The 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain was the fourth season of the one-make championship. It consisted of 20 rounds, beginning on 8 April at Brands Hatch and finishing on 15 October at Silverstone. The series supported the British Touring Car Championship throughout the season. Damien Faulkner won his second consecutive title, ahead of Tim Harvey and Danny Watts.
Changes for 2006 The 997 model 911 GT3 replaced the 996. Races were approximately 55% longer than in 2005. The Pro-Am class for non-professional drivers was introduced.
Entry list All drivers raced in Porsche 911 GT3s.
Team No Driver Rounds Team Parker with SAS 1 Damien Faulkner All 3 Jason Templeman All Team Irwin with Redline Racing 2 Richard Westbrook 1, 4 Danny Watts 2-3, 5-10 Motorbase Performance 4 Tim Harvey All 44 Michael Caine All Trackspeed 11 Piers Masarati 1 Team RPM 12 Mark Cole 1 In2Racing 20 Richard Williams All 21 James Pickford 8 22 9-10 23 Tim Sugden 2 Tech 9 32 Mark Cole 3-5 Team Parker 68 Sam Edwards 1-2 Pro-Am Redline Racing 5 Nigel Rice All 8 Jason Young 1-4, 6-7, 9 48 Maxi Jazz 1-6, 9-10 Motorbase Performance 14 Andy Britnell 10 27 Phil Quaife All Trackspeed 10 David Ashburn All Team RPM 12 Alex Mortimer 6 Team Parker 18 Mark Hazell 1-4, 6, 9-10 68 Sam Edwards 3-10 In2Racing 21 Mike Richards 1-4, 6-7, 9-10 22 Paul Warren 1 23 Paul Hogarth 1-3, 6-10 Team O 24 Pete Osborne 1, 3-7, 9-10 Tech 9 32 Andy Demetriou 10 33 Phil Hindley 3 RH Motorsport with Paragon 77 Andy Purdie 1, 4-10 Guest Porsche Motorsport 43 Mark Hales 1 Michael Devaney 2 Paul O'Neill 3 Sascha Maassen 4 Ian White 5 Owen Mildenhall 6 Rob Huff 7 Colin McRae 8 Shane Lynch 9 Vicki Butler-Henderson 10
Calendar & Winners All races were held in the United Kingdom (excepting Mondello Park round that held in Ireland). Round Venue Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 8–9 April Tim Harvey Richard Westbrook Richard Westbrook Team Irwin with Redline Racing R2 Tim Harvey Richard Westbrook Team Irwin with Redline Racing 2 R3 Mondello Park, County Kildare 22–23 April Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner Team Parker with SAS R4 Damien Faulkner Tim Harvey Motorbase Performance 3 R5 Oulton Park, Cheshire 13–14 May Danny Watts Danny Watts Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing R6 Damien Faulkner Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing 4 R7 Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire 3–4 June Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner Damien Faulkner Team Parker with SAS R8 Richard Westbrook Richard Westbrook Team Irwin with Redline Racing 5 R9 Croft Circuit, North Yorkshire 15–16 July Danny Watts Danny Watts Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing R10 Danny Watts Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing 6 R11 Donington Park, Leicestershire 29–30 July Danny Watts Damien Faulkner Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing R12 Danny Watts Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing 7 R13 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit, Norfolk 12–13 August Danny Watts Damien Faulkner Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing R14 Danny Watts Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing 8 R15 Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife 2–3 September Tim Harvey Michael Caine Damien Faulkner Team Parker with SAS R16 Danny Watts Tim Harvey Motorbase Performance 9 R17 Brands Hatch Indy, Kent 23–24 September Danny Watts Mike Richards Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing R18 Jason Templeman Danny Watts Team Irwin with Redline Racing 10 R19 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire 14–15 October Danny Watts James Pickford James Pickford In2Racing R20 James Pickford Tim Harvey Motorbase Performance
Championship Standings Points were awarded on a 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 basis to the top 15 finishers in each race, with 1 point for the fastest lap in each race and 1 point for pole position in the first race of each meeting.
Pos Driver BRA MON OUL THR CRO DON SNE KNO BRA SIL Pts 1 Damien Faulkner 3 2 1 2 3 3 1 Ret 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 2 3 2 340 2 Tim Harvey 2 3 2 1 2 2 2 Ret 3 3 3 2 Ret Ret 3 1 2 14 2 1 289 3 Danny Watts Ret 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 8 1 1 Ret 4 250 4 Richard Williams 6 5 4 6 5 4 13 3 5 4 15 8 6 4 6 7 7 4 7 5 221 5 Jason Templeman 4 4 Ret Ret 15 9 5 Ret 11 6 4 4 4 15 5 3 5 3 9 6 184 6 Michael Caine 5 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 4 Ret 9 6 2 2 4 9 4 5 4 3 183 7 Phil Quaife 10 8 5 5 4 5 7 Ret 7 5 5 Ret 7 5 11 4 13 11 11 7 173 8 Sam Edwards DSQ DSQ 6 7 9 6 6 Ret 8 8 7 Ret 5 6 7 Ret 8 DSQ 10 8 130 9 Nigel Rice 7 10 7 Ret 12 8 Ret 7 Ret 10 8 11 12 10 9 10 10 9 13 9 114 10 Andy Purdie 11 11 10 5 9 9 Ret Ret Ret 9 8 5 9 7 5 Ret 101 11 David Ashburn 13 9 9 9 11 11 Ret 8 10 12 12 10 8 12 10 11 12 Ret 14 13 99 12 Mike Richards 9 14 Ret Ret 8 12 9 Ret 10 7 10 8 6 10 6 11 93 13 Jason Young 8 7 8 8 14 10 Ret 6 18 9 11 11 11 8 87 14 Richard Westbrook 1 1 15 1 64 15 James Pickford 2 6 DNS 6 1 Ret 60 16 Pete Osborne 16 15 13 Ret 12 11 13 11 11 13 9 13 16 13 17 12 52 17 Mark Cole 12 Ret Ret 7 14 4 6 7 51 18 Mark Hazell Ret 13 10 Ret 10 13 8 9 13 14 14 12 Ret Ret 50 19 Maxi Jazz Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 14 11 10 Ret 14 16 Ret 18 Ret 18 16 26 20 Alex Mortimer 6 5 22 21 Paul Hogarth 15 DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret 17 Ret DSQ 14 12 DNS 15 DNS 15 14 12 22 Phil Hindley 7 Ret 10 23 Andy Britnell 12 10 10 24 Andy Demetriou 8 Ret 8 25 Paul Warren 14 Ret 2 26 Piers Masarati 17 DSQ 0 NC Tim Sugden DNS Ret 0guest drivers ineligible for points. Sascha Maassen 4 2 0 Michael Devaney 3 4 0 Paul O'Neill 6 Ret 0 Rob Huff Ret 7 0 Ian White 12 13 0 Owen Mildenhall 14 12 0 Mark Hales Ret 12 0 Vicki Butler-Henderson 16 15 0 Shane Lynch 17 Ret 0 Colin McRae Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver BRA MON OUL THR CRO DON SNE KNO BRA SIL PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
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