2006 ALMS season

The 2006 American Le Mans Series began with the 12-hour race at Sebring on March 18, 2006 and ended on October 21, 2006 in Laguna Seca .

Results

Racing calendar

Overall winners are highlighted in bold .

No.	date	Race name / circuit	class	team	winner	vehicle
1	March 18th	Sebring 12 hour race at Sebring International Raceway	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Allan McNish	Audi R10 TDI
			LMP2	Intersport Racing	Jon Field Clint Field Liz Halliday	Lola B05 / 40
			GT1	Corvette Racing	Olivier Beretta Oliver Gavin Jan Magnussen	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Panoz Motorsport	David Brabham Scott Maxwell Sébastien Bourdais	Panoz Esperante GT LM
2	12th of May	Lone Star Grand Prix JAGFlo Speedway	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8
			LMP2	Intersport Racing	Clint Field Liz Halliday	Lola B05 / 40
			GT1	Corvette Racing	Olivier Beretta Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Alex Job Racing	Mike Rockenfeller Klaus Graf	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
3	May 21	American Le Mans at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8
			LMP2	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Corvette Racing	Olivier Beretta Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Flying Lizard Motorsports	Wolf Henzler Johannes van Overbeek	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
4th	July 1	New England Grand Prix Lime Rock Park	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8
			LMP2	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Romain Dumas	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Aston Martin Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin DBR9
			GT2	Petersen White Lightning	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
5	15th of July	Grand Prix of Utah Miller Motorsports Park	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8
			LMP2	Penske Racing	Sascha Maassen Lucas Luhr	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Tomáš Enge	Aston Martin DBR9
			GT2	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Mika Salo	Ferrari F430GT
6th	22nd of July	Portland Grand Prix Portland International Raceway	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8
			LMP2	Intersport Racing	Liz Halliday Clint Field	Lola B05 / 40
			GT1	Corvette Racing	Olivier Beretta Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Risi Competizione	Jaime Melo Mika Salo	Ferrari F430GT
7th	20th of August	Generac 500 Road America	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Frank Biela Emanuele Pirro	Audi R8
			LMP2	Penske Racing	Sascha Maassen Timo Bernhard	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Corvette Racing	Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R
			GT2	Petersen White Lightning	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
8th	September 3	Mobil 1 presents the Labor Day Weekend Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport International Raceway	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8
			LMP2	Penske Racing	Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Aston Martin Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin DBR9
			GT2	Risi Competizione	Stéphane Ortelli Johnny Mowlem	Ferrari F430GT
9	30. September	Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8
			LMP2	Penske Racing	Timo Bernhard Sascha Maassen Emmanuel Collard	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Tomáš Enge	Aston Martin DBR9
			GT2	Petersen White Lightning	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Long	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
10	October 21	Monterey Sports Car Championships Laguna Seca Raceway	LMP1	Audi Sport North America	Rinaldo Capello Allan McNish	Audi R8
			LMP2	Penske Racing	Lucas Luhr Romain Dumas	Porsche RS Spyder
			GT1	Aston Martin Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy	Aston Martin DBR9
			GT2	Risi Competizione	Stéphane Ortelli Mika Salo	Ferrari F430GT

Overall winner

LMP1 drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Rinaldo Capello	26th	20th	20th	20th	13	20th	16	20th	26th	23	204
	Allan McNish	26th	20th	20th	20th	13	20th	16	20th	26th	23	204
2	James Weaver	22nd	16	16		16	10	13	13		13	119
3	Butch Leitzinger	22nd	16	16		16	10	13	13			109
4th	Frank Biela					20th	16	20th	10	14th	19th	99
	Emanuele Pirro					20th	16	20th	10	14th	19th	99
5	Chris Dyson		13			10	13	8th	16		13	73
6th	Guy Smith		13			10	13	8th	16			60
7th	Michael Lewis			13	16	6th		6th			9	50
8th	Andy Wallace	22nd				8th	8th	10				48
Chassis manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Audi	26th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	26th	23	215
2	Lola	22nd	16	16	16	16	13	13	16	19th	13	160
3	Zytek									22nd	11	33
4th	Creation									16	16	32
Engine manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Audi	26th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	26th	23	215
2	AER	22nd	16	16	16	16	13	13	16	19th	13	160
3	Zytek									22nd	11	33
4th	Judd									16	16	32
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Michelin	26th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	26th	23	215
2	Dunlop			13	16	16	8th	10		19th	9	91
Team evaluation
Item	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Audi Sport North America	26th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	26th	23	215
2	Dyson Racing	22nd	16	16		16	13	13	16		13	125
3	Autocon Motorsports			13	16	10	6th	6th			9	60
4th	Highcroft Racing					13	8th	10		19th		50

