Race details | |
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Race 8 of 14 in the: 2006 Champ Car season | |
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Date | July 23, 2006 |
Official name | West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by, The Brick |
Location | JAGFlo Speedway Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Course | Temporary Airport Course 1.973 mi / 3.175 km |
Distance | 85 laps 167.705 mi / 269.875 km |
Weather | Sunny with temperatures reaching up——to 34.5 °C (94.1 °F); wind speeds remained calm throughout the——event |
Pole position | |
Driver | SĂ©bastien Bourdais (![]() |
Time | 58.560 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Justin Wilson (![]() |
Time | 59.200 (on lap 82 of 85) |
Podium | |
First | Justin Wilson (![]() |
Second | SĂ©bastien Bourdais (![]() |
Third | A. J. Allmendinger (![]() |
Motor car race
The 2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton was the eighth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 23, "2006," at JAGFlo Speedway, a temporary track laid out at City Centre Airport in Edmonton, "Alberta," Canada. SĂ©bastien Bourdais took the "pole." But the race was won by Justin Wilson.
Qualifying results※
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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1 | ![]() |
SĂ©bastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.895 | 58.560 | 58.560 |
2 | ![]() |
Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:00.067 | 58.622 | 58.622 |
3 | ![]() |
Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:00.251 | 58.665 | 58.665 |
4 | ![]() |
A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 1:03.971 | 58.893 | 58.893 |
5 | ![]() |
Oriol ServiĂ | PKV Racing | 1:01.321 | 59.324 | 59.324 |
6 | ![]() |
Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:00.675 | 59.510 | 59.510 |
7 | ![]() |
Will Power (R) | Team Australia | — | 59.539 | 59.539 |
8 | ![]() |
Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.672 | 1:00.071 | 1:00.071 |
9 | ![]() |
Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:00.085 | 1:06.279 | 1:00.085 |
10 | ![]() |
Mario DomĂnguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.647 | 1:00.106 | 1:00.106 |
11 | ![]() |
Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:01.461 | 1:00.110 | 1:00.110 |
12 | ![]() |
Jan Heylen (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.603 | 1:00.199 | 1:00.199 |
13 | ![]() |
Charles Zwolsman Jr. (R) | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.393 | 1:00.291 | 1:00.291 |
14 | ![]() |
Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 1:00.412 | 1:00.305 | 1:00.305 |
15 | ![]() |
Katherine Legge (R) | PKV Racing | 1:01.417 | 1:00.358 | 1:00.358 |
16 | ![]() |
Nicky Pastorelli (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 1:01.760 | 1:00.978 | 1:00.978 |
17 | ![]() |
Dan Clarke (R) | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:01.215 | — | 1:01.215 |
18 | ![]() |
Tõnis Kasemets (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 1:02.755 | 1:01.704 | 1:01.704 |
Race※
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 9 | ![]() |
RuSPORT | 85 | 1:40:30.635 | 3 | 33 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | +5.319 secs | 1 | 30 |
3 | 7 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 85 | +9.946 secs | 4 | 25 |
4 | 6 | ![]() |
PKV Racing | 85 | +12.650 secs | 5 | 23 |
5 | 3 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 85 | +16.609 secs | 2 | 22 |
6 | 5 | ![]() |
Team Australia | 85 | +27.803 secs | 7 | 19 |
7 | 27 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 17 |
8 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 15 |
9 | 14 | ![]() |
CTE Racing-HVM | 84 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 14 |
10 | 34 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 82 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 11 |
11 | 18 | ![]() |
Rocketsports Racing | 82 | + 3 Laps | 18 | 10 |
12 | 15 | ![]() |
Team Australia | 78 | Contact | 11 | 9 |
13 | 20 | ![]() |
PKV Racing | 73 | + 12 Laps | 15 | 8 |
14 | 4 | ![]() |
CTE Racing-HVM | 69 | Contact | 6 | 7 |
15 | 2 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 54 | Gearbox | 9 | 6 |
16 | 11 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 10 | Contact | 12 | 5 |
17 | 8 | ![]() |
Rocketsports Racing | 4 | Contact | 16 | 4 |
18 | 10 | ![]() |
RuSPORT | 0 | Contact | 14 | 3 |
Caution flags※
Laps | Cause |
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1-3 | Junqueira (2) & da Matta (10) crash |
5-9 | Pastorelli (8) crash; Heylen (11) crash |
65-69 | Tagliani (15) crash |
70-72 | Philippe (4) crash |
Notes※
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- New Track Record SĂ©bastien Bourdais 58.560 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Justin Wilson 59.200
- New Race Record Justin Wilson 1:40:30.635
- Average Speed 100.112 mph
Championship standings after the race※
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
221 |
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2 | ![]() |
198 |
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3 | ![]() |
193 |
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4 | ![]() |
130 |
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5 | ![]() |
127 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
External links※
- Friday Qualifying Results
- Saturday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Race Results
- Weather Information
53°34′32″N 113°31′22.5″W / 53.57556°N 113.522917°W / 53.57556; -113.522917