2006 D1 Grand Prix series

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In 2006 the D1 Grand Prix championship, a drifting motor racing competition, comprised eight rounds held in Japan and the United States. The overall winner was Nobushige Kumakubo. There was also a D1 Street Legal competition run over seven rounds in Japan, and national competitions in Malaysia and the United Kingdom.

Changes for the 2006 season[]

  • An extra 1 point is now awarded to the driver who manages to earn a perfect score of 100.0 during a 100pt tansou (solo run) round from the judges.
  • Jyuri Tamashiro replaces Hatsuno Sugaya as a D1 Gal.
  • The D1SL debuts as a full championship season.
  • The two national series (D1GB, United Kingdom; and D1MY, Malaysia debuts as full-championship seasons).
  • Introduction of four regional D1SL series in Japan, which awards the winners a D1 License.

2006 schedules[]

n.b. Winning Driver are mentioned on the right

2006 D1 Grand Prix Point Series[]

Round 1 - March 3/4 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, United States - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Round 2 - April 29/30 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Ken Nomura (ER34)
Round 3 - May 13/14 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Round 4 - July 29/30 - Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture, Japan - Ken Nomura (ER34)
Round 5 - August 26/27 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Nobushige Kumakubo (GDB)
Round 6 - September 9/10 - Suzuka Circuit, Mie Prefecture, Japan - Hideo Hiraoka (S15)
Round 7 - October 21/22 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Masato Kawabata (S15)
Round 8 - December 15/16 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, United States - Kazuhiro Tanaka (GDB)

2006 D1 Street Legal Series[]

Round 1 - February 4/5 - Sekia Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan - Masao Suenaga (FD3S)
Round 2 - April 15/16 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Masao Suenaga (FD3S)
Round 3 - April 29/30 - Sports Land Sugo, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Toru Inose (S15)
Round 4 - May 13/14 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Hiroyuki Fukushima (PS13)
Round 5 - July 29/30 - Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Kazuyoshi Okamura (S15)
Round 6 - August 26/27 - Ebisu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Yoshinori Koguchi (JZX100)
Round 7 - November 11/12 - Sekia Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan - Tetsuya Hibino (S14)

Exhibition Rounds[]

Exhibition RD-1 June 17/18 - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Exhibition RD-2 July 14/15 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States - Toshiki Yoshioka (AE85)
World All-Star December 17 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, United States - Ken Nomura (ER34)

Domestic National Series[]

UK Series[]

Round 1–28 May - Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire - Brett Castle (S14)
Round 2–17 June - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, - Phil Morrison (S14)
Round 3–2 July - Knockhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland - Damien Mulvey (PS13)
Round 4–20 August - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire - Mark Luney (BNR32)
Round 5–3 September - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire - Ben Broke Smith (HCR32)

Malaysia Series[]

Round 1–11 March - Go-Kart track, Shah Alam, Selangor - Zero Lim Kim Ling (A31)
Round 2–22 April - Danga Bay, Johor Bahru - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)
Round 3–1 July - car park, Shah Alam, Selangor - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)
Round 4–12 August - Batu Kawan Stadium car park, Batu Kawan, Penang - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)
Round 5–28 October - Shah Alam, Selangor - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)

New Zealand Driver search[]

Round 1–28 May - Pukekohe Park Raceway, New Zealand - Sean Falconer, Dayna Jury, Jarius Wharerau, Darren McDonald[1]
Round 2–16 September - Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park, New Zealand - Adam Richards, Glen Pupich, Phil Taylor, Kahu Campbell[2]

Championship Results[]

Round 1

Position Driver Car Points
1st Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 20
2nd Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 18
3rd Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 16
4th Samuel Hubinette Dodge Viper SRT/10 14
5th Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 12
6th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 10
7th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 8
8th Takahiro Ueno Toyota Soarer JZZ30 6
9th Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 4
10th Vaughn Gittin Jr. Ford Mustang GT 2
11th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 1
12th Youichi Imamura Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 1
13th Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 1
14th Hiroshi Fukuda Nissan 180SX RPS13 1
15th Nissan 180SX RPS13 1
16th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 2

Round 2

Position Driver Car Points
1st Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 21
2nd Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 18
3rd Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 16
4th Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 15
5th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX90 13
6th Nissan Laurel C35 10
7th Toyota Soarer MZ12 8
8th Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 7
9th Youichi Imamura Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 5
10th Takahiro Ueno Toyota Soarer JZZ30 3
11th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 1
12th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 1
13th Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 1
14th Naoto Suenaga Subaru Impreza GC8 1
15th Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 2
16th Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 2