LMP2 drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Sascha Maassen	22nd	13	16	16	20th	16	20th	16	26th	19th	184
	Lucas Luhr	22nd	13	16	16	20th	16	20th	16	26th	19th	184
2	Clint Field	26th	20th	13	13	16	20th	13	13	16	16	166
	Liz Halliday	26th	20th	13	13	16	20th	13	13	16	16	166
3	Timo Bernhard		8th	20th	20th	13	13	20th	16	26th	19th	155
	Romain Dumas		8th	20th	20th	13	13	20th	16	26th	19th	155
4th	Jon Field	26th						13		16	16	71
5	Guy Cosmo	14th	16	10						14th	13	67
	James Bach	14th	16	10						14th	13	67
6th	Emmanuel Collard	22nd								26th		48
Chassis manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Porsche	22nd	13	20th	20th	20th	16	20th	20th	26th	23	200
2	Lola	26th	20th	13	13	16	20th	13	13	19th	16	169
3	courage	16	16	10						14th	13	69
4th	Radical										11	11
Engine manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Porsche	22nd	13	20th	20th	20th	16	20th	20th	26th	23	200
2	AER	26th	20th	13	13	16	20th	13	13	16	16	166
3	Mazda	14th	16	10						14th	13	67
4th	Zytek	19th										19th
	Judd									19th		19th
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Michelin	22nd	13	20th	20th	20th	16	20th	20th	26th	23	200
2	Goodyear	26th	20th	13	13	16	20th	13	13	16	16	166
3	Kumho		16	10						14th	13	53
4th	Dunlop		10	8th							11	29
Team evaluation
Item	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Penske Racing	22nd	13	20th	20th	20th	16	20th	20th	26th	23	200
2	Intersport Racing	26th	20th	13	13	16	20th	13	13	16	16	166
3	BK Motorsports	14th	16	10						14th	13	67

GT1 drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Olivier Beretta	26th	20th	20th	10	10	20th	16	16	19th	19th	176
	Oliver Gavin	26th	20th	20th	10	10	20th	16	16	19th	19th	176
2	Stéphane Sarrazin	22nd	10	10	20th	16	10	10	20th	22nd	23	163
3	Tomáš Enge	19th	13	13	13	20th	16	13	13	26th	13	159
4th	Ron Fellows	16	16	16	16	13	13	20th	10	16	16	152
	Johnny O'Connell	16	16	16	16	13	13	20th	10	16	16	152
5	Pedro Lamy	22nd	10	10	20th		10	10	20th	22nd	23	147
6th	Darren Turner	19th	13	13	13	20th	16	13		26th	13	146
7th	Jan Magnussen	26th								19th		45
8th	Massimiliano Papis	16							16			32
Automobile manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Chevrolet	26th	20th	20th	16	13	20th	20th	16	19th	19th	189
2	Aston Martin	22nd	13	13	20th	20th	16	13	20th	26th	23	186
3	Saleen	14th										14th
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Michelin	26th	20th	20th	16	13	20th	20th	16	19th	19th	189
2	Pirelli	22nd	13	13	20th	20th	16	13	20th	26th	23	186
Team evaluation
Item	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Corvette Racing	26th	20th	20th	16	13	20th	20th	16	19th	19th	189
2	Aston Martin Racing	22nd	13	13	20th	20th	16	13	20th	26th	23	186
3	Konrad Motorsports	14th										14th

GT2 drivers, manufacturers and teams

Driver ranking
Item	driver	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Jörg Bergmeister	10	10	4th	20th	16	16	20th	6th	26th	19th	147
2	Johannes van Overbeek	22nd	16	20th	16	13	10	8th	13	14th	9	141
3	Patrick Long		10	4th	20th	16	16	20th	6th	26th	19th	137
4th	Wolf Henzler	8th	16	20th	16	13	10	8th		14th	9	114
5	Scott Maxwell	26th	6th	16	6th	8th	2	3		19th		86
	David Brabham	26th	6th	16	6th	8th	2	3		19th		86
6th	Bill Auberlen			10	13	6th	13	16	8th	12	6th	84
	Joey hand			10	13	6th	13	16	8th	12	6th	84
7th	Mika Salo		13	6th		20th	20th				23	82
8th	Mike Rockenfeller	12	20th		2	10	4th	13	3		16	80
Automobile manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Porsche	22nd	20th	20th	20th	16	16	20th	13	26th	19th	192
2	Ferrari	19th	13	6th	8th	20th	20th	10	20th	22nd	23	161
3	Panoz	26th	6th	16	6th	8th	6th	3	10	19th	11	111
4th	BMW			10	13	6th	13	16	8th	12	6th	84
5	Spyker	9										9
Tire manufacturer rating
Item	Manufacturer	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Michelin	22nd	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	20th	26th	23	211
2	Pirelli	26th	6th	16	6th	8th	6th	3	10	19th	11	111
3	Yokohama	8th		10	13	6th	13	16	8th	12	6th	92
Team evaluation
Item	team	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	Total
1	Risi Competizione	19th	13	6th	8th	20th	20th	10	20th	22nd	23	161
2	Petersen White Lightning	10	10	4th	20th	16	16	20th	6th	26th	19th	147
3	Flying Lizard Motorsports	22nd	16	20th	16	13	10	8th	13	14th	13	145
4th	Panoz Motorsports	26th	6th	16	6th	8th	6th	3	10	19th	11	111
5	Alex Job Racing	12	20th		2	10	4th	13	3	9	16	89
6th	BMW Team PTG			10	13	6th	13	16	8th	12	6th	84

Web links

• ALMS website