2006 Formula BMW World Final

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Race details
Date	24–26 November 2006
Official name	2nd DELL Formula BMW World Final
Location	Cheste, Valencia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
Distance	Heat Races 12 laps, 48.060 km (29.863 mi) Main Race 18 laps, 72.090 km (44.795 mi)
Main Race
Pole
Driver	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing
Podium
First	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing
Second	Mika Mäki	Eifelland Racing
Third	Stefano Coletti	EuroInternational

The 2006 Formula BMW World Final was the second Formula BMW World Final race and held for the first time at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste near Valencia on 24–26 November 2006. The race was won by Josef Kaufmann Racing's driver Christian Vietoris, who finished ahead Mika Mäki and Stefano Coletti.^[1]

Drivers and teams[]

2006 Entry List[2]
Team	No	Driver	Main series
AIM Autosport	2	Philip Major	Formula BMW USA
	3	Daniel Morad
AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	4	Niall Quinn	Formula BMW ADAC
	41	Tobias Hegewald
ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	5	Nick de Bruijn	Formula BMW ADAC
	6	Christian Engelhart
Team Autotecnica	7	Matt Lee	Formula BMW USA
Eifelland Racing	8	Jens Klingmann	Formula BMW ADAC
	9	Mika Mäki
	10	Martin Ragginger
EuroInternational	11	Stefano Coletti	Formula BMW USA
	12	Robert Wickens
Filsell Motorsport	14	Matt Howson	Formula BMW UK
	15	Daniel Murray
Fortec Motorsport	16	Henry Arundel	Formula BMW UK
	17	Niall Breen
	18	Jack Clarke
	19	Euan Hankey
	20	Daniel McKenzie
	21	Daniel Ricciardo
Gelles Racing	22	Ross Curnow	Formula BMW USA
	24	Adrien Herberts
	25	Maxime Pelletier
	26	Ryan Phinny
	27	Sebastián Saavedra
GU-Racing Motorsport Team	28	Andrei Harnagea	Formula BMW ADAC
	29	Jens Höing
	30	Max Wissel
Jensen MotorSport	31	Frankie Muniz	Formula BMW USA
Josef Kaufmann Racing	32	Daniel Campos-Hull	Formula BMW ADAC
	33	Josef Král
	34	Christian Vietoris
Team Loctite	35	Tom Dunstan	Formula BMW UK
	36	Oliver Turvey
Matson Motorsport	37	Fabio Leimer	Formula BMW ADAC
Motaworld Racing	39	Matt Hamilton	Formula BMW UK
	40	Jonathan Legris

Qualifying[]

Group 1[] Pos No Driver Team Time Group 1 34 Christian Vietoris Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:38.556 SP 2 33 Josef Král Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:38.991 SP 3 3 Daniel Morad AIM Autosport 1:39.416 SP 4 5 Nick de Bruijn ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 1:39.744 SP 5 36 Oliver Turvey Team Loctite 1:39.767 B 6 19 Euan Hankey Fortec Motorsport 1:39.789 D 7 41 Tobias Hegewald AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 1:40.036 B 8 32 Daniel Campos-Hull Josef Kaufmann Racing 1:40.254 D 9 4 Niall Quinn AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 1:40.297 B 10 37 Fabio Leimer Matson Motorsport 1:40.330 D 11 16 Henry Arundel Fortec Motorsport 1:40.385 B 12 7 Matt Lee Team Autotecnica 1:40.549 D 13 20 Daniel McKenzie Fortec Motorsport 1:40.880 B 14 25 Maxime Pelletier Gelles Racing 1:40.904 D 15 31 Frankie Muniz Jensen MotorSport 1:41.328 B 16 2 Philip Major AIM Autosport 1:41.403 D 17 27 Sebastián Saavedra Gelles Racing 1:41.500 B 18 35 Tom Dunstan Team Loctite 1:42.153 D

Group 2[] Pos No Driver Team Time Group 1 9 Mika Mäki Eifelland Racing 1:39.061 SP 2 11 Stefano Coletti EuroInternational 1:39.121 SP 3 10 Martin Ragginger Eifelland Racing 1:39.136 SP 4 12 Robert Wickens EuroInternational 1:39.202 SP 5 8 Jens Klingmann Eifelland Racing 1:39.287 A 6 15 Daniel Murray Filsell Motorsport 1:39.342 C 7 21 Daniel Ricciardo Fortec Motorsport 1:39.450 A 8 6 Christian Engelhart ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 1:39.573 C 9 40 Jonathan Legris Motaworld Racing 1:39.907 A 10 26 Ryan Phinny Gelles Racing 1:39.993 C 11 39 Matt Hamilton Motaworld Racing 1:40.089 A 12 30 Max Wissel GU-Racing Motorsport Team 1:40.126 C 13 29 Jens Höing GU-Racing Motorsport Team 1:40.246 A 14 17 Niall Breen Fortec Motorsport 1:40.268 C 15 18 Jack Clarke Fortec Motorsport 1:40.314 A 16 22 Ross Curnow Gelles Racing 1:40.343 C 17 24 Adrien Herberts Gelles Racing 1:40.813 A 18 28 Andrei Harnagea GU-Racing Motorsport Team 1:47.849 C 19 14 Matt Howson Filsell Motorsport Withdrawn

