2006 Grand Prix of Houston

Second race of the 2006 Champ Car season February 2025 United States Grand Prix of Houston 250px|class=skin-invert Reliant Park track layout May 13 2006 Grand Prix of Houston 2 14 Champ Car Reliant Park Street CourseHouston, Texas, United States Temporary street circuit 1.690 2.720 96 162.240 261.099 Partly cloudy with temperatures hovering around 72.3 F C; wind speeds reaching up to 12 mph km/h http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/TX/Houston/2006-05-13 Weather information for the 2006 Grand Prix of Houston The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-10-11 Mario Domínguez Forsythe Championship Racing 58.026 Mexico Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:00.176 25 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing France Paul Tracy Forsythe Championship Racing Canada Mario Domínguez Forsythe Championship Racing Mexico The 2006 Grand Prix of Houston was the second round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 13, 2006, on the streets around Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. It was the first event in Houston since a race on a downtown circuit in 2001. On Friday, a temporary chicane was added between the first two turns and the race was shortened from 115 to 100 laps. Mario Domínguez won the pole, his first and only of his career.Bourdais continues Champ Car dominance https://www.newspapers.com/article/sarasota-herald-tribune/194600170/ 31 March 2026 Sarasota Herald-Tribune Associated Press 15 May 2006 3C Sébastien Bourdais started fifth but took the lead late in the race and held off Paul Tracy to win his second consecutive race of the season, the first defending champion to do so since Rick Mears in 1982.Hohlfeld Neil Bourdais outduels Tracy: Champ Car leader maintains edge as caution flags mar final laps of Reliant race https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle/194599665/ 31 March 2026 The Houston Chronicle 14 May 2006 C1Buker Paul The course is bumpy but Bourdais stays cool in win https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian/194600968/ 31 March 2026 The Sunday Oregonian 14 May 2006 B5 Tracy was frustrated with Champ Car officials after only warning Bourdais of blocking claiming that "when you're Sebastien Bourdais you can do what you want." Following the race, Alex Tagliani was taken to a local hospital after experiencing back pain from the bumpy circuit. Qualifying results Pos Position No. Car number Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 7 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 1:00.134 58.026 58.026 2 2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 59.617 58.918 58.918 3 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:00.032 58.426 58.426 4 10 US A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:00.047 58.572 58.572 5 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing—* 58.627 58.627 6 15 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 1:00.047 58.765 58.765 7 9 UK Justin Wilson RuSPORT 1:00.149 58.829 58.829 8 6 Spain Oriol Servià PKV Racing 1:00.268 59.062 59.062 9 4 France Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 1:01.260 59.232 59.232 10 5 Australia Will Power Team Australia 1:00.690 59.302 59.302 11 34 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:01.903 59.385 59.385 12 14 UK Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM— 59.550 59.550 13 27 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:03.165 59.740 59.740 14 19 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.612 1:00.195 1:00.195 15 20 UK Katherine Legge PKV Racing 1:01.831 1:00.265 1:00.265 16 8 Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 1:04.091 1:00.269 1:00.269 17 11 Belgium Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing— 1:00.839 1:00.839 References:CHAMPCAR/CART: Houston: Thursday qualifying times http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-thursday-qualifying-times/ Motorsport 31 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305013824/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-thursday-qualifying-times/ 5 Mar 2016 12 May 2006 deadCHAMPCAR/CART: Houston: Friday qualifying times http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-friday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/ Motorsport 31 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083307/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-houston-friday-qualifying-times-2008-03-27/ 4 Mar 2016 12 May 2006 dead * The first round qualifying time for Sébastien Bourdais was disallowed after his car failed technical inspection. Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 96 1:59:57.021 5 33 2 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 96 +1.238 secs 3 27 3 7 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 96 +2.287 secs 1 27 4 4 France Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 96 +3.667 secs 9 23 5 9 UK Justin Wilson RuSPORT 96 +4.040 secs 2 21 6 27 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 96 +5.351 secs 13 20 7 5 Australia Will Power Team Australia 96 +5.986 secs 10 17 8 10 US A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 96 +7.689 secs 4 15 9 19 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 95 + 1 Lap 14 13 10 2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 93 + 3 Laps 2 12 11 15 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 90 Contact 6 10 12 6 Spain Oriol Servià PKV Racing 87 Contact 8 9 13 11 Belgium Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 82 + 14 Laps 17 8 14 20 UK Katherine Legge PKV Racing 81 + 15 Laps 15 7 15 34 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 69 Contact 11 6 16 14 UK Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 33 Suspension 12 5 17 8 Netherlands Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 29 Brakes 16 4 References:2006 Grand Prix of Houston https://www.champcarstats.com/races/200602.htm ChampCarStats 31 March 2026 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 France Sébastien Bourdais 68 10px 2 2 Mexico Mario Domínguez 50 10px 1 3 UK Justin Wilson 48 10px 2 4 Canada Andrew Ranger 40 10px 2 5 Canada Alex Tagliani 35 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References 2006 Grand Prix of Houston 2006 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey 2001 Grand Prix of Houston 2007 Grand Prix of Houston Houston Grand Prix of Houston Category:Grand Prix of Houston