2006 Grand Prix of Denver

March 2026 March 2026 February 2025 United States Denver 250px August 13 2006 2006 Grand Prix of Denver 10 14 Champ Car The Streets of Denver, Colorado, United States Temporary street circuit 1.647 2.651 97 159.759 257.147 Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 80.1 F C; wind speeds approaching 11.1 mph km/hhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CO/Denver/2006-08-13 2006 Grand Prix of Denver weather information Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-10-12 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 59.096 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.314 90 France A. J. Allmendinger Forsythe Championship Racing United States Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing Brazil Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM United Kingdom thumb|left|200px|Paul Tracy and Sébastien Bourdais in a confrontation at the 2006 Denver Grand Prix. The 2006 Grand Prix of Denver was the tenth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on August 13, 2006 on the streets of Denver, Colorado. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole while the race was won by A. J. Allmendinger. Bourdais' race ended when he and Paul Tracy crashed in the final turn of the final lap of the race as Tracy attempted to pass Bourdais to take second place. Tracy and Bourdais got into a confrontation outside their cars (pictured). Tracy was subsequently fined and penalized three championship points for avoidable contact for the incident. Qualifying results Pos Nat Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.763 59.096 59.096 2 US A. J. Allmendinger Forsythe Racing 1:00.714 59.350 59.350 3 UK Justin Wilson RuSPORT 1:00.991 59.878 59.878 4 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:05.531 59.903 59.903 5 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 1:00.988 59.919 59.919 6 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:01.724 1:00.007 1:00.007 7 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:01.141 1:00.029 1:00.029 8 Spain Oriol Servià PKV Racing 1:01.302 1:00.096 1:00.096 9 Mexico Mario Domínguez Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.304 1:00.147 1:00.147 10 France Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 1:01.767 1:00.333 1:00.333 11 Australia Will Power Team Australia 1:01.599 1:00.405 1:00.405 12 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:01.644 1:00.453 1:00.453 13 UK Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 1:02.706 1:00.887 1:00.887 14 Belgium Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 1:02.502 1:01.201 1:01.201 15 UK Katherine Legge PKV Racing 1:01.777 1:01.370 1:01.370 16 NED Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 1:04.251 1:03.472 1:03.472 Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 US A. J. Allmendinger Forsythe Racing 97 1:44:59.557 2 33 2 2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 97 +20.588 secs 7 28 3 14 UK Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 97 +50.261 secs 13 26 4 5 Australia Will Power Team Australia 97 +55.915 secs 11 23 5 4 France Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 97 +1:14.187 10 21 6 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 96 Contact 4 16* 7 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 96 Contact 1 20 8 9 UK Justin Wilson RuSPORT 96 + 1 Lap 3 16 9 20 UK Katherine Legge PKV Racing 96 + 1 Lap 15 13 10 34 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 95 + 2 Laps 12 11 11 11 Belgium Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 95 + 2 Laps 14 10 12 8 NED Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 27 Brakes 16 9 13 19 Mexico Mario Domínguez Dale Coyne Racing 21 Suspension 9 8 14 27 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 18 Gearbox 6 7 15 6 Spain Oriol Servià PKV Racing 14 Engine 8 6 16 15 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 0 Contact 5 5 * Paul Tracy, who was already on probation for an incident and fight with Alex Tagliani at the prior race in San Jose, was penalized 3 points and fined $25,000 for avoidable contact for his part in a final lap accident with Sébastien Bourdais. His probation was extended to include the Surfer's Paradise event. Bourdais was not assessed a penalty. Caution flags Laps Cause1-2 Tracy (3) spin/stall35-38 Debris Notes Laps Leader1-20 Sébastien Bourdais21-31 Bruno Junqueira32-47 Sébastien Bourdais48-59 A. J. Allmendinger60-61 Justin Wilson62-64 Bruno Junqueira65-97 A. J. Allmendinger Driver Laps ledA. J. Allmendinger 45Sébastien Bourdais 36Bruno Junqueira 14Justin 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 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 France Sébastien Bourdais 275 10px 1 2 US A. J. Allmendinger 243 10px 1 3 UK Justin Wilson 240 10px 5 4 France Nelson Philippe 149 10px 1 5 Mexico Mario Domínguez 149 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Friday Qualifying Results https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065605/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-denver-friday-qualifying-times-2/ 2016-03-04 Saturday Qualifying Results https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071648/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-denver-saturday-qualifying-times-2/ 2016-03-04 Race Results Tracy Penalized https://web.archive.org/web/20140203094134/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-denver-post-race-penalties-handed-to-tracy/ 2014-02-03 2006 Grand Prix of Denver 2006 2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose 2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal 2005 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver Final Event Denver Grand Prix of Denver Category:Grand Prix of Denver