The 2006 Ipswich 400 (commercially titled the 2006 BigPond 400) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 21–23 July 2006. The event was held at the Queensland Raceway in Willowbank, Queensland, Australia, and consisted of three races culminating in 381 kilometres. It was the sixth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Background There was one driver change prior to the event, José Fernández replacing Tony Ricciardello at Britek Motorsport.
Results Qualifying Driver Team Car Time 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 1:10.2545 2 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.3945 3 88 Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA +0.4435 4 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4700 5 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4851 6 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4926 7 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.5041 8 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.5185 9 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.7006 10 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.7214 11 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.7866 12 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.8042 13 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.8129 14 50 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.8439 15 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.9230 16 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9742 17 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9887 18 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.0229 19 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.0531 20 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.1551 21 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.2234 22 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +1.2740 23 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.2768 24 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.3104 25 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.3397 26 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.4477 27 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.4821 28 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ +1.5964 29 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.7362 30 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.8150 31 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +2.3359 Source:
Top Ten Shootout Driver Team Car Time 1 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 1:10.3713 2 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.1079 3 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.2387 4 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.2802 5 88 Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA +0.3889 6 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4250 7 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.5859 8 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team +0.7039 9 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.8948 EXC 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA Source:
Race 1 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 32 39:57.9354 1 128 2 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +1.6411 2 124 3 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +2.5121 3 120 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 32 +3.0171 12 116 5 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +3.5081 7 112 6 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 32 +5.9840 9 108 7 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 32 +7.2932 4 104 8 88 Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 32 +7.6697 5 100 9 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +7.9092 6 96 10 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +9.7690 10 92 11 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +10.1439 16 88 12 50 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +10.8240 14 84 13 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +11.5178 17 80 14 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +12.0667 20 76 15 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 32 +12.8356 15 72 16 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +13.4372 11 68 17 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +14.7220 23 64 18 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +16.0789 18 60 19 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +16.2793 27 56 20 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +17.2288 24 52 21 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 32 +17.6541 8 48 22 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +18.6871 26 44 23 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 32 +19.3125 22 40 24 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +20.0305 28 36 25 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +21.2445 25 32 26 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 32 +22.6555 31 28 27 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +23.4826 21 24 28 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +25.2901 29 20 29 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 25 +7 laps 30 16 DNF 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 24 Electrical 19 DNF 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 3 Gearbox 13 Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 1:11.4130 Source:
Race 2 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 45 57:49.9456 9 64 2 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +2.6624 29 62 3 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +3.9801 27 60 4 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +4.9541 23 58 5 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 45 +6.6133 26 56 6 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +8.4535 5 54 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +9.4057 21 52 8 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +9.8699 28 50 9 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +10.3546 25 48 10 50 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +10.7686 18 46 11 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +13.5650 3 44 12 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +14.2457 30 42 13 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +14.3393 17 40 14 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 45 +14.5707 24 38 15 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +14.8288 14 36 16 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 45 +15.3945 7 34 17 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +16.1254 19 32 18 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +17.2277 8 30 19 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +18.7826 11 28 20 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +20.9190 10 26 21 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +32.1500 31 24 22 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 45 +35.4088 4 22 23 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +41.9848 16 20 24 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +45.0337 13 18 25 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 44 +1 lap 6 16 26 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 41 +4 laps 1 14 27 88 Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 38 +7 laps 22 12 DNF 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 18 Gearbox 2 DNF 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 11 Crash 12 DNF 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 0 Crash 15 DNF 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 0 Crash 20 Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 1:11.9607 Source: – Todd Kelly, Steven Johnson, Jason Richards and Jamie Whincup all received 27-second post-race penalties.
Race 3 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 56:27.2356 1 128 2 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +4.7130 5 124 3 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +5.1492 3 120 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 45 +5.4924 4 116 5 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +5.9753 6 112 6 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 45 +11.8451 8 108 7 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +16.6510 10 104 8 88 Jamie Whincup Ford Falcon BA 45 +16.9044 13 100 9 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +17.3450 7 96 10 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +18.4089 11 92 11 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +24.9786 16 88 12 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +26.3034 18 84 13 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +26.7297 14 80 14 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +28.2574 17 76 15 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 45 +28.9427 23 72 16 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +29.5273 19 68 17 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +30.7848 22 64 18 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +32.7585 30 60 19 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +34.6653 20 56 20 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +35.8107 25 52 21 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +37.8432 28 48 22 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +41.1502 29 44 23 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +41.3125 24 40 24 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +44.4682 31 36 25 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 44 +1 lap 15 32 26 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 44 +1 lap 26 28 27 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team 39 +6 laps 12 24 28 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 38 +7 laps 21 20 DNF 50 Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 39 Misfire 9 DNF 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 22 Engine 2 DNF 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 13 27 Fastest Lap: James Courtney (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:11.7040 Source:
Round standings Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Garth Tander 1 2 1 318 2 Jason Bright 2 8 3 294 3 Craig Lowndes 4 5 4 288 4 Rick Kelly 7 4 2 286 5 Russell Ingall 5 9 5 272 6 Steven Richards 6 14 6 254 7 Mark Winterbottom 9 7 9 244 8 Paul Radisich 13 13 7 224 9 Jamie Whincup 8 27 8 212 Greg Murphy 11 17 10 212 11 Dean Canto 16 15 13 184 12 Max Wilson 10 DNF 11 180 James Courtney 3 3 DNF 180 14 Will Davison 19 19 12 168 15 Paul Morris 25 6 14 162 16 Jason Richards 17 24 16 150 17 Paul Dumbrell 15 DNF 15 144 18 Andrew Jones 22 18 17 138 19 Mark Skaife 21 1 27 136 20 Brad Jones 20 20 19 150 21 12 10 DNF 130 22 Steven Johnson 14 23 25 128 23 Lee Holdsworth 18 DNF 20 112 24 John Bowe 27 11 23 108 25 Warren Luff 23 16 28 94 26 Jason Bargwanna DNF 12 21 90 27 Todd Kelly DNF 21 18 84 28 Steve Owen 24 25 26 80 29 Steven Ellery 29 26 22 74 30 Marcus Marshall 28 DNF 24 56 31 José Fernández 26 22 DNF 50 Source:
Championship standings Driver Gap 1 Garth Tander 1642 2 Craig Lowndes 1604 -38 3 Rick Kelly 1597 -45 4 Russell Ingall 1474 -168 5 Mark Winterbottom 1435 -207
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