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2006 FIA GT3 European Championship
The 2006 FIA GT3 European Championship season was the inaugural season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season began on May 2, 2006, and ended on September 17, 2006, and featured ten one-hour races over five rounds.
Schedule
All races were one hour in length, and served as support races for the FIA GT Championship.
| Rnd | Event | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silverstone Supercar Showdown | Silverstone Circuit | May 5 |
| 2 | May 6 | ||
| 3 | Oschersleben Supercar 500 | Motorsport Arena Oschersleben | July 1 |
| 4 | July 2 | ||
| 5 | Proximus Spa 24 Hours | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | July 29 |
| 6 | July 30 | ||
| 7 | Dijon Supercar 500 | Dijon-Prenois | September 2 |
| 8 | September 3 | ||
| 9 | Mugello Supercar 500 | Mugello Circuit | September 16 |
| 10 | September 17 |
Season results
| Rnd | Circuit | Race 1 Winning Team | Race 2 Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 1 Winning Drivers | Race 2 Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 2 | Silverstone | #34 JMB Racing | #38 GPC Sport |
| Allan Simonsen Hector Lester | Giuseppe Arlotti Paolo Cutrera | ||
| 3 4 | Oschersleben | #27 Racing Box | #23 BMS Scuderia Italia |
| Andrea Ceccato Stefano Livio | Marcello Zani Massimiliano Mugelli | ||
| 5 6 | Spa | #10 Racing Logistic | #10 Racing Logistic |
| Frédéric Bouvy Patrick Bornhauser | Frédéric Bouvy Patrick Bornhauser | ||
| 7 8 | Dijon | #10 Racing Logistic | #9 Tech 9 Motosport |
| Jean-Luc Blanchemain Patrick Bornhauser | Phil Keen Sean Edwards | ||
| 9 10 | Mugello | #9 Tech 9 Motosport | #9 Tech 9 Motosport |
| Phil Keen Sean Edwards | Phil Keen Sean Edwards |
Championships
Teams Championship
| 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 | Tech 9 Motosport | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 69 | ||
| 2 | Racing Logistic | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 67 | |
| 3 | Racing Box | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 56 | ||
| 4 | BMS Scuderia Italia | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 53 | |||
| 5 | Damax | Ascari KZ1-R | BMW 5.0 L V8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 31 | ||||||
| 6 | Riverside | Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | ||||||
| 7 | JMB Racing Ferrari | Ferrari F430 GT3 | Ferrari 4.3 L V8 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | ||||||
| 8 | Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | Lamborghini 5.0 L V10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | ||||||
| 9 | Pouchelon Racing | Dodge Viper Competition Coupe | Dodge 8.3 L V10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| 10 | Auto Sport Promotion | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| 11 | Team Carsport Callaway | Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 12= | Barwell Motorsport | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| 12= | AF Corse | Maserati Gran Sport Light | Maserati 4.2 L V8 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Drivers Championship
Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
| 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 | Sean Edwards | Tech 9 Motorsport | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 54 | |||
| 2 | Patrick Bornhauser | Racing Logistic | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 48 | ||
| 3= | Stefano Livio | Racing Box | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 43 | ||||
| 3= | Andrea Ceccato | Racing Box | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 43 | ||||
| 5 | Phil Keen | Tech 9 Motorsport | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |||||||
| 6= | Toni Seiler | BMS Scuderia Italia | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||||||
| 6= | Franco Groppi | BMS Scuderia Italia | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 26 | ||||||
| 8 | Dimitris Deverikos | Tech 9 Motorsport | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |||||||
| 9= | Marcello Zani | BMS Scuderia Italia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | ||||||
| 9= | Massimiliano Mugelli | BMS Scuderia Italia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | ||||||
| 11 | Jean-Luc Blanchemain | Racing Logistic | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 22 | ||||||
| 12= | Stefano Zonca | Racing Box | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |||||
| 12= | Marco Cioci | Racing Box | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |||||
| 14 | Frédéric Bouvy | Racing Logistic | 10 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||
| 15= | Allan Simonsen | JMB Racing | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| 15= | Hector Lester | JMB Racing | 10 | 8 | 1 | 19 | |||||||
| 15= | James Ruffier | Riverside | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 19 | ||||||
| 15= | Andrew Thompson | Damax | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |||||||
| 19 | Matt Allison | Damax | 8 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||
| 20= | Steve Zacchia | Racing Logistic | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| 20= | Olivier Dupard | Racing Logistic | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | ||||||
| 22= | Leo Machitski | Barwell Motorsport | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| 22= | Jonathan Cocker | Barwell Motorsport | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||||||
| 24 | Thierry Rabineau | Riverside | 6 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||
| 25= | Gilles Duqueisne | Pouchelon Racing | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||
| 25= | Anthony Reid | Pouchelon Racing | 3 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||
| 25= | Tom Heinricy | Team Carsport Callaway | 5 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||
| 28= | Morgan Moulin-Traffort | Auto Sport Promotion | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| 28= | Marc Cattaneo | Auto Sport Promotion | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |||||||
| 30= | Ben Collins | Damax | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||
| 30= | Paul van Splunteren | Tech 9 Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| 32= | Leonardo Maddalena | Racing Box | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 32= | Bruno Corradi | Racing Box | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| 34= | François Xavier Terny | Riverside | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| 34= | Aaron Scott | Damax | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||
| 36= | Luciano Linossi | Reiter Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 36= | Lorenzo Bontempelli | Reiter Engineering | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 36= | Ian Khan | JMB Racing | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 36= | Stephen Earle | JMB Racing | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 36= | Jürgen von Gartzen | Team Carsport Callaway | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 36= | Frédéric Makowiecki | Racing Logistic | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| 36= | Stuart Turvey | Damax | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
| 43= | Uli Berberich-Martini | Team Carsport Callaway | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 43= | Luca Pirri | Team Carsport Callaway | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 43= | James Murphy | Tech 9 Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 46 | Andrew Purdie | Tech 9 Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 47= | Wido Rossler | Pouchelon Racing | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 47= | David Hallyday | Pouchelon Racing | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 47= | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Reiter Engineering | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 47= | Phil Bastiaans | Reiter Engineering | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 47= | Nick Adams | Damax | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 47= | Klaas Zwart | Damax | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 53= | Paulo Bonifácio | Team Carsport Callaway | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 53= | Marco Panzavuota | Team Carsport Callaway | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 53= | Alberto Cerrai | AF Corse | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 53= | Diego Alessi | AF Corse | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 53= | Christopher Campbell | Riverside | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 53= | Philippe Charriol | Riverside | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 53= | Jaromir Jirik | S-Berg Racing | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 60= | Martin Rich | Barwell Motorsport | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 60= | Piers Johnson | Barwell Motorsport | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 60= | Marc Basseng | S-Berg Racing | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 60= | Denis Retera | Reiter Engineering | 1 | 1 |