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