2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto
# 2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto

The 2006 Molson Grand Prix of Toronto was the seventh round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 9, 2006 on the streets of Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Justin Wilson took the pole but A. J. Allmendinger took the win, his third consecutive race victory.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 58.830 | 58.182 | 58.182 |
| 2 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 58.621 | 58.264 | 58.264 |
| 3 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.313 | 58.345 | 58.345 |
| 4 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 59.274 | 58.576 | 58.576 |
| 5 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 59.407 | 58.920 | 58.920 |
| 6 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.455 | 59.059 | 59.059 |
| 7 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 59.203 | 59.091 | 59.091 |
| 8 | Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 59.343 | 59.102 | 59.102 |
| 9 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 59.367 | 59.116 | 59.116 |
| 10 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 59.626 | 59.120 | 59.120 |
| 11 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.556 | 59.637 | 59.637 |
| 12 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:00.588 | 59.687 | 59.687 |
| 13 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:00.792 | 1:00.132 | 1:00.132 |
| 14 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:00.387 | 1:00.176 | 1:00.176 |
| 15 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:01.191 | 1:00.276 | 1:00.276 |
| 16 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:00.688 | — | 1:00.688 |
| 17 | Tõnis Kasemets | Rocketsports Racing | 1:01.530 | 1:01.182 | 1:01.182 |

## Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 86 | 1:38:01.286 | 2 | 33 |
| 2 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 86 | +1.851 secs | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +2.434 secs | 3 | 25 |
| 4 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 86 | +4.170 secs | 1 | 25 |
| 5 | 10 | Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 86 | +6.761 secs | 8 | 21 |
| 6 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 86 | +8.383 secs | 10 | 20 |
| 7 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 86 | +9.663 secs | 12 | 18 |
| 8 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 86 | +12.177 secs | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 13 |
| 10 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 85 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 19 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 83 | + 3 Laps | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | 6 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 76 | Contact | 5 | 10 |
| 13 | 4 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 76 | Contact | 7 | 9 |
| 14 | 20 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 65 | Contact | 15 | 7 |
| 15 | 18 | Tõnis Kasemets | Rocketsports Racing | 49 | Half shaft | 17 | 6 |
| 16 | 11 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 44 | Rear axle | 13 | 5 |
| 17 | 14 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 14 | Contact | 16 | 4 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| - | - |
| 9-12 | Legge (20), Clarke (14), Kasemets (18) & Heylen (11) crash |
| 16-18 | Zwolsman (34) & Clarke (14) crash |
| 77-82 | Philippe (4) & Servià (6) crash |
