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The 2006 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 2, 2006 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
race started with two big accidents at the first corner, which took out 7 cars. At Turn 1, Mark Webber collided with Christian Klien, who then spun around and was taken out by Franck Montagny. In Turn 2, Juan Pablo Montoya nudged his team-mate Kimi Räikkönen into a spin. Montoya then clouted Jenson Button whose front right tyre got caught by BMW-Sauber's Nick Heidfeld who was launched into a triple barrel roll; Montoya also caught Scuderia Toro Rosso's Scott Speed in the incident.

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The 2006 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 2, 2006 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Summary
The race started with two big accidents at the first corner, which took out 7 cars. At Turn 1, Mark Webber collided with Christian Klien, who then spun around and was taken out by Franck Montagny. In Turn 2, Juan Pablo Montoya nudged his team-mate Kimi Räikkönen into a spin. Montoya then clouted Jenson Button whose front right tyre got caught by BMW-Sauber's Nick Heidfeld who was launched into a triple barrel roll; Montoya also caught Scuderia Toro Rosso's Scott Speed in the incident. None of the drivers were injured. After that, the order stayed the same at the front, the only action being a battle at the back between David Coulthard, Nico Rosberg and Vitantonio Liuzzi. Rosberg being the loser and suffering the title of being the only finishing driver not to score in the race.
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Standings after the race
Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 88 | | 2 | Michael Schumacher | 69 | | 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 43 | | 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | 39 | | 5 | Felipe Massa | 36 |
Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Renault | 131 | | 2 | Ferrari | 105 | | 3 | McLaren–Mercedes | 65 | | 4 | | 32 | | 5 | BMW Sauber | 19 |
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