2006 Atlantic Championship
| 2006 Champ Car Atlantic season | |
|---|---|
| Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda | |
| Season | |
| Races | 12 |
| Start date | April 9 |
| End date | September 2 |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion |  Simon Pagenaud |
| Teams' champion |  Forsythe Championship Racing |
| Rookie of the Year | Simon Pagenaud |
The 2006 Champ Car Atlantic season was the 33rd season of the Champ Car Atlantic Championship. It began April 9 at Long Beach and concluded September 24 at Road America. The Yokohama Presents the Champ Car Atlantic Championship Powered by Mazda Drivers' Champion was Simon Pagenaud driving for Team Australia.
The season saw a healthy increase in the number of entrants for each Grand Prix compared to the previous season.
Engines now were supllied my Mazda, instead of Toyota, and chassis was upgraded from the Swift 014.a to the Swift 016.a. Also, there was no more a Class C2 championship being contested alongside the main championship.
Teams and drivers
[edit]| Team | No | Drivers | Races |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condor Motorsports |
1 |  Danilo Dirani (R) |
All |
 Jensen MotorSport |
2 |  Tim Bridgman (R) |
All |
| 22 | Steve Ott (R) |
2, 4-6 | |
 Ricardo Vassmer (R) |
9-10 | ||
| Forsythe Racing |
3 | James Hinchcliffe (R) |
All |
| 7 | Leonardo Maia (R) |
All | |
| 33 | Richard Philippe (R) |
All | |
| 37 |  Andreas Wirth |
All | |
| US RaceTronics |
4 |  David Martínez |
All |
 Team Australia |
5 | James Davison (R) |
1-10 |
| Michael Patrizi (R) |
11-12 | ||
| 15 | Simon Pagenaud (R) |
All | |
| Sierra Sierra Enterprises |
6 | Raphael Matos (R) |
All |
| Brooks Associates Racing |
8 | Luis Schiavo (R) |
1-3 |
| Carlos Mastretta |
3-9 | ||
| Antoine Bessette |
11 | ||
| 10 |  Norbert Siedler (R) |
1-3 | |
| Alex Sperafico (R) |
4-12 | ||
| McAtee Motorsports |
9 | Kyle Kelley |
1, 4 |
| 19 | Brian McAtee |
1, 9-10 | |
| Brian Thienes |
11-12 | ||
| Polestar Racing Group |
12 | Alan Sciuto (R) |
All |
| 21 | Alex Barron |
1-10 | |
 Ronnie Bremer |
11 | ||
| Antoine Bessette |
12 | ||
| Gelles Racing |
14 |  Stephen Simpson (R) |
1-3 |
| Antoine Bessette |
4 | ||
| Colin Fleming (R) |
9-12 | ||
| 28 | Robbie Pecorari (R) |
All | |
| 31 | Casey Neal (R) |
11 | |
| 42 | Phil Giebler (R) |
9 | |
| Transnet Racing |
16 | Charles Hall |
1-3 |
| Alex García |
4-6 | ||
| 17 | Barton Mawer |
2-4 | |
| Mi-Jack Conquest Racing |
18 | Graham Rahal (R) |
All |
| 30 | Al Unser III |
1-3 | |
| Ryan Lewis (R) |
4-12 | ||
| PR1 Motorsports |
23 | Jonathan Bomarito |
All |
| 32 | Mike Forest (R) |
1, 7-8, 10, 12 | |
| NCDL Tech |
25 | Ryan Spencer-Smith (R) |
1-2 |
| Mathiasen Motorsports |
26 | Justin Sofio |
All |
| Newman Wachs Racing |
34 | Joe D'Agostino (R) |
All |
| 35 |  Daniel Gaunt (R) |
1-6 | |
| Steve Ott (R) |
7-11 | ||
| 36 | J. R. Hildebrand (R) |
12 | |
| The Room Store |
49 | Dan Selznick |
1-2, 10 |
| Bite Racing |
55 | Duncan Ende (R) |
1, 4-7 |
| 56 | Chris Souliotis |
2-3 |
Schedule
[edit]| Rd | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 9 | 2006 Imperial Capital Bank Atlantic Race |
Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
| 2 | May 13 | 2006 Fast Trac 100 |
Streets of Houston | Houston, Texas |
| 3 | May 21 | 2006 Atlantic Grand Prix of Monterrey |
Fundidora Park | Monterrey, Mexico |
| 4 | June 18 | 2006 Trinity Carpet 100K |
Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
| 5 | June 24 | 2006 Gehl Atlantic Championship of Cleveland |
Cleveland Burke Lakefront Airport | Cleveland, Ohio |
| 6 | June 25 | |||
| 7 | July 9 | 2006 Atlantic Grand Prix of Toronto |
Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario |
| 8 | July 23 | 2006 Atlantic Grand Prix of Edmonton |
Edmonton City Centre Airport | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 9 | July 30 | 2006 Atlantic Grand Prix of San José |
Streets of San Jose | San Jose, California |
| 10 | August 13 | 2006 Atlantic Grand Prix of Denver |
Streets of Denver | Denver, Colorado |
| 11 | August 27 | 2006 Atlantic Grand Prix of Montréal |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | Montreal, Quebec |
| 12 | September 24 | 2006 Gehl Championship Finale |
Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
Race results
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]Drivers' Championship
[edit]Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 31 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- The fastest driver in each qualifying session was awarded one additional point.
- The driver who set the fastest lap in a race was awarded one additional point
- The driver that gained the most positions from his starting spot was awarded one additional point.
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