Race Date Race Date 10-22-06 * Surfers Paradise * Queensland, Australia
Pos Driver # Team Lap Time Mph km/h Leader Previous
1 W. Power 5 Team Australia 1:31.839 109.561 176.321
2 P. Tracy 3 Forsythe 1:31.959 109.418 176.091 0.120
3 S. Bourdais 1 Newman/Haas 1:32.212 109.118 175.608 0.373 0.253
4 N. Philippe 4 CTE Racing 1:32.348 108.957 175.349 0.509 0.136
5 B. Junqueira 2 Newman/Haas 1:32.809 108.416 174.478 0.970 0.461
6 A. Tagliani 15 Team Australia 1:32.845 108.374 174.411 1.006 0.036
7 M. Dominguez 8 Rocketsports 1:32.974 108.224 174.169 1.135 0.129
8 R. Briscoe 10 RuSPORT 1:33.043 108.144 174.040 1.204 0.069
9 A. Ranger 27 Mi-Jack 1:33.564 107.541 173.070 1.725 0.521
10 O. Servia 6 PKV Racing 1:33.674 107.415 172.867 1.835 0.110
11 D. Clarke 14 CTE Racing 1:33.750 107.328 172.727 1.911 0.076
12 A. Allmendinger 7 Forsythe 1:33.761 107.315 172.706 1.922 0.011
13 J. Heylen 11 Dale Coyne 1:34.182 106.836 171.935 2.343 0.421
14 C. Zwolsman 34 Mi-Jack 1:34.282 106.722 171.752 2.443 0.100
15 K. Legge 20 PKV Racing 1:34.634 106.325 171.113 2.795 0.352
16 A. Wirth 19 Dale Coyne 1:35.176 105.720 170.139 3.337 0.542
17 A. Pizzonia 18 Rocketsports 0.00 0.00 --- --- ---
FAST FACTS:
Lexmark Indy 300 Notes:
Sebastien Bourdais must finish ninth or better in order to clinch his third consecutive Champ Car title on Sunday.
Will Power became the first Australian-born driver to win a Champ Car pole position since Geoff Brabham turned the trick at Riverside in 1981. It was only Brabham’s second Champ Car start, but he would never win a pole again despite making 87 total appearances.
Will Power and Dan Clarke have claimed the last two Champ Car poles, Power here in Australia and Clarke in Road America. This marks the first time that two different rookie drivers have started from pole in consecutive races since 1983. John Paul Jr. (Las Vegas) and Teo Fabi (Laguna Seca) were the last rookies to start on pole in back-to-back events.
Ryan Briscoe will start 11th in his Champ Car debut Sunday, putting him third among the eight rookies that will start Sunday’s event.
Saturday’s attendance at Surfers Paradise was 89,772, boosting the three-day total to 210,988.
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