2006 Grand Prix of Denver

2006 Denver

Race details
Race 10 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season
Paul Tracy and Sébastien Bourdais in a confrontation at the 2006 Denver Grand Prix.
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 / 258.699 km
Weather	Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 80.1 °F (26.7 °C); wind speeds approaching 11.1 miles per hour (17.9 km/h)[1]
Pole position
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 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		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	1:01.599	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

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	+20.588 secs	7	28
3	14	Dan Clarke	CTE Racing-HVM	97	+50.261 secs	13	26
4	5	Will Power	Team Australia	97	+55.915 secs	11	23
5	4	Nelson Philippe	CTE Racing-HVM	97	+1:14.187	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	Brakes	16	9
13	19	Mario Domínguez	Dale Coyne Racing	21	Suspension	9	8
14	27	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	18	Gearbox	6	7
15	6	Oriol Servià	PKV Racing	14	Engine	8	6
16	15	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	Cause
1-2	Tracy (3) spin/stall
35-38	Debris

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 275 1 2 A. J. Allmendinger 243 1 3 Justin Wilson 240 5 4 Nelson Philippe 149 1 5 Mario Domínguez 149 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References "2006 Grand Prix of Denver weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-10-12. External links Friday Qualifying Results Saturday Qualifying Results Race Results Tracy Penalized Previous race: 2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose Champ Car World Series 2006 season Next race: 2006 Champ Car Grand Prix de Montreal Previous race: 2005 Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver 2006 Grand Prix of Denver Next race: Final Event