2006 Laguna Seca A1GP round

November 2024 October 2011 February 2025 the 2006 Monterrey A1GP round, held in Monterrey, Mexico thumb|right|250px|Layout of the Laguna Seca United States of America 10 of 11 2005-06 March 12, 2006 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Salinas United States Rain during Sprint race, further fine Flag_of_Mexico.svg Mexico Salvador Durán 2'30.744 Flag_of_Mexico.svg Mexico Salvador Durán Flag_of_France.svg France Nicolas Lapierre Flag_of_Portugal.svg Portugal Alvaro Parente Flag_of_Mexico.svg Mexico Salvador Durán Flag_of_Germany.svg Germany Timo Scheider Flag_of_the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Robbie Kerr Flag_of_France.svg France Nicolas Lapierre 1'17.951 27 Main The 2005–06 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, United States of AmericaA1 Grand Prix - Season 2005-2006: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/a1gp-worldcup/2005-2006-results.html Speedsport Magazine 13 January 2024 was an A1 Grand Prix race, held on the weekend of March 12, 2006 at Laguna Seca. Report The first American stop for the A1GP (and so far only) was doomed to fail from the start. The race was announced before Laguna Seca announced it. There was little to no advertisement for the event, and very few fans of European open wheel racing in America even knew about the event. Due to constant rain, the A1GP weekend was canceled by the track a week before the race. The rain stopped, but the ground was still soaked to the point that most of the parking lots were closed in fear of vehicles getting stuck in the mud. Laguna Seca is located just a few miles from the Monterey Bay, and is at an elevation of about 750 feet. The weather chased away more fans as snow fell on Friday night. Fewer than 2000 people (estimate) attended the race. Qualifying Qualifying was held in "ideal" conditions compared to the rest of the weekend and the lap times were quick. Sprint race With rain nearby, officials changed the start times for both races. Temperatures were in the 40s, and the diehard fans were in for quite a show. Less than five minutes before the start, a torrent rain storm hit the track hard. Teams quickly switched to rain tires and put on a great show. By the halfway point of the 30 minute sprint race, the rain stopped, yet there was enough water that a dry line could not be found. Main race By the start of the main race, the track was mostly dry, however there were enough wet spots on the track to make it dangerous for slicks. Many cars spun hitting the wet curbs. There were also some questionable calls by the officials causing Jos Verstappen to storm out of his car in the middle of the race. Results Qualifying Results Qualifying took place on Saturday, March 11, 2006. 1. Mexico Salvador Duran 2min 30.744secs 2. France Nicolas Lapierre 2min 30.895secs 3. New Zealand Matt Halliday 2min 31.596secs 4. Malaysia Alex Yoong 2min 31.810secs 5. Australia Ryan Briscoe 2min 31.964secs 6. Great Britain Robbie Kerr 2min 31.970secs 7. Portugal Alvaro Parente 2min 32.042secs 8. Ireland Ralph Firman 2min 32.098secs 9. Germany Timo Scheider 2min 32.307secs 10. South Africa Stephen Simpson 2min 32.535secs 11. Lebanon Graham Rahal 2min 32.560secs 12. Netherlands Jos Verstappen 2min 32.571secs 13. Italy Max Papis 2min 32.745secs 14. Czech Republic Tomáš Enge 2min 32.838secs 15. Indonesia Ananda Mikola 2min 33.249secs 16. Switzerland Giorgio Mondini 2min 33.299secs 17. USA Bryan Herta 2min 33.602secs 18. Canada Patrick Carpentier 2min 33.641secs 19. Brazil Christian Fittipaldi 2min 33.686secs 20. Austria Mathias Lauda 2min 34.338secs 21. Pakistan Adam Khan 2min 36.325secs 22. China Tengyi Jiang 2min 37.715secs Sprint Race Results The Sprint Race took place on Sunday, March 12, 2006. PosTeamDriverLapsTimePoints1Mexico MexicoSalvador Durán1631:07.422202France FranceNicolas Lapierre16 +1.771103Portugal PortugalAlvaro Parente16 +8.040184UK Great BritainRobbie Kerr16 +12.791155Ireland IrelandRalph Firman16 +24.390116Canada CanadaPatrick Carpentier16 +26.027117Germany GermanyTimo Scheider16 +26.416138New Zealand New ZealandMatt Halliday16 +30.47439US United StatesBryan Herta16 +31.034210Australia AustraliaRyan Briscoe16 +34.647411South Africa South AfricaStephen Simpson16 +35.97112Austria AustriaMathias Lauda16 +51.76013Brazil BrazilChristian Fittipaldi16 +54.20014Netherlands NetherlandsJos Verstappen16 +55.26615Pakistan PakistanAdam Khan16 +57.67616Switzerland SwitzerlandGiorgio Mondini16 +1'00.47817China ChinaTengyi Jiang16 +1'13.00818Czech Republic Czech RepublicTomáš Enge15 +1 Lap19Italy ItalyMax Papis15 +1 Lap20Indonesia IndonesiaAnanda Mikola12 +4 Laps21Lebanon LebanonGraham Rahal9 +7 Laps22Malaysia MalaysiaAlex Yoong7 +9 Laps Main Race Results The Main Race took place on Sunday, March 12, 2006. 1. Mexico Salvador Duran 1 h 0 min 52.974 s; 40 laps 2. Germany Timo Scheider +2.042 s 3. Great Britain Robbie Kerr +3.117 s 4. Portugal Alvaro Parente +10.420 s 5. Canada Patrick Carpentier +14.183 s 6. Ireland Ralph Firman +20.805 s 7. Italy Max Papis +23.199 s 8. Australia Ryan Briscoe +24.236 s 9. Austria Mathias Lauda +29.229 s 10. Malaysia Alex Yoong +30.072 s 11. Pakistan Adam Khan +31.391 s 12. New Zealand Matt Halliday +31.977 s 13. Switzerland Giorgio Mondini +2 laps 14. France Nicolas Lapierre +3 laps 15. USA Bryan Herta +3 laps 16. Czech Republic Tomáš Enge +6 laps 17. China Tengyi Jiang +7 laps 18. Brazil Christian Fittipaldi +11 laps 19. Indonesia Ananda Mikola +12 laps 20. Lebanon Graham Rahal +13 laps 21. Netherlands Jos Verstappen +23 laps 22. South Africa Stephen Simpson +37 laps 2005-06 2005-06 A1GP, Mexico 2005-06 A1GP, China References United States of America A1 Grand Prix