The 2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey was the third round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 21, 2006 on the Fundidora Park street circuit in Monterrey, Mexico. Sébastien Bourdais took the pole and the race victory, his third consecutive to open the season.
Qualifying results
Name Team Qual 1 Qual 2 Best 1 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 1:14.658 1:13.253 1:13.253 29 Justin Wilson RuSPORT 1:14.305 1:13.532 1:13.532 310 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 1:14.860 1:13.796 1:13.796 42 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 1:15.162 1:13.911 1:13.911 53 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 1:15.144 1:14.009 1:14.009 615 Alex Tagliani Team Australia 1:15.571 1:14.534 1:14.534 76 Oriol Servià PKV Racing 1:15.731 1:14.553 1:14.553 87 Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 1:16.424 1:14.692 1:14.692 95 Will Power Team Australia 1:17.180 1:14.884 1:14.884 1034 Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:15.842 1:15.162 1:15.162 1111 Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 1:18.003 1:15.220 1:15.220 1219 Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 1:16.359 1:15.253 1:15.253 1327 Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 1:15.438 1:15.410 1:15.410 1414 Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 1:18.520 1:15.484 1:15.484 154 Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 1:16.871 1:15.540 1:15.540 168 Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 1:16.954 1:16.285 1:16.285 1720 Katherine Legge PKV Racing 1:18.159 1:16.351 1:16.351 Sources:
Race
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Sébastien Bourdais Newman/Haas Racing 76 1:39:50.252 1 34 2 9 Justin Wilson RuSPORT 76 +3.066 secs 2 29 3 10 A. J. Allmendinger RuSPORT 76 +14.132 secs 3 25 4 3 Paul Tracy Forsythe Racing 76 +47.222 secs 5 23 5 15 Alex Tagliani Team Australia 76 +57.778 secs 6 21 6 7 Mario Domínguez Forsythe Racing 76 +58.782 secs 8 19 7 27 Andrew Ranger Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 76 +59.302 secs 13 18 8 6 Oriol Servià PKV Racing 76 +1:13.956 7 15 9 19 Cristiano da Matta Dale Coyne Racing 76 +1:14.958 12 13 10 2 Bruno Junqueira Newman/Haas Racing 75 + 1 Lap 4 11 11 5 Will Power Team Australia 75 + 1 Lap 9 10 12 34 Charles Zwolsman Jr. Mi-Jack Conquest Racing 75 + 1 Lap 10 9 13 14 Dan Clarke CTE Racing-HVM 75 + 1 Lap 14 9 14 20 Katherine Legge PKV Racing 75 + 1 Lap 17 7 15 8 Nicky Pastorelli Rocketsports Racing 74 + 2 Laps 16 6 16 11 Jan Heylen Dale Coyne Racing 71 + 5 Laps 11 5 17 4 Nelson Philippe CTE Racing-HVM 0 Contact 15 4 Sources:
Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sébastien Bourdais 102 1 2 Justin Wilson 77 1 3 Mario Domínguez 69 4 Andrew Ranger 58 5 Alex Tagliani 56
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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