Round 3

Position Driver Car Points
1st Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 20
2nd Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 19
3rd Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 17
4th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 15
5th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 12
6th Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 11
7th Toyota Chaser JZX100 8
8th Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 6
9th Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 4
10th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 2
11th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 1
12th Hideo Hiraoka Nissan Silvia S15 2
13th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX90 2
14th Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 2
15th Tomokazu Hirota Toyota Verossa JZX110 2
16th Toyota Crown Comfort SXS11Y 2

Round 4

Position Driver Car Points
1st Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 21
2nd Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 19
3rd Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 16
4th Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 14
5th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 12
6th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 10
7th Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 8
8th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 6
9th Nissan Laurel C35 4
10th Hideo Hiraoka Nissan Silvia S15 2
11th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX90 1
12th Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 1
13th Naoto Suenaga Subaru Impreza GC8 1
14th Mazda RX-7 FD3S 1
15th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia S13 2
16th Nissan Skyline ER34 2

Round 5

Position Driver Car Points
1st Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 20
2nd Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 18
3rd Hideo Hiraoka Nissan Silvia S15 17
4th Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 15
5th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 12
6th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 10
7th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 8
8th Nissan Silvia S15 6
9th Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 4
10th Nissan Silvia S14 2
11th Nissan Laurel C35 1
12th Mazda RX-7 FC3S 1
13th Tomokazu Hirota Toyota Verossa JZX110 1
14th Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 2
15th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX90 2
16th Nissan Silvia S15 2

Round 6

Position Driver Car Points
1st Hideo Hiraoka Nissan Silvia S15 20
2nd Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 19
3rd Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 17
4th Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 15
5th Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 13
6th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 10
7th Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 9
8th Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 7
9th Mazda RX-7 FC3S 4
10th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 2
11th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 1
12th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX90 1
13th Nissan Silvia S15 1
14th Hiroshi Fukuda Nissan 180SX RPS13 1
15th Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 2
16th Atsushi Kuroi 2

Round 7

Position Driver Car Points
1st Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 21
2nd Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 19
3rd Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 17
4th Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 15
5th Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 13
6th Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 11
7th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 9
8th Mazda RX-7 FC3S 7
9th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 4
10th Atsushi Kuroi 2
11th Takahiro Ueno Toyota Soarer JZZ30 1
12th Youichi Imamura Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 1
13th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 2
14th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 2
15th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 2
16th Ken Maeda Mazda RX-7 FD3S 2

Round 8

Position Driver Car Points
1st Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 20
2nd Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 18
3rd Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 16
4th Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 14
5th Darren McNamara Toyota Corolla GT AE86 12
6th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 11
7th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 9
8th Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 6
9th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX90 5
10th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 3
11th Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 1
12th Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 1
13th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 1
14th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 1
15th Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Ford Mustang GT 1
16th Nissan 180SX RPS13 1

Final Championship Results[]

D1GP[]

Position Driver Car rd.1 rd.2 rd.3 rd.4 rd.5 rd.6 rd.7 rd.8 Total
1st Nobushige Kumakubo Subaru Impreza GDB 18 7 17 19 20 - 15 14 110
2nd Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 10 21 2 21 18 19 2 16 109
3rd Yasuyuki Kazama Nissan Silvia S15 20 2 20 16 2 2 11 18 91
4th Masato Kawabata Nissan Silvia S15 12 2 11 - 15 7 21 1 69
5th Toshiki Yoshioka Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 4 15 4 8 - 13 17 - 61
6th Kazuhiro Tanaka Subaru Impreza GDB 16 - 1 - 8 10 4 20 59
7th Tatsuya Sakuma Nissan Silvia S15 8 1 15 - - 17 9 3 53
8th Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S - 16 - 10 10 2 2 11 51
9th Tsuyoshi Tezuka Nissan Skyline BNR32 2 1 - 6 12 - 19 9 49
10th Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86/Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 - 1 19 14 4 9 - 1 48
11th Hideo Hiraoka Nissan Silvia S15 - - 2 2 17 20 - - 41
12th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 - - 12 12 - 1 2 1 28
13th Atsushi Kuroi Nissan Silvia PS13 1 18 - 2 - 2 2 1 26
14th Daigo Saito Toyota Mark II JZX90 - 13 2 1 2 1 - 5 24
15th Youichi Imamura Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 1 5 6 - - - 1 6 19
16th Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 1 - - - - 15 - - 16
16th Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 - - 2 1 - - 13 - 16
16th Nissan Laurel C35 - 10 - 5 1 - - - 16
19th Samuel Hubinette Dodge Viper SRT/10 14 - - - - - - - 14
20th Darren McNamara Toyota Corolla GT AE86 - - - - - - - 12 12
20th Mazda RX-7 FC3S - - - - 1 4 7 - 12
22nd Takahiro Ueno Toyota Soarer JZZ30 6 3 - - - - 1 - 10
23rd Toyota Soarer MZ12 - 8 - - - - - - 8
23rd Toyota Chaser JZX100 - - 8 - - - - - 8
25th Nissan Silvia S15 - - - - 6 1 - - 7
26th Vaughn Gittin, Jr. Ford Mustang GT 2 - - - - - - 1 3
26th Tomokazu Hirota Toyota Verossa JZX110 - - 2 - 1 - - - 3
28th Nissan Silvia S14 - - - - 2 - - - 2
28th Hiroshi Fukuda Nissan 180SX RPS13 1 - - - - 1 - - 2
28th Nissan 180SX RPS13 1 - - - - - - 1 2
28th Naoto Suenaga Subaru Impreza GC8 - 1 - 1 - - - - 2
28th Toyota Crown Comfort SXS11Y - - 2 - - - - - 2
28th Nissan Skyline ER34 - - - 2 - - - - 2
28th Nissan Silvia S15 - - - - 2 - - - 2
28th Ken Maeda Mazda RX-7 FD3S - - - - - - 2 - 2
36th Mazda RX-7 FD3S - - - 1 - - - - 1
  • Highlighted in blue - 100pt tansou (solo run) bonus
  • Source: D1GP Official Site 2006 Championship table

