Surfers Paradise 2006
WITH ONLY THIS AND THE FINAL RACE IN MEXICO STILL TO GO, ONLY A.J. ALLMENDINGER AND JUSTIN WILSON STOOD IN THE WAY OF SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS TAKING HIS 3RD CONSECUTIVE TITLE. SOME OF THE POTENTIAL DRAMA WAS DISSIPATED IN QUALIFYING WHEN JUSTIN JUST APPEARED TO BRUSH THE TYRE WALL BUT, IN FACT, THE CONTACT WRENCHED THE STEERING WHEEL FROM HIS GRASP WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT BROKE A BONE IN HIS WRIST. HE WAS UNABLE TO START THE RACE AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO START IN MEXICO. THERE WAS DRAMA A-PLENTY FOR A.J. IN THE EARLY LAPS - AT THE FIRST PIT-STOP, THE FUELLING RIG DID NOT DETACH BEFORE HE LEFT THE BOX AND METHANOL FUEL GUSHED OUT OF THE RUPTURED HOSE. THIS IGNITED, WITH ITS INVISIBLE FLAME, AND THE FORSYTH PIT WAS A HIVE OF DESPERATE ACTIVITY WHILE THE PIT-CREW DEALT WITH THE FIRE AND THANKFULLY PREVENTED ANY INJURIES TO THE PIT REFUELLER WHO HAD BEEN DOUSED WITH METHANOL. A.J. HAD TO PIT TO REMOVE THE HOSE FROM HIS CAR AND INSPECT FOR DAMAGE AND THIS PUT HIM DOWN THE ORDER AND THEN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO REJOIN THE BACK OF THE FIELD, HE OVER-COOKED IT AND SLID INTO THE WALL AND HIS RACE WAS OVER. SO SEBASTIEN WON THE TITLE, UNCHALLENGED IN THIS RACE AND IN 8TH PLACE, WHILE NELSON PHILIPPE BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE YOUNGEST-EVER DRIVER TO WIN A CHAMPCAR RACE, WITH MARIO DOMINGUEZ (2ND) AND ALEX TAGLIANI (3RD).
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Will Power
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| 2.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 3.
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Paul Tracy
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| 4.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 5.
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Nelson Philippe
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| 6.
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Oriol Servia
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| 7.
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A. J. Allmendinger
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| 8.
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Dan Clarke
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| 9.
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Alex Tagliani
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| 10.
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Mario Dominguez
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| 11.
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Ryan Briscoe
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| 12.
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Andrew Ranger
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| 13.
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Antonio Pizzonia
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| 14.
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Jan Heylen
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| 15.
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Charles Zwolsman
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| 16.
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Katherine Legge
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| 17.
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Andreas Wirth
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Nelson Philippe
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| 2.
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Mario Dominguez
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| 3.
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Alex Tagliani
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| 4.
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Paul Tracy
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| 5.
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Andrew Ranger
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| 6.
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Bruno Junqueira
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| 7.
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Charles Zwolsman
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| 8.
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Sebastien Bourdais
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| 9.
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Andreas Wirth
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| 10.
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Antonio Pizzonia
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Sebastien Bourdais
| 353
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| A.J. Allmendinger
| 285
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| Justin Wilson
| 269
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| Nelson Philippe
| 214
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| Paul Tracy
| 208
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| Mario Dominguez
| 197
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| Bruno Junqueira
| 196
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| Will Power
| 187
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| Andrew Ranger
| 184
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| Alex Tagliani
| 183
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Race Results posted by
David Little
23rd October 2006
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