2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose
The 2006 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose was the ninth round of the 2006 Champ Car World Series season, held on July 30, 2006 on the streets of San Jose, California. It was 2002 CART champion Cristiano da Matta's final Champ Car event, as he was severely injured while testing at Road America on August 3 when he collided with a deer on the track.
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman-Haas Racing | 50.160 | 48.989 | 48.989 | |
| 2 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 50.156 | 49.810 | 49.810 | |
| 3 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 50.246 | 49.264 | 49.264 | |
| 4 | Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 50.734 | 49.659 | 49.659 | |
| 5 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 50.388 | 49.813 | 49.813 | |
| 6 | Will Power | Team Australia | no time | 49.867 | 49.867 | |
| 7 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman-Haas Racing | 50.587 | 49.887 | 49.887 | |
| 8 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 50.925 | 49.962 | 49.962 | |
| 9 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing - HVM | 50.278 | 50.161 | 50.161 | |
| 10 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 50.861 | 50.215 | 50.215 | |
| 11 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 50.440 | 50.312 | 50.312 | |
| 12 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 50.504 | 50.341 | 50.341 | |
| 13 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 50.373 | no time | 50.373 | |
| 14 | Charles Zwolsman | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 51.004 | 50.435 | 50.435 | |
| 15 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 51.329 | 50.473 | 50.473 | |
| 16 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 51.591 | 50.838 | 50.838 | |
| 17 | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 52.344 | 51.628 | 51.628 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman-Haas Racing | 97 | 1:38:00.168 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | 10 | Cristiano da Matta | RuSPORT | 97 | +6.7 secs | 4 | 27 |
| 3 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 97 | +8.1 secs | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | 4 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 97 | +11.1 secs | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 19 | Mario Domínguez | Dale Coyne Racing | 97 | +12.1 secs | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 97 | +13.0 secs | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | 7 | A. J. Allmendinger | Forsythe Racing | 97 | +13.3 secs | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | 6 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 97 | +15.9 secs | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 97 | +16.5 secs | 14 | 14 |
| 10 | 17 | Nicky Pastorelli | Rocketsports Racing | 97 | +21.6 secs | 17 | 11 |
| 11 | 11 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 97 | +25.4 secs | 16 | 10 |
| 12 | 20 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 90 | + 7 Laps | 15 | 9 |
| 13 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 80 | Contact | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 52 | Contact | 13 | 7 |
| 15 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Forsythe Racing | 51 | Contact | 2 | 0* |
| 16 | 14 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing - HVM | 49 | Mechanical | 9 | 5 |
| 17 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman-Haas Racing | 2 | Contact | 7 | 4 |
* 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 & 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
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