D1SL[]

Position Driver Car rd.1 rd.2 rd.3 rd.4 rd.5 rd.6 rd.7 Total
1st Nissan Silvia PS13 12 2 12 - 20 15 14 75
2nd Masao Suenaga Mazda RX-7 FD3S 20 20 - - 6 17 10 73
3rd Tetsuya Hibino Toyota Corolla Levin AE86/Nissan Silvia S14 4 8 - - 15 11 20 58
4th Nissan Silvia S15 2 10 16 - 21 8 - 57
5th Nissan Silvia S15 - 18 21 2 - 2 12 55
6th Katsuhiro Ueo Toyota Corolla Levin AE86/Nissan Silvia S15 1 - - 16 1 19 8 45
7th Nissan Silvia S14 - 4 18 - 4 - 18 44
8th Yoshinori Koguchi Toyota Chaser JZX100 - - 1 - - 20 16 37
9th Nissan 180SX RPS13 16 - - - 12 1 6 35
10th Daigo Saito Toyota Chaser JZX100 - 1 6 12 10 2 - 31
11th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 - - 14 14 1 - 1 30
12th Nissan Silvia S15 - 1 - 6 16 - - 23
13th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 18 1 - - 2 - 1 22
14th Hiroyuki Fukuyama Nissan Silvia PS13 - - - 20 - - - 20
15th Hideyuki Fujino Nissan Silvia S15 - - - 18 - - - 18
15th Nissan Silvia S14 - 16 - - - - 2 18
17th Nissan Silvia S14 - 14 - - 2 1 - 17
17th Naoto Suenaga Nissan Silvia PS13 - 12 1 - - 4 - 17
19th Nissan Silvia S14 14 1 - - - - - 15
19th Nissan 180SX RPS13 1 1 1 10 - 2 - 15
21st Tomoya Suzuki Mazda RX-7 FC3S - - - - - 13 - 13
22nd Nissan Skyline ECR32 - - 10 1 - - - 11
23rd Nissan Silvia PS13 10 - - - - - - 10
24th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 - - 8 - - 1 - 8
24th Ken Nomura Nissan Skyline ER34 2 7 - - - - - 9
26th Nissan Silvia S14 8 - - - - - - 8
26th Ken Maeda Nissan Silvia PS13 - - - 8 - - - 8
26th Nissan Silvia S14 - - - - 8 - - 8
29th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 6 - - - - - - 6
29th Mazda RX-7 FD3S - - - - - 6 - 6
31st Nissan Silvia S14 - - 4 - - - - 4
31st Toyota Chaser JZX90 - - - 4 - - - 4
31st Naoki Nakamura Nissan Silvia PS13 - - - - - - 4 4
34th Toyota Chaser JZX90 - - - 2 1 - - 3
35th Toyota Corolla Levin AE86 - - 2 - - - - 2
35th Nissan Silvia S14 1 1 - - - - - 2
35th Nissan Silvia PS13 - - 1 1 - - - 2
35th Toyota Chaser JZX100 - - - 2 - - - 2
39th Nissan Silvia S14 1 - - - - - - 1
39th Nissan Silvia S14 1 - - - - - - 1
39th Nissan Silvia PS13 - - 1 - - - - 1
39th Nissan 180SX RPS13 - - 1 - - - - 1
39th Nissan Silvia S14 - - - 1 - - - 1
39th Nissan Silvia PS13 - - - 1 - - - 1
39th Mazda RX-7 FC3S - - - - 1 - - 1
39th Nissan Silvia PS13 - - - - 1 - - 1
39th Toyota Chaser JZX100 - - - - - 1 - 1
39th Nissan Silvia S15 - - - - - - 1 1
  • Highlighted in blue - 100pt tansou (solo run) bonus
  • Source: D1GP Official Site 2006 Championship table

