| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 14 of 14 in the2006 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) |
The2006 Gran Premio Telmex was the fourteenth and final round of the2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on November 12, 2006, on theAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez inMexico City, Mexico. The pole was won byJustin Wilson, while the race was won by season championSébastien Bourdais, his seventh victory of the year.
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team | Qual 1 | Qual 2 | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 1:25.560 | 1:24.801 | 1:24.801 |
| 2 | | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:25.449 | 1:24.986 | 1:24.986 |
| 3 |  | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:26.118 | 1:25.491 | 1:25.491 |
| 4 | | Will Power | Team Australia | 1:25.624 | 1:25.736 | 1:25.624 |
| 5 | | Ryan Briscoe | RuSPORT | 1:26.494 | 1:25.643 | 1:25.643 |
| 6 | | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:27.516 | 1:25.942 | 1:25.942 |
| 7 |  | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 1:26.527 | 1:26.068 | 1:26.068 |
| 8 |  | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 1:27.436 | 1:26.087 | 1:26.087 |
| 9 |  | David Martínez | Forsythe Racing | 1:26.819 | 1:26.146 | 1:26.146 |
| 10 | | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 1:26.708 | 1:26.278 | 1:26.278 |
| 11 | | Mario Domínguez | Rocketsports Racing | 1:27.151 | 1:26.450 | 1:26.450 |
| 12 |  | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:27.268 | 1:26.480 | 1:26.480 |
| 13 | | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 1:27.720 | 1:26.607 | 1:26.607 |
| 14 |  | Buddy Rice | Forsythe Racing | 1:27.336 | 1:26.736 | 1:26.736 |
| 15 | | Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 1:27.566 | 1:26.948 | 1:26.948 |
| 16 | | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 1:27.089 | 1:27.089 | 1:27.089 |
| 17 |  | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:27.214 | 1:28.091 | 1:27.214 |
| 18 |  | Andreas Wirth | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:29.148 | 1:27.842 | 1:27.842 |
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sébastien Bourdais | Newman/Haas Racing | 66 | 1:51:31.146 | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | 9 | Justin Wilson | RuSPORT | 66 | +3.528 secs | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | 5 | Will Power | Team Australia | 66 | +46.536 secs | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | 2 | Bruno Junqueira | Newman/Haas Racing | 66 | +1:04.023 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | 15 | Alex Tagliani | Team Australia | 66 | +1:18.033 | 8 | 22 |
| 6 | 6 | Oriol Servià | PKV Racing | 66 | +1:28.745 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | Nelson Philippe | CTE Racing - HVM | 66 | +1:29.997 | 10 | 17 |
| 8 | 27 | Andrew Ranger | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 16 |
| 9 | 3 | David Martínez | Forsythe Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | 7 | Buddy Rice | Forsythe Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | 34 | Charles Zwolsman Jr. | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | 18 | Antônio Pizzonia | Rocketsports Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 9 |
| 13 | 11 | Jan Heylen | Dale Coyne Racing | 65 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 8 |
| 14 | 10 | Ryan Briscoe | RuSPORT | 64 | + 2 Laps | 5 | 7 |
| 15 | 19 | Andreas Wirth | Dale Coyne Racing | 64 | + 2 Laps | 18 | 6 |
| 16 | 20 | Katherine Legge | PKV Racing | 63 | + 3 Laps | 13 | 5 |
| 17 | 8 | Mario Domínguez | Rocketsports Racing | 59 | Retired | 11 | 4 |
| 18 | 14 | Dan Clarke | CTE Racing - HVM | 7 | Differential | 6 | 3 |
| Laps | Cause |
|---|---|
| 1-5 | Domínguez (8) &Legge (20) crash |
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