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2006 Valencia GP2 Series round

The 2006 Valencia GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on 8 and 9 April 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia as part of the GP2 Series. It was the first round of the 2006 GP2 season.

Spain    2006 Valencia GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 11 rounds in the
2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Layout of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Location Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
Course Permanent road course
4.005 km (2.517 mi)
Feature race
Date 8 April 2006
Laps 45
Pole position
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Time 1:17.886
Podium
First Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Second United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Third Spain Adrián Vallés Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Time 1:22.168 (on lap 9)
Sprint race
Date 9 April 2006
Laps 30
Podium
First Germany Michael Ammermüller Arden International
Second Venezuela E. J. Viso iSport International
Third France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber[a] Trident
Time 1:21.244 (on lap 3)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 1:17.886 1
2 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 1:18.360 2
3 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:18.400 3
4 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 1:18.551 4
5 7   E. J. Viso iSport International 1:18.623 5
6 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 1:18.659 6
7 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 1:18.681 7
8 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:18.717 8
9 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:18.752 9
10 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident 1:18.772 10
11 12   Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 1:18.886 11
12 15   Franck Perera DAMS 1:18.890 12
13 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 1:18.893 13
14 27   Andreas Zuber Trident 1:18.918 14
15 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 1:19.106 15
16 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:19.199 16
17 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 1:19.217 17
18 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:19.251 18
19 16   Luca Filippi FMS International 1:19.294 19
20 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 1:19.349 20
21 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:19.602 21
22 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:19.725 22
23 8   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 1:20.092 23
24 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 1:20.142 24
25 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:20.339 25
26 17   Jason Tahincioglu FMS International 1:20.994 26
Source:[2]

Feature Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 45 1hr 03min 14.260sec 1 12
2 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 45 + 16.655 s 3 8
3 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 45 + 19.490 s 5 6
4 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 45 + 31.309 s 21 6
5 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 45 + 33.526 s 6 4
6 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident 45 + 33.994 s 10 3
7 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 45 + 35.387 s 7 2
8 7   E. J. Viso iSport International 45 + 48.275 s 5 1
9 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 45 + 53.028 s 9
10 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 45 + 59.040 s 15
11 15   Franck Perera DAMS 45 + 1:05.229 s 12
12 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 45 + 1:11.427 s 17
13 12   Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 45 + 1:11.719 s 11
14 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 45 + 1:14.261 s 13
15 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 44 + 1 Lap 22
16 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 44 + 1 Lap 23
17 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 44 + 1 Lap 20
18 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 44 + 1 Lap 25
Ret 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 27 Engine 18
Ret 27   Andreas Zuber Trident 23 Accident 14
Ret 16   Luca Filippi FMS International 15 Gearbox 19
Ret 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 7 Engine 8
Ret 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 4 Gearbox 24
Ret 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 2 Engine 2
Ret 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1 Accident 16
Ret 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 0 Gearbox 26
Fastest lap: Nicolas Lapierre (Arden International) — 1:22.168 (109.031 mph)
Source:[2]

Sprint Race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 28 30min 44.066sec 2 6
2 7   E. J. Viso iSport International 28 + 9.756 s 1 5
3 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 28 + 10.213 s 5 4
4 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 28 + 10.975 s 8 4
5 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident 28 + 16.537 s 3 2
6 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 28 + 18.150 s 7 1
7 12   Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 28 + 32.746 s 13
8 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 28 + 37.391 s 16
9 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 28 + 44.084 s 18
10 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 28 + 55.125 s 15
11 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 28 + 1:00.402 s 24
12 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 28 + 1:03.704 s 19
13 27   Andreas Zuber Trident 28 + 1:06.774 s 20
14 15   Franck Perera DAMS 28 + 1:09.772 s 11
15 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 28 + 1:21.534 s 10
16 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 27 + 1 Lap 17
Ret 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 24 Spun off 25
Ret 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 23 Accident 6
Ret 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 22 Accident 14
Ret 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 22 Accident 4
Ret 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 5 Engine 12
Ret 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 3 Suspension 9
Ret 16   Luca Filippi FMS International 0 Gearbox 21
Ret 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 0 Engine 22
Ret 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 0 Gearbox 26
Ret 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 0 Clutch 23
Fastest lap: Andreas Zuber (Trident) — 1:21.244 (110.272 mph)
Source:[2]

Standings after the round edit

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

Notes edit

  1. ^ Andreas Zuber set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Nelson Piquet Jr.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Valencia 2006: Ammermuller wins, Carroll rolls". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "GP2 Series 2006 Results - Valencia". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

External links edit


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