2006 Grand Prix of Houston explained

Country:	United States
Race:	Houston
Date:	May 13
Year:	2006
Official Name:	Grand Prix of Houston
Race No:	2
Season No:	14
Series:	Champ Car
Location:	Reliant Park Street Course Houston, Texas, United States
Course:	Temporary street circuit
Course Mi:	1.690
Course Km:	2.720
Distance Laps:	96
Distance Mi:	162.240
Distance Km:	261.099
Weather:	Partly cloudy with temperatures hovering around 72.3F; wind speeds reaching up to 12mph^[1]
Pole Driver:	Mario Domínguez
Pole Team:	Forsythe Championship Racing
Pole Time:	58.026
Pole Country:	Mexico
Fast Driver:	Sébastien Bourdais
Fast Team:	Newman/Haas Racing
Fast Time:	1:00.176
Fast Lap:	25
Fast Country:	France
First Driver:	Sébastien Bourdais
First Team:	Newman/Haas Racing
First Country:	France
Second Driver:	Paul Tracy
Second Team:	Forsythe Championship Racing
Second Country:	Canada
Third Driver:	Mario Domínguez
Third Team:	Forsythe Championship Racing
Third Country:	Mexico

The 2006 Grand Prix of Houston was the second round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on May 13, 2006, on the streets around Reliant Park in Houston, Texas. It was the first event in Houston since a race on a downtown circuit in 2001. Mario Domínguez won the pole, his first and only of his career, but Sébastien Bourdais came from fifth on the grid to win his second consecutive race of the season.

Qualifying results

Pos	Name	Team	Qual 1	Qual 2	Best
1	Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	1:00.134	58.026	58.026
2	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	59.617	58.918	58.918
3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	1:00.032	58.426	58.426
4	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	1:00.047	58.572	58.572
5	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	—^*	58.627	58.627
6	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	1:00.047	58.765	58.765
7	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	1:00.149	58.829	58.829
8	Oriol Servià	PKV Racing	1:00.268	59.062	59.062
9	Nelson Philippe	CTE Racing-HVM	1:01.260	59.232	59.232
10	Will Power	Team Australia	1:00.690	59.302	59.302
11	Charles Zwolsman Jr.	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:01.903	59.385	59.385
12	Dan Clarke	CTE Racing-HVM	—	59.550	59.550
13	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	1:03.165	59.740	59.740
14	Cristiano da Matta	Dale Coyne Racing	1:01.612	1:00.195	1:00.195
15	Katherine Legge	PKV Racing	1:01.831	1:00.265	1:00.265
16	Nicky Pastorelli	Rocketsports Racing	1:04.091	1:00.269	1:00.269
17	Jan Heylen	Dale Coyne Racing	—	1:00.839	1:00.839

The first round qualifying time for Sébastien Bourdais was disallowed after his car failed technical inspection.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Sébastien Bourdais	Newman/Haas Racing	96	1:59:57.021	5	33
2	3	Paul Tracy	Forsythe Racing	96	+1.238 secs	3	27
3	7	Mario Domínguez	Forsythe Racing	96	+2.287 secs	1	27
4	4	Nelson Philippe	CTE Racing-HVM	96	+3.667 secs	9	23
5	9	Justin Wilson	RuSPORT	96	+4.040 secs	2	21
6	27	Andrew Ranger	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	96	+5.351 secs	13	20
7	5	Will Power	Team Australia	96	+5.986 secs	10	17
8	10	A. J. Allmendinger	RuSPORT	96	+7.689 secs	4	15
9	19	Cristiano da Matta	Dale Coyne Racing	95	+ 1 Lap	14	13
10	2	Bruno Junqueira	Newman/Haas Racing	93	+ 3 Laps	2	12
11	15	Alex Tagliani	Team Australia	90	Contact	6	10
12	6	Oriol Servià	PKV Racing	87	Contact	8	9
13	11	Jan Heylen	Dale Coyne Racing	82	+ 14 Laps	17	8
14	20	Katherine Legge	PKV Racing	81	+ 15 Laps	15	7
15	34	Charles Zwolsman Jr.	Mi-Jack Conquest Racing	69	Contact	11	6
16	14	Dan Clarke	CTE Racing-HVM	33	Suspension	12	5
17	8	Nicky Pastorelli	Rocketsports Racing	29	Brakes	16	4

Driver	Laps led
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	33