FIA GT Championship 2006

The 2006 FIA GT Championship comprised a total of ten races in eight countries. The race at Spa-Francorchamps was held as a 24-hour race . Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini won the championship of the GT1 class, Jaime Melo that of the GT2 class.

Starting field

The following drivers started the season.

No.	team	vehicle	image	driver
GT1
1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Maserati MC12 GT1		Michael Bartels Andrea Bertolini
2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Maserati MC12 GT1		Jamie Davies Thomas Biagi
4th	GLPK Carsport	Corvette C6.R		Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Mike Hezemans
5	Phoenix Racing	Aston Martin DBR9		Jean-Denis Delétraz Andrea Piccini
7th	Cirtek Motorsport	Aston Martin DBR9		David Brabham Christophe Bouchut
9	Zakspeed Racing	Saleen S7R		Sascha Bert Jaroslav Janiš Andrea Montermini
11	Balfe Motorsport	Saleen S7R		Shaun Balfe Jamie Derbyshire
13	B-Racing RS Line Team	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT		Michele Bartyan Norbert Walchhofer
14th	Engineering tab	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT		Peter Kox Christophe Bouchut Michele Bartyan
23	Aston Martin Racing BMS	Aston Martin DBR9		Christian Pescatori Fabio Babini
24	Aston Martin Racing BMS	Aston Martin DBR9		Fabrizio Gollin Miguel Ramos
33	Race Alliance	Aston Martin DBR9		Karl Wendlinger Philipp Peter
38	All-Inkl.com Racing	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT		Christophe Bouchut Peter Kox Benjamin Leuenberger
44	Race Alliance	Aston Martin DBR9		Robert Lechner Frank Diefenbacher
GT2
52	Renauer Motorsport Team	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR		Wolfgang businessman Luca Moro
53	Renauer Motorsport Team	Porsche 996 GT3 RS		Manfred Jurasz Hans Knauß
54	Vonka Racing	Porsche 996 GT3 RS		Jan Vonka
55	JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GTC		Tim Sugden Iradj Alexander
56	JMB Racing	Ferrari F430 GTC		Antoine Gosse Peter Kutemann
57	Team LNT	Panoz Esperante GT-LM		Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean
58	AF Corse	Ferrari F430 GTC		Matteo Bobbi Jaime Melo
59	AF Corse	Ferrari F430 GTC		Mika Salo Rui Águas
60	RJN Motorsport	Nissan 350Z		Darren Manning Joe Tuckey
62	Scuderia Ecosse	Ferrari F430 GTC		Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy
63	Scuderia Ecosse	Ferrari F430 GTC		Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen Marino Franchitti
66	Felbermayr-Proton team	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR		Christian Ried Horst Felbermayr jun.
69	Felbermayr-Proton team	Porsche 996 GT3 RS		Horst Felbermayr Sr. Gerold Ried
74	Ebimotors	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR		Luigi Moccia Emanuele Busnelli
75	Ebimotors	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR		Emmanuel Collard Luca Riccitelli
77	Autoracing Club Bratislava	Porsche 996 GT3 RS		Miro Konôpka Stefan Rosina
99	Race Alliance	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR		Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Thomas Gruber
G2
101	Belgian Racing	Gillet Vertigo		Bas Leinder's Renaud Kuppens

