2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series 2005 2007 thumb|right|Alx Danielsson won the title by just five points. The 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the second Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. It began on April 29 at Zolder, Belgium and finished in Barcelona, Spain on October 29 after 17 races. Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver name Rounds ESP Epsilon Euskadi 1 GBR Steven Kane All 2 ITA Davide Valsecchi All ITA Draco Multiracing USA 3 VEN Pastor Maldonado All 4 CZE Tomas Kostka 1-6 SRB Miloš Pavlović 7-9 BEL KTR 5 GBR Robbie Kerr All 6 CAN Sean McIntosh All GBR Carlin Motorsport 7 RUS Mikhail Aleshin All 8 USA Colin Fleming 1-3 DEU Sebastian Vettel 4-5 ZAF Adrian Zaugg 6–7, 9 ZAF Gavin Cronje 8 ESP Pons Racing 9 ESP Celso Míguez 1-6 FRA Tristan Gommendy 8-9 10 GBR James Rossiter All ITA Cram Competition 11 GBR Ben Hanley All 12 SRB Miloš Pavlović 1-4 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino 5-9 CHE Jenzer Motorsport 14 ESP Álvaro Barba All 15 ITA Alessandro Bonetti 1-6 ESP Marco Barba 7-9 ITA Victory Engineering 16 PRT Álvaro Parente All 18 JPN Hayanari Shimoda 1-8 GBR Oliver Jarvis 9 ITA GD Racing 19 ITA Matteo Meneghello 1-5 BRA Carlos Iaconelli 7-9 20 FRA Patrick Pilet 1-5 ESP Miguel Molina 7-9 AUT Interwetten.com 21 FRA Eric Salignon 1-8 FRA Franck Perera 9 22 ESP Andy Soucek All ITA Eurointernational 23 ITA Enrico Toccacelo 1-4 SRB Miloš Pavlović 5-6 GBR Richard Keen 7 MAR Mehdi Bennani 8 BRA Alberto Valério 9 24 DEU Pascal Kochem 1 MAR Mehdi Bennani 2 TUR Jason Tahincioglu 3 BRA Carlos Iaconelli 4-5 ESP Marcos Martínez 6-8 ESP Nil Montserrat 9 ITA RC Motorsport 25 ESP Borja García All 26 FRA Bruce Jouanny All GBR Comtec Racing 27 SWE Alx Danielsson All 28 GBR Edwin Jowsey 1 NLD Jaap van Lagen 2–3, 5 BRA Carlos Iaconelli 6 ESP Celso Míguez 7-9 ITA Prema Powerteam 29 BEL Gregory Franchi All 30 SMR 1862 Christian Montanari All FRA Tech 1 Racing 31 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 1-4 ITA Marco Bonanomi 5-6 FRA Patrick Pilet 7-9 32 JPN Ryo Fukuda AllSources:Formula Renault 3.5 World Series - 2006: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/formula-renault-35-formula-nissan-v6/2006-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 28 February 2024World Series Formula V8 3.5 Results 2006 https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/world-series-formula-v8-3-5/results/2006 Motorsport Stats 28 February 2024 Calendar and race winners Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2006 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 BEL Circuit Zolder 29 April SMR 1862 Christian Montanari VEN Pastor Maldonado FRA Eric Salignon AUT Interwetten.com R2 30 April ITA Davide Valsecchi GBR Ben Hanley FRA Eric Salignon AUT Interwetten.com 2 MCO Circuit de Monaco 28 May SMR 1862 Christian Montanari VEN Pastor Maldonado VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Draco Multiracing USA 3 R1 TUR Istanbul Park 17 June ESP Andy Soucek VEN Pastor Maldonado ESP Andy Soucek AUT Interwetten.com R2 18 June VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Enrico Toccacelo PRT Álvaro Parente ITA Victory Engineering 4 R1 ITA Circuito Internazionale di Misano 15 July VEN Pastor Maldonado GBR Ben Hanley GBR Ben Hanley GBR Carlin Motorsport R2 16 July DEU Sebastian Vettel SMR 1862 Christian Montanari DEU Sebastian Vettel GBR Carlin Motorsport 5 R1 BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 28 July VEN Pastor Maldonado VEN Pastor Maldonado VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Draco Multiracing USA R2 29 July VEN Pastor Maldonado SRB Miloš