Super Pole Competition[]

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Group
1	9	Mika Mäki	Eifelland Racing	1:39.695	A
2	34	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:40.059	B
3	10	Martin Ragginger	Eifelland Racing	1:40.471	A
4	11	Stefano Coletti	EuroInternational	1:40.790	C
5	33	Josef Král	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:41.062	D
6	12	Robert Wickens	EuroInternational	1:41.106	C
7	3	Daniel Morad	AIM Autosport	1:41.533	B
8	5	Nick de Bruijn	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	1:42.180	D

Heats[]

Heat 1 (A vs B)[] Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 34 Christian Vietoris Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 20:05.177 0 2 10 Martin Ragginger Eifelland Racing 12 +4.1 2 3 9 Mika Mäki Eifelland Racing 12 +7.2 3 4 3 Daniel Morad AIM Autosport 12 +7.9 4 5 8 Jens Klingmann Eifelland Racing 12 +8.2 5 6 40 Jonathan Legris Motaworld Racing 12 +10.5 6 7 36 Oliver Turvey Team Loctite 12 +10.6 7 8 21 Daniel Ricciardo Fortec Motorsport 12 +10.9 8 9 41 Tobias Hegewald AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 12 +14.8 9 10 4 Niall Quinn AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 12 +20.1 10 11 16 Henry Arundel Fortec Motorsport 12 +20.3 11 12 39 Matt Hamilton Motaworld Racing 12 +21.9 12 13 27 Sebastián Saavedra Gelles Racing 12 +24.8 13 14 29 Jens Höing GU-Racing Motorsport Team 12 +26.3 14 15 20 Daniel McKenzie Fortec Motorsport 12 +27.4 15 16 31 Frankie Muniz Jensen MotorSport 12 +30.5 16 17 24 Adrien Herberts Gelles Racing 12 +30.8 17 EX 18 Jack Clarke Fortec Motorsport 12 +27.1 23

Heat 2 (C vs D)[] Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 33 Josef Král Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 20:07.295 0 2 11 Stefano Coletti EuroInternational 12 +3.3 2 3 12 Robert Wickens EuroInternational 12 +3.7 3 4 15 Daniel Murray Filsell Motorsport 12 +8.6 4 5 19 Euan Hankey Fortec Motorsport 12 +9.1 5 6 6 Christian Engelhart ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 12 +10.0 6 7 32 Daniel Campos-Hull Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 +11.2 7 8 26 Ryan Phinny Gelles Racing 12 +15.8 8 9 7 Matt Lee Team Autotecnica 12 +16.8 9 10 17 Niall Breen Fortec Motorsport 12 +20.1 10 11 22 Ross Curnow Gelles Racing 12 +22.6 11 12 30 Max Wissel GU-Racing Motorsport Team 12 +23.5 12 13 25 Maxime Pelletier Gelles Racing 12 +25.3 13 14 2 Philip Major AIM Autosport 12 +32.9 14 15 28 Andrei Harnagea GU-Racing Motorsport Team 12 +1:21.2 15 Ret 5 Nick de Bruijn ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 0 +12 laps 16 EX 37 Fabio Leimer Matson Motorsport 12 +14.2 21 EX 35 Tom Dunstan Team Loctite 12 +32.4 21

Heat 3 (A vs C)[] Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 9 Mika Mäki Eifelland Racing 12 20:12.031 0 2 12 Robert Wickens EuroInternational 12 +7.9 2 3 11 Stefano Coletti EuroInternational 12 +7.9 3 4 8 Jens Klingmann Eifelland Racing 12 +8.5 4 5 21 Daniel Ricciardo Fortec Motorsport 12 +11.9 5 6 40 Jonathan Legris Motaworld Racing 12 +13.3 6 7 39 Matt Hamilton Motaworld Racing 12 +17.0 7 8 15 Daniel Murray Filsell Motorsport 12 +22.6 8 9 26 Ryan Phinny Gelles Racing 12 +22.9 9 10 29 Jens Höing GU-Racing Motorsport Team 12 +25.9 10 11 24 Adrien Herberts Gelles Racing 12 +38.6 11 12 6 Christian Engelhart ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 12 +42.7 12 13 17 Niall Breen Fortec Motorsport 12 +44.0 13 14 22 Ross Curnow Gelles Racing 12 +44.8 14 15 28 Andrei Harnagea GU-Racing Motorsport Team 12 +1:31.0 15 Ret 10 Martin Ragginger Eifelland Racing 6 +6 laps 16 Ret 30 Max Wissel GU-Racing Motorsport Team 6 +6 laps 17 Ret 18 Jack Clarke Fortec Motorsport 0 +12 laps 18

