The 2006 Hungaroring GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 5 and 6 August 2006 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary as part of the GP2 Series. It was the ninth round of the 2006 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Round 9 of 11 rounds in the 2006 GP2 Series | |||
 The Hungaroring layout | |||
| Location | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.381 km (2.722 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 5 August 2006 | ||
| Laps | 42 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
| Time | 1:29.464 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
| Second |
 Timo Glock | iSport International | |
| Third |
 Giorgio Pantano | FMS International | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
| Time | 1:30.711 (on lap 21) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 6 August 2006 | ||
| Laps | 23 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
| Second |
 Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third |
 Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
| Time | 1:51.716 (on lap 13) | ||
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
- Alexandre Prémat was given a ten-place penalty after for causing accident with Hiroki Yoshimoto in the sprint race in Hockenheim.
Feature race edit
Sprint race edit
References edit
- ^ "GP2 Series 2006 Results - Hungaroring". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Piquet takes pole as Hamilton spins". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Piquet dominates race 1 in Hungary". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Piquet also wins rainy race 2". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.