2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland

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Flag of the United States.svg 2006 Cleveland
Race details
Race 6 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season
Cleveland Street Course at Burke Lakefront Airport.svg
DateJune 25, 2006
Official name Grand Prix of Cleveland presented by U.S. Bank
Location Burke Lakefront Airport
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
CourseTemporary Airport Course
2.106 mi / 3.389 km
Distance95 laps
200.070 mi / 321.955 km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 73.9 °F (23.3 °C); wind speeds reaching up to 8.9 miles per hour (14.3 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver A. J. Allmendinger  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Time56.283
Fastest lap
Driver Nelson Philippe  (CTE Racing-HVM)
Time57.508 (on lap 91 of 95)
Podium
First A. J. Allmendinger  (Forsythe Championship Racing)
Second Bruno Junqueira  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Oriol Servià  (PKV Racing)
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Logo for the 2006 Grand Prix of Cleveland

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.

Contents

Qualifying results

PosNatNameTeamQual 1Qual 2Best
1 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger Forsythe Racing 56.96556.28356.283
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 56.85156.63856.638
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson RuSPORT 57.31256.65156.651
4 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià PKV Racing 57.78256.85556.855
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing57.01157.60457.011
6 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 57.77957.16257.162
7 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing57.56457.17857.178
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Australia 57.93157.40157.401
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Australia58.11557.53857.538
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta RuSPORT58.49957.57057.570
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM59.37257.61957.619
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 58.58557.77257.772
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing58.85958.02358.023
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge PKV Racing58.72258.04858.048
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 59.41058.17958.179
16 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 58.53258.26158.261
17 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Dale Coyne Racing58.80158.801
18 Flag of Estonia.svg Tõnis Kasemets Rocketsports Racing1:00.53059.54959.549

Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Allmendinger Forsythe Racing 952:00:22.619133
22 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 95+3.279 secs728
36 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Servià PKV Racing 95+3.505 secs426
415 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Tagliani Team Australia 95+6.708 secs824
511 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 95+11.031 secs1622
619 Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Domínguez Dale Coyne Racing94Contact1719
714 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 94Contact1117
820 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Katherine Legge PKV Racing94+ 1 Lap1415
95 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Australia94+ 1 Lap913
104 Flag of France.svg Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM93+ 2 Laps613
1127 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 92+ 3 Laps1210
1218 Flag of Estonia.svg Tõnis Kasemets Rocketsports Racing 91+ 4 Laps189
139 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson RuSPORT 77Contact38
1410 Flag of Brazil.svg Cristiano da Matta RuSPORT75+ 20 Laps107
1534 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing68Steering136
163 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing41Contact55
178 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing22Contact154
181 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing0Contact24

Caution flags

LapsCause
1-10 Bourdais (1), Tracy (3) & Ranger (27) crash
11-12 Zwolsman (34) spin, stall
23-26Tracy (3) & Pastorelli (8) crash
38-40 Kasemets (18) spin, stall
43-47Tracy (3) crash
48Yellow restart
63-65Ranger (27) spin, stall
66Yellow restart
78-83 Wilson (9) crash; Philippe (4) off course

Notes

LapsLeader
1-23 Oriol Servià
24-26 Bruno Junqueira
27-38 A. J. Allmendinger
39-54 Alex Tagliani
55 Nelson Philippe
56-63A. J. Allmendinger
64-71Bruno Junqueira
72-77Nelson Philippe
78-79Alex Tagliani
80-95A. J. Allmendinger
 
DriverLaps led
A. J. Allmendinger 36
Oriol Servià 23
Alex Tagliani 18
Bruno Junqueira 11
Nelson Philippe 7

Championship standings after the race