2006 FIA GT3 European Championship season
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The 2006 FIA GT3 European Championship season was the inaugural season of the FIA GT3 European Championship
FIA GT3 European Championship
The FIA GT3 European Championship is a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It is a championship derived from the international FIA GT1 World Championship, but meant to provide competition for more...

. The season began on May 2, 2006 and ended on September 17, 2006 and featured ten one-hour races over five rounds.

Schedule

All races were one hour in length, and served as support races for the FIA GT Championship
FIA GT Championship
The FIA GT Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation at the behest of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The championship was mostly concentrated in Europe, but throughout the years has visited other continents including Asia and South...

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Rnd Event Circuit Date
1 Silverstone Supercar Showdown Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...

May 5
2 May 6
3   Oschersleben Supercar 500 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is long race track with a width of 11 – 13 meters and elevation changes of 23 metres. The circuit is located in Oschersleben, Börde , Northern Germany...

July 1
4 July 2
5   Proximus
Proximus
Proximus, also known as Belgacom Mobile, is the largest of Belgium's three mobile telecommunications operators. It competes with Mobistar, owned by France Télécom, and Base, a subsidiary of Dutch KPN.-History:...

 Spa 24 Hours
Spa 24 Hours
The Total 24 Hours of Spa is an endurance racing event held annually in Belgium at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Conceived by Jules de Their and Henri Langlois Van Ophem just one year after the first 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race was run under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club Belgium...

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...

July 29
6 July 30
7   Dijon Supercar 500 Dijon-Prenois
Dijon-Prenois
Dijon-Prenois is a motor racing circuit located in Prenois, near Dijon, France. The undulating track is noted for its fast, sweeping bends....

September 2
8 September 3
9   Mugello Supercar 500 Mugello Circuit
Mugello Circuit
Mugello Circuit is a race track in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence. Its length is . It has 15 turns and a long straight.Grand Prix motorcycle racing host an annual event here . Also, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters hold an annual event. The track is property of Scuderia Ferrari which...

September 16
10 September 17

Season results

Rnd Circuit Race 1 Winning Team Race 2 Winning Team
Race 1 Winning Drivers Race 2 Winning Drivers
1
2
Silverstone
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit is an English motor racing circuit next to the Northamptonshire villages of Silverstone and Whittlebury. The circuit straddles the Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire border, with the current main circuit entry on the Buckinghamshire side...

  #34 JMB Racing
JMB Racing
JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...

  #38 GPC Sport
  Allan Simonsen
  Hector Lester
  Giuseppe Arlotti
  Paolo Cutrera
3
4
Oschersleben
Motorsport Arena Oschersleben
The Motorsport Arena Oschersleben is long race track with a width of 11 – 13 meters and elevation changes of 23 metres. The circuit is located in Oschersleben, Börde , Northern Germany...

  #27 Racing Box   #23 BMS Scuderia Italia
  Andrea Ceccato
  Stefano Livio
  Marcello Zani
  Massimiliano Mugelli
5
6
Spa
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps is the venue of the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and the Spa 24 Hours endurance race. It is also home to the all Volkswagen club event, 25 Hours of Spa, run by the Uniroyal Fun Cup. It is one of the most challenging race tracks in the world, mainly due to its...

  #10 Racing Logistic   #10 Racing Logistic
  Frédéric Bouvy
  Patrick Bornhauser
  Frédéric Bouvy
  Patrick Bornhauser
7
8
Dijon
Dijon-Prenois
Dijon-Prenois is a motor racing circuit located in Prenois, near Dijon, France. The undulating track is noted for its fast, sweeping bends....

  #10 Racing Logistic   #9 Tech 9 Motosport
  Jean-Luc Blanchemain
  Patrick Bornhauser
  Phil Keen
  Sean Edwards
9
10
Mugello
Mugello Circuit
Mugello Circuit is a race track in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence. Its length is . It has 15 turns and a long straight.Grand Prix motorcycle racing host an annual event here . Also, the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters hold an annual event. The track is property of Scuderia Ferrari which...

