2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 13 and 14 May 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain as part of the GP2 Series. It was the fourth round of the 2006 GP2 season.

Spain    2006 Spain GP2 round
Round details
Round 4 of 11 rounds in the
2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Circuit de Catalunya
Layout of the Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.627 km (2.875 mi)
Feature race
Date 13 May 2006
Laps 39
Pole position
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Time 1:17.886
Podium
First France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Second United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Third Germany Michael Ammermüller Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Spain Adrián Vallés Campos Racing
Time 1:25.550 (on lap 37)
Sprint race
Date 14 May 2006
Laps 26
Podium
First Venezuela Ernesto Viso iSport International
Second Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Third France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing
Time 1:25.970 (on lap 8)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 1:23.704 1
2 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:23.758 2
3 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 1:23.916 3
4 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:24.001 4
5 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 1:24.102 5
6 15   Franck Perera DAMS 1:24.162 6
7 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 1:24.190 7
8 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing 1:24.238 8
9 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 1:24.257 9
10 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:24.294 10
11 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 1:24.513 11
12 27   Andreas Zuber Trident Racing 1:24.611 12
13 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:24.731 13
14 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 1:24.858 14
15 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 1:24.870 15
16 12   Alexandre Negrão Piquet Sports 1:24.920 16
17 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:25.179 17
18 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 1:25.180 18
19 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 1:25.266 19
20 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 1:25.348 20
21 7   Ernesto Viso iSport International 1:25.515 21
22 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:25.657 22
23 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 1:25.811 23
24 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:25.996 24
25 16   Giorgio Pantano FMS International 1:26.035 25
26 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:26.111 26
Source: [1]

Feature Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 39 57:24.150 2 10
2 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 39 +2.187 4 8
3 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 39 +10.963 5 6
4 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 39 +11.720 1 7 (5+2)
5 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 39 +13.005 11 4
6 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 39 +14.848 20 3
7 12   Alexandre Negrão Piquet Sports 39 +20.113 16 2
8 7   Ernesto Viso iSport International 39 +31.742 21 1
9 16   Giorgio Pantano FMS International 39 +33.713 25
10 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 39 +38.173 3
11 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 39 +48.660 15
12 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 39 +53.303 19
13 15   Franck Perera DAMS 39 +1:02.590 6
14 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 39 +1:07.219 26
15 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 39 +1:07.539 23
16 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 38 +1 Lap 10
17 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 38 +1 Lap 22
18 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 37 +2 Laps 14 1
Ret 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 34 Gearbox 13
Ret 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 22 Collision 7
Ret 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing 22 Collision 8
Ret 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 20 Retired 17
Ret 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 16 Retired 18
Ret 27   Andreas Zuber Trident Racing 16 Puncture 12
Ret 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 15 Retired 24
DSQ 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 39 Disqualified 9
Fastest lap: Adrián Vallés (Campos Racing) — 1:25.550 (on lap 37)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7   Ernesto Viso iSport International 26 37:37.277 1 6
2 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 26 +0.730 5 5
3 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 26 +1.581 8 4
4 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 26 +2.443 7 3
5 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 26 +3.987 4 2
6 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 26 +15.879 3 1
7 16   Giorgio Pantano FMS International 26 +21.526 9
8 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 26 +30.711 6
9 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 26 +31.033 12
10 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 26 +34.009 11
11 27   Andreas Zuber Trident Racing 26 +34.715 24
12 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 26 +36.327 10
13 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 26 +39.764 23
14 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 26 +50.479 25
15 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 26 +51.073 14
16 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 26 +1:10.645 18
17 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing 26 +1:16.247 21 1
18 12   Alexandre Negrão Piquet Sports 26 +1:22.227 2
19 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 25 +1 Lap 15
20 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 25 +1 Lap 26
Ret 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 20 Engine 19
Ret 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 16 Gearbox 22
Ret 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 12 Gearbox 17
Ret 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 8 Engine 20
Ret 15   Franck Perera DAMS 0 Collision 13
Ret 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 0 Collision 16
Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Trident Racing) — 1:25.970 (on lap 8)
Source:[2]

Standings after the round edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2006 Barcelona GP2 - Round 7". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "2006 Barcelona GP2 - Round 8". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links edit


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