The 2006 West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix of Edmonton was the eighth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 23, 2006, at JAGFlo Speedway, a temporary track laid out at City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole but the race was won by Justin Wilson.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 8 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | |
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| Date | July 23, 2006 |
| Official name | West Edmonton Mall Grand Prix Presented by The Brick |
| Location | JAGFlo Speedway Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Course | Temporary Airport Course 1.973 mi / 3.175 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 167.705 mi / 269.875 km |
| Weather | Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 34.5 °C (94.1 °F); wind speeds remained calm throughout the event |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais ( Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 58.560 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Justin Wilson ( RuSPORT) |
| Time | 59.200 (on lap 82 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Justin Wilson ( RuSPORT) |
| Second | Sébastien Bourdais ( Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Third | A. J. Allmendinger ( Forsythe Championship Racing) |
Qualifying results
edit| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.895 | 58.560 | 58.560 |
| 2 | 
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Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:00.067 | 58.622 | 58.622 |
| 3 | 
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Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:00.251 | 58.665 | 58.665 |
| 4 |
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A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 1:03.971 | 58.893 | 58.893 |
| 5 | 
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Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:01.321 | 59.324 | 59.324 |
| 6 |
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Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:00.675 | 59.510 | 59.510 |
| 7 | 
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Will Power (R) | Team Australia | — | 59.539 | 59.539 |
| 8 |
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Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.672 | 1:00.071 | 1:00.071 |
| 9 | 
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Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:00.085 | 1:06.279 | 1:00.085 |
| 10 | 
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Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.647 | 1:00.106 | 1:00.106 |
| 11 |
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Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:01.461 | 1:00.110 | 1:00.110 |
| 12 | 
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Jan Heylen (R) | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:01.603 | 1:00.199 | 1:00.199 |
| 13 | 
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Charles Zwolsman Jr. (R) | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:01.393 | 1:00.291 | 1:00.291 |
| 14 |
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Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 1:00.412 | 1:00.305 | 1:00.305 |
| 15 | 
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Katherine Legge (R) | PKV Racing | 1:01.417 | 1:00.358 | 1:00.358 |
| 16 |
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Nicky Pastorelli (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 1:01.760 | 1:00.978 | 1:00.978 |
| 17 |
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Dan Clarke (R) | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:01.215 | — | 1:01.215 |
| 18 | 
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Tõnis Kasemets (R) | Rocketsports Racing | 1:02.755 | 1:01.704 | 1:01.704 |
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Justin Wilson
|
RuSPORT | 85 | 1:40:30.635 | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 85 | +5.319 secs | 1 | 30 |
| 3 | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger
|
Forsythe Racing | 85 | +9.946 secs | 4 | 25 |
| 4 | 6 | Oriol Servià
|
PKV Racing | 85 | +12.650 secs | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | Paul Tracy
|
Forsythe Racing | 85 | +16.609 secs | 2 | 22 |
| 6 | 5 | Will Power (R)
|
Team Australia | 85 | +27.803 secs | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | 27 | Andrew Ranger
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | 19 | Mario Domínguez
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Dale Coyne Racing | 84 | + 1 Lap | 10 | 15 |
| 9 | 14 | Dan Clarke (R)
|
CTE Racing-HVM | 84 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 14 |
| 10 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. (R)
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Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 82 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 11 |
| 11 | 18 | Tõnis Kasemets (R)
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Rocketsports Racing | 82 | + 3 Laps | 18 | 10 |
| 12 | 15 | Alex Tagliani
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Team Australia | 78 | Contact | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | 20 | Katherine Legge (R)
|
PKV Racing | 73 | + 12 Laps | 15 | 8 |
| 14 | 4 | Nelson Philippe
|
CTE Racing-HVM | 69 | Contact | 6 | 7 |
| 15 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira
|
Newman/Haas Racing | 54 | Gearbox | 9 | 6 |
| 16 | 11 | Jan Heylen (R)
|
Dale Coyne Racing | 10 | Contact | 12 | 5 |
| 17 | 8 | Nicky Pastorelli (R)
|
Rocketsports Racing | 4 | Contact | 16 | 4 |
| 18 | 10 | Cristiano da Matta
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RuSPORT | 0 | Contact | 14 | 3 |
Caution flags
edit| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-3 | Junqueira (2) & da Matta (10) crash |
| 5-9 | Pastorelli (8) crash; Heylen (11) crash |
| 65-69 | Tagliani (15) crash |
| 70-72 | Philippe (4) crash |
Notes
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- New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 58.560 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Justin Wilson 59.200
- New Race Record Justin Wilson 1:40:30.635
- Average Speed 100.112 mph
Championship standings after the race
edit- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
221 |
 1
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2 | Justin Wilson
|
198 |
 1
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3 | A. J. Allmendinger
|
193 |
| 2
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4 | Paul Tracy
|
130 |
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5 | Andrew Ranger
|
127 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
External links
edit- Friday Qualifying Results[permanent dead link]
- Saturday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Race Results
- Weather Information