Mexico City 2006
PAUL TRACY (OF FORSYTHE RACING) BROKE HIS SHOULDER BLADE WHILST 'MESSING ABOUT' AT HOME. HIS TEAM-MATE, A.J. ALLMENDINGER, HAS BEEN DROPPED BY THE TEAM AFTER HE DECLINED TO ACCEPT A LONG-TERM CONTRACT. THEIR PLACES WERE TAKEN BY BUDDY RICE AND DAVID MARTINEZ. JUSTIN WILSON WAS FIT ENOUGH TO RACE BUT HIS BROKEN WRIST WAS NOT YET 100% AND HE NEEDED TO PUT IN A GOOD PERFORMANCE TO TAKE A.J.'s SECOND PLACE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE. HE MADE THE BEST OF STARTS TO HIS QUEST BY TAKING POLE POSITION BUT 2006 CHAMPION, SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS, WAS ALONGSIDE HIM ON THE FRONT ROW! AFTER AN IMMEDIATE YELLOW FLAG CAUTION AT THE START, THE RACE REALLY BOILED DOWN TO A CONTEST BETWEEN THESE TWO. SEBASTIEN TOOK THE LEAD AFTER THE RESTART BUT JUSTIN FOUGHT BACK LATER AND HELD THE ADVANTAGE FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD STINTS AFTER THE RAIN STARTED, PRODUCING A WET TRACK UNTIL THE FINISH. COMING INTO THE FINAL CHICANE ON THE LAST LAP, JUSTIN WAS STILL IN THE LEAD BUT EITHER HIS TYRES OR HIS WRIST CAUSED HIM TO RUN EVER SO SLIGHTLY WIDE IN MID-CHICANE. THAT WAS ALL SEBASTIEN NEEDED - A QUICK DIVE UP THE INSIDE, BANG WHEELS WITH HIS OPPONENT TO THROW HIM EVEN FURTHER OFF THE LINE AND HE WAS THROUGH. JUSTIN, RELEGATED TO 2ND IN THIS RACE, HAD DONE ENOUGH TO TAKE 2ND PLACE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP. WILL POWER WAS 3RD IN THE RACE AND TOOK THE 'ROOKIE OF THE YEAR' AWARD.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Justin Wilson
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| 2.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 3.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 4.
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Will Power
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| 5.
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Ryan Briscoe
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| 6.
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Dan Clarke
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| 7.
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Oriol Servia
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| 8.
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Alex Tagliani
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| 9.
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David Martinez
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| 10.
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Nelson Philippe
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| 11.
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Mario Dominguez
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| 12.
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Charles Zwolsman
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| 13.
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Katherine Legge
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| 14.
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Buddy Rice
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| 15.
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Antonio Pizzonia
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| 16.
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Andrew Ranger
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| 17.
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Jan Heylen
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| 18.
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Andreas Wirth
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 2.
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Justin Wilson
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| 3.
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Will Power
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| 4.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 5.
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Alex Tagliani
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| 6.
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Oriol Servia
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| 7.
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Nelson Philippe
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| 8.
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Andrew Ranger
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| 9.
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David Martinez
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| 10.
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Buddy Rice
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Sebastien Bourdais
| 387
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| Justin Wilson
| 298
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| A.J. Allmendinger
| 285
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| Nelson Philippe
| 231
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| Bruno Junqueira
| 219
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| Will Power
| 213
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| Paul Tracy
| 208
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| Alex Tagliani
| 205
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| Mario Dominguez
| 201
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| Andrew Ranger
| 200
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Race Results posted by
David Little
13th November 2006
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