2006 FIA GT Championship

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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

Entries[]

GT1[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Vitaphone Racing Team	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0 L V12	P	1	Michael Bartels	All
					Andrea Bertolini	All
					Eric van de Poele	4, 10
				2	Thomas Biagi	All
					Jamie Davies	All
						4, 10
GLPK-Carsport	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	M	4	Anthony Kumpen	All
						All
					Mike Hezemans	All
					Kurt Mollekens	4
Phoenix Racing	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	5	Andrea Piccini	All
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	All
					Marcel Fässler	4
						4
	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	M	7	David Brabham	1
					Christophe Bouchut	1
Zakspeed Racing	Saleen S7-R	Ford 6.9 L V8	M	9	Sascha Bert	All
					Jaroslav Janiš	1–4, 6–9
					Andrea Montermini	4–5, 7–8
					Jan Charouz	4
						10
Balfe Motorsport	Saleen S7-R	Ford 6.9 L V8	D	11	Shaun Balfe	1–3, 5–8
						1–3
						1
						5–7
					João Barbosa	8
B-Racing RS Line Team	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	Lamborghini 6.0 L V12	D	13	Marino Franchitti	1
					Benjamin Leuenberger	1
					Norbert Walchhofer	1
					Christophe Bouchut	2–3
					Peter Kox	2
						3
All-Inkl.com Racing				38	Christophe Bouchut	6–9
					Benjamin Leuenberger	6–7
					Peter Kox	8–9
	Lister Storm GTM	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	D	19		5–6
						5
						6
Aston Martin Racing BMS	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	P	23	Fabio Babini	All
					Fabrizio Gollin	1–3, 5
					Christian Pescatori	4, 6–7, 9
					Peter Kox	4
					Tomáš Enge	4
						8, 10
				24	Miguel Ramos	All
					Christian Pescatori	1–3, 5
						4–5
					Fabrizio Gollin	4, 6–10
					Gabriele Lancieri	4
Race Alliance Motorsport	Aston Martin DBR9	Aston Martin 6.0 L V12	D M	32		1
					Frank Diefenbacher	1
				33	Karl Wendlinger	All
					Philipp Peter	All
						4
					Christophe Bouchut	4
					Jaroslav Janiš	10
PSI Experience	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	D M	34		4–5
					Jean-Philippe Belloc	4–5
					Patrick Bornhauser	4
						4
	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R			36	Markus Palttala	4
						4
						4
					Vincent Radermecker	4
Renstal Excelsior	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	Chevrolet LS7.R 7.0 L V8	M	35	Maxime Soulet	4
						4
					Geoffroy Horion	4
					Chris Buncombe	4
Scuderia Playteam	Maserati MC12 GT1	Maserati 6.0 L V12	P	40	Giambattista Giannoccaro	7
					Alessandro Pier Guidi	7
					Toni Vilander	7

