	Justin Wilson	77
1	3	Mario Domínguez	69
	4	Andrew Ranger	58
	5	Alex Tagliani	56

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

• Friday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Saturday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Race Results