2006 World Touring Car Championship

The 2006 World Touring Car Championship season was the third season of FIA World Touring Car Championship motor racing. It featured a ten event, twenty race series which commenced on 2 April 2006 and ended on 19 November. The series was open to Super 2000, Diesel 2000 and Super Production Cars, with two titles awarded, the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Drivers and the FIA World Touring Car Champion for Manufacturers.[1] Andy Priaulx won the Drivers title and BMW won the Manufacturers award.

2006 World Touring Car Championship
World Drivers' Champion:
Andy Priaulx
World Manufacturers' Champion:
BMW
Previous: 2005 Next: 2007
The BMW 320si of Andy Priaulx leads the WTCC field during race 10 at Curitiba

Teams and drivers
The Alfa Romeo 156 of Augusto Farfus at the Curitiba event
The SEAT Leon of Peter Terting at the Curitiba event
The Chevrolet Lacetti of Nicola Larini

The following drivers and teams contested the 2006 World Touring Car Championship.[2]

Team Car No. Drivers Events
Manufacturer Teams
BMW Team UK BMW 320si 1 Andy Priaulx All
40 Jan Magnussen 10
BMW Team Italy-Spain 4 Alessandro Zanardi All
5 Marcel Costa 1–4
41 Duncan Huisman 5–10
BMW Team Deutschland 42 Jörg Müller All
43 Dirk Müller All
SEAT Sport SEAT León 2 Gabriele Tarquini All
3 Rickard Rydell All
9 Jordi Gené All
10 Peter Terting All
11 James Thompson All
12 Yvan Muller All
14 Florian Gruber 4
21 Oscar Nogués 9
66 André Couto 10
Chevrolet RML Chevrolet Lacetti 6 Robert Huff All
7 Nicola Larini All
8 Alain Menu All
N.technology Alfa Romeo 156 15 Augusto Farfus All
16 Gianni Morbidelli All
18 Salvatore Tavano All
JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 25 Fabrizio Giovanardi 5, 10
Independents' Trophy
GR Asia SEAT Toledo Cupra 19 Maurizio Ceresoli 1–6
20 Tom Coronel 1–2
Seat León 19 Maurizio Ceresoli 7–10
20 Tom Coronel 3–10
JAS Motorsport Honda Accord Euro R 23 Pierre-Yves Corthals 1–4, 6–10
24 Ryan Sharp 1–7
Proteam Motorsport BMW 320si 30 Luca Rangoni All
BMW 320i 31 Stefano D'Aste All
Wiechers-Sport BMW 320i 32 Oscar Alberto Hidalgo 6
33 Emmet O'Brien 1–5
34 Diego Romanini All
35 Jan Vonka 7
Equipe TekProm Alfa Romeo 156 36 Lucas Molo 5
Maurer Motorsport Chevrolet Lacetti 37 Rainer Bastuck 7
38 Vincent Radermecker 7, 9
48 María de Villota 9
TFS-Yaco Racing Toyota Corolla T-Sport 39 Philip Geipel 7
Československý Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 Gta 44 Jiří Janák 1
Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 46 Jens Edman 1, 4
Kosifler Motorsport BMW 320i 47 Ibrahim Okyay 8
DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 51 Alessandro Balzan 1–2
52 Elio Marchetti 1–2
Scuderia La Torre Alfa Romeo 156 Gta 53 Riccardo Romagnoli 1–2
GDL Racing BMW 320i 54 Emanuele Naspetti 1–2
Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 55 Stefano Valli 1–2
56 Simone Iacone 1–2
Scuderia del Girasole Seat León 57 Davide Roda 1–2
58 Roberto Colciago 2
Seat Toledo Cupra 1
Ao's Racing Team BMW 320i 62 Ao Chi Hong 10


Drivers changes

Changed Teams

Entering WTCC including those who entered one-off rounds in 2005

Leaving WTCC

Calendar

Each event comprised two races of 50 kilometres distance.[1] The starting grid for the first race was determined by the results of the qualifying session and the grid for the second race by the provisional results of the first race, with the top eight positions reversed.[1]