GT2[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	52		1–5
					Luca Moro	1–5
						4
					Darryl O'Young	4
					László Palik	8
						8
				53		1–2
					Hans Knauss	1–2
						1
						2
Vonka Racing	Porsche 911 GT3-R	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	54	Jan Vonka	2
					Daniel Model	2
JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	P	55	Tim Sugden	All
					Iradj Alexander	All
					Jean-Michel Martin	4
						4
				56		1–8, 10
						1–7
						4
						8
						10
Team LNT	Panoz Esperante GTLM	Ford 5.0 L V8		57	Lawrence Tomlinson	1
						1
AF Corse	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	P	58	Jaime Melo	All
					Matteo Bobbi	1–9
					Stéphane Ortelli	4
					Toni Vilander	10
				59	Rui Águas	All
					Mika Salo	All
					Timo Scheider	4
	Nissan 350Z	Nissan 3.5 L V6		60	Darren Manning	1
						1
	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	M	62		All
					Andrew Kirkaldy	1–9
					Marino Franchitti	4, 10
				63	Tim Mullen	All
						1, 3–4, 6–8, 10
					Phil Bennett	2
					Allan Simonsen	4
					Marino Franchitti	5, 9
Team Felbermayr-Proton	Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	M	66	Christian Ried	All
						All
						4
					Horst Felbermayr	4
				69		1–3, 5–10
					Horst Felbermayr	1–3, 5–10
GPC Sport	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	P	70	Gabriele Gardel	4
						4
						4
					Fabrizio de Simone	4
	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	M	71		4–5
						4–5
						4
					Peter Sundberg	4
				81		5
					Peter Sundberg	5
	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	72		4
						4
						4
	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	P	74	Luigi Moccia	All
						All
					Johnny Mowlem	4
				75	Luca Riccitelli	1–9
					Emmanuel Collard	1–7, 9–10
					Romain Dumas	4
					Uwe Alzen	8
					Mike Rockenfeller	10
Autoracing Club Bratislava	Porsche 911 GT3-R Porsche 911 GT3-RS	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	77	Štefan Rosina	1–8, 10
						1–8, 10
						4
						4
	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D	78	Marc Goossens	4
					Marc Duez	4
						4
						4
Spyker Squadron	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2R	Audi 3.8 L V8	D	79	Jeroen Bleekemolen	10
					Jonny Kane	10
				80	Jeroen Bleekemolen	4
					Donny Crevels	4
					Jonny Kane	4
					Peter Kox	10
					Peter Dumbreck	10
	Ferrari F430 GTC	Ferrari 4.3 L V8	M	82	Paolo Ruberti	9
					Raffaele Gianmaria	9
Race Alliance Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6	D M	99		1–3, 7–8, 10
						1–3, 7–8, 10

Season results[]

Overall winners in bold.

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

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 SIL BRN OSC SPA PRI DIJ MUG BUD ADR DUB Total points 6H 12H 24H 1 Vitaphone Racing Team 1 4 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 5 1 3 125 5 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 7 5 3 7 2 7 2 Aston Martin Racing BMS 3 3 5 7 5 4 5 6 5 3 4 4 73.5 7 5 6 6 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 6 5 6 3 Phoenix Racing 6 2 3 1 1 2 6 3 6 4 Ret 1 62 4 Zakspeed Racing 2 1 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 1 6 8 56 5 GLPK-Carsport 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 1 Ret 7 2 3 2 48 6 Race Alliance Motorsport Ret Ret 7 5 8 8 4 2 1 Ret Ret 5 32.5 Ret 7 9 6 5 2 17 8 7 7 8 4 5 9 B-Racing RS Line Team Ret 6 9 3 10 Balfe Motorsport 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 9 2 11 All-Inkl.com Racing 8 Ret 8 Ret 2 - Renstal Excelsior Ret Ret Ret 0 - Ret DNS 0 - Scuderia Playteam Ret 0

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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

GT2 Standings[]

Pos.	Team	SIL	BRN	OSC	SPA			PRI	DIJ	MUG	BUD	ADR	DUB	Total points
					6H	12H	24H
1	AF Corse	1	3	2	1	2	1	4	1	2	2	5	2	140
		3	6	6	2	1	2	5	3	4	5	DSQ	3
2		Ret	4	1	5	5	3	1	2	5	1	1	1	103.5
		Ret	12	3	8	9	6	2	6	Ret	3	Ret	9
3		2	2	5	11	7	10	8	5	1	7	4	6	59
		6	5	8	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	8	Ret	7
4	JMB Racing	11	1	4	10	Ret	Ret	3	9	3	4	3	5	43
		13	8	10	14	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	9	9		10
5	Team Felbermayr-Proton	4	7	7	9	8	5	Ret	4	6	6	Ret	8	27.5
		8	10	9				Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	12
6	Spyker Squadron				4	4	4						4	15
													Ret
7												2		8
8		7	13	Ret	6	6	Ret	7			12			7
		12	14
9	GPC Sport				3	3	Ret							6
10	Team LNT	5												4
11					15	12	8	6						4
								11
12	Autoracing Club Bratislava	10	11	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	9	7	8	Ret		Ret	3
13					7	10	7							3
-	Race Alliance Motorsport	9	9	Ret						Ret	10		11	0
-					12	11	9							0
-		Ret												0

