The 2006 Campionato Italiano Superturismo Season was the second season of the Italian Superturismo Championship since its recreation in 2005 (at the same time as the ETCC, the promoted Italian championship, was turned into the WTCC). It had several well-known contenders, such as Alessandro Zanardi, Emanuele Naspetti and retired ski-racer Kristian Ghedina. Overall a total of seven race weekends of two races each were held at six different circuits. The championship was won by Roberto Colcigao driving for SEAT.
Teams and drivers Team Car Driver Rounds BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 4 Alessandro Zanardi 1-4 Československý Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 44 Jiří Janák 1 Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 46 Jens Edman 1 DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 51 Alessandro Balzan 1-6 52 Elio Marchetti 1-4, 7 66 Andrea Pagliai 7 Scuderia La Torre Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 53 Riccardo Romagnoli All GDL Racing BMW 320i 54 Emanuele Naspetti All Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 55 Stefano Valli 1-3, 7 56 Simone Iacone 1-4 Mirko Venturi 5 59 Kristian Ghedina 4-7 62 Roberto Tamagnini 7 SEAT Sport Italia SEAT León 57 Davide Roda AllSEAT Toledo Cupra58 Roberto Colciago 1 SEAT León 2-7SEAT Toledo Cupra 63 Gianni Calabrese 5 69 Massimiliano Pedalà 7 Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 61 Cristian Ricciarini 4-5, 7 Pro Motorsport BMW 320i 65 Roberto Conte 7 Team Cantarelli BMW 320i 71 Cesare Cremonesi 7
Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Monza 2 April Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain R2 Alessandro Balzan Alessandro Balzan DB Motorsport 2 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 30 April Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain R2 Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia 3 R1 Imola 7 May Alessandro Zanardi Emanuele Naspetti Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing R2 Elio Marchetti Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing 4 R1 Mugello 23 July Alessandro Zanardi Emanuele Naspetti Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain R2 Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain 5 R1 Magione 17 September Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing R2 Emanuele Naspetti Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing 6 R1 Vallelunga 1 October Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia R2 Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia 7 R1 Vallelunga 15 October Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia R2 Roberto Colciago Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing
Championship standings Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 108654321 12 results from 14 are valid for the championship
Drivers' Championship Pos Driver Car MON MCO IMO MUG MAG VAL VAL Pts 1 Roberto Colciago Seat RetDNS 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 98 2 Emanuele NaspettiBMW 8DNS 3 Ret 1 1 3 8 1 1 2 4 2 1 85 3 Alessandro BalzanAlfa Romeo 2 1 Ret 2 3 3 6 9 2 Ret 3 2 63 4 Riccardo RomagnoliAlfa Romeo 4 3 6 3 4 7 7 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 6 5 51 5 Alessandro ZanardiBMW 1 7 1 Ret Ret 5 1 1 46 6 Simone IaconeBMW 3 2 5DNS Ret 6 2 3 35 7 Kristian GhedinaBMW 8 5 6 5 4 3 5 4 32 8 Davide Roda Seat 6 6 7 4 5 Ret 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 25 9 Elio MarchettiAlfa Romeo RetDNS 4 Ret 6 4 10 6 10 9 16 10 Cristian RicciariniBMW 5 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 14 11 Massimiliano Pedalà Seat 3 3 12 12 Stefano ValliBMW 7 4 RetDNS 7 Ret 11 13 Jiří JanákAlfa Romeo 5 5 8 14 Gianni Calabrese Seat 5 6 7 15 Mirko VenturiBMW 3 Ret 6 16 Andrea PagliaiAlfa Romeo 7 7 4 Roberto TamagniniBMW 9 10 0 Roberto ConteBMW 11 11 0 Cesare CremonesiBMW Ret Ret 0 Jens EdmanPeugeot RetDNS 0 Pos Driver Car MON MCO IMO MUG MAG VAL VAL Pts Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
Constructors' Championship Pos Manufacturer Points 1 BMW 188 2 SEAT 139 3 Alfa Romeo 129