The 2006 FIA GT Championship season is the 10th season of FIA GT Championship. It is a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT1 and GT2. Invitational G2 and G3 classes are also allowed to participate, but do not count towards the championships. It began on 7 May 2006 and ended on the 18 November 2006 after 10 races.
Schedule
Rnd Race Circuit Date 1 RAC Tourist Trophy Silverstone Circuit 7 May 2 Brno Supercar 500 Autodrom Brno Masaryk 28 May 3 Oschersleben Supercar 500 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 2 July 4 Proximus Spa 24 Hours Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 29 July30 July 5 Paul Ricard Supercar 500 Paul Ricard HTTT 20 August 6 Dijon Supercar 500 Dijon-Prenois 3 September 7 Mugello Supercar 500 Mugello Circuit 17 September 8 Budapest Supercar 500 Hungaroring 30 September 9 Adria Supercar 500 Adria International Raceway 15 October 10 Motorcity GT 500 Dubai Autodrome 18 NovemberSource:
Entries GT1
Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Vitaphone Racing Team Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 1 Michael Bartels All Andrea Bertolini All Eric van de Poele 4, 10 2 Thomas Biagi All Jamie Davies All Vincent Vosse 4, 10 GLPK-Carsport Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 4 Anthony Kumpen All Bert Longin All Mike Hezemans All Kurt Mollekens 4 Phoenix Racing Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 5 Andrea Piccini All Jean-Denis Délétraz All Marcel Fässler 4 Stéphane Lémeret 4 Cirtek Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 7 David Brabham 1 Christophe Bouchut 1 Zakspeed Racing Saleen S7-R Ford 6.9 L V8 9 Sascha Bert All Jaroslav Janiš 1–4, 6–9 Andrea Montermini 4–5, 7–8 Jan Charouz 4 Jos Menten 10 Balfe Motorsport Saleen S7-R Ford 6.9 L V8 11 Shaun Balfe 1–3, 5–8 Jamie Derbyshire 1–3 Neil Cunningham 1 Nigel Taylor 5–7 João Barbosa 8 B-Racing RS Line Team Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT Lamborghini 6.0 L V12 13 Marino Franchitti 1 Benjamin Leuenberger 1 Norbert Walchhofer 1 Christophe Bouchut 2–3 Peter Kox 2 Michele Bartyan 3 All-Inkl.com Racing 38 Christophe Bouchut 6–9 Benjamin Leuenberger 6–7 Peter Kox 8–9 Red Racing Lister Storm GTM Jaguar 7.0 L V12 19 Romain Yvon 5–6 Olivier Porta 5 Romain Brandela 6 Aston Martin Racing BMS Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 23 Fabio Babini All Fabrizio Gollin 1–3, 5 Christian Pescatori 4, 6–7, 9 Peter Kox 4 Tomáš Enge 4 Matteo Malucelli 8, 10 24 Miguel Ramos All Christian Pescatori 1–3, 5 Matteo Malucelli 4–5 Fabrizio Gollin 4, 6–10 Gabriele Lancieri 4 Race Alliance Motorsport Aston Martin DBR9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 32 Robert Lechner 1 Frank Diefenbacher 1 33 Karl Wendlinger All Philipp Peter All Robert Lechner 4 Christophe Bouchut 4 Jaroslav Janiš 10 PSI Experience Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 34 Jos Menten 4–5 Jean-Philippe Belloc 4–5 Patrick Bornhauser 4 Fréderic Bouvy 4 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 36 Markus Palttala 4 Pertti Kuismanen 4 Bernard Dehez 4 Vincent Radermecker 4 Renstal Excelsior Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8 35 Maxime Soulet 4 David Hart 4 Geoffroy Horion 4 Chris Buncombe 4 Scuderia Playteam Maserati MC12 GT1 Maserati 6.0 L V12 40 Giambattista Giannoccaro 7 Alessandro Pier Guidi 7 Toni Vilander 7Sources:
GT2
Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Renauer Motorsport Team Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 52 Wolfgang Kaufmann 1–5 Luca Moro 1–5 Manfred Jurasz 4 Darryl O'Young 4 László Palik 8 Zoltán Zengő 8 53 Manfred Jurasz 1–2 Hans Knauss 1–2 Theo Heutschi 1 Pétr Valek 2 Vonka Racing Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 54 Jan Vonka 2 Daniel Model 2 JMB Racing Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 55 Tim Sugden All Iradj Alexander All Jean-Michel Martin 4 Stéphane Daoudi 4 56 Peter Kutemann 1–8, 10 Antoine Gosse 1–7 Jean-Pierre Malcher 4 Stéphane Daoudi 8 Andrea Garbagnati 10 Team LNT Panoz Esperante GTLM Ford 5.0 L V8 57 Lawrence Tomlinson 1 Richard Dean 1 AF Corse Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 58 Jaime Melo All Matteo Bobbi 1–9 Stéphane Ortelli 4 Toni Vilander 10 59 Rui Águas All Mika Salo All Timo Scheider 4 RJN Motorsport Nissan 350Z Nissan 3.5 L V6 60 Darren Manning 1 Joe Tuckey 1 Scuderia Ecosse Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 62 Nathan Kinch All Andrew Kirkaldy 1–9 Marino Franchitti 4, 10 63 Tim Mullen All Chris Niarchos 1, 3–4, 6–8, 10 Phil Bennett 2 Allan Simonsen 4 Marino Franchitti 5, 9 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 GT3-RSPorsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 66 Christian Ried All Horst Felbermayr Jr. All Gerold Ried 4 Horst Felbermayr 4 69 Gerold Ried 1–3, 5–10 Horst Felbermayr 1–3, 5–10 GPC Sport Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 70 Gabriele Gardel 4 Marco Cioci 4 Luca Drudi 4 Fabrizio de Simone 4 RSV Motorsport Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 71 Ronald Severin 4–5 Michel Ligonnet 4–5 Domingo Romero 4 Peter Sundberg 4 81 Domino Romero 5 Peter Sundberg 5 AB Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 72 Antonio De Castro 4 Bruno Barbaro 4 Renato Premoli 4 Ebimotors Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 74 Luigi Moccia All Emanuele Busnelli All Johnny Mowlem 4 75 Luca Riccitelli 1–9 Emmanuel Collard 1–7, 9–10 Romain Dumas 4 Uwe Alzen 8 Mike Rockenfeller 10 Autoracing Club Bratislava Porsche 911 GT3-RPorsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 77 Štefan Rosina 1–8, 10 Miroslav Konôpka 1–8, 10 Damien Coens 4 Steve Van Bellingen 4 Ice Pol Racing Team Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 78 Marc Goossens 4 Marc Duez 4 Christian Lefort 4 Yves Lambert 4 Spyker Squadron Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R Audi 3.8 L V8 79 Jeroen Bleekemolen 10 Jonny Kane 10 80 Jeroen Bleekemolen 4 Donny Crevels 4 Jonny Kane 4 Peter Kox 10 Peter Dumbreck 10 Edil Cris Racing Team Ferrari F430 GTC Ferrari 4.3 L V8 82 Paolo Ruberti 9 Raffaele Gianmaria 9 Race Alliance Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 99 Thomas Grüber 1–3, 7–8, 10 Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer 1–3, 7–8, 10Sources:
Season results Overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Results GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers 1 Silverstone #1 Vitaphone Racing Team #58 AF Corse Results Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels Jaime Melo Matteo Bobbi 2 Brno #9 Zakspeed Racing #55 JMB Racing Results Jaroslav Janiš Sascha Bert Tim Sugden Iradj Alexander 3 Oschersleben #1 Vitaphone Racing Team #62 Scuderia Ecosse Results Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy 4 Spa #1 Vitaphone Racing Team #59 AF Corse Results Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels Eric van de Poele Mika Salo Rui Águas Timo Scheider 5 Paul Ricard #4 GLPK-Carsport #62 Scuderia Ecosse Results Mike Hezemans Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy 6 Dijon #2 Vitaphone Racing Team #58 AF Corse Results Thomas Biagi Jamie Davies Jaime Melo Matteo Bobbi 7 Mugello #33 Race Alliance #75 Ebimotors Results Karl Wendlinger Philipp Peter Emmanuel Collard Luca Riccitelli 8 Hungaroring #9 Zakspeed Racing #62 Scuderia Ecosse Results Jaroslav Janiš Sascha Bert Andrea Montermini Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy 9 Adria #2 Vitaphone Racing Team #63 Scuderia Ecosse Results Thomas Biagi Jamie Davies Tim Mullen Marino Franchitti 10 Dubai #5 Phoenix Racing #63 Scuderia Ecosse Results Andrea Piccini Jean-Denis Délétraz Tim Mullen Chris NiarchosSource:
Drivers Championship Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 except at the Spa 24 Hours. Drivers who do not drive the car for a minimum distance do not score points.