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 SIL BRN OSC SPA PRI DIJ MUG BUD ADR DUB Total points 6H 12H 24H 1 Michael Bartels Vitaphone Racing Team 1 4 1 2 2 1 7 5 2 5 2 7 71 1 Andrea Bertolini Vitaphone Racing Team 1 4 1 2 2 1 7 5 2 5 2 7 71 2 Jean-Denis Délétraz Phoenix Racing 6 2 3 1 1 2 6 3 6 4 Ret 1 62 2 Andrea Piccini Phoenix Racing 6 2 3 1 1 2 6 3 6 4 Ret 1 62 3 Jaroslav Janiš Zakspeed Racing 2 1 4 4 4 6 4 4 1 6 58 Race Alliance Motorsport 5 4 Sascha Bert Zakspeed Racing 2 1 4 4 4 6 8 4 4 1 6 8 56 5 Jamie Davies Vitaphone Racing Team 5 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 1 3 7 1 3 54 5 Thomas Biagi Vitaphone Racing Team 5 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 3 1 3 7 1 3 54 6 Fabio Babini Aston Martin Racing BMS 3 3 5 7 5 4 5 6 5 3 4 4 51 7 GLPK-Carsport 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 1 Ret 7 2 3 2 48 7 Anthony Kumpen GLPK-Carsport 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 1 Ret 7 2 3 2 48 7 Mike Hezemans GLPK-Carsport 8 8 Ret 3 3 3 1 Ret 7 2 3 2 48 8 Fabrizio Gollin Aston Martin Racing BMS 3 3 5 6 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 6 5 6 33.5 9 Karl Wendlinger Race Alliance Motorsport Ret Ret 7 5 8 8 4 2 1 Ret Ret 5 32.5 9 Philipp Peter Race Alliance Motorsport Ret Ret 7 5 8 8 4 2 1 Ret Ret 5 32.5 10 Christian Pescatori Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 6 7 5 4 9 6 5 4 29 11 Andrea Montermini Zakspeed Racing 4 4 6 8 4 1 24 12 Miguel Ramos Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 6 6 Ret Ret 9 7 Ret 6 5 6 22.5 13 Eric van de Poele Vitaphone Racing Team 2 2 1 7 20 14 Phoenix Racing 1 1 2 18 14 Marcel Fässler Phoenix Racing 1 1 2 18 15 9 6 5 2 14.5 Zakspeed Racing 8 16 Jean-Philippe Belloc 9 6 5 2 13.5 17 Christophe Bouchut 4 13.5 B-Racing RS Line Team 6 9 Race Alliance Motorsport 5 8 8 All-Inkl.com Racing 8 Ret 8 Ret 18 Aston Martin Racing BMS 6 Ret Ret 9 3 4 12.5 19 Kurt Mollekens GLPK-Carsport 3 3 3 12 20 Peter Kox B-Racing RS Line Team 6 12 Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 4 All-Inkl.com Racing 8 Ret 21 Tomáš Enge Aston Martin Racing BMS 7 5 4 8 22 Jan Charouz Zakspeed Racing 4 4 6 8 23 Vitaphone Racing Team Ret Ret Ret 3 6 24 Patrick Bornhauser 9 6 5 5.5 24 9 6 5 5.5 25 David Brabham 4 5 26 8 7 7 3.5 26 Markus Palttala 8 7 7 3.5 26 8 7 7 3.5 26 Vincent Radermecker 8 7 7 3.5 27 Race Alliance Motorsport Ret 5 8 8 3.5 28 Shaun Balfe Balfe Motorsport 9 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 9 2 29 Gabriele Lancieri Aston Martin Racing BMS 6 Ret Ret 1.5 30 Balfe Motorsport 9 Ret 8 1 31 All-Inkl.com Racing 8 Ret 1 31 Balfe Motorsport Ret Ret 8 1 Pos. Driver Team SIL BRN OSC 6H 12H 24H PRI DIJ MUG BUD ADR DUB Total points SPA

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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

GT2 Standings[]

