2006 FIA GT Championship

2006 FIA GT Championship season
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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 July 30 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 November

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Results
Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers	Results
1	Silverstone	#1 Vitaphone Racing Team	#58 AF Corse	Results
1	Silverstone	Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels	Jaime Melo Matteo Bobbi	Results
2	Brno	#9 Zakspeed Racing	#55 JMB Racing	Results
2	Brno	Jaroslav Janiš Sascha Bert	Tim Sugden Iradj Alexander	Results
3	Oschersleben	#1 Vitaphone Racing Team	#62 Scuderia Ecosse	Results
3	Oschersleben	Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels	Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy	Results
4	Spa	#1 Vitaphone Racing Team	#59 AF Corse	Results
4	Spa	Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels Eric van de Poele	Mika Salo Rui Águas Timo Scheider	Results
5	Paul Ricard	#4 GLPK-Carsport	#62 Scuderia Ecosse	Results
5	Paul Ricard	Mike Hezemans Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen	Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy	Results
6	Dijon	#2 Vitaphone Racing Team	#58 AF Corse	Results
6	Dijon	Thomas Biagi Jamie Davies	Jaime Melo Matteo Bobbi	Results
7	Mugello	#33 Race Alliance	#75 Ebimotors	Results
7	Mugello	Karl Wendlinger Philipp Peter	Emmanuel Collard Luca Riccitelli	Results
8	Hungaroring	#9 Zakspeed Racing	#62 Scuderia Ecosse	Results
8	Hungaroring	Jaroslav Janiš Sascha Bert Andrea Montermini	Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy	Results
9	Adria	#2 Vitaphone Racing Team	#63 Scuderia Ecosse	Results
9	Adria	Thomas Biagi Jamie Davies	Tim Mullen Marino Franchitti	Results
10	Dubai	#5 Phoenix Racing	#63 Scuderia Ecosse	Results
10	Dubai	Andrea Piccini Jean-Denis Délétraz	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Results

Teams 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, where half points are also granted for the leaders after 6 and 12 hours. Both cars score points towards the championship regardless of finishing position.

GT1 Standings

Pos	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0L V12	14	7	18	18	8	14	14	6	18	8	125
2	Aston Martin Racing BMS	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	8	10	7	9.5	4	5	4	9	9	8	73.5
3	Phoenix Racing	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	3	8	6	18	3	6	3	5		10	62
4	Zakspeed Racing	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0L V8	8	10	5	8	1	5	5	10	3	1	56
5	GLPK-Carsport	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet 7.0L V8	1	1		12	10		2	8	6	8	48
6	Race Alliance Motorsport	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12			2	3.5	5	8	10			4	32.5
7	PSI Experience	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet 7.0L V8				3.5 5.5	8						17
8	Cirtek Motorsport	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	5										5
9	B-Racing RS Line Team	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	Lamborghini 6.0L V12		3									3
10=	Balfe Motorsport	Saleen S7-R	Ford 7.0L V8			1				1				2
10=	All-Inkl.com Racing	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	Lamborghini 6.0L V12						1		1			2

GT2 Standings

Pos	Team	Car	Engine	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	AF Corse	Ferrari F430 GT2	Ferrari 4.0L V8	16	9	11	36	9	16	13	12	4	14	140
2	Scuderia Ecosse	Ferrari F430 GT2	Ferrari 4.0L V8		5	16	13.5	18	11	4	16	10	10	103.5
3	Ebimotors	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	11	12	5	1	1	4	12	3	5	5	59
4	JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GT2	Ferrari 4.0L V8		11	5		6		6	5	6	4	43
5	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	6	2	2	4.5		6	3	3		1	27.5
6	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	Audi 3.8L V8				10						5	15
7	Edil Cris Racing Team	Ferrari F430 GT2	Ferrari 4.0L V8									8		8
8	Renauer Motorsport Team	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	2			3	2						7
9	G.P.C. Sport	Ferrari F430 GT2	Ferrari 4.0L V8				6							6
10=	Team LNT	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	4										4
10=	RSV Motorsport	Ferrari F430 GT2	Ferrari 4.0L V8				1	3						4
12=	Ice Pol Racing Team	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6				3							3
12=	Autoracing Club Bratislava	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6						2	1				3

Manufacturers Cup

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. All cars score points towards the championship regardless of finishing position.

