The 2006 International GT Open season was the inaugural season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 1 April at Autodromo Nazionale Monza and finished on 12 November, at Barcelona after five double-header meetings with one single race round.
Overall championship and GTA class was won by Playteam SaraFree driver Michele Bartyan, while GTB class title was clinched by Fabrizio Gini and GTS class by Andrea Belicchi and Stefano Zonca.[1][2][3]
Race calendar and results edit
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | GTA Winner | GTB Winner | GTS Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R1 |  Autodromo Nazionale Monza
|
21 April | No. 36 Playteam SaraFree
|
 No. 2 Esc. Bengala
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No. 29 Racing Box
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No. 27 Racing Box
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| Michele Bartyan Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Lucas Guerrero José Manuel Pérez-Aicart
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Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini
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Andrea Belicchi Stefano Zonca
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| R2 | 22 April | No. 2 Esc. Bengala
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No. 36 Playteam SaraFree
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No. 43 Roger Racing
|
No. 28 Racing Box
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| Lucas Guerrero José Manuel Pérez-Aicart
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Michele Bartyan Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Ángel Santos Henk van Zoest
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Luca Cappellari Angelo Lancelotti
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| 2 | R1 |  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours
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29 April | No. 36 Playteam SaraFree
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No. 36 Playteam SaraFree
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No. 29 Racing Box
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No. 33 Paolo Cutrera
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| Michele Bartyan Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Michele Bartyan Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini
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Paolo Cutrera Gianni Giudici
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| R2 | 30 April | No. 20 Edil Cris Racing Team
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No. 20 Edil Cris Racing Team
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No. 29 Racing Box
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No. 42 Fernando Glez.-Camino
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| Matteo Cressoni Paolo Ruberti
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Matteo Cressoni Paolo Ruberti
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Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini
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Juan Ignacio Villacieros Francesc Robert
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| 3 | R1 |  Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril
|
24 June | No. 20 Edil Cris Racing Team
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No. 53 GPC Sport
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No. 46 Cesar Rodrigo Perez
|
No. 27 Racing Box
|
| Matteo Bobbi Paolo Ruberti
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Pedro Bastos Andrea Montermini
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Cesar Rodrigo Daniel Rodrigo
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Andrea Belicchi Stefano Zonca
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| R2 | 25 June | No. 20 Edil Cris Racing Team
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No. 20 Edil Cris Racing Team
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No. 46 Cesar Rodrigo Perez
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No. 27 Racing Box
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| Matteo Bobbi Paolo Ruberti
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Matteo Bobbi Paolo Ruberti
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Cesar Rodrigo Daniel Rodrigo
|
Andrea Belicchi Stefano Zonca
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| 4 | R1 |  Istanbul Park, Istanbul
|
23 September | No. 5 RSV Motorsport
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No. 2 Esc. Bengala
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No. 35 Gianni Giudici
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No. 27 Racing Box
|
Domingo Romero Peter Sundberg
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Lucas Guerrero José Manuel Pérez-Aicart
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Giuseppe Arlotti Fabrizio Gini
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Vural Ak Ahmet Özgün
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| R2 | 24 September | No. 2 Esc. Bengala
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No. 2 Esc. Bengala
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No. 43 Roger Racing
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No. 27 Racing Box
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| Lucas Guerrero José Manuel Pérez-Aicart
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Lucas Guerrero José Manuel Pérez-Aicart
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Ángel Santos Henk van Zoest
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Vural Ak Ahmet Özgün
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| 5 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste
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7 October | No. 4 GPC Sport
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No. 58 Victory Engineering
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No. 42 Roger Racing
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No. 29 Racing Box
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| Marco Lambertini Andrea Montermini
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Damien Pasini Maurizio Mediani
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Antonio Castro Santiago García
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Marco Cioci Piergiuseppe Perazzini
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| R2 | 8 October | No. 52 Esc. Roger Racing
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No. 4 GPC Sport
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No. 61 Santiago García
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No. 27 Racing Box
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| Javier Díaz Santiago Puig
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Marco Lambertini Andrea Montermini
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Antonio Castro Santiago García
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Andrea Belicchi Stefano Zonca
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| 6 | R | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló
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12 November | No. 36 Playteam SaraFree
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No. 36 Playteam SaraFree
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No. 38 Marcos Racing
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 No. 80 Damax
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| Michele Bartyan Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Michele Bartyan Alessandro Pier Guidi
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Pedro Névoa Fred van Putten
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Jonathan Lang Martin Rich
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References edit
- ^ "GT OPEN 2006". ItaliaRacing.net (in Italian). Inpagina. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "International GT Open GTA 2006 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "International GT Open GTS 2006 standings". driverdb.com. Driver Database. Retrieved 11 November 2016.