Английская Википедия:2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose
Шаблон:Infobox American championship car race report
The 2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose was the ninth round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on July 30, 2006 on the streets of San Jose, California. Sébastien Bourdais dominated the weekend, taking the pole, fastest lap and race win. Finishing second was 2002 CART champion Cristiano da Matta in what turned out to be his final Champ Car event. On August 3 da Matta was severely injured while testing at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin when he collided with a deer on the track. While da Matta recovered to return to racing in 2008, competing in the Rolex Sports Car Series, he has not competed in open wheel racing since. The race is also notable for a shoving match between Canadians Paul Tracy and Alex Tagliani in the pits after Tracy crashed into Tagliani while trying to return to the race course from an escape road, ending both their races.
Qualifying results
Race
* Paul Tracy was penalized 7 points and fined an undisclosed amount for causing avoidable contact and bringing the sport into disrepute for his part in the accident and subsequent shoving match with Alex Tagliani. He was also placed on probation for the following 3 races (Denver, Montreal and Road America). Tagliani was also fined an undisclosed amount.
Caution flags
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1 | Yellow start |
| 3-5 | Junqueira (2) & Servià (6) crash |
| 36-40 | Legge (20) crash |
| 53-59 | Tracy (3) & Tagliani (15) crash |
| 81-85 | Ranger (27) crash |
Notes
* Paul Tracy was not credited with leading laps 1-3 as part of his penalty. |
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- New Track Record Sébastien Bourdais 48.989 (Qualification Session #2)
- New Race Lap Record Sébastien Bourdais 49.678
- New Race Record Sébastien Bourdais 1:38:00.168
- Average Speed 85.694 mph
Championship standings after the race
- Drivers' Championship standings
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links
- Friday Qualifying Results Шаблон:Webarchive
- Saturday Qualifying Results Шаблон:Webarchive
- Race Results
- Da Matta Injured in Collision With Deer Шаблон:Webarchive
- Post Race Penalties Шаблон:Webarchive
Шаблон:Champ Car World Series race report