GT1 Standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	Aston Martin	16	18	15	31	12	19	17	14	9	22	173
2	Maserati	14	7	18	18	8	14	14		18	8	119
3	Corvette	1	1		21	18		2	8	6	8	65
4	Saleen	8	10	6	8	1	5	6	10	3	1	58
5	Lamborghini		3				1		1			5

GT2 Standings

Pos	Manufacturer	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	Ferrari	16	24	29	55	29	27	23	29	28	28	288
2	Porsche	18	14	7	11.5	3	12	16		5	6	98.5
3	Spyker				10						5	15
4	Panoz	4										4

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

Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini won the GT1 title at the wheel of a Maserati MC12.

Pos	Driver	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1=	Michael Bartels	Vitaphone Racing Team	10	5	10	18	2	4	8	4	8	2	71
1=	Andrea Bertolini	Vitaphone Racing Team	10	5	10	18	2	4	8	4	8	2	71
3	Jaroslav Janiš	Zakspeed Racing Race Alliance	8	10	5	8		5	5	10	3	4	58
4	Sascha Bert	Zakspeed Racing	8	10	5	8	1	5	5	10	3	1	56
5=	Jean-Denis Délétraz	Phoenix Racing	3	8	6	18	3	6	3	5		10	62
5=	Andrea Piccini	Phoenix Racing	3	8	6	18	3	6	3	5		10	62
7=	Jamie Davies	Vitaphone Racing Team	4	2	8		6	10	6	2	10	6	54
7=	Thomas Biagi	Vitaphone Racing Team	4	2	8		6	10	6	2	10	6	54
9	Fabio Babini	Aston Martin Racing BMS	6	6	4	8	4	3	4	6	5	5	51
10=	Bert Longin	GLPK-Carsport	1	1		12	10		2	8	6	8	48
10=	Anthony Kumpen	GLPK-Carsport	1	1		12	10		2	8	6	8	48
10=	Mike Hezemans	GLPK-Carsport	1	1		12	10		2	8	6	8	48
13	Fabrizio Gollin	Aston Martin Racing BMS	6	6	4	1.5	4	2		3	4	3	33.5
14=	Karl Wendlinger	Race Alliance			2	3.5	5	8	10			4	32.5
14=	Philipp Peter	Race Alliance			2	3.5	5	8	10			4	32.5
16	Christian Pescatori	Aston Martin Racing BMS	2	4	3	8		3	4		5		29
17	Andrea Montermini	Zakspeed Racing				8	1		5	10		1	25
18	Miguel Ramos	Aston Martin Racing BMS	2	4	3	1.5		2		3	4	3	22.5
19=	Eric van de Poele	Vitaphone Racing Team				18						2	20
19=	Stéphane Lemeret	Phoenix Racing				18							18
19=	Marcel Fässler	Phoenix Racing				18							18
22	Jos Menten	PSI Experience Zakspeed Racing				5.5	8					1	14.5
23=	Christophe Bouchut	Cirtek Motorsport B-Racing RS Line Team Race Alliance All-Inkl.com Racing	5	3		3.5		1		1			13.5
23=	Jean-Philippe Belloc	PSI Experience				5.5	8						13.5
25	Matteo Malucelli	Aston Martin Racing BMS				1.5				6		5	12.5
26=	Peter Kox	B-Racing RS Line Team Aston Martin Racing BMS All-Inkl.com Racing		3		8				1			12
26=	Kurt Mollekens	GLPK-Carsport				12							12
28=	Jan Charouz	Zakspeed Racing				8							8
28=	Tomáš Enge	Aston Martin Racing BMS				8							8
30	Vincent Vosse	Vitaphone Racing Team										6	6
31=	Patrick Bornhauser	PSI Experience				5.5							5.5
31=	Frédéric Bouvy	PSI Experience				5.5							5.5
33	David Brabham	Cirtek Motorsport	5										5
34=	Robert Lechner	Race Alliance				3.5							3.5
34=	Pertti Kuismann	PSI Experience				3.5							3.5
34=	Markus Palttala	PSI Experience				3.5							3.5
34=	Bernard Dehez	PSI Experience				3.5							3.5
34=	Vincent Radermecker	PSI Experience				3.5							3.5
39	Shaun Balfe	Balfe Motorsport			1				1				2
40	Gabriele Lancieri	Aston Martin Racing BMS				1.5							1.5
41=	Jamie Derbyshire	Balfe Motorsport			1								1
41=	Benjamin Leuenberger	All-Inkl.com Racing						1					1
41=	Nigel Taylor	Balfe Motorsport							1				1

GT2 Standings

AF Corse drivers finished in the top four positions, with Jaime Melo winning the championship.

