2006 World Touring Car Championship

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The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the third season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing. It featured a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on 2 April 2006 and ended on 19 November. The series was open to Super 2000, Diesel 2000 and Super Production Cars, with two titles awarded, the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Manufacturers.^[1] Andy Priaulx won the Drivers title and BMW won the Manufacturers award.

The following drivers and teams contested the 2006 World Touring Car Championship.^[2]

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Events
Manufacturer Teams
United Kingdom BMW Team UK	BMW 320si	1	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	All
Spain SEAT Sport	SEAT León	2	Italy Gabriele Tarquini	All
		3	Sweden Rickard Rydell	All
Italy BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320si	4	Italy Alessandro Zanardi	All
		5	Spain Marcel Costa	1–4
United Kingdom Chevrolet RML	Chevrolet Lacetti	6	United Kingdom Robert Huff	All
		7	Italy Nicola Larini	All
		8	Switzerland Alain Menu	All
Spain SEAT Sport	SEAT León	9	Spain Jordi Gené	All
		10	Germany Peter Terting	All
		11	United Kingdom James Thompson	All
		12	France Yvan Muller	All
		14	Germany Florian Gruber	4
Italy N.technology	Alfa Romeo 156	15	Brazil Augusto Farfus	All
		16	Italy Gianni Morbidelli	All
		18	Italy Salvatore Tavano	All
Spain SEAT Sport	SEAT León	21	Spain Oscar Nogués	9
Italy JAS Motorsport	Honda Accord Euro R	25	Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi	5, 10
United Kingdom BMW Team UK	BMW 320si	40	Denmark Jan Magnussen	10
Italy BMW Team Italy-Spain	BMW 320si	41	Netherlands Duncan Huisman	5–10
Germany BMW Team Deutschland	BMW 320si	42	Germany Jörg Müller	All
		43	Germany Dirk Müller	All
Spain SEAT Sport	SEAT León	66	Macau André Couto	10
Independents' Trophy
Hong Kong GR Asia	SEAT Toledo Cupra	19	Italy Maurizio Ceresoli	1–6
		20	Netherlands Tom Coronel	1–2
	Seat León	19	Italy Maurizio Ceresoli	7–10
		20	Netherlands Tom Coronel	3–10
Italy JAS Motorsport	Honda Accord Euro R	23	Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals	1–4, 6–9
		24	United Kingdom Ryan Sharp	1–7
Italy Proteam Motorsport	BMW 320si	30	Italy Luca Rangoni	All
	BMW 320i	31	Italy Stefano D'Aste	All
Germany Wiechers-Sport	BMW 320i	32	Mexico Oscar Alberto Hidalgo	6
		33	Republic of Ireland Emmet O'Brien	1–5
		34	Italy Diego Romanini	All
		35	Czech Republic Jan Vonka	7
Brazil Time TekProm	Alfa Romeo 156	36	Brazil Lucas Molo	5
Switzerland Maurer Motorsport	Chevrolet Lacetti	37	Germany Rainer Bastuck	7
		38	Belgium Vincent Radermecker	7, 9
		48	Spain María de Villota	9
Germany TFS-Yaco Racing	Toyota Corolla T-Sport	39	Germany Philip Geipel	7
Czech Republic Československý Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 156 Gta	44	Czech Republic Jiří Janák	1
Denmark Peugeot Sport Denmark	Peugeot 407	46	Sweden Jens Edman	1, 4
Turkey Kosifler Motorsport	BMW 320i	47	Turkey Ibrahim Okyay	8
Italy DB Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 156	51	Italy Alessandro Balzan	1–2
		52	Italy Elio Marchetti	1–2
Italy Scuderia La Torre	Alfa Romeo 156 Gta	53	Italy Riccardo Romagnoli	1–2
Italy GDL Racing	BMW 320i	54	Italy Emanuele Naspetti	1–2
San Marino Zerocinque Motorsport	BMW 320i	55	San Marino Stefano Valli	1–2
		56	Italy Simone Iacone	1–2
Italy Scuderia del Girasole	Seat León	57	Italy Davide Roda	1–2
		58	Italy Roberto Colciago	2
	Seat Toledo Cupra			1
Macau Ao's Racing Team	BMW 320i	62	Macau Ao Chi Hong	10

Changed Teams

• Gabriele Tarquini: Alfa Romeo Racing Team → SEAT Sport
• James Thompson: Alfa Romeo Racing Team → SEAT Sport

