2006 Champ Car season | |
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Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford | |
Season | |
Races | 14 |
Start date | April 9 |
End date | November 12 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Sébastien Bourdais |
Nations' Cup | France |
Rookie of the Year | Will Power |
The 2006 Bridgestone Presents the Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season was the third and penultimate season of the Champ Car World Series era of American open wheel racing, and the 28th season overall dating back to the 1979 formation of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). It began on April 9, 2006 in Long Beach, California and ended on November 12 in Mexico City, Mexico after 14 races.
Reigning two-time champion Sébastien Bourdais won the series championship for the third consecutive time with Newman/Haas Racing, becoming the first driver to win three American open wheel National Championships in a row since Ted Horn in 1948, and the first non-American driver in history to win three titles.