
The 2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland was the sixth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on June 25, 2006 at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. It was the 25th anniversary edition of the event. A. J. Allmendinger took the pole and the win, his second consecutive victory.
Qualifying results
Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
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A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 56.965 | 56.283 | 56.283 |
2 | ![]() |
Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 56.851 | 56.638 | 56.638 |
3 | ![]() |
Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 57.312 | 56.651 | 56.651 |
4 | ![]() |
Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 57.782 | 56.855 | 56.855 |
5 | ![]() |
Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 57.011 | 57.604 | 57.011 |
6 | ![]() |
Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 57.779 | 57.162 | 57.162 |
7 | ![]() |
Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 57.564 | 57.178 | 57.178 |
8 | ![]() |
Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 57.931 | 57.401 | 57.401 |
9 | ![]() |
Will Power | Team Australia | 58.115 | 57.538 | 57.538 |
10 | ![]() |
Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 58.499 | 57.570 | 57.570 |
11 | ![]() |
Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 59.372 | 57.619 | 57.619 |
12 | ![]() |
Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 58.585 | 57.772 | 57.772 |
13 | ![]() |
Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 58.859 | 58.023 | 58.023 |
14 | ![]() |
Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 58.722 | 58.048 | 58.048 |
15 | ![]() |
Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 59.410 | 58.179 | 58.179 |
16 | ![]() |
Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 58.532 | 58.261 | 58.261 |
17 | ![]() |
Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 58.801 | — | 58.801 |
18 | ![]() |
Tõnis Kasemets | Rocketsports Racing | 1:00.530 | 59.549 | 59.549 |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 7 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 95 | 2:00:22.619 | 1 | 33 |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 95 | +3.279 secs | 7 | 28 |
3 | 6 | ![]() |
PKV Racing | 95 | +3.505 secs | 4 | 26 |
4 | 15 | ![]() |
Team Australia | 95 | +6.708 secs | 8 | 24 |
5 | 11 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 95 | +11.031 secs | 16 | 22 |
6 | 19 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing | 94 | Contact | 17 | 19 |
7 | 14 | ![]() |
CTE Racing-HVM | 94 | Contact | 11 | 17 |
8 | 20 | ![]() |
PKV Racing | 94 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 15 |
9 | 5 | ![]() |
Team Australia | 94 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 13 |
10 | 4 | ![]() |
CTE Racing-HVM | 93 | + 2 Laps | 6 | 13 |
11 | 27 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 92 | + 3 Laps | 12 | 10 |
12 | 18 | ![]() |
Rocketsports Racing | 91 | + 4 Laps | 18 | 9 |
13 | 9 | ![]() |
RuSPORT | 77 | Contact | 3 | 8 |
14 | 10 | ![]() |
RuSPORT | 75 | + 20 Laps | 10 | 7 |
15 | 34 | ![]() |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 68 | Steering | 13 | 6 |
16 | 3 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 41 | Contact | 5 | 5 |
17 | 8 | ![]() |
Rocketsports Racing | 22 | Contact | 15 | 4 |
18 | 1 | ![]() |
Newman/Haas Racing | 0 | Contact | 2 | 4 |
Caution flags
Laps | Cause |
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1-10 | Bourdais (1), Tracy (3) & Ranger (27) crash |
11-12 | Zwolsman (34) spin, stall |
23-26 | Tracy (3) & Pastorelli (8) crash |
38-40 | Kasemets (18) spin, stall |
43-47 | Tracy (3) crash |
48 | Yellow restart |
63-65 | Ranger (27) spin, stall |
66 | Yellow restart |
78-83 | Wilson (9) crash; Philippe (4) off course |
Notes
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- New Track Record A. J. Allmendinger 56.283 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Nelson Philippe 57.508
- New Race Record A. J. Allmendinger 2:00:22.619
- Average Speed 99.722 mph
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
Pos | Driver | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
166 |
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2 | ![]() |
140 |
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3 | ![]() |
135 |
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4 | ![]() |
99 |
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5 | ![]() |
95 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "Weather information for the 2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
External links
- Friday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Saturday Qualifying Results Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Race Results
Previous race: 2006 Grand Prix of Portland |
Champ Car World Series 2006 season |
Next race: 2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto |
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Previous race: 2005 Grand Prix of Cleveland |
2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland | Next race: 2007 Grand Prix of Cleveland |
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