Heat 4 (B vs D)[] Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 34 Christian Vietoris Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 20:09.251 0 2 33 Josef Král Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 +3.3 2 3 5 Nick de Bruijn ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 12 +5.7 3 4 19 Euan Hankey Fortec Motorsport 12 +7.1 4 5 36 Oliver Turvey Team Loctite 12 +7.6 5 6 3 Daniel Morad AIM Autosport 12 +16.9 6 7 4 Niall Quinn AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 12 +17.6 7 8 32 Daniel Campos-Hull Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 +18.1 8 9 7 Matt Lee Team Autotecnica 12 +18.3 9 10 41 Tobias Hegewald AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 12 +19.6 10 11 20 Daniel McKenzie Fortec Motorsport 12 +19.8 11 12 37 Fabio Leimer Matson Motorsport 12 +20.1 12 13 27 Sebastián Saavedra Gelles Racing 12 +22.2 13 14 25 Maxime Pelletier Gelles Racing 12 +22.4 14 15 31 Frankie Muniz Jensen MotorSport 12 +29.9 15 16 35 Tom Dunstan Team Loctite 12 +34.3 16 17 16 Henry Arundel Fortec Motorsport 12 +40.7 17 EX 2 Philip Major AIM Autosport 12 +30.3 22

Heat 5 (A vs D)[] Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 33 Josef Král Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 19:58.140 0 2 9 Mika Mäki Eifelland Racing 12 +2.1 2 3 19 Euan Hankey Fortec Motorsport 12 +3.7 3 4 5 Nick de Bruijn ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 12 +9.9 4 5 40 Jonathan Legris Motaworld Racing 12 +11.0 5 6 21 Daniel Ricciardo Fortec Motorsport 12 +11.9 6 7 39 Matt Hamilton Motaworld Racing 12 +14.0 7 8 37 Fabio Leimer Matson Motorsport 12 +14.6 8 9 32 Daniel Campos-Hull Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 +17.2 9 10 10 Martin Ragginger Eifelland Racing 12 +20.2 10 11 7 Matt Lee Team Autotecnica 12 +21.1 11 12 29 Jens Höing GU-Racing Motorsport Team 12 +24.3 12 13 8 Jens Klingmann Eifelland Racing 12 +24.5 13 14 25 Maxime Pelletier Gelles Racing 12 +24.5 14 15 2 Philip Major AIM Autosport 12 +29.7 15 16 24 Adrien Herberts Gelles Racing 12 +34.2 16 17 35 Tom Dunstan Team Loctite 11 +1 lap 17 EX 18 Jack Clarke Fortec Motorsport 12 +48.7 21

Heat 6 (B vs C)[] Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 34 Christian Vietoris Josef Kaufmann Racing 12 19:56.727 0 2 11 Stefano Coletti EuroInternational 12 +6.1 2 3 3 Daniel Morad AIM Autosport 12 +6.9 3 4 36 Oliver Turvey Team Loctite 12 +7.5 4 5 4 Niall Quinn AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 12 +10.5 5 6 41 Tobias Hegewald AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH 12 +11.4 6 7 6 Christian Engelhart ASL Team Mücke Motorsport 12 +11.9 7 8 16 Henry Arundel Fortec Motorsport 12 +13.4 8 9 17 Niall Breen Fortec Motorsport 12 +13.7 9 10 22 Ross Curnow Gelles Racing 12 +18.3 10 11 27 Sebastián Saavedra Gelles Racing 12 +20.9 11 12 20 Daniel McKenzie Fortec Motorsport 12 +21.9 12 13 15 Daniel Murray Filsell Motorsport 12 +26.0 13 14 31 Frankie Muniz Jensen MotorSport 12 +41.7 14 15 28 Andrei Harnagea GU-Racing Motorsport Team 12 +1:20.4 15 16 26 Ryan Phinny Gelles Racing 10 +2 laps 16 Ret 30 Max Wissel GU-Racing Motorsport Team 6 +6 laps 17 DNS 12 Robert Wickens EuroInternational Did not start Did not start 18

Summary[]