Event Race Name Track Date
1 R1 Race of Italy Autodromo Nazionale di Monza 2 April
R2
2 R3 Race of France Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 30 April
R4
3 R5 Race of UK Brands Hatch 21 May
R6
4 R7 Race of Germany Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 4 June
R8
5 R9 Race of Brazil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba 2 July
R10
6 R11 Race of Mexico Autódromo Miguel E. Abed 30 July
R12
7 R13 Race of the Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit 3 September
R14
8 R15 Race of Turkey Istanbul Park 24 September
R16
9 R17 Race of Spain Circuit Ricardo Tormo 8 October
R18
10 R19 Guia Race of Macau Guia Circuit 19 November
R20

Results and standings

Races
Race Race Name Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning independent Report
1 Race of Italy Andy Priaulx Gabriele Tarquini Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK Alessandro Balzan Report
2 James Thompson Augusto Farfus N.Technology Alessandro Balzan
3 Race of France Gabriele Tarquini Dirk Müller Dirk Müller BMW Team Germany Tom Coronel Report
4 Andy Priaulx Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK Stefano D'Aste
5 Race of UK Rickard Rydell Peter Terting Yvan Muller SEAT Sport Tom Coronel Report
6 Alain Menu Alain Menu Chevrolet Ryan Sharp
7 Race of Germany Andy Priaulx Rickard Rydell Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK Tom Coronel Report
8 Augusto Farfus Jörg Müller BMW Team Germany Tom Coronel
9 Race of Brazil Augusto Farfus Jordi Gené Jordi Gené SEAT Sport Ryan Sharp Report
10 Alessandro Zanardi Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK Tom Coronel
11 Race of Mexico Salvatore Tavano Ryan Sharp Salvatore Tavano N.Technology Ryan Sharp Report
12 Augusto Farfus Augusto Farfus N.Technology Tom Coronel
13 Race of the Czech Republic Gabriele Tarquini Yvan Muller Jörg Müller BMW Team Germany Tom Coronel Report
14 Robert Huff Robert Huff Chevrolet Stefano D'Aste
15 Race of Turkey Rickard Rydell Duncan Huisman Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy/Spain Tom Coronel Report
16 Gabriele Tarquini Gabriele Tarquini SEAT Sport Stefano D'Aste
17 Race of Spain Augusto Farfus Jordi Gené Augusto Farfus N.Technology Luca Rangoni Report
18 Jörg Müller Jörg Müller BMW Team Germany Luca Rangoni
19 Guia Race of Macau Andy Priaulx Alain Menu Andy Priaulx BMW Team UK Tom Coronel Report
20 Yvan Muller Jörg Müller BMW Team Germany Tom Coronel

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight positions in each race.[1]