  #9 Tech 9 Motosport   #9 Tech 9 Motosport
  Phil Keen
  Sean Edwards
  Phil Keen
  Sean Edwards

Teams Championship

Pos Team Car Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1   Tech 9 Motosport Porsche 997 GT3
Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS...

 Cup
Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....

 3.6 L Flat-6
12 2 8 9 3 11 12 12 69
2   Racing Logistic Dodge Viper
Dodge Viper
The first prototype was tested in January 1989. It debuted in 1991 with two pre-production models as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 when Dodge was forced to substitute it in place of the Japanese-built Stealth because of complaints from the United Auto Workers, and went on sale in January...

 Competition Coupe
Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....

 8.3 L V10
7 5 3 10 16 14 6 1 5 67
3   Racing Box Dodge Viper
Dodge Viper
The first prototype was tested in January 1989. It debuted in 1991 with two pre-production models as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 when Dodge was forced to substitute it in place of the Japanese-built Stealth because of complaints from the United Auto Workers, and went on sale in January...

 Competition Coupe
Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....

 8.3 L V10
5 14 10 9 4 4 6 4 56
4   BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin DBRS9
The Aston Martin DBRS9 is a racing car built by Aston Martin Racing to be a cheaper alternative to the Aston Martin DBR9, both of which are based on the Aston Martin DB9. The DBRS9 is the only GT3 class car produced by Aston Martin and was introduced in 2005....

Aston Martin
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...

 6.0 L V12
18 5 5 8 8 5 3 53
5   Damax Ascari KZ1
Ascari KZ1
-Modifications:The Ascari KZ1 has been adapted for racing, primarily being featured in the new FIA GT3 European Championship as well as other smaller national series which run a similar formula. These cars, known as the KZ1-R,are similar to the KZ1, but vastly improved. The most obvious...

-R
BMW
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...

 5.0 L V8
6 5 11 9 31
6   Riverside Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 refers to three different models of the Chevrolet Corvette:* Chevrolet Corvette C2 Z06 * Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 * Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06...

.R
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

 7.0 L V8
8 6 6 9 29
7   JMB Racing
JMB Racing
JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...

 Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...

Ferrari F430
Ferrari F430
The Ferrari F430 is a sports car that was produced by the Italian automaker Ferrari from 2004 to 2009, as a successor to the 360. It debuted at the 2004 Paris Motor Show...

 GT3
Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...

 4.3 L V8
10 11 4 2 28
8   Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co Kg is a German racing team founded in 1994. The company is named after engineer and founder Hans Reiter. In 2000, Reiter entered a Lamborghini in the FIA GT Championship with its own Diablo GT built by the team...

Lamborghini Gallardo
Lamborghini Gallardo
The Lamborghini Gallardo is a sports car built by Lamborghini. The Gallardo is Lamborghini's most-produced model to date, with over 10,000 built in its first seven years of production...

 GT3
Lamborghini
Lamborghini
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini , is an Italian car manufacturer. The company was founded by manufacturing magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with established offerings from marques like...

 5.0 L V10
5 5 3 6 14
9   Pouchelon Racing Dodge Viper
Dodge Viper
The first prototype was tested in January 1989. It debuted in 1991 with two pre-production models as the pace car for the Indianapolis 500 when Dodge was forced to substitute it in place of the Japanese-built Stealth because of complaints from the United Auto Workers, and went on sale in January...

 Competition Coupe
Dodge
Dodge
Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, and sport utility vehicles, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide....

 8.3 L V10
8 3 1 12
10   Auto Sport Promotion Porsche 997 GT3
Porsche 911 GT3
The Porsche 911 GT3 is a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car. It is the latest in a line of high performance models, beginning with the 1973 911 RS...

 Cup
Porsche
Porsche
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche SE a Societas Europaea or European Public Company, is a German based holding company with investments in the automotive industry....

 3.6 L Flat-6
4 2 4 10
11   Team Carsport Callaway Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 refers to three different models of the Chevrolet Corvette:* Chevrolet Corvette C2 Z06 * Chevrolet Corvette C5 Z06 * Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06...

