2006 Grand Prix of Denver

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Race details
Race 10 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car World Series season.
Date	August 13, 2006
Official name	2006 Grand Prix of Denver
Location	The Streets of Denver, Colorado, United States
Course	Temporary street circuit 1.657 mi / 2.667 km
Distance	97 laps, 160.729 mi / 258.661 km
Weather	Sunny
Pole
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing
Time	59.096
Fastest Lap
Driver	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing
Time	1:00.314 (on lap 90 of 97)
Podium
First	A.J. Allmendinger	Forsythe Championship Racing
Second	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing
Third	Dan Clarke	CTE Racing - HVM

The 2006 Grand Prix of Denver was the tenth round of the 2006 Champ Car World Series season, held on August 13, 2006 on the streets of Denver, Colorado.

Contents 1 Qualifying results 2 Race 3 Caution Flags 4 Notes 5 External links

[edit] Qualifying results

Pos	Nat	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1		Sébastien Bourdais	Newman-Haas Racing	1:00.763	59.096	59.096
2		A.J. Allmendinger	Forsythe Racing	1:00.714	59.350	59.350
3		Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	1:00.991	59.878	59.878
4		Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:05.531	59.903	59.903
5		Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	1:00.988	59.919	59.919
6		Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:01.724	1:00.007	1:00.007
7		Bruno Junqueira	Newman-Haas Racing	1:01.141	1:00.029	1:00.029
8		Oriol Servià	PKV Racing	1:01.302	1:00.096	1:00.096
9		Mario Domínguez	Dale Coyne Racing	1:01.304	1:00.147	1:00.147
10		Nelson Philippe	CTE Racing - HVM	1:01.767	1:00.333	1:00.333
11		Will Power	Team Australia	1:01.587	1:00.405	1:00.405
12		Charles Zwolsman	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:01.644	1:00.453	1:00.453
13		Dan Clarke	CTE Racing - HVM	1:02.706	1:00.887	1:00.887
14		Jan Heylen	Dale Coyne Racing	1:02.502	1:01.201	1:01.201
15		Katherine Legge	PKV Racing	1:01.777	1:01.370	1:01.370
16		Nicky Pastorelli	Rocketsports Racing	1:04.251	1:03.472	1:03.472

[edit] Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	A.J. Allmendinger	Forsythe Racing	97	1:44:59.557	2	33
2	2	Bruno Junqueira	Newman-Haas Racing	97	+20.6 secs	7	28
3	14	Dan Clarke	CTE Racing - HVM	97	+50.3 secs	13	26
4	5	Will Power	Team Australia	97	+55.9 secs	11	23
5	4	Nelson Philippe	CTE Racing - HVM	97	+1:14.2	10	21
6	3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	96	Contact	4	16*
7	1	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman-Haas Racing	96	Contact	1	20
8	9	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	96	+ 1 Lap	3	16
9	20	Katherine Legge	PKV Racing	96	+ 1 Lap	15	13
10	34	Charles Zwolsman	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	95	+ 2 Laps	12	11
11	11	Jan Heylen	Dale Coyne Racing	95	+ 2 Laps	14	10
12	8	Nicky Pastorelli	Rocketsports Racing	27	Mechanical	16	9
13	19	Mario Domínguez	Dale Coyne Racing	21	Mechanical	9	8
14	27	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	18	Mechanical	6	7
15	6	Oriol Servià	PKV Racing	14	Mechanical	8	6
16	15	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	0	Contact	5	5

* Paul Tracy, who was on probation for an incident and fight with Alex Tagliani at the San Jose race, was penalized 3 points and fined US$25,000 for avoidable contact for his part in an accident with Sébastien Bourdais. His probation was extended to include the Surfer's Paradise event. Bourdais was not assessed a penalty.

[edit] Caution Flags

Laps	Cause
1-2	Tracy (3) spin/stall
35-38	Debris

[edit] Notes

Laps Leader 1-20 Sébastien Bourdais 21-31 Bruno Junqueira 32-47 Sébastien Bourdais 48-59 A.J. Allmendinger 60-61 Justin Wilson 62-64 Bruno Junqueira 65-97 A.J. Allmendinger

Driver Laps led A.J. Allmendinger 45 Sébastien Bourdais 36 Bruno Junqueira 14 Justin Wilson 2

• New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 59.096 (Qualification Session #2)
• New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:00.314
• New Race Record A.J. Allmendinger 1:44:59.557
• Average Speed 91.852 mph

[edit] External links

• Full Weekend Times & Results

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