Pos [3] Driver ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
  Pts 
1 Andy Priaulx 1 Ret 8 1 8 8 1 10 8 1 18 7 5 2 14 Ret Ret 8 1 5 73
2 Jörg Müller 28 25† 2 2 Ret Ret 7 1 9 7 19 15 1 4 Ret 8 6 1 6 1 72
3 Augusto Farfus Jr. 8 1 21 12 22 11 6 2 3 Ret 2 1 Ret 15 9 20† 1 5 5 Ret 64
4 Yvan Muller 2 2 13 7 1 5 11 8 13 13 14 Ret 3 3 13 Ret 10 6 3 2 62
5 Gabriele Tarquini 5 6 4 5 6 4 4 7 4 5 10 8 Ret 10 3 1 24† DNS 11 Ret 57
6 Dirk Müller 4 Ret 1 DNS 9 6 2 3 20 15 6 4 9 5 4 7 11 7 14 8 54
7 Rickard Rydell 6 22† 3 Ret 5 2 3 5 6 Ret 8 3 Ret DNS 2 4 23† 20 16 14† 54
8 James Thompson 3 9 7 4 3 3 5 6 5 4 5 5 14 24† 17 13 9 12 10 4 54
9 Peter Terting 13 8 6 6 2 18 8 4 2 6 9 Ret 10 8 6 2 5 21 8 Ret 49
10 Jordi Gené 12 5 5 3 18 10 16 14 1 14 11 9 4 6 Ret 5 16 Ret 12 Ret 36
11 Alessandro Zanardi 7 23† 14 Ret 10 9 24 13 10 3 17 Ret 2 22† 1 9 15 17 23 9 26
12 Nicola Larini 27 7 11 8 NC 12 14 21 Ret DNS 15 Ret 11 7 7 3 3 4 22† DNS 24
13 Duncan Huisman 11 16 21 11 18 9 5 10 7 2 2 13 22
14 Gianni Morbidelli 29† 10 20 14 12 7 9 11 7 2 7 2 17 14 10 16 13 11 Ret DNS 22
15 Alain Menu 10 3 19 13 7 1 13 Ret 19† 10 12 Ret 7 Ret 20† Ret 8 9 21† 10 21
16 Robert Huff 19 12 9 9 4 Ret 12 9 18 8 Ret DNS 8 1 15 6 Ret 15 9 Ret 20
17 Tom Coronel Ret 13 10 16 13 14 10 12 14 11 4 6 6 23† 8 12 14 13 7 3 20
18 Salvatore Tavano Ret DNS NC 15 21 16 23 17 15 9 1 Ret 15 18 NC 15 4 10 15 Ret 15
19 Luca Rangoni 15 Ret 12 21 20 15 17 23 17 Ret 23 12 Ret 12 21† 21† 2 3 20 12 14
20 Fabrizio Giovanardi 16 DNS 4 6 8
21 Ryan Sharp 18 14 22 Ret 16 13 25 18 12 12 3 Ret 12 17 6
22 Alessandro Balzan 9 4 Ret 17 5
23 André Couto 13 7 2
NC Stefano D'Aste 14 21 18 10 19 Ret 19 19 Ret Ret 22 Ret 13 11 12 11 20 19 Ret 11 0
NC Pierre-Yves Corthals 22 DNS 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS 13 10 16 16 11 19 12 16 0
NC Marcel Costa 11 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 18 16 0
NC Roberto Colciago Ret DNS 15 11 0
NC Simone Iacone 16 11 25 DNS 0
NC Vincent Radermecker 19 13 18 14 0
NC Diego Romanini 20 24† 27 22 15 Ret 22 25† 22 17 20 13 23 19 18 18 22 23 18 15 0
NC Maurizio Ceresoli 25 19 NC 19 14 19 21 22 Ret DNS 16 16† 20 NC 16 17 17 18 17 Ret 0
NC Ibrahim Okyay 19 14 0
NC Oscar Hidalgo 24 14 0
NC Florian Gruber 15 15 0
NC Emmet O'Brien 26† 15 23 23 Ret 17 Ret 24 21 Ret 0
NC Riccardo Romagnoli 17 16 26 18 0
NC Stefano Valli 24 17 Ret DNS 0
NC Emanuele Naspetti 30† DNS 17 Ret 0
NC Jiří Janák 21 18 0
NC Lucas Molo Ret 18† 0
NC Oscar Nogués 19 22 0
NC Ao Chi Hong 19 Ret 0
NC Davide Roda 23 20 28 20 0
NC Jens Edman Ret DNS 20 20 0
NC Rainer Bastuck 22 20 0
NC Phillip Geipel 21 Ret 0
NC María de Villota 21 Ret 0
NC Jan Vonka Ret 21 0
NC Elio Marchetti Ret DNS 24 Ret 0
NC Jan Magnussen Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
  Pts 
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Manufacturers' Championship

Championship points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight positions in each race. However, only the two best placed cars per manufacturer were eligible to score points and all other cars from that manufacturer were considered invisible as far as point scoring was concerned.[1]

Pos Manufacturer ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
 Pts
1 BMW 1 15 1 1 8 6 1 1 8 1 6 4 1 2 1 7 2 1 1 1 254
4 17 2 2 9 8 2 3 9 3 17 7 2 4 4 8 6 2 2 5
2 SEAT 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 1 4 4 3 3 3 2 1 5 6 3 2 235
3 5 4 4 2 3 4 5 2 5 5 5 4 6 3 2 9 12 7 3
3 Alfa Romeo 8 1 20 12 12 7 6 2 3 2 1 1 15 14 9 15 1 5 5 Ret 154
9 4 21 14 21 11 9 11 7 9 2 2 17 15 10 16 4 10 15 Ret
4 Chevrolet 10 3 9 8 4 1 12 9 18 8 12 Ret 7 1 7 3 3 4 9 10 128
19 7 11 9 7 12 13 21 19† 10 15 Ret 8 7 15 6 8 9 21† Ret
Pos Manufacturer ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
 Pts

Yokohama Independents' Trophy

Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight finishers of those entries which were classified as Independents.