Pos	Driver	Team	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Total
1	Jaime Melo	AF Corse	10	6	3	17	5	10	8	8	4	8	79
2	Matteo Bobbi	AF Corse	10	6	3	17	5	10	8	8	4		71
3=	Mika Salo	AF Corse	6	3	8	19	4	6	5	4		6	61
3=	Rui Águas	AF Corse	6	3	8	19	4	6	5	4		6	61
5	Tim Mullen	Scuderia Ecosse		5	6	3.5	8	8	4	6	10	10	60.5
6=	Nathan Kinch	Scuderia Ecosse			10	10	10	3		10			43
6=	Andrew Kirkaldy	Scuderia Ecosse			10	10	10	3		10			43
7=	Tim Sugden	JMB Racing		10	5		6		6	5	6	4	42
7=	Iradj Alexander	JMB Racing		10	5		6		6	5	6	4	42
9	Emmanuel Collard	Ebimotors	8	8	4		1		10			3	34
10	Luca Riccitelli	Ebimotors	8	8	4		1		10	2			33
11	Chris Niarchos	Scuderia Ecosse			6	3.5		8	4			10	31.5
12	Marino Franchitti	Scuderia Ecosse				10	8				10		28
13=	Christian Ried	Team Felbermayr-Proton	5	2	2	4.5		5	3	3		1	25.5
13=	Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Team Felbermayr-Proton	5	2	2	4.5		5	3	3		1	25.5
15=	Luigi Moccia	Ebimotors	3	4	1	1		4	2	1	5	2	23
15=	Emanuele Busnelli	Ebimotors	3	4	1	1		4	2	1	5	2	23
17	Timo Scheider	AF Corse				19							19
18	Stéphane Ortelli	AF Corse				17							17
19=	Jeroen Bleekemolen	Spyker Squadron				10						5	15
19=	Jonny Kane	Spyker Squadron				10						5	15
21	Donny Crevels	Spyker Squadron				10							10
22=	Paolo Ruberti	Edil Cris Racing Team									8		8
22=	Raffaele Giammaria	Edil Cris Racing Team									8		8
22=	Toni Vilander	AF Corse										8	8
25=	Wolfgang Kaufmann	Renauer Motorsport Team	2			3	2						7
25=	Luca Moro	Renauer Motorsport Team	2			3	2						7
27=	Gerold Ried	Team Felbermayr-Proton	1			4.5		1					6.5
27=	Horst Felbermayr Sr.	Team Felbermayr-Proton	1			4.5		1					6.5
29=	Gabriele Gardel	GPC Sport				6							6
29=	Fabrizio De Simone	GPC Sport				6							6
29=	Luca Drudi	GPC Sport				6							6
29=	Marco Cioci	GPC Sport				6							6
33	Phil Bennett	Scuderia Ecosse		5									5
34=	Lawrence Tomlinson	Team LNT	4										4
34=	Richard Dean	Team LNT	4										4
34=	Domingo Romero	RSV Motorsport				1	3						4
34=	Peter Sundberg	RSV Motorsport				1	3						4
38	Allan Simonsen	Scuderia Ecosse				3.5							3.5
39=	Manfred Jurasz	Renauer Motorsport Team				3							3
39=	Darryl O'Young	Renauer Motorsport Team				3							3
39=	Yves Lambert	Ice Pol Racing Team				3							3
39=	Christian Lefort	Ice Pol Racing Team				3							3
39=	Marc Goossens	Ice Pol Racing Team				3							3
39=	Marc Duez	Ice Pol Racing Team				3							3
39=	Miro Konopka	Autoracing Club Bratislava						2	1				3
39=	Stefan Rosina	Autoracing Club Bratislava						2	1				3
39=	Mike Rockenfeller	Ebimotors										3	3
48	Uwe Alzen	Ebimotors								2			2
49=	Antoine Gosse	JMB Racing		1									1
49=	Peter Kutemann	JMB Racing		1									1
49=	Johnny Mowlem	Ebimotors				1							1
49=	Roland Severin	RSV Motorsport				1							1
49=	Michel Ligonnet	RSV Motorsport				1							1

References

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