2006 Italian Superturismo Championship

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 No. Driver Rounds
Italy BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 4 Italy Alessandro Zanardi 1-4
Czech Republic Československý Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 44 Czech Republic Jiří Janák 1
Denmark Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 46 Sweden Jens Edman 1
Italy DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 51 Italy Alessandro Balzan 1-6
Italy Andrea Pagliai 7
52 Italy Elio Marchetti 1-4, 7
Italy Scuderia La Torre Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 53 Italy Riccardo Romagnoli All
Italy GDL Racing BMW 320i 54 Italy Emanuele Naspetti All
San Marino Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 55 San Marino Stefano Valli 1-3, 7
56 Italy Simone Iacone 1-4
Italy Mirko Venturi 5
Italy Roberto Tamagnini 7
59 Italy Kristian Ghedina 4-7
Italy SEAT Sport Italia SEAT León 57 Italy Davide Roda All
58 Italy Roberto Colciago All
SEAT Toledo Cupra 63 Italy Gianni Calabrese 5
Italy Massimiliano Pedalà 7
Italy Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 61 Italy Cristian Ricciarini 4-5, 7
Italy Pro Motorsport BMW 320i ? Italy Roberto Conte 7
Italy Team Cantarelli BMW 320i ? Italy Cesare Cremonesi 7

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 2 April Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy BMW Team Italy-Spain
R2 Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy Alessandro Balzan Italy DB Motorsport
2 R1 France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 30 April Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy BMW Team Italy-Spain
R2 Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Seat Sport Italia
3 R1 Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 7 May Italy Alessandro Zanardi ? Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy GDL Racing
R2 ? Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy GDL Racing
4 R1 Italy Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 23 July Italy Alessandro Zanardi ? Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy BMW Team Italy-Spain
R2 ? Italy Alessandro Zanardi Italy BMW Team Italy-Spain
5 R1 Italy Autodromo dell'Umbria 17 September Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy GDL Racing
R2 Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy GDL Racing
6 R1 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 1 October Italy Roberto Colciago ? Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Seat Sport Italia
R2 ? Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Seat Sport Italia
7 R1 Italy ACI Vallelunga Circuit 15 October Italy Roberto Colciago ? Italy Roberto Colciago Italy Seat Sport Italia
R2 ? Italy Emanuele Naspetti Italy GDL Racing

Championship standings

Scoring system

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver MON
Italy
MCO
France
IMO
Italy
MUG
Italy
MAG
Italy
VAL
Italy
VAL
Italy
 Pts 
1 Italy Roberto Colciago Ret DNS 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 98
2 Italy Emanuele Naspetti 8 DNS 3 Ret 1 1 3 8 1 1 2 4 2 1 85
3 Italy Alessandro Balzan 2 1 Ret 2 3 3 6 9 2 Ret 3 2 63
4 Italy Riccardo Romagnoli 4 3 6 3 4 7 7 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 6 5 51
5 Italy Alessandro Zanardi 1 7 1 Ret Ret 5 1 1 46
6 Italy Simone Iacone 3 2 5 DNS Ret 6 2 3 35
7 Italy Kristian Ghedina 8 5 6 5 4 3 5 4 32
8 Italy Davide Roda 6 6 7 4 5 Ret 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 25
9 Italy Elio Marchetti Ret DNS 4 Ret 6 4 10 6 10 9 16
10 Italy Cristian Ricciarini 5 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 14
11 Italy Massimiliano Pedalà 3 3 12
12 San Marino Stefano Valli 7 4 Ret DNS 7 Ret 11
13 Czech Republic Jiří Janák 5 5 8
14 Italy Gianni Calabrese 5 6 7
15 Italy Mirko Venturi 3 Ret 6
16 Italy Andrea Pagliai 7 7 4
Italy Roberto Tamagnini 9 10 0
Italy Roberto Conte 11 11 0
Italy Cesare Cremonesi Ret Ret 0
Sweden Jens Edman Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver MON
Italy
MCO
France
IMO
Italy
MUG
Italy
MAG
Italy
VAL
Italy
VAL
Italy
 Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Constructors' Championship

Pos Manufacturer Points
1 Germany BMW 177
2 Spain SEAT 133
3 Italy Alfa Romeo 119
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