Entering WTCC including those who entered one-off rounds in 2005

• Yvan Muller: British Touring Car Championship → SEAT Sport
• Marcel Costa: No full-time drive → BMW Team Italy-Spain
• Gianni Morbidelli: FIA GT Championship → N-Technology
• Salvatore Tavano: Italian Superturismo Championship → N-Technology
• Maurizio Ceresoli: Italian Formula Three Championship → GR Asia
• Pierre-Yves Corthals: No full-time drive → Jas Motorsport
• Ryan Sharp: Formula Renault 3.5 Series → Jas Motorsport
• Luca Rangoni: No full-time drive → Proteam Motorsport
• Emmet O'Brien: European Alfa Romeo 147 Challenge → Wiechers-Sport
• Diego Romanini: FIA GT Championship → Wiechers-Sport

Leaving WTCC

• Fabrizio Giovanardi: Alfa Romeo Racing Team → British Touring Car Championship
• Antonio García: BMW Team Italy-Spain → No full-time drive
• Thomas Klenke: Ford Hotfiel Sport → No full-time drive
• Michael Funke: Ford Hotfiel Sport → ADAC GT Masters
• Roberto Colciago: Jas Motorsport → Italian Superturismo Championship
• Adriano de Micheli: Jas Motorsport → No full-time drive
• Giuseppe Cirò: Proteam Motorsport → Ferrari Challenge
• Marc Hennerici: Wiechers-Sport → Veranstaltergemeinschaft Langstreckenpokal Nürburgring

Each event comprised two races of 50 kilometres distance.^[1] The starting grid for the first race was determined by the results of the qualifying session and the grid for the second race by the provisional results of the first race, with the top eight positions reversed.^[1]

Event		Race Name	Track	Date
1	R1	Race of Italy	Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	2 April
	R2
2	R3	Race of France	France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	30 April
	R4
3	R5	Race of UK	United Kingdom Brands Hatch	21 May
	R6
4	R7	Race of Germany	Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben	4 June
	R8
5	R9	Race of Brazil	Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	2 July
	R10
6	R11	Race of Mexico	Mexico Autódromo Miguel E. Abed	30 July
	R12
7	R13	Race of the Czech Republic	Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit	3 September
	R14
8	R15	Race of Turkey	Turkey Istanbul Park	24 September
	R16
9	R17	Race of Spain	Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo	8 October
	R18
10	R19	Guia Race of Macau	Macau Guia Circuit	19 November
	R20

Race	Race Name	Pole Position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Winning independent	Report
1	Italy Race of Italy	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	Italy Gabriele Tarquini	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	United Kingdom BMW Team UK	Italy Alessandro Balzan	Report
2		United Kingdom James Thompson	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy N.Technology	Italy Alessandro Balzan
3	France Race of France	Italy Gabriele Tarquini	Germany Dirk Müller	Germany Dirk Müller	Germany BMW Team Germany	Netherlands Tom Coronel	Report
4		United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	United Kingdom BMW Team UK	Italy Stefano D'Aste
5	United Kingdom Race of UK	Sweden Rickard Rydell	Germany Peter Terting	France Yvan Muller	Spain SEAT Sport	Netherlands Tom Coronel	Report
6		Switzerland Alain Menu	Switzerland Alain Menu	United States Chevrolet	United Kingdom Ryan Sharp
7	Germany Race of Germany	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	Sweden Rickard Rydell	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	United Kingdom BMW Team UK	Netherlands Tom Coronel	Report
8		Brazil Augusto Farfus	Germany Jörg Müller	Germany BMW Team Germany	Netherlands Tom Coronel
9	Brazil Race of Brazil	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Spain Jordi Gené	Spain Jordi Gené	Spain SEAT Sport	United Kingdom Ryan Sharp	Report
10		Italy Alessandro Zanardi	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	United Kingdom BMW Team UK	Netherlands Tom Coronel
11	Mexico Race of Mexico	Italy Salvatore Tavano	United Kingdom Ryan Sharp	Italy Salvatore Tavano	Italy N.Technology	United Kingdom Ryan Sharp	Report
12		Brazil Augusto Farfus	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy N.Technology	Netherlands Tom Coronel
13	Czech Republic Race of the Czech Republic	Italy Gabriele Tarquini	France Yvan Muller	Germany Jörg Müller	Germany BMW Team Germany	Netherlands Tom Coronel	Report
14		United Kingdom Robert Huff	United Kingdom Robert Huff	United States Chevrolet	Italy Stefano D'Aste
15	Turkey Race of Turkey	Sweden Rickard Rydell	Netherlands Duncan Huisman	Italy Alessandro Zanardi	Italy BMW Team Italy/Spain	Netherlands Tom Coronel	Report
16		Italy Gabriele Tarquini	Italy Gabriele Tarquini	Spain SEAT Sport	Italy Stefano D'Aste
17	Spain Race of Spain	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Spain Jordi Gené	Brazil Augusto Farfus	Italy N.Technology	Italy Luca Rangoni	Report
18		Germany Jörg Müller	Germany Jörg Müller	Germany BMW Team Germany	Italy Luca Rangoni
19	Macau Guia Race of Macau	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	Switzerland Alain Menu	United Kingdom Andy Priaulx	United Kingdom BMW Team UK	Netherlands Tom Coronel	Report
20		France Yvan Muller	Germany Jörg Müller	Germany BMW Team Germany	Netherlands Tom Coronel

