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2006 Gran Premio Telmex
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Mexico | |
| Race | Mexico City | |
| Image | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.svg | |
| Caption | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Track Layout | |
| Date | November 12 | |
| Year | 2006 | |
| Official name | Gran Premio Telmex presented by Banamex | |
| Race_No | 14 | |
| Season_No | 14 | |
| Series | Champ Car | |
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez | |
| Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Course | Permanent Road Course | |
| Course_mi | 2.774 | |
| Course_km | 4.464 | |
| Distance_laps | 66 | |
| Distance_mi | 183.084 | |
| Distance_km | 294.624 | |
| Weather | Sunny | |
| Pole_Driver | Justin Wilson | |
| Pole_Team | RuSPORT | |
| Pole_Time | 1:24.801 | |
| Pole_Country | United Kingdom | |
| Fast_Driver | Sébastien Bourdais | |
| Fast_Team | Newman/Haas Racing | |
| Fast_Time | 1:27.644 | |
| Fast_Lap | 6 | |
| Fast_Country | France | |
| First_Driver | Sébastien Bourdais | |
| First_Team | Newman/Haas Racing | |
| First_Country | France | |
| Second_Driver | Justin Wilson | |
| Second_Team | RuSPORT | |
| Second_Country | United Kingdom | |
| Third_Driver | Will Power | |
| Third_Team | Team Australia | |
| Third_Country | Australia |
Country = Mexico| Race = Mexico City| Image = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.svg| Caption = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Track Layout| Date = November 12| Year = 2006| Official name = Gran Premio Telmex presented by Banamex| Race_No = 14| Season_No = 14| Series = Champ Car| Location = Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico| Course = Permanent Road Course| Course_mi = 2.774| Course_km = 4.464| Distance_laps = 66| Distance_mi = 183.084| Distance_km = 294.624| Weather = Sunny| Pole_Driver = Justin Wilson| Pole_Team = RuSPORT| Pole_Time = 1:24.801| Pole_Country = United Kingdom| Fast_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| Fast_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Fast_Time = 1:27.644| Fast_Lap = 6| Fast_Country = France| First_Driver = Sébastien Bourdais| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| First_Country = France| Second_Driver = Justin Wilson| Second_Team = RuSPORT| Second_Country= United Kingdom| Third_Driver = Will Power| Third_Team = Team Australia| Third_Country = Australia|
The 2006 Gran Premio Telmex was the fourteenth and final round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 12, 2006, on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. The pole was won by Justin Wilson, while the race was won by season champion Sébastien Bourdais, his seventh victory of the year.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:25.560 | 1:24.801 | 1:24.801 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:25.449 | 1:24.986 | 1:24.986 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:26.118 | 1:25.491 | 1:25.491 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:25.624 | 1:25.736 | 1:25.624 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australia | Ryan Briscoe | RuSPORT | 1:26.494 | 1:25.643 | 1:25.643 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:27.516 | 1:25.942 | 1:25.942 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:26.527 | 1:26.068 | 1:26.068 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:27.436 | 1:26.087 | 1:26.087 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | David Martínez | Forsythe Racing | 1:26.819 | 1:26.146 | 1:26.146 | |||||||||||||||||||
| France | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:26.708 | 1:26.278 | 1:26.278 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | Mario Domínguez | Rocketsports Racing | 1:27.151 | 1:26.450 | 1:26.450 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:27.268 | 1:26.480 | 1:26.480 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UK | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:27.720 | 1:26.607 | 1:26.607 | |||||||||||||||||||
| US | Buddy Rice | Forsythe Racing | 1:27.336 | 1:26.736 | 1:26.736 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 1:27.566 | 1:26.948 | 1:26.948 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:27.089 | 1:27.089 | 1:27.089 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:27.214 | 1:28.091 | 1:27.214 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Germany | Andreas Wirth | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:29.148 | 1:27.842 | 1:27.842 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 66 | 1:51:31.146 | 2 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | UK Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 66 | +3.528 secs | 1 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Australia Will Power | Team Australia | 66 | +46.536 secs | 4 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brazil Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 66 | +1:04.023 | 3 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Canada Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 66 | +1:18.033 | 8 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Spain Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 66 | +1:28.745 | 7 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 66 | +1:29.997 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Canada Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mexico David Martínez | Forsythe Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | US Buddy Rice | Forsythe Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Netherlands Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Brazil Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Belgium Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Australia Ryan Briscoe | RuSPORT | 64 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Germany Andreas Wirth | Dale Coyne Racing | 64 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | UK Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 63 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mexico Mario Domínguez | Rocketsports Racing | 59 | Retired | 11 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | UK Dan Clarke | CTE Racing - HVM | 7 | Differential | 6 | 3 |
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-5 | Domínguez (8) & Legge (20) crash |
Notes
| Laps | Leader |
|---|---|
| 1-5 | Justin Wilson |
| 6-22 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 23 | Justin Wilson |
| 24 | Will Power |
| 25 | Alex Tagliani |
| 26-32 | Justin Wilson |
| 33-34 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 35-53 | Justin Wilson |
| 54-57 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| 58-65 | Justin Wilson |
| 66 | Sébastien Bourdais |
| Driver | Laps led |
|---|---|
| Justin Wilson | 40 |
| Sébastien Bourdais | 24 |
| Will Power | 1 |
| Alex Tagliani | 1 |
|}
- New Track Record Justin Wilson 1:24.801 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:27.644
- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:51:31.146
- Average Speed 98.504 mph
Final championship standings
- Bold indicates the Season Champion. ;Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 1 | France Sébastien Bourdais |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 1 | 2 | UK Justin Wilson |
| [[File:1downarrow red.svg | 10px]] 1 | 3 | US A. J. Allmendinger |
| [[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg | 10px]] | 4 | France Nelson Philippe |
| [[File:1uparrow green.svg | 10px]] 2 | 5 | Brazil Bruno Junqueira |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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