The 2006 Darwin Triple Crown (commercially known as the 2006 Skycity Triple Crown) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 30 June–2 July 2006. The event was held at the Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory, and consisted of three races culminating in 373 kilometres. It was the fifth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Background Tony Ricciardello and José Fernández continued their ride-share agreement at Britek Motorsport, with the Western Australian driver taking the reins for the round. Over at Paul Morris Motorsport, Fabian Coulthard was replaced with Steven Ellery to give the former Triple 8 and Holden Young Lions driver some miles before joining Paul Morris for the Endurance rounds.

Results Qualifying Driver Team Car Time 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 1:09.2209 2 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.1059 3 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.1683 4 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.1814 5 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.2019 6 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.2664 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.3217 8 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.3505 9 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.4002 10 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.5014 11 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.5714 12 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.6388 13 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.6568 14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.6955 15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.7167 16 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.7834 17 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.8980 18 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.9064 19 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9153 20 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +0.9207 21 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.9404 22 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9555 23 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9602 24 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.9888 25 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +1.0429 26 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.1152 27 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.1942 28 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.2027 29 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.2485 30 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.6635 31 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +2.7183 Source:

Top Ten Shootout Driver Team Car Time 1 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 1:09.0322 2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.1933 3 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.3428 4 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.4601 5 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.8121 6 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.8517 7 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.8991 8 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.2354 9 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +1.2988 10 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +1.8832 Source:

Race 1 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 41:07.5941 2 128 2 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +0.7129 4 124 3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +7.0965 5 120 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 34 +7.5325 6 116 5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +8.0885 3 112 6 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +9.0829 8 108 7 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 34 +15.8107 7 104 8 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 34 +20.1872 9 100 9 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 34 +20.3913 10 96 10 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +20.4100 13 92 11 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +25.1455 12 88 12 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +26.1139 11 84 13 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +27.7013 14 80 14 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +35.4905 17 76 15 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +36.4059 19 72 16 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +41.2966 21 68 17 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +42.9231 22 64 18 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +43.9555 23 60 19 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +44.4760 27 56 20 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +47.6054 29 52 21 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +54.2141 18 48 22 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +54.6820 30 44 23 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +58.1023 26 40 24 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +57.4819 1 36 25 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +1:04.0166 28 32 26 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +1:04.4029 25 28 27 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 33 +1 lap 24 24 28 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 33 +1 lap 16 20 29 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 30 +4 laps 15 16 30 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 30 +4 laps 31 12 31 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 28 +6 laps 20 8 Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:10.2958 Source:

Race 2 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 1:00:37.8417 8 64 2 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +4.2865 3 62 3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 48 +4.4378 28 60 4 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 48 +8.7889 1 58 5 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 48 +8.8545 23 56 6 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +13.9154 16 54 7 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +16.8845 22 52 8 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +19.5985 27 50 9 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +21.1143 6 48 10 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +23.3676 30 46 11 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +30.4223 11 44 12 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +33.3197 9 42 13 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +34.0939 12 40 14 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +34.4836 26 38 15 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +34.9400 5 36 16 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +37.4191 17 34 17 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +38.3702 29 32 18 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +47.3897 13 30 19 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +47.7391 18 28 20 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +52.1716 4 26 21 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +53.0294 14 24 22 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 48 +53.5062 25 22 23 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:12.0275 2 20 24 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 47 +1 lap 15 18 25 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 7 16 26 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +2 laps 10 14 27 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +2 laps 20 12 28 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 40 +8 laps 31 10 Ret 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 44 Engine 24 Ret 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 7 Suspension 19 Ret 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 1 Crash 21 Fastest lap: Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing), 1:10.1260 Source:

Race 3 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 48 57:53.3776 1 128 2 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +3.8061 6 124 3 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +11.1495 3 120 4 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +18.6505 13 116 5 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +22.4292 2 112 6 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +22.9175 8 108 7 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +30.2204 11 104 8 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +31.6249 5 100 9 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +32.0663 7 96 10 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +53.1736 16 92 11 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +55.9518 20 88 12 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +59.0870 25 84 13 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 48 +59.5624 14 80 14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +59.7202 23 76 15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +59.8438 24 72 16 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:02.5628 18 68 17 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:03.1333 21 64 18 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:04.0363 22 60 19 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:08.5552 30 56 20 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:09.0656 12 52 21 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:10.0106 17 48 22 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:13.8512 15 44 23 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:25.8256 10 40 24 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 29 36 25 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 28 32 26 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 4 28 27 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 26 24 28 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 38 +10 laps 9 20 29 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 38 +10 laps 31 16 Ret 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 19 27 Ret 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 1 Crash 19 Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:10.2851 Source:

Round standings Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Craig Lowndes 4 3 1 304 2 Garth Tander 5 8 3 282 = Rick Kelly 2 10 5 282 4 Jason Richards 6 14 2 270 5 Mark Winterbottom 3 17 18 252 6 Mark Skaife 1 28 6 246 7 Russell Ingall 10 7 9 240 8 Jason Bright 24 1 4 216 9 Cameron McConville 15 16 7 210 10 Jason Bargwanna 21 11 10 184 11 Paul Dumbrell 8 Ret 13 180 = Jamie Whincup 9 5 26 180 13 Paul Radisich 18 21 11 172 14 James Courtney 16 6 23 162 15 Greg Murphy 26 9 12 160 16 Will Davison 13 Ret 14 156 = Max Wilson 11 Ret 16 156 = Dean Canto 14 19 20 156 19 Steven Johnson 29 2 15 150 20 Andrew Jones 23 12 17 146 = Steven Richards 7 22 28 146 22 Steve Owen 17 24 18 142 23 John Bowe 20 13 21 140 = Todd Kelly 12 27 22 140 25 Lee Holdsworth 28 20 19 102 26 Marcus Marshall 22 26 25 90 = Warren Luff 31 4 27 90 28 Paul Morris 19 18 Ret 86 29 Brad Jones 25 25 24 84 30 Steven Ellery 27 15 Ret 60 31 Tony Ricciardello 30 23 29 48 Source:

Championship standings Driver Gap 1 Garth Tander 1324 2 Craig Lowndes 1316 -8 3 Rick Kelly 1311 -13 4 Russell Ingall 1202 -112 5 Mark Winterbottom 1191 -123

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