Race calendar and results

date	place	Podium GT1	Vehicle GT1	Podium GT2	Vehicle GT2
May 7th	Silverstone	1. Andrea Bertolini / Michael Bartels	Maserati MC12 GT1	1. Jaime Melo / Matteo Bobbi	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Jaroslav Janiš / Sascha Bert	Saleen S7R	2. Emmanuel Collard / Luca Riccitelli	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
		3. Fabio Babini / Fabrizio Gollin	Aston Martin DBR9	3. Mika Salo / Rui Águas	Ferrari F430 GTC
28th of May	Brno	1. Sascha Bert / Jaroslav Janiš	Saleen S7R	1. Tim Sugden / Iradj Alexander	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Jean-Denis Delétraz / Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin DBR9	2. Emmanuel Collard / Luca Riccitelli	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
		3. Fabrizio Gollin / Fabio Babini	Aston Martin DBR9	3. Matteo Bobbi / Jaime Melo	Ferrari F430 GTC
2nd July	Oschersleben	1. Michael Bartels / Andrea Bertolini	Maserati MC12 GT1	1. Nathan Kinch / Andrew Kirkaldy	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Jamie Davies / Thomas Biagi	Maserati MC12 GT1	2. Mika Salo / Rui Águas	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Jean-Denis Delétraz / Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin DBR9	3. Chris Niarchos / Tim Mullen	Ferrari F430 GTC
29 - July 30	Spa Francorchamps	1. Eric van de Poele / Michael Bartels / Andrea Bertolini	Maserati MC12 GT1	1. Mika Salo / Rui Águas / Timo Scheider	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Stéphane Lemeret / Jean-Denis Delétraz / Andrea Piccini / Marcel Fässler	Aston Martin DBR9	2. Matteo Bobbi / Jaime Melo / Stéphane Ortelli	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Bert Longin / Anthony Kumpen / Mike Hezemans / Kurt Mollekens	Corvette C6.R	3. Nathan Kinch / Andrew Kirkaldy / Marino Franchitti	Ferrari F430 GTC
20th of August	Paul Ricard	1. Bert Longin / Anthony Kumpen / Mike Hezemans	Corvette C6.R	1. Nathan Kinch / Andrew Kirkaldy	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Jos Menten / Jean-Philippe Belloc	Corvette C6.R	2. Marino Franchitti / Tim Mullen	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Jamie Davies / Thomas Biagi	Maserati MC12 GT1	3. Tim Sugden / Iradj Alexander	Ferrari F430 GTC
September 3	Dijon	1. Jamie Davies / Thomas Biagi	Maserati MC12 GT1	1. Jaime Melo / Matteo Bobbi	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Philipp Peter / Karl Wendlinger	Aston Martin DBR9	2. Tim Mullen / Chris Niarchos	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Andrea Piccini / Jean-Denis Delétraz	Aston Martin DBR9	3. Mika Salo / Rui Águas	Ferrari F430 GTC
17th of September	Mugello	1. Karl Wendlinger / Philipp Peter	Aston Martin DBR9	1. Luca Riccitelli / Emmanuel Collard	Porsche 996 GT3 RSR
		2. Andrea Bertolini / Michael Bartels	Maserati MC12 GT1	2. Jaime Melo / Matteo Bobbi	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Jamie Davies / Thomas Biagi	Maserati MC12 GT1	3. Tim Sugden / Iradj Alexander	Ferrari F430 GTC
October 1	Budapest	1. Jaroslav Janiš / Sascha Bert / Andrea Montermini	Saleen S7R	1. Andrew Kirkaldy / Nathan Kinch	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Bert Longin / Mike Hezemans / Anthony Kumpen	Corvette C6.R	2. Jaime Melo / Matteo Bobbi	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Fabio Babini / Matteo Malucelli	Aston Martin DBR9	3. Tim Mullen / Chris Niarchos	Ferrari F430 GTC
15th October	Adriatic	1. Thomas Biagi / Jamie Davies	Maserati MC12 GT1	1. Tim Mullen / Marino Franchitti	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Andrea Bertolini / Michael Bartels	Maserati MC12 GT1	2. Paolo Ruberti / Raffaele Giammaria	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Bert Longin / Anthony Kumpen / Mike Hezemans	Corvette C6.R	3. Tim Sugden / Iradj Alexander	Ferrari F430 GTC
November 18	Dubai	1. Jean-Denis Delétraz / Andrea Piccini	Aston Martin DBR9	1. Chris Niarchos / Tim Mullen	Ferrari F430 GTC
		2. Bert Longin / Mike Hezemans / Anthony Kumpen	Corvette C6.R	2. Toni Vilander / Jaime Melo	Ferrari F430 GTC
		3. Jamie Davies / Thomas Biagi / Vincent Vosse	Maserati MC12 GT1	3. Mika Salo / Rui Águas	Ferrari F430 GTC

Championship results

Drivers, teams and brands GT1

1. Michael Bartels 71 Andrea Bertolini 71 2. Jean-Denis Delétraz 62 Andrea Piccini 62 3. Jaroslav Janiš 58 4th Sascha Bert 56 5. Thomas Biagi 54 Jamie Davies 54 ... 9. Karl Wendlinger 32.5 Philipp Peter 32.5 14th Marcel Fässler 18th 23. Robert Lechner 3.5 26th Benjamin Leuenberger 1

1. Vitaphone Racing Team 125 2. Aston Martin Racing BMS 73.5 3. Phoenix Racing 62 4th Zakspeed Racing 56 5. GLPK Carsport 48

1. Aston Martin 173 2. Maserati 119 3. Corvette 65 4th Saleen 58 5. Lamborghini 5

Drivers, teams and brands GT2

1. Jaime Melo 79 2. Matteo Bobbi 71 3. Mika Salo 61 Rui Águas 61 4th Tim Mullen 60.5 5. Nathan Kinch 43 Andrew Kirkaldy 43 ... 6th Irady Alexander 42 10. Christian Ried 25.5 13. Timo Scheider 19th 18th Wolfgang Kaufmann 7th 19th Horst Felbermayr 6.5 Gerold Ried 6.5 20th Gabriele Gardel 6th

1. AF Corse 140 2. Scuderia Ecosse 103.5 3. Ebimotors 59 4th JMB Racing 43 5. Felbermayr-Proton team 27.5

1. Ferrari 288 2. Porsche 98.5 3. Spyker 25th 4th Panoz 4th

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