2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey
# 2006 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey

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 29, 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. The race was the sixth and final Champ Car race to take place at Fundidora Park.

## Qualifying results

| Pos | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:14.658 | 1:13.253 | 1:13.253 |
| 2 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:14.305 | 1:13.532 | 1:13.532 |
| 3 | A. J. Allmendinger | RuSPORT | 1:14.860 | 1:13.796 | 1:13.796 |
| 4 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:15.162 | 1:13.911 | 1:13.911 |
| 5 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 1:15.144 | 1:14.009 | 1:14.009 |
| 6 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:15.571 | 1:14.534 | 1:14.534 |
| 7 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:15.731 | 1:14.553 | 1:14.553 |
| 8 | Mario Domínguez | Forsythe Racing | 1:16.424 | 1:14.692 | 1:14.692 |
| 9 | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:17.180 | 1:14.884 | 1:14.884 |
| 10 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:15.842 | 1:15.162 | 1:15.162 |
| 11 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:18.003 | 1:15.220 | 1:15.220 |
| 12 | Cristiano da Matta | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:16.359 | 1:15.253 | 1:15.253 |
| 13 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:15.438 | 1:15.410 | 1:15.410 |
| 14 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:18.520 | 1:15.484 | 1:15.484 |
| 15 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing-HVM | 1:16.871 | 1:15.540 | 1:15.540 |
| 16 | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 1:16.954 | 1:16.285 | 1:16.285 |
| 17 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:18.159 | 1:16.351 | 1:16.351 |

## 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 |

## Caution flags

| Laps | Cause |
| - | - |
| 24-26 | Debris |