Pos	No	Name	Team	Points
1	34	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing	0
2	33	Josef Král	Josef Kaufmann Racing	2
3	9	Mika Mäki	Eifelland Racing	5
4	11	Stefano Coletti	EuroInternational	7
5	19	Euan Hankey	Fortec Motorsport	12
6	3	Daniel Morad	AIM Autosport	13
7	36	Oliver Turvey	Team Loctite	16
8	40	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	17
9	21	Daniel Ricciardo	Fortec Motorsport	19
10	8	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	22
11	4	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	22
12	12	Robert Wickens	EuroInternational	23
13	5	Nick de Bruijn	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	23
14	32	Daniel Campos-Hull	Josef Kaufmann Racing	24
15	15	Daniel Murray	Filsell Motorsport	25
16	6	Christian Engelhart	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	25
17	41	Tobias Hegewald	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	25
18	39	Matt Hamilton	Motaworld Racing	26
19	10	Martin Ragginger	Eifelland Racing	28
20	7	Matt Lee	Team Autotecnica	29
21	17	Niall Breen	Fortec Motorsport	32
22	26	Ryan Phinny	Gelles Racing	33
23	22	Ross Curnow	Gelles Racing	35
24	16	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	36
25	29	Jens Höing	GU-Racing Motorsport Team	36
26	27	Sebastián Saavedra	Gelles Racing	37
27	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	38
28	37	Fabio Leimer	Matson Motorsport	41
29	25	Maxime Pelletier	Gelles Racing	41
30	24	Adrien Herberts	Gelles Racing	44
31	31	Frankie Muniz	Jensen MotorSport	45
32	28	Andrei Harnagea	GU-Racing Motorsport Team	45
33	30	Max Wissel	GU-Racing Motorsport Team	46
34	2	Philip Major	AIM Autosport	51
35	35	Tom Dunstan	Team Loctite	54
36	18	Jack Clarke	Fortec Motorsport	62

Final Race[]

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	34	Christian Vietoris	Josef Kaufmann Racing	18	30:07.362	1
2	9	Mika Mäki	Eifelland Racing	18	+4.6	3
3	11	Stefano Coletti	EuroInternational	18	+13.2	4
4	3	Daniel Morad	AIM Autosport	18	+13.9	6
5	21	Daniel Ricciardo	Fortec Motorsport	18	+14.7	9
6	36	Oliver Turvey	Team Loctite	18	+17.8	7
7	8	Jens Klingmann	Eifelland Racing	18	+19.5	10
8	12	Robert Wickens	EuroInternational	18	+20.1	12
9	10	Martin Ragginger	Eifelland Racing	18	+21.9	19
10	19	Euan Hankey	Fortec Motorsport	18	+24.2	5
11	5	Nick de Bruijn	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	18	+27.7	13
12	4	Niall Quinn	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	18	+30.0	11
13	7	Matt Lee	Team Autotecnica	18	+31.2	20
14	40	Jonathan Legris	Motaworld Racing	18	+33.5	8
15	39	Matt Hamilton	Motaworld Racing	18	+35.5	18
16	16	Henry Arundel	Fortec Motorsport	18	+36.9	24
17	22	Ross Curnow	Gelles Racing	18	+40.8	23
18	29	Jens Höing	GU-Racing Motorsport Team	18	+41.6	25
19	37	Fabio Leimer	Matson Motorsport	18	+42.1	28
20	20	Daniel McKenzie	Fortec Motorsport	18	+42.2	27
21	30	Max Wissel	GU-Racing Motorsport Team	18	+43.0	33
22	6	Christian Engelhart	ASL Team Mücke Motorsport	18	+43.1	16
23	26	Ryan Phinny	Gelles Racing	18	+47.9	22
24	25	Maxime Pelletier	Gelles Racing	18	+48.8	29
25	18	Jack Clarke	Fortec Motorsport	18	+55.2	36
26	35	Tom Dunstan	Team Loctite	18	+56.3	35
27	2	Philip Major	AIM Autosport	18	+57.9	34
28	17	Niall Breen	Fortec Motorsport	18	+1:00.4	21
29	31	Frankie Muniz	Jensen MotorSport	18	+1:02.8	31
30	28	Andrei Harnagea	GU-Racing Motorsport Team	15	+3 laps	32
Ret	32	Daniel Campos-Hull	Josef Kaufmann Racing	10	+8 laps	14
Ret	27	Sebastián Saavedra	Gelles Racing	5	+13 laps	26
Ret	41	Tobias Hegewald	AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH	3	+15 laps	17
Ret	24	Adrien Herberts	Gelles Racing	3	+15 laps	30
Ret	15	Daniel Murray	Filsell Motorsport	0	+18 laps	15
EX	33	Josef Král	Josef Kaufmann Racing	18	+0.7	2

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