2006 FIA GT3 European Championship

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

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All races were one hour in length, and served as support races for the FIA GT Championship.

Rnd Event Circuit Date
1   Silverstone Supercar Showdown Silverstone Circuit May 6
2 May 7
3   Oschersleben Supercar 500 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben July 1
4 July 2
5   Proximus Spa 24 Hours Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps July 28
6 July 29
7   Dijon Supercar 500 Dijon-Prenois September 2
8 September 3
9   Mugello Supercar 500 Mugello Circuit September 16
10 September 17

Season results

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Rnd Circuit Race 1 Winning Team Race 2 Winning Team
Race 1 Winning Drivers Race 2 Winning Drivers
1
2
Silverstone   #34 JMB Racing   #38 GPC Sport
  Allan Simonsen
  Hector Lester
  Giuseppe Arlotti
  Paolo Cutrera
3
4
Oschersleben   #27 Racing Box   #23 BMS Scuderia Italia
  Andrea Ceccato
  Stefano Livio
  Marcello Zani
  Massimiliano Mugelli
5
6
Spa   #10 Racing Logistic   #10 Racing Logistic
  Frédéric Bouvy
  Patrick Bornhauser
  Frédéric Bouvy
  Patrick Bornhauser
7
8
Dijon   #10 Racing Logistic   #9 Tech 9 Motosport
  Jean-Luc Blanchemain
  Patrick Bornhauser
  Phil Keen
  Sean Edwards
9
10
Mugello   #9 Tech 9 Motosport   #9 Tech 9 Motosport
  Phil Keen
  Sean Edwards
  Phil Keen
  Sean Edwards

Championships

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Teams Championship

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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   Tech 9 Motosport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 12 2 8 9 3 11 12 12 69
2   Racing Logistic Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3 L V10 7 5 3 10 16 14 6 1 5 67
3   Racing Box Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3 L V10 5 14 10 9 4 4 6 4 56
4   BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 18 5 5 8 8 5 3 53
5   Damax Ascari KZ1-R BMW 5.0 L V8 6 5 11 9 31
6   Riverside Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 8 6 6 9 29
7   JMB Racing Ferrari Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3 L V8 10 11 4 2 28
8   Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 5.0 L V10 5 5 3 6 14
9   Pouchelon Racing Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge 8.3 L V10 8 3 1 12
10   Auto Sport Promotion Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 4 2 4 10
11   Team Carsport Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet 7.0 L V8 8 8
12=   Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 2 3 5
12=   AF Corse Maserati Gran Sport Light Maserati 4.2 L V8 3 2 5

Drivers Championship

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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   Sean Edwards   Tech 9 Motorsport 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 54
2   Patrick Bornhauser   Racing Logistic 4 2 10 10 10 6 1 5 48
3=   Stefano Livio   Racing Box 10 10 4 8 5 6 43
3=   Andrea Ceccato   Racing Box 10 10 4 8 5 6 43
5   Phil Keen   Tech 9 Motorsport 10 10 10 30
6=   Toni Seiler   BMS Scuderia Italia 8 5 5 8 26
6=   Franco Groppi   BMS Scuderia Italia 8 5 5 8 26
8   Dimitris Deverikos   Tech 9 Motorsport 8 8 8 24
9=   Marcello Zani   BMS Scuderia Italia 10 5 5 3 23
9=   Massimiliano Mugelli   BMS Scuderia Italia 10 5 5 3 23
11   Jean-Luc Blanchemain   Racing Logistic 4 2 10 6 22
12=   Stefano Zonca   Racing Box 5 4 5 3 4 21
12=   Marco Cioci   Racing Box 5 4 5 3 4 21
14   Frédéric Bouvy   Racing Logistic 10 10 20
15=   Allan Simonsen   JMB Racing 10 8 1 19
15=   Hector Lester   JMB Racing 10 8 1 19
15=   James Ruffier   Riverside 6 6 4 3 19
15=   Andrew Thompson   Damax 3 8 8 19
19   Matt Allison   Damax 8 8 16
20=   Steve Zacchia   Racing Logistic 6 1 6 1 14
20=   Olivier Dupard   Racing Logistic 6 1 6 1 14
22=   Leo Machitski   Barwell Motorsport 3 6 4 13
22=   Jonathan Cocker   Barwell Motorsport 3 6 4 13
24   Thierry Rabineau   Riverside 6 6 12
25=   Gilles Duqueisne   Pouchelon Racing 3 8 11
25=   Anthony Reid   Pouchelon Racing 3 8 11
25=   Tom Heinricy   Team Carsport Callaway 5 6 11
28=   Morgan Moulin-Traffort   Auto Sport Promotion 4 2 4 10
28=   Marc Cattaneo   Auto Sport Promotion 4 2 4 10
30=   Ben Collins   Damax 6 3 9
30=   Paul van Splunteren   Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 1 2 2 9
32=   Leonardo Maddalena   Racing Box 4 4 8
32=   Bruno Corradi   Racing Box 4 4 8
34=   François Xavier Terny   Riverside 4 3 7
34=   Aaron Scott   Damax 6 1 7
36=   Luciano Linossi   Reiter Engineering 6 6
36=   Lorenzo Bontempelli   Reiter Engineering 6 6
36=   Ian Khan   JMB Racing 3 3 6
36=   Stephen Earle   JMB Racing 3 3 6
36=   Jürgen von Gartzen   Team Carsport Callaway 6 6
36=   Frédéric Makowiecki   Racing Logistic 1 5 6
36=   Stuart Turvey   Damax 5 1 6
43=   Uli Berberich-Martini   Team Carsport Callaway 5 5
43=   Luca Pirri   Team Carsport Callaway 5 5
43=   James Murphy   Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 1 5
46   Andrew Purdie   Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 4
47=   Wido Rossler   Pouchelon Racing 3 3
47=   David Hallyday   Pouchelon Racing 3 3
47=   Albert von Thurn und Taxis   Reiter Engineering 2 1 3
47=   Phil Bastiaans   Reiter Engineering 2 1 3
47=   Nick Adams   Damax 3 3
47=   Klaas Zwart   Damax 3 3
53=   Paulo Bonifácio   Team Carsport Callaway 2 2
53=   Marco Panzavuota   Team Carsport Callaway 2 2
53=   Alberto Cerrai   AF Corse 2 2
53=   Diego Alessi   AF Corse 2 2
53=   Christopher Campbell   Riverside 2 2
53=   Philippe Charriol   Riverside 2 2
53=   Jaromir Jirik   S-Berg Racing 1 1 2
60=   Martin Rich   Barwell Motorsport 1 1
60=   Piers Johnson   Barwell Motorsport 1 1
60=   Marc Basseng   S-Berg Racing 1 1
60=   Denis Retera   Reiter Engineering 1 1

References

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