Points system
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos [3] Driver ITA Italy FRA France UK United Kingdom GER Germany BRA Brazil MEX Mexico CZE Czech Republic TUR Turkey ESP Spain MAC Macau  Pts  1 United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 1 Ret 8 1 8 8 1 10 8 1 18 7 5 2 14 Ret Ret 8 1 5 73 2 Germany Jörg Müller 28 25† 2 2 Ret Ret 7 1 9 7 19 15 1 4 Ret 8 6 1 6 1 72 3 Brazil Augusto Farfus Jr. 8 1 21 12 22 11 6 2 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 15 9 20† 1 5 5 Ret 64 4 France Yvan Muller 2 2 13 7 1 5 11 8 13 13 14 Ret 3 3 13 Ret 10 6 3 2 62 5 Italy Gabriele Tarquini 5 6 4 5 6 4 4 7 4 5 10 8 Ret 10 3 1 24† DNS 11 Ret 57 6 Germany Dirk Müller 4 Ret 1 DNS 9 6 2 3 20 15 6 4 9 5 4 7 11 7 14 8 54 7 Sweden Rickard Rydell 6 22† 3 Ret 5 2 3 5 6 Ret 8 3 Ret DNS 2 4 23† 20 16 14† 54 8 United Kingdom James Thompson 3 9 7 4 3 3 5 6 5 4 5 5 14 24† 17 13 9 12 10 4 54 9 Germany Peter Terting 13 8 6 6 2 18 8 4 2 6 9 Ret 10 8 6 2 5 21 8 Ret 49 10 Spain Jordi Gené 12 5 5 3 18 10 16 14 1 14 11 9 4 6 Ret 5 16 Ret 12 Ret 36 11 Italy Alessandro Zanardi 7 23† 14 Ret 10 9 24 13 10 3 17 Ret 2 22† 1 9 15 17 23 9 26 12 Italy Nicola Larini 27 7 11 8 NC 12 14 21 Ret DNS 15 Ret 11 7 7 3 3 4 22† DNS 24 13 Netherlands Duncan Huisman 11 16 21 11 18 9 5 10 7 2 2 13 22 14 Italy Gianni Morbidelli 29† 10 20 14 12 7 9 11 7 2 7 2 17 14 10 16 13 11 Ret DNS 22 15 Switzerland Alain Menu 10 3 19 13 7 1 13 Ret 19† 10 12 Ret 7 Ret 20† Ret 8 9 21† 10 21 16 United Kingdom Robert Huff 19 12 9 9 4 Ret 12 9 18 8 Ret DNS 8 1 15 6 Ret 15 9 Ret 20 17 Netherlands Tom Coronel Ret 13 10 16 13 14 10 12 14 11 4 6 6 23† 8 12 14 13 7 3 20 18 Italy Salvatore Tavano Ret DNS NC 15 21 16 23 17 15 9 1 Ret 15 18 NC 15 4 10 15 Ret 15 19 Italy Luca Rangoni 15 Ret 12 21 20 15 17 23 17 Ret 23 12 Ret 12 21† 21† 2 3 20 12 14 20 Italy Fabrizio Giovanardi 16 DNS 4 6 8 21 United Kingdom Ryan Sharp 18 14 22 Ret 16 13 25 18 12 12 3 Ret 12 17 6 22 Italy Alessandro Balzan 9 4 Ret 17 5 23 Macau André Couto 13 7 2 NC Italy Stefano D'Aste 14 21 18 10 19 Ret 19 19 Ret Ret 22 Ret 13 11 12 11 20 19 Ret 11 0 NC Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals 22 DNS 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS 13 10 16 16 11 19 12 16 0 NC Spain Marcel Costa 11 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 18 16 0 NC Italy Roberto Colciago Ret DNS 15 11 0 NC Italy Simone Iacone 16 11 25 DNS 0 NC Belgium Vincent Radermecker 19 13 18 14 0 NC Italy Diego Romanini 20 24† 27 22 15 Ret 22 25† 22 17 20 13 23 19 18 18 22 23 18 15 0 NC Italy Maurizio Ceresoli 25 19 NC 19 14 19 21 22 Ret DNS 16 16† 20 NC 16 17 17 18 17 Ret 0 NC Turkey Ibrahim Okyay 19 14 0 NC Mexico Oscar Hidalgo 24 14 0 NC Germany Florian Gruber 15 15 0 NC Republic of Ireland Emmet O'Brien 26† 15 23 23 Ret 17 Ret 24 21 Ret 0 NC Italy Riccardo Romagnoli 17 16 26 18 0 NC San Marino Stefano Valli 24 17 Ret DNS 0 NC Italy Emanuele Naspetti 30† DNS 17 Ret 0 NC Czech Republic Jiří Janák 21 18 0 NC Brazil Lucas Molo Ret 18† 0 NC Spain Oscar Nogués 19 22 0 NC Macau Ao Chi Hong 19 Ret 0 NC Italy Davide Roda 23 20 28 20 0 NC Sweden Jens Edman Ret DNS 20 20 0 NC Germany Rainer Bastuck 22 20 0 NC Germany Phillip Geipel 21 Ret 0 NC Spain María de Villota 21 Ret 0 NC Czech Republic Jan Vonka Ret 21 0 NC Italy Elio Marchetti Ret DNS 24 Ret 0 NC Denmark Jan Magnussen Ret Ret 0 Pos Driver ITA Italy FRA France UK United Kingdom GER Germany BRA Brazil MEX Mexico CZE Czech Republic TUR Turkey ESP Spain MAC Macau  Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third 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) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight positions in each race. However, only the two best placed cars per manufacturer were eligible to score points and all other cars from that manufacturer were considered invisible as far as point scoring was concerned.^[1]