D1GB[]

Position Name Car Model Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd.4 Rd.5 Total
1st Phil Morrison Nissan 200SXa S14 8 20 16 16 18 78
2nd Nissan Silvia PS13 12 4 20 18 14 68
3rd Mark Luney Nissan Skyline BNR32 18 - 12 20 4 54
4th Nissan 200SXa S14 20 14 - - 16 50
5th Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 14 1 14 1 12 42
6th Nissan Skyline HCR32 10 - 10 1 20 41
7th Nissan Skyline HCR32 1 16 1 4 10 32
8th Maciej Polody Nissan 200SXa S14 2 10 4 14 1 31
9th Nissan Skyline HCR32 1 - 18 10 1 30
10th Nissan Fairlady Z Z33 16 1 4 6 1 29
11th Darren McNamara Toyota Corolla GT AE86 1 18 - - 6 25
12th BMW M3 E36 Touring 1 12 - 8 2 23
13th Nissan 200SX S13 - - - 12 1 13
14th Tony Green Toyota Soarer JZZ30 - - - 2 8 10
15th Nissan 200SX S13 - - 8 1 - 9
16th Nissan 200SX S13 - 8 - - - 8
16th Niall Gunn Nissan 200SX S13 - 6 - 1 1 8
18th Toyota Soarer GZ20 6 - 1 - - 7
19th Nissan 200SX S13 - - 6 1 - 6
20th Nissan 200SXa S14 2 1 - - - 3
20th Nissan 200SX S13 1 2 - - - 3
22nd Nissan 200SX S13 - - 1 1 - 2
22nd Nissan 200SX S13 1 1 - - - 2
22nd Nissan 200SXa S14 - - 1 - 2 2
25th Nissan 200SXa S14 - - 1 - - 1
25th Nissan 200SX S13 - - 1 - - 1
25th Nissan 200SX S13 - 1 - - - 1
25th Nissan Skyline HCR32 - - 1 - - 1
25th Datsun Stanza - - 1 - - 1

D1MY[]

Position Name Car Model Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd.4 Rd.5 Total
1st Tengku Djan Ley Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 16 20 20 20 76
2nd Nissan Cefiro A31 20 8 16 10 54
3rd Nissan 180SX RPS13 18 4 12 14 48
4th Nissan 180SX RPS13 14 10 8 12 44
5th Nissan Cefiro A31 2 12 4 18 36
6th Nissan Silvia S15 12 1 2 16 31
7th Nissan Skyline BNR32 10 16 1 2 29
8th Nissan Cefiro A31 1 - 18 8 27
9th Toyota Corolla KE70 6 6 10 - 22
9th Toyota Corolla TE71 - 4 18 - 22
11th Nissan Skyline BNR32 - 1 14 4 19
12th Nissan Skyline BNR32 - 14 1 - 15
13th Nissan Cefiro A31 1 2 1 8 12
14th Nissan 180SX RPS13 8 - - - 8
14th Nissan Silvia S15 1 1 - 6 8
16th - - - 6 - 6
17th Nissan 180SX RPS13 - - 1 1 2
18th Nissan Silvia PS13 1 - - - 1
18th Toyota Corolla KE70 1 - - - 1
18th Toyota Sprinter Trueno AE86 1 - - - 1
18th Nissan 180SX RPS13 - 1 - - 1
18th Nissan Silvia PS13 - 1 - - 1
18th Subaru Impreza GDB - 1 - - 1
18th Nissan Silvia S14 - - 1 - 1
18th Toyota Corolla KE70 - - 1 - 1
18th Nissan Cefiro A31 - - - 1 1
18th Nissan Silvia S14 - - - 1 1
18th Nissan Silvia PS13 - - - 1 1
18th Nissan 180SX RPS13 - - - 1 1

See also[]

Sources[]

D1GP Results Database 2006

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