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.
| 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 |
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
editChampionship standings
editDrivers' Championship
editScoring 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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