Date 21 October, 2006 | Official name Lexmark Indy 300 | |
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Location Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Queensland, Australia Course Temporary Street Circuit
2.795 mi / 4.498 km Distance 59 laps
164.905 mi / 265.382 km Weather Sunny with temperatures rising up to 28.3 °C (82.9 °F) | ||
The 2006 Lexmark Indy 300 was the thirteenth and penultimate round of the 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season, held on 21 October 2006 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit in Queensland, Australia. The pole was won by native Queenslander Will Power, the first of his Champ Car career. The race was won by Nelson Philippe, the first and only win of his Champ Car career. By virtue of his eighth-place finish, Sébastien Bourdais clinched his third consecutive Champ Car season title, the first man to achieve this feat since Ted Horn won three consecutive National Championships from 1946 through 1948.
Qualifying results
* Justin Wilson fractured the scaphoid bone in his wrist in a crash during practice on Friday and took no further part in the event as a result.