Pos Driver ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
 Pts
1 Tom Coronel Ret 13 10 16 13 14 10 12 14 11 4 6 6 23† 8 12 14 13 7 3 178
2 Luca Rangoni 15 Ret 12 21 20 15 17 23 17 Ret 23 12 Ret 12 21† 21† 2 3 20 12 100
3 Stefano D'Aste 14 21 18 10 19 Ret 19 19 Ret Ret 22 Ret 13 11 12 11 20 19 Ret 11 93
4 Ryan Sharp 18 14 22 Ret 16 13 25 18 12 12 3 Ret 12 17 75
5 Maurizio Ceresoli 25 19 NC 19 14 19 21 22 Ret DNS 16 16† 20 NC 16 17 17 18 17 Ret 69
6 Diego Romanini 20 24† 27 22 15 Ret 22 25† 22 17 20 13 23 19 18 18 22 23 18 15 67
7 Pierre-Yves Corthals 22 DNS 16 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS 13 10 16 16 11 19 12 16 57
8 Alessandro Balzan 9 4 Ret 17 25
9 Vincent Radermecker 19 13 18 14 20
10 Emmet O'Brien 26† 15 23 23 Ret 17 Ret 24 21 Ret 17
11 Roberto Colciago Ret DNS 15 11 14
12 Simone Iacone 16 11 25 DNS 13
13 Riccardo Romagnoli 17 16 26 18 11
14 Jens Edman Ret DNS 20 20 10
15 Ao Chi Hong 19 Ret 10
16 Ibrahim Okyay 19 14 9
17 Lucas Molo Ret 18† 5
18 Oscar Hidalgo 24 14 5
19 Emanuele Naspetti 30† DNS 17 Ret 4
20 Rainer Bastuck 22 20 3
21 María de Villota 21 Ret 2
22 Phillip Geipel 21 Ret 2
23 Davide Roda 23 20 28 20 2
24 Stefano Valli 24 17 Ret DNS 2
25 Jiří Janák 21 18 2
26 Jan Vonka Ret 21 1
NC Elio Marchetti Ret DNS 24 Ret 0
Pos Driver ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
 Pts
Dead-heat

Yokohama Teams' Trophy

Points were awarded on a 10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis for the first eight finishers of those entries which were classified as Independents.

Pos Team ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
 Pts
1 GR Asia 25 13 10 16 13 14 10 12 14 11 4 6 6 23† 8 12 14 13 7 3 247
Ret 19 NC 19 14 19 21 22 Ret DNS 16 16† 20 NC 16 17 17 18 17 Ret
2 Proteam Motorsport 14 21 12 10 19 15 17 19 17 Ret 23 12 13 11 12 11 2 3 20 11 193
15 Ret 18 21 20 Ret 19 23 Ret Ret 24 Ret Ret 12 21† 21† 20 19 Ret 12
3 JAS Motorsport 18 14 16 Ret 16 13 25 18 12 12 3 10 12 16 11 19 12 16 132
22 DNS 22 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS 13 Ret 16 17
4 Wiechers-Sport 20 15 23 22 15 17 22 24 21 17 20 13 23 19 18 18 22 23 18 15 90
26† 24† 27 23 Ret Ret Ret 25 22 Ret 24 14 Ret 21
5 DB Motorsport 9 4 24 17 25
Ret DNS Ret Ret
6 Maurer Motorsport 19 13 18 14 25
22 20 21 Ret
7 Scuderia del Girasole 23 20 15 11 16
Ret DNS 28 20
8 Zerocinque Motorsport 16 11 25 DNS 15
24 17 Ret DNS
9 Scuderia la Torre 17 16 26 18 11
10 Peugeot Sport Denmark Ret DNS 20 20 10
11 Ao's Racing Team 19 Ret 10
12 Kosifler Motorsport 19 14 9
13 Equipe TekProm Ret 18† 5
14 GDL Racing 30† DNS 17 Ret 4
15 TFS-Yaco Racing 21 Ret 2
16 Československý Motorsport 21 18 2
Pos Team ITA
 FRA
 UK
 GER
 BRA
 MEX
 CZE
 TUR
 ESP
 MAC
 Pts

Notes

    References
    1. 2006 World Touring Car Championship Sporting Regulations, 22 March 2006 Retrieved via web.archive.org on 27 April 2014
    2. 2006 WTCC Entry List, fiawtcc.com Retrieved via web.archive.org on 27 April 2014
    3. 2006 WTCC point standings, fiawtcc.com Retrieved via web.archive.org on 27 April 2014
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