Pavlović ESP Borja García ITA RC Motorsport 6 R1 DEU Nürburgring 5 August RUS Mikhail Aleshin FRA Eric Salignon PRT Álvaro Parente ITA Victory Engineering R2 6 August VEN Pastor Maldonado GBR Ben Hanley SMR 1862 Christian Montanari ITA Prema Powerteam 7 R1 GBR Donington Park 9 September ZAF Adrian Zaugg VEN Pastor Maldonado SWE Alx Danielsson GBR Comtec Racing 13 10 September SWE Alx Danielsson SWE Alx Danielsson SWE Alx Danielsson GBR Comtec Racing 8 R1 FRA Bugatti Circuit 30 September SWE Alx Danielsson GBR Steven Kane SWE Alx Danielsson GBR Comtec Racing R2 1 October FRA Tristan Gommendy VEN Pastor Maldonado VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Draco Multiracing USA 9 R1 ESP Circuit de Catalunya 28 October SWE Alx Danielsson SWE Alx Danielsson SWE Alx Danielsson GBR Comtec Racing R2 29 October CAN Sean McIntosh GBR Robbie Kerr PRT Álvaro Parente ITA Victory EngineeringSource: Note: Pastor Maldonado originally won the first race at Misano, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. His team, Draco Multiracing USA, appealed the decision, but on January 24, 2007, the Italian National Court of Appeal for Motorsport upheld the original ruling. http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~WS--Danielsson-finally-confirmed-as-champion-~cid~7~id~142469.htm Danielsson finally confirmed as champion. crash.net 2007-01-25 2007-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20070206192429/http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~WS--Danielsson-finally-confirmed-as-champion-~cid~7~id~142469.htm 2007-02-06 dead Borja García originally won the second race at Spa, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. However, on October 27, 2006, a court decided to revoke the disqualification and returned the win and points to both the driver and the team. His team, RC Motorsport, did however receive a financial penalty for the infringement. http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~WS--Garcia-back-on-top-after-appeal-win-~cid~7~id~139525.htm Garcia back on top after appeal win. crash.net 2006-10-27 2007-01-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20061104023710/http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~WS--Garcia-back-on-top-after-appeal-win-~cid~7~id~139525.htm 2006-11-04 dead Points system Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:Formula Renault 3.5 World Series - 2006: Point standings https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/formula-renault-35-formula-nissan-v6/2006-points.html Speedsport Magazine 28 February 2024  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 In addition: One point was awarded for Pole position for each race One point was awarded for fastest lap for each race The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 34 and the maximum number for a team was 58. Championship standings Drivers' Championship Pos DriverZOL1 BELZOL2 BELMON1 MCOIST1 TURIST2 TURMIS1 ITAMIS2 ITASPA1 BELSPA2 BELNÜR1 DEUNÜR2 DEUDON1 GBRDON2 GBRLMS1 FRALMS2 FRABAR1 ESPBAR2 ESP Points 1 SWE Alx Danielsson 4 10 Ret 6 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 5 2 1 1 1 NC 1 5 112 2 ESP Borja García 3 2 DNQ 2 Ret 5 17 4 1 2 6 6 3 11 3 23† 9 107 3 VEN Pastor Maldonado 8 3 1 11 Ret DSQ Ret 1 2 6 22† 8 Ret Ret 1 10 2 102 4 ESP Andy Soucek Ret 5 10 1 12 3 5 3 3 12 3 4 5 7 Ret 2 NC 99 5 PRT Álvaro Parente DNS DNQ 6 3 1 4 4 Ret 4 1 Ret 17 Ret 12 11 3 1 94 6 CAN Sean McIntosh 25† DNQ 11 4 6 Ret 10 2 Ret 7 4 5 13 9 Ret 5 3 63 7 SMR 1862 Christian Montanari 2 16 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 21 11 1 11 Ret 3 14 7 4 58 8 GBR Ben Hanley 10 17† Ret Ret 4 1 2 Ret 7 10 13 10 6 