2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

First race of the 2006 Champ Car World Series February 2025 United States Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach Street Circuit IndyCar.svg Long Beach Track Layout April 9 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 1 14 Champ Car Long Beach Street CircuitLong Beach, California, United States Temporary street circuit 1.968 3.167 74 145.632 234.358 Temperatures reaching up to 68 F C; wind speeds reaching up to 11.1 mph km/h http://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Long%20Beach/2006-04-09 Weather information for the 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach The Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-10-11 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:06.886 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:07.931 71 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing France Justin Wilson RuSPORT United Kingdom Alex Tagliani Team Australia Canada 2005 2007 The 2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the first round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on April 9, 2006, on the streets of Long Beach, California. The pole and race win were both captured by the two-time running Champ Car champion, Sébastien Bourdais.Bourdais wins GP of Long Beach https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2006/apr/10/bourdais-wins-gp-of-long-beach/ The Spokesman-Review 30 March 2026 10 April 2006Barnes Dan Sunday drives always nice for Bourdais https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal/194536317/ 30 March 2026 Edmonton Journal 10 April 2006 C8 The race marked Bruno Junqueira's return to the series after his 2005 Indianapolis 500 crash, which resulted in a concussion and a fractured vertebrae, sidelined him for the 2005 season.Brudenell Mike Revved up for racing: Recovered from crash, Junqueira is ready to go https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press/194535715/ 30 March 2026 Detroit Free Press 7 April 2006 12D The race was also billed at the time as Jimmy Vasser's final Champ Car race, ending a 15-year career that featured 10 wins and the series championship in 1996,CHAMPCAR/CART: Jimmy V at the Beach https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-jimmy-v-at-the-beach/211850/ Motorsport 30 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20201016211207/https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-jimmy-v-at-the-beach/211850/ 16 October 2020 15 March 2006 dead though he would later make a come out of retirement to drive in the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, the final race run under Champ Car sanction. Qualifying results Pos Position No. Car number Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:07.675 1:06.886 1:06.886 2 9 UK Justin Wilson RuSPORT 1:08.318 1:07.208 1:07.208 3 2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:07.741 1:07.225 1:07.225 4 10 US A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:08.030 1:07.249 1:07.249 5 7 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 1:08.871 1:07.301 1:07.301 6 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:07.947 1:07.408 1:07.408 7 15 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 1:08.102 1:07.717 1:07.717 8 6 Spain Oriol Servià PKV Racing 1:08.753 1:07.869 1:07.869 9 5 Australia Will Power Team Australia 1:08.515 1:07.965 1:07.965 10 19 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 1:08.594 1:07.982 1:07.982 11 8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Rocketsports Racing 1:09.476 1:08.242 1:08.242 12 12 US Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 1:09.091 1:08.246 1:08.246 13 14 UK Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 1:08.766 1:08.410 1:08.410 14 11 Belgium Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 1:11.078 1:08.641 1:08.641 15 4 France Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 1:08.905 1:08.647 1:08.647 16 27 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:10.063 1:08.855 1:08.855 17 20 UK Katherine Legge PKV Racing 1:09.747 1:09.254 1:09.254 18 34 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:10.147 1:09.554 1:09.554 References:CHAMPCAR/CART: Long Beach: Friday qualifying times http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-friday-qualifying-times-3/ Motorsport 30 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100300/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-friday-qualifying-times-3/ 4 March 2016 8 April 2006 deadCHAMPCAR/CART: Long Beach: Saturday qualifying times http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-saturday-qualifying-times-2/ Motorsport 30 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082331/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/champcar-cart-long-beach-saturday-qualifying-times-2/ 4 March 2016 10 April 2006 dead Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 France Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 74 1:40:07.670 1 35 2 9 UK Justin Wilson RuSPORT 74 +14.096 secs 2 27 3 15 Canada Alex Tagliani Team Australia 74 +20.485 secs 7 25 4 7 Mexico Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 74 +22.612 secs 5 23 5 19 Brazil Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 74 +36.800 secs 10 21 6 27 Canada Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 74 +54.924 secs 16 20 7 11 Belgium Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 74 +1:01.648 14 18 8 20 UK Katherine Legge PKV Racing 74 +1:02.208 17 15 9 5 Australia Will Power Team Australia 73 + 1 Lap 9 13 10 8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia Rocketsports Racing 73 + 1 Lap 11 11 11 14 UK Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 72 + 2 Laps 13 10 12 34 Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 67 Suspension 18 9 13 4 France Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 46 Gearbox 15 8 14 12 US Jimmy Vasser PKV Racing 24 Engine 12 7 15 2 Brazil Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1 Sidepod 3 6 16 10 US A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 0 Contact 4 5 17 3 Canada Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 0 Contact 6 4 18 6 Spain Oriol Servià PKV Racing 0 Contact 8 3 References:2006 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach https://www.champcarstats.com/races/200601.htm ChampCarStats 30 March 2026 References 2006 Toyota Grand Of Prix of Long Beach 2006 2005 Gran Premio Telmex/TecatePrevious Season 2006 Grand Prix of Houston 2005 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2007 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Toyota Grand Prix Long Beach Category:Grand Prix of Long Beach