Pos	Manufacturer	ITA Italy		FRA France		UK United Kingdom		GER Germany		BRA Brazil		MEX Mexico		CZE Czech Republic		TUR Turkey		ESP Spain		MAC Macau		Pts
1	Germany BMW	1	15	1	1	8	6	1	1	8	1	6	4	1	2	1	7	2	1	1	1	254
		4	17	2	2	9	8	2	3	9	3	17	7	2	4	4	8	6	2	2	5
2	Spain SEAT	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	4	1	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	5	6	3	2	235
		3	5	4	4	2	3	4	5	2	5	5	5	4	6	3	2	9	12	7	3
3	Italy Alfa Romeo	8	1	20	12	12	7	6	2	3	2	1	1	15	14	9	15	1	5	5	Ret	154
		9	4	21	14	21	11	9	11	7	9	2	2	17	15	10	16	4	10	15	Ret
4	United States Chevrolet	10	3	9	8	4	1	12	9	18	8	12	Ret	7	1	7	3	3	4	9	10	128
		19	7	11	9	7	12	13	21	19†	10	15	Ret	8	7	15	6	8	9	21†	Ret
Pos	Manufacturer	ITA Italy		FRA France		UK United Kingdom		GER Germany		BRA Brazil		MEX Mexico		CZE Czech Republic		TUR Turkey		ESP Spain		MAC Macau		Pts

Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight finishers of those entries which were classified as Independents.

