The 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series was an Australian motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It was the seventh annual V8 Supercar Development Series. It began on 24 March 2006 at Adelaide Street Circuit and finished on 10 December at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit after seven rounds held across four different states.
The series was dominated by a single driver, with Howard Racing Ford Falcon driver Adam Macrow winning eight of the 18 races and five of the seven rounds. Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon driver Andrew Thompson won the remaining two rounds, including three race wins. An inconsistent start to the series saw him only eighth in the pointscore which placed a heavy emphasis on finishing over winning. Young Perkins Motorsport Holden Commodore drivers Shane Price and Jack Perkins finished second and third in the series, with Price taking two race wins. The only other multiple race winner was Kayne Scott who won two reverse grid races.
The series was marred by a fatal accident at the Mount Panorama round where David Clark crashed into the stationary car of Mark Porter.[1] Clark was seriously injured in the collision while Porter died in the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital two days after the accident.[1]
Race calendar edit
| Round | Date | Circuit | Location | Winning driver[1] | Car |
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| 1 | 24–25 March |  Adelaide Street Circuit
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Adelaide, South Australia | Adam Macrow | Ford Falcon (BA) |
| 2 | 27–28 May |  Wakefield Park
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Goulburn, New South Wales | Adam Macrow | Ford Falcon (BA) |
| 3 | 21–23 July |  Queensland Raceway
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Ipswich, Queensland | Adam Macrow | Ford Falcon (BA) |
| 4 | 11–13 August | Oran Park Raceway
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Sydney, New South Wales | Adam Macrow | Ford Falcon (BA) |
| 5 | 16–17 September | Mallala Motor Sport Park
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Mallala, South Australia | Adam Macrow | Ford Falcon (BA) |
| 6 | 5–7 October | Mount Panorama Circuit
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Bathurst, New South Wales | Andrew Thompson | Ford Falcon (BA) |
| 7 | 8–10 December |  Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
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Phillip Island, Victoria | Andrew Thompson | Ford Falcon (BA) |
Teams and drivers edit
A record number of competitors took part in the 2006 series with the Queensland Raceway round over-subscribed with 41 cars entering, forcing the slowest qualifiers to sit out the racing.
The following teams and drivers have competed during the 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series:
Points system edit
The series consisted of seven rounds across four different states. Rounds 2, 3, 4 and 5 consisted of three races each. The second race of each weekend saw the finishing order of race 1 reversed to form the grid for a 'reverse grid' race. Point allocated for the reverse grid race were worth half as much as were the first and third races of these rounds. Rounds 1, 6 and 7 each consisted of two races.
Points were awarded for cars who finished in the top 32 race positions in each race according to finishing order. With cars finishing races as low as 37th, there were numerous occasions during the season were cars did not receive points for finishing races.
| Position[2] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th | 31st | 32nd |
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| Rounds 2, 3, 4 & 5 Standard Race Points |
128 | 124 | 120 | 116 | 112 | 108 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 92 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Rounds 2, 3, 4 & 5 Reverse Grid Race Points |
64 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Rounds 1, 6 & 7 Race Points |
160 | 155 | 150 | 145 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 120 | 115 | 110 | 105 | 100 | 95 | 90 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
Series standings edit
Points table referenced, in part, as follows:[3]
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References edit
- ^ a b c Grant Rowley, Climbing Mount Fujitsu, The Annual – Australian Motorsport, Number 2 / 2006, pages 46 to 56
- ^ "Pointscore System – Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, www.v8supercar.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
- ^ "Championship Points Table". Official website of the V8 Supercar Championship Series. 10 December 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2009.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Various 2006 race results, www.natsoft.com.au Retrieved 25 February 2019
- ^ "Adelaide Parklands Circuit 26/03/2006 2006 Clipsal 500 Adelaide". National Software. 26 March 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Wakefield Park Raceway 28/05/2006 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series – Round 2". National Software. 28 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Queensland Raceway Ipswich 23/07/2006 BigPond 400, 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 6". National Software. 23 July 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Oran Park Motorsport Circuit 13/08/2006 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Round 7". National Software. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Mallala Motorsport Park 17/09/2006 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series – Round 5". National Software. 17 September 2006. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Mount Panorama – Bathurst 08/10/2006 Super Cheap Auto 1000 – Rd 9 2006 V8 Supercar Series". National Software. 8 October 2006. Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
- ^ "Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit 10/12/2006 Caterpillar Grand Finale – 2006 VCS, Round 13". National Software. 10 December 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2009.
