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The 2006 Gran Premio Telmex was the fourteenth and final round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 12, 2006, on the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 14 of 14 in the 2006 Champ Car season | |
 Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Track Layout | |
| Date | November 12, 2006 |
| Official name | Gran Premio Telmex presented by Banamex |
| Location | Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico |
| Course | Permanent Road Course 2.774 mi / 4.464 km |
| Distance | 66 laps 183.084 mi / 294.624 km |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
| Time | 1:24.801 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Time | 1:27.644 (on lap 6 of 66) |
| Podium | |
| First | Sébastien Bourdais (Newman/Haas Racing) |
| Second | Justin Wilson (RuSPORT) |
| Third |  Will Power (Team Australia) |
This event marked the final race for the Lola B02/00 chassis, as the series transitioned to the Panoz DP01 for 2007.[1] 2004 Indianapolis 500 champion Buddy Rice made his Champ Car debut with Forsythe Racing following A.J. Allmendinger's move to NASCAR.[2]
The pole was won by Justin Wilson, while the race was won by season champion Sébastien Bourdais, his seventh victory of the year.[3]
Qualifying results
edit| Pos | No. | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Justin Wilson |
RuSPORT | 1:25.560 | 1:24.801 | 1:24.801 |
| 2 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais |
Newman/Haas Racing | 1:25.449 | 1:24.986 | 1:24.986 |
| 3 | 2 |  Bruno Junqueira |
Newman/Haas Racing | 1:26.118 | 1:25.491 | 1:25.491 |
| 4 | 5 | Will Power |
Team Australia | 1:25.624 | 1:25.736 | 1:25.624 |
| 5 | 10 | Ryan Briscoe |
RuSPORT | 1:26.494 | 1:25.643 | 1:25.643 |
| 6 | 14 | Dan Clarke |
CTE Racing - HVM | 1:27.516 | 1:25.942 | 1:25.942 |
| 7 | 6 |  Oriol Servià |
PKV Racing | 1:26.527 | 1:26.068 | 1:26.068 |
| 8 | 15 |  Alex Tagliani |
Team Australia | 1:27.436 | 1:26.087 | 1:26.087 |
| 9 | 3 |  David Martínez |
Forsythe Racing | 1:26.819 | 1:26.146 | 1:26.146 |
| 10 | 4 | Nelson Philippe |
CTE Racing - HVM | 1:26.708 | 1:26.278 | 1:26.278 |
| 11 | 8 | Mario Domínguez |
Rocketsports Racing | 1:27.151 | 1:26.450 | 1:26.450 |
| 12 | 34 |  Charles Zwolsman Jr. |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:27.268 | 1:26.480 | 1:26.480 |
| 13 | 20 | Katherine Legge |
PKV Racing | 1:27.720 | 1:26.607 | 1:26.607 |
| 14 | 7 |  Buddy Rice |
Forsythe Racing | 1:27.336 | 1:26.736 | 1:26.736 |
| 15 | 18 | Antônio Pizzonia |
Rocketsports Racing | 1:27.566 | 1:26.948 | 1:26.948 |
| 16 | 27 | Andrew Ranger |
Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:27.089 | 1:27.089 | 1:27.089 |
| 17 | 11 |  Jan Heylen |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1:27.214 | 1:28.091 | 1:27.214 |
| 18 | 19 |  Andreas Wirth |
Dale Coyne Racing | 1:29.148 | 1:27.842 | 1:27.842 |
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Race
editFinal championship standings
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ↑ Cole Smith, Steven (December 7, 2006). "Bouncing Back: Champ Car's season turned around after threatening to bore". Autoweek. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ Gintonio, Jim (November 11, 2006). "Rice hopes Champ Car debut earns full-time ride". Arizona Republic. p. C9. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Carlos (November 13, 2006). "Bourdais edges Wilson in Mexico Grand Prix". Santa Barbara News-Press. Associated Press. p. C8. Retrieved April 2, 2026.
- ↑ "2006 Gran Premio Telmex Presented by Banamex". ChampCarStats. Retrieved April 2, 2026.