10 20† 16 7 55 9 FRA Eric Salignon 1 1 20 17 23† 22 8 9 5 NC 7 14 11 18 9 48 10 ITA Davide Valsecchi DNS 15 DNQ 5 3 Ret 3 8 Ret 8 12 16 7 17 5 15 Ret 43 11 SRB Miloš Pavlović 20 6 9 13 21 17 14 15 23 4 Ret 3 8 2 Ret Ret 18† 41 12 RUS Mikhail Aleshin 13 Ret 15 23† 2 7 16 Ret 6 3 21 7 9 19 Ret 8 13 41 13 ZAF Adrian Zaugg 17 8 2 2 6 Ret 33 14 GBR James Rossiter 5 Ret 2 Ret 5 9 6 Ret 24 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 17 9 Ret 33 15 DEU Sebastian Vettel 2 1 Ret DNS28 16 JPN Ryo Fukuda 11 Ret 17 12 10 12 9 12 13 16 5 19 4 Ret 4 Ret Ret 25 17 GBR Robbie Kerr 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 22† DSQ 15 10 12 10 4 21† Ret Ret 20 18 USA Colin Fleming 6 DNQ 4 8 8 19 19 FRA Tristan Gommendy 8 2 NC Ret 16 20 GBR Steven Kane 22 4 16 20 18 14 18 10 10 Ret 20 15 17 21 10 12 8 15 21 FRA Patrick Pilet 21† Ret 13 Ret 7 15 12 21† 14 13 14 5 7 14 19† 14 22 FRA Franck Perera 4 6 13 23 JPN Hayanari Shimoda 24† 13 5 7 17 Ret Ret 14 11 Ret 9 Ret 12 14 13 12 24 ESP Celso Míguez Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 11 13 16 13 15 Ret 18 6 6 Ret Ret 11 25 BEL Gregory Franchi 15 12 3 Ret 19 11 Ret 18 15 18 16 23 15 23 Ret 17 Ret 10 26 ESP Álvaro Barba Ret 7 Ret 22 Ret Ret 13 6 12 Ret 14 22 23 15 Ret Ret 15 9 27 ITA Enrico Toccacelo 9 8 DNQ 15 20 8 15 9 28 NLD Jaap van Lagen Ret Ret 9 5 Ret 8 29 FRA Bruce Jouanny 17 9 14 19 13 21 Ret Ret 22 14 11 9 19 20 8 13 11 7 30 CZE Tomáš Kostka 14 14 8 Ret 15 20 Ret 20† 9 Ret 17 5 31 ITA Marco Bonanomi Ret 8 9 Ret 5 32 ESP Miguel Molina 18 22 13 15 11 10 1 33 BRA Carlos Iaconelli Ret 21 11 17 Ret 19 21 16 26† 12 21 14 0 34 DEU Pascal Kochem 12 11 0 35 ITA Matteo Meneghello 16 DNQ 18 18 11 18 20 17 18 0 36 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio 19 19† 12 14 22 16 19 0 37 GBR Oliver Jarvis 20 12 0 38 ITA Alessandro Bonetti 18 18† 19 16 14 19 Ret 19 20 19 Ret 0 39 ITA Pasquale Di Sabatino 16 19 20 18 24 20 25 16 24 Ret 0 40 TUR Jason Tahincioglu 21 16 0 41 ESP Marco Barba Ret Ret 22 18 18 16 0 42 ESP Nil Montserrat 22 17 0 43 MAR Mehdi Bennani DNQ Ret 19 0 44 BRA Alberto Valerio 19 Ret 0 45 GBR Richard Keen 20 21 0 46 GBR Edwin Jowsey 23 DNQ 0 47 ZAF Gavin Cronje 24 Ret 0 ESP Marcos Martínez NC Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 0 Pos DriverZOL1 BELZOL2 BELMON1 MCOIST1 TURIST2 TURMIS1 ITAMIS2 ITASPA1 BELSPA2 BELNÜR1 DEUNÜR2 DEUDON1 GBRDON2 GBRLMS1 FRALMS2 FRABAR1 ESPBAR2 ESP PointsSources:Formula Renault 3.5 World Series - Season 2006: Results https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/formula-renault-35-formula-nissan-v6/2006-results.html Speedsport Magazine 28 February 2024World Series Formula V8 3.5 Standings 2006 https://www.motorsportstats.com/series/world-series-formula-v8-3-5/standings/2006 Motorsport Stats 28 February 2024 Polesitter for feature race in bold Driver in italics has been awarded two points for fastest lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Notes: Miloš Pavlović set the fastest lap in the sprint race at Donington Park, but was not awarded the two bonus points because of a yellow flag infringement Teams Pos Team Points Wins F/laps 1 AUT Interwetten.com 160 3 1 2 ITA Draco Multiracing USA 132 3 6 3 GBR Comtec Racing 130 4 2 4 GBR Carlin Motorsport 121 1 5 ITA RC Motorsport 116 1 6 ITA Victory Engineering 106 3 7 BEL KTR 83 1 8 ITA Prema Powerteam 68 1 1 9 ITA Cram Competition 62 1 3 10 ESP Epsilon Euskadi 58 1 11 ESP Pons Racing 50 12 FRA Tech 1 Racing 40 13 ITA Eurointernational 18 2 14 CHE Jenzer Motorsport 9 15 ITA GD Racing 5 Sources: References Formula Renault 3.5 Series Category:World Series Formula V8 3.5 seasons Category:2006 in European sport Renault 3.5