Pos	Driver	ITA Italy		FRA France		UK United Kingdom		GER Germany		BRA Brazil		MEX Mexico		CZE Czech Republic		TUR Turkey		ESP Spain		MAC Macau		Pts
1	Netherlands Tom Coronel	Ret	13	10	16	13	14	10	12	14	11	4	6	6	23†	8	12	14	13	7	3	178
2	Italy Luca Rangoni	15	Ret	12	21	20	15	17	23	17	Ret	23	12	Ret	12	21†	21†	2	3	20	12	100
3	Italy Stefano D'Aste	14	21	18	10	19	Ret	19	19	Ret	Ret	22	Ret	13	11	12	11	20	19	Ret	11	93
4	United Kingdom Ryan Sharp	18	14	22	Ret	16	13	25	18	12	12	3	Ret	12	17	75
5	Italy Maurizio Ceresoli	25	19	NC	19	14	19	21	22	Ret	DNS	16	16†	20	NC	16	17	17	18	17	Ret	69
6	Italy Diego Romanini	20	24†	27	22	15	Ret	22	25†	22	17	20	13	23	19	18	18	22	23	18	15	67
7	Belgium Pierre-Yves Corthals	22	DNS	16	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	DNS	13	10	16	16	11	19	12	16	57
8	Italy Alessandro Balzan	9	4	Ret	17	25
9	Belgium Vincent Radermecker	19	13	18	14	20
10	Republic of Ireland Emmet O'Brien	26†	15	23	23	Ret	17	Ret	24	21	Ret	17
11	Italy Roberto Colciago	Ret	DNS	15	11	14
12	Italy Simone Iacone	16	11	25	DNS	13
13	Italy Riccardo Romagnoli	17	16	26	18	11
14	Sweden Jens Edman	Ret	DNS	20	20	10
15	Macau Ao Chi Hong	19	Ret	10
16	Turkey Ibrahim Okyay	19	14	9
17	Brazil Lucas Molo	Ret	18†	5
18	Mexico Oscar Hidalgo	24	14	5
19	Italy Emanuele Naspetti	30†	DNS	17	Ret	4
20	Germany Rainer Bastuck	22	20	3
21	Spain María de Villota	21	Ret	2
22	Germany Phillip Geipel	21	Ret	2
23	Italy Davide Roda	23	20	28	20	2
24	San Marino Stefano Valli	24	17	Ret	DNS	2
25	Czech Republic Jiří Janák	21	18	2
26	Czech Republic Jan Vonka	Ret	21	1
NC	Italy Elio Marchetti	Ret	DNS	24	Ret	0
Pos	Driver	ITA Italy		FRA France		UK United Kingdom		GER Germany		BRA Brazil		MEX Mexico		CZE Czech Republic		TUR Turkey		ESP Spain		MAC Macau		Pts

Dead-heat

• 10p: 14th Edman (4th x 2), 15th A. Chi Hong (4th x 1)
• 5p: 17th L. Molo (4th x 1), 18th O. Hidalgo (5th x 1)
• 2p: 21st M. De Villota (7th x 1), 22nd P. Geipel (7th x 1), 23rd D. Roda (7th x 1), 24th S. Valli (8th x 2)

Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight finishers of those entries which were classified as Independents.

Pos	Team	ITA Italy		FRA France		UK United Kingdom		GER Germany		BRA Brazil		MEX Mexico		CZE Czech Republic		TUR Turkey		ESP Spain		MAC Macau		Pts
1	Hong Kong GR Asia	25	13	10	16	13	14	10	12	14	11	4	6	6	23†	8	12	14	13	7	3	247
		Ret	19	NC	19	14	19	21	22	Ret	DNS	16	16†	20	NC	16	17	17	18	17	Ret
2	Italy Proteam Motorsport	14	21	12	10	19	15	17	19	17	Ret	23	12	13	11	12	11	2	3	20	11	193
		15	Ret	18	21	20	Ret	19	23	Ret	Ret	24	Ret	Ret	12	21†	21†	20	19	Ret	12
3	Italy JAS Motorsport	18	14	16	Ret	16	13	25	18	12	12	3	10	12	16	11	19	12	16	132
		22	DNS	22	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	16	17
4	Germany Wiechers-Sport	20	15	23	22	15	17	22	24	21	17	20	13	23	19	18	18	22	23	18	15	90
		26†	24†	27	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	25	22	Ret	24	14	Ret	21
5	Italy DB Motorsport	9	4	24	17	25
		Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret
6	Switzerland Maurer Motorsport	19	13	18	14	25
		22	20	21	Ret
7	Italy Scuderia del Girasole	23	20	15	11	16
		Ret	DNS	28	20
8	San Marino Zerocinque Motorsport	16	11	25	DNS	15
		24	17	Ret	DNS
9	Italy Scuderia la Torre	17	16	26	18	11
10	Denmark Peugeot Sport Denmark	Ret	DNS	20	20	10
11	Macau Ao's Racing Team	19	Ret	10
12	Turkey Kosifler Motorsport	19	14	9
13	Brazil Equipe TekProm	Ret	18†	5
14	Italy GDL Racing	30†	DNS	17	Ret	4
15	Germany TFS-Yaco Racing	21	Ret	2
16	Czech Republic Československý Motorsport	21	18	2
Pos	Team	ITA Italy		FRA France		UK United Kingdom		GER Germany		BRA Brazil		MEX Mexico		CZE Czech Republic		TUR Turkey		ESP Spain		MAC Macau		Pts

• FIA World Touring Car Championship official website as archived at web.archive.org on 23 December 2006

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