GT1 Standings
Driver Team SIL BRN OSC SPA PRI DIJ MUG BUD ADR DUB Totalpoints 6H 12H 24H 1 Michael Bartels Vitaphone Racing Team 1 4 1 2 2 1 7 5 2 5 2 7 71 1 Andrea Bertolini Vitaphone Racing Team 1 4 1 2 2 1 7 5 2 5 2 7 71 2 Jean-Denis Délétraz Phoenix Racing 6 2 3 1 1 2 6 3 6 4 Ret 1 62 2 Andrea Piccini Phoenix Racing 6 2 3 1 1 2 6 3 6 4 Ret 1 62 3 Jaroslav Janiš Zakspeed Racing 2 1 4 4 4 6 4 4 1 6 58 Race Alliance Motorsport 5 4 Sascha Bert Zakspeed Racing 2 1 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 1 6 8 56 5 Jamie Davies Vitaphone Racing Team 5 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 1 3 7 1 3 54 5 Thomas Biagi Vitaphone Racing Team 5 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 1 3 7 1 3 54 6 Fabio Babini Aston Martin Racing BMS 3 3 5 7 5 4 5 6 5 3 4 4 51 7 Bert Longin GLPK-Carsport 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 1 Ret 7 2 3 2 48 7 Anthony Kumpen GLPK-Carsport 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 1 Ret 7 2 3 2 48 7 Mike Hezemans GLPK-Carsport 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 1 Ret 7 2 3 2 48 8 Fabrizio Gollin Aston Martin Racing BMS 3 3 5 6 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 6 5 6 33.5 9 Karl Wendlinger Race Alliance Motorsport Ret Ret 7 5 8 8 4 2 1 Ret Ret 5 32.5 9 Philipp Peter Race Alliance Motorsport Ret Ret 7 5 8 8 4 2 1 Ret Ret 5 32.5 10 Christian Pescatori Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 6 7 5 4 9 6 5 4 29 11 Andrea Montermini Zakspeed Racing 4 4 6 8 4 1 24 12 Miguel Ramos Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 6 6 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 6 5 6 22.5 13 Eric van de Poele Vitaphone Racing Team 2 2 1 7 20 14 Stéphane Lémeret Phoenix Racing 1 1 2 18 14 Marcel Fässler Phoenix Racing 1 1 2 18 15 Jos Menten PSI Experience 9 6 5 2 14.5 Zakspeed Racing 8 16 Jean-Philippe Belloc PSI Experience 9 6 5 2 13.5 17 Christophe Bouchut Cirtek Motorsport 4 13.5 B-Racing RS Line Team 6 9 Race Alliance Motorsport 5 8 8 All-Inkl.com Racing 8 Ret 8 Ret 18 Matteo Malucelli Aston Martin Racing BMS 6 Ret Ret 9 3 4 12.5 19 Kurt Mollekens GLPK-Carsport 3 3 3 12 20 Peter Kox B-Racing RS Line Team 6 12 Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 4 All-Inkl.com Racing 8 Ret 21 Tomáš Enge Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 4 8 22 Jan Charouz Zakspeed Racing 4 4 6 8 23 Vincent Vosse Vitaphone Racing Team Ret Ret Ret 3 6 24 Patrick Bornhauser PSI Experience 9 6 5 5.5 24 Frédéric Bouvy PSI Experience 9 6 5 5.5 25 David Brabham Cirtek Motorsport 4 5 26 Pertti Kuismanen PSI Experience 8 7 7 3.5 26 Markus Palttala PSI Experience 8 7 7 3.5 26 Bernard Dehez PSI Experience 8 7 7 3.5 26 Vincent Radermecker PSI Experience 8 7 7 3.5 27 Robert Lechner Race Alliance Motorsport Ret 5 8 8 3.5 28 Shaun Balfe Balfe Motorsport 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 9 2 29 Gabriele Lancieri Aston Martin Racing BMS 6 Ret Ret 1.5 30 Jamie Derbyshire Balfe Motorsport 9 Ret 8 1 31 Benjamin Leuenberger All-Inkl.com Racing 8 Ret 1 31 Nigel Taylor Balfe Motorsport Ret Ret 8 1 Driver Team SIL BRN OSC 6H 12H 24H PRI DIJ MUG BUD ADR DUB Totalpoints SPA Sources:
GT2 Standings