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

Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	BRN	OSC	SPA			PRI	DIJ	MUG	BUD	ADR	DUB	Total points
						6H	12H	24H
1	Jaime Melo	AF Corse	1	3	6	2	1	2	4	1	2	2	5	2	79
2	Matteo Bobbi	AF Corse	1	3	6	2	1	2	4	1	2	2	5		71
3	Mika Salo	AF Corse	3	6	2	1	2	1	5	3	4	5	DSQ	3	61
3	Rui Águas	AF Corse	3	6	2	1	2	1	5	3	4	5	DSQ	3	61
4	Tim Mullen		Ret	4	3	8	9	6	2	2	5	3	1	1	60.5
5			Ret	12	1	5	5	3	1	6	Ret	1	Ret	9	43
5	Andrew Kirkaldy		Ret	12	1	5	5	3	1	6	Ret	1	Ret		43
6	Tim Sugden	JMB Racing	12	1	4	14	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	3	4	3	5	42
6	Iradj Alexander	JMB Racing	12	1	4	14	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	3	4	3	5	42
7	Emmanuel Collard		2	2	5	13	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	1		Ret	6	34
8			2	2	5	13	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	1	7	Ret		33
9			Ret		3	8	9	6		2	5	3		1	31.5
10	Marino Franchitti					5	5	3	2				1	9	28
11	Christian Ried	Team Felbermayr-Proton	4	7	7	9	8	5	Ret	4	6	6	Ret	8	25.5
11		Team Felbermayr-Proton	4	7	7	9	8	5	Ret	4	6	6	Ret	8	25.5
12			6	5	8	11	7	10	Ret	5	7	8	4	7	23
12			6	5	8	11	7	10	Ret	5	7	8	4	7	23
13	Timo Scheider	AF Corse				1	2	1							19
14	Stéphane Ortelli	AF Corse				2	1	2							17
15	Jeroen Bleekemolen	Spyker Squadron				4	4	4						4	15
15	Jonny Kane	Spyker Squadron				4	4	4						4	15
16	Donny Crevels	Spyker Squadron				4	4	4							10
17	Paolo Ruberti												2		8
17	Raffaele Giammaria												2		8
17	Toni Vilander	AF Corse												2	8
18			7	13	Ret	6	6	Ret	7						7
18	Luca Moro		7	13	Ret	6	6	Ret	7						7
19		Team Felbermayr-Proton	8	10	9	9	8	5	Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	12	6.5
19	Horst Felbermayr	Team Felbermayr-Proton	8	10	9	9	8	5	Ret	8	Ret	11	Ret	12	6.5
20	Gabriele Gardel	GPC Sport				3	3	Ret							6
20	Fabrizio De Simone	GPC Sport				3	3	Ret							6
20		GPC Sport				3	3	Ret							6
20		GPC Sport				3	3	Ret							6
21	Phil Bennett			4											5
22	Lawrence Tomlinson	Team LNT	5												4
22		Team LNT	5												4
23						15	12	8	6						4
23	Peter Sundberg					15	12	8	6						4
24	Allan Simonsen					8	9	6							3.5
25	Mike Rockenfeller													6	3
26						7	10	7							3
26						7	10	7							3
26	Marc Goossens					7	10	7							3
26	Marc Duez					7	10	7							3
27		Autoracing Club Bratislava	10	11	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	9	7	8	Ret		Ret	3
27	Štefan Rosina	Autoracing Club Bratislava	10	11	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	9	7	8	Ret		Ret	3
28						6	6	Ret							3
28	Darryl O'Young					6	6	Ret							3
29	Uwe Alzen											7			2
30		JMB Racing	11	8	10	10	Ret	Ret	10	9	9	9		10	1
31		JMB Racing	11	8	10	10	Ret	Ret	10	9	9				1
32						15	12	8	11						1
32						15	12	8	11						1
33	Johnny Mowlem					11	7	10							1
Pos.	Driver	Team	SIL	BRN	OSC	6H	12H	24H	PRI	DIJ	MUG	BUD	ADR	DUB	Total points
						SPA

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