.R
Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

 7.0 L V8
8 8
12=   Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9
Aston Martin DBRS9
The Aston Martin DBRS9 is a racing car built by Aston Martin Racing to be a cheaper alternative to the Aston Martin DBR9, both of which are based on the Aston Martin DB9. The DBRS9 is the only GT3 class car produced by Aston Martin and was introduced in 2005....

Aston Martin
Aston Martin
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...

 6.0 L V12
2 3 5
12=   AF Corse
AF Corse
AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 2002 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the Le Mans Series and International GT Open, and are currently four-time champions of the GT2 class of the...

Maserati Gran Sport Light Maserati
Maserati
Maserati is an Italian luxury car manufacturer established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. The company's headquarters is now in Modena, and its emblem is a trident. It has been owned by the Italian car giant Fiat S.p.A. since 1993...

 4.2 L V8
3 2 5

Drivers Championship

Points are awarded to the top eight finishers in the order 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1
Pos Driver Team Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Rd 10 Total
1   Sean Edwards   Tech 9 Motorsport 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 54
2   Patrick Bornhauser   Racing Logistic 4 2 10 10 10 6 1 5 48
3=   Stefano Livio   Racing Box 10 10 4 8 5 6 43
3=   Andrea Ceccato   Racing Box 10 10 4 8 5 6 43
5   Phil Keen   Tech 9 Motorsport 10 10 10 30
6=   Toni Seiler   BMS Scuderia Italia 8 5 5 8 26
6=   Franco Groppi   BMS Scuderia Italia 8 5 5 8 26
8   Dimitris Deverikos   Tech 9 Motorsport 8 8 8 24
9=   Marcello Zani   BMS Scuderia Italia 10 5 5 3 23
9=   Massimiliano Mugelli   BMS Scuderia Italia 10 5 5 3 23
11   Jean-Luc Blanchemain   Racing Logistic 4 2 10 6 22
12=   Stefano Zonca   Racing Box 5 4 5 3 4 21
12=   Marco Cioci   Racing Box 5 4 5 3 4 21
14   Frédéric Bouvy   Racing Logistic 10 10 20
15=   Allan Simonsen
Allan Simonsen (racing driver)
Allan Simonsen is a Danish racing driver.-Career highlights:*Le Mans Series*FIA GT3 European Championship*FIA GT Championship*British GT*Australian GT Championship-24 Hours of Le Mans results:-External links:*...

  JMB Racing
JMB Racing
JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...

10 8 1 19
15=   Hector Lester   JMB Racing
JMB Racing
JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...

10 8 1 19
15=   James Ruffier   Riverside 6 6 4 3 19
15=   Andrew Thompson   Damax 3 8 8 19
19   Matt Allison   Damax 8 8 16
20=   Steve Zacchia   Racing Logistic 6 1 6 1 14
20=   Olivier Dupard   Racing Logistic 6 1 6 1 14
22=   Leo Machitski   Barwell Motorsport 3 6 4 13
22=   Jonathan Cocker   Barwell Motorsport 3 6 4 13
24   Thierry Rabineau   Riverside 6 6 12
25=   Gilles Duqueisne   Pouchelon Racing 3 8 11
25=   Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid
Anthony Reid is a British auto racing driver, born on 17 May 1957 in Glasgow, Scotland. Although Scottish he now lives in England.-Formula cars:...

  Pouchelon Racing 3 8 11
25=   Tom Heinricy   Team Carsport Callaway 5 6 11
28=   Morgan Moulin-Traffort   Auto Sport Promotion 4 2 4 10
28=   Marc Cattaneo   Auto Sport Promotion 4 2 4 10
30=   Ben Collins
Ben Collins (driver)
Ben Collins is a racing car driver from Bristol, England. He has competed in motor racing since 1994 in many categories, from Formula Three and Indy Lights to sportscars, GT racing and stock cars....

  Damax 6 3 9
30=   Paul van Splunteren   Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 1 2 2 9
32=   Leonardo Maddalena   Racing Box 4 4 8
32=   Bruno Corradi   Racing Box 4 4 8
34=   François Xavier Terny   Riverside 4 3 7
34=   Aaron Scott   Damax 6 1 7
36=   Luciano Linossi   Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co Kg is a German racing team founded in 1994. The company is named after engineer and founder Hans Reiter. In 2000, Reiter entered a Lamborghini in the FIA GT Championship with its own Diablo GT built by the team...

6 6
36=   Lorenzo Bontempelli   Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co Kg is a German racing team founded in 1994. The company is named after engineer and founder Hans Reiter. In 2000, Reiter entered a Lamborghini in the FIA GT Championship with its own Diablo GT built by the team...

6 6
36=   Ian Khan
Ian Khan
Ian Khan, is an international racecar driver. He took part in the FIA GT and FIA GT3 Championships, as well as the British Touring Car Championship.-Racing Career:...

  JMB Racing
JMB Racing
JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...

3 3 6
36=   Stephen Earle   JMB Racing
JMB Racing
JMB Racing is a racing team from Monaco that competes in sports car racing. It was founded in Nice, France, in 1995 as JB Racing by Jean-Michel Bouresche and Jean-Pierre Jabouille. It was renamed JMB in 2000 after Jabouille left the partnership...

3 3 6
36=   Jürgen von Gartzen   Team Carsport Callaway 6 6
36=   Frédéric Makowiecki   Racing Logistic 1 5 6
36=   Stuart Turvey   Damax 5 1 6
43=   Uli Berberich-Martini   Team Carsport Callaway 5 5
43=   Luca Pirri   Team Carsport Callaway 5 5
43=   James Murphy   Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 1 5
46   Andrew Purdie   Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 4
47=   Wido Rossler   Pouchelon Racing 3 3
47=   David Hallyday
David Hallyday
David Hallyday is a French singer/songwriter and amateur sports car racer. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday....

  Pouchelon Racing 3 3
47=   Albert von Thurn und Taxis   Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co Kg is a German racing team founded in 1994. The company is named after engineer and founder Hans Reiter. In 2000, Reiter entered a Lamborghini in the FIA GT Championship with its own Diablo GT built by the team...

2 1 3
47=   Phil Bastiaans   Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co Kg is a German racing team founded in 1994. The company is named after engineer and founder Hans Reiter. In 2000, Reiter entered a Lamborghini in the FIA GT Championship with its own Diablo GT built by the team...

2 1 3
47=   Nick Adams   Damax 3 3
47=   Klaas Zwart   Damax 3 3
53=   Paulo Bonifácio   Team Carsport Callaway 2 2
53=   Marco Panzavuota   Team Carsport Callaway 2 2
53=   Alberto Cerrai   AF Corse
AF Corse
AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 2002 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the Le Mans Series and International GT Open, and are currently four-time champions of the GT2 class of the...

2 2
53=   Diego Alessi
Diego Alessi
Diego Alessi is an Italian race car driver. He competed in the Italian Touring Car Championship from 1996–1999 and 2001–2002, then moved to the Trofeo Vodafone Maserati Europa Series as well as making 3 starts in FIA GT for Autorlando Porsche.In 2008, Diego participated in the Rolex Sports Car...

  AF Corse
AF Corse
AF Corse is an Italian auto racing team founded by former racing driver Amato Ferrari in 2002 in Piacenza. Strongly linked to the Maserati and Ferrari brands, AF Corse currently competes in the Le Mans Series and International GT Open, and are currently four-time champions of the GT2 class of the...

2 2
53=   Christopher Campbell   Riverside 2 2
53=   Philippe Charriol   Riverside 2 2
53=   Jaromir Jirik   S-Berg Racing 1 1 2
60=   Martin Rich   Barwell Motorsport 1 1
60=   Piers Johnson   Barwell Motorsport 1 1
60=   Marc Basseng   S-Berg Racing 1 1
60=   Denis Retera   Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering
Reiter Engineering GmbH & Co Kg is a German racing team founded in 1994. The company is named after engineer and founder Hans Reiter. In 2000, Reiter entered a Lamborghini in the FIA GT Championship with its own Diablo GT built by the team...

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