2006 FIA GT3 European Championship

2006 FIA GT3 European Championship none 2007 October 2025 The 2006 FIA GT3 European Championship season was the inaugural season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. 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. Rnd Event Circuit Date 1 UK Silverstone Supercar Showdown Silverstone Circuit May 6 2 May 7 3 DEU Oschersleben Supercar 500 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben July 1 4 July 2 5 BEL Proximus Spa 24 Hours Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps July 28 6 July 29 7 FRA Dijon Supercar 500 Dijon-Prenois September 2 8 September 3 9 ITA Mugello Supercar 500 Mugello Circuit 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 12 Silverstone MON #34 JMB Racing ITA #38 GPC Sport DEN Allan SimonsenIRL Hector Lester ITA Giuseppe ArlottiITA Paolo Cutrera 34 Oschersleben ITA #27 Racing Box ITA #23 BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Andrea CeccatoITA Stefano Livio ITA Marcello ZaniITA Massimiliano Mugelli 56 Spa FRA #10 Racing Logistic FRA #10 Racing Logistic BEL Frédéric BouvyFRA Patrick Bornhauser BEL Frédéric BouvyFRA Patrick Bornhauser 78 Dijon FRA #10 Racing Logistic GBR #9 Tech 9 Motosport FRA Jean-Luc BlanchemainFRA Patrick Bornhauser GBR Phil KeenGBR Sean Edwards 910 Mugello GBR #9 Tech 9 Motosport GBR #9 Tech 9 Motosport GBR Phil KeenGBR Sean Edwards GBR Phil KeenGBR Sean Edwards Championships 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 GBR Tech 9 Motosport Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-6 12 2 8 9 3 11 12 12 69 2 FRA Racing Logistic Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge Viper 8.3 L V10 7 5 3 10 16 14 6 1 5 67 3 ITA Racing Box Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge Viper 8.3 L V10 5 14 10 9 4 4 6 4 56 4 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 18 5 5 8 8 5 3 53 5 GBR Damax Ascari KZ1-R BMW S62 5.0 L V8 6 5 11 9 31 6 FRA Riverside Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 8 6 6 9 29 7 MON JMB Racing Ferrari Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari F136 4.3 L V8 10 11 4 2 28 8 DEU Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 Lamborghini 5.0 L V10 5 5 3 6 14 9 FRA Pouchelon Racing Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Dodge Viper 8.3 L V10 8 3 1 12 10 FRA Auto Sport Promotion Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche M97/76 3.6 L Flat-6 4 2 4 10 11 NED Team Carsport Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0 L V8 8 8 12= GBR Barwell Motorsport Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 2 3 5 12= ITA AF Corse Maserati Gran Sport Light Maserati F136 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 GBR Sean Edwards GBR Tech 9 Motorsport 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 54 2 FRA Patrick Bornhauser FRA Racing Logistic 4 2 10 10 10 6 1 5 48 3= ITA Stefano Livio ITA Racing Box 10 10 4 8 5 6 43 3= ITA Andrea Ceccato ITA Racing Box 10 10 4 8 5 6 43 5 GBR Phil Keen GBR Tech 9 Motorsport 10 10 10 30 6= SUI Toni Seiler ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 8 5 5 8 26 6= ITA Franco Groppi ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 8 5 5 8 26 8 GRE Dimitris Deverikos GBR Tech 9 Motorsport 8 8 8 24 9= ITA Marcello Zani ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 10 5 5 3 23 9= ITA Massimiliano Mugelli ITA BMS Scuderia Italia 10 5 5 3 23 11 FRA Jean-Luc Blanchemain FRA Racing Logistic 4 2 10 6 22 12= ITA Stefano Zonca ITA Racing Box 5 4 5 3 4 21 12= ITA Marco Cioci ITA Racing Box 5 4 5 3 4 21 14 BEL Frédéric Bouvy FRA Racing Logistic 10 10 20 15= DEN Allan Simonsen MON JMB Racing 10 8 1 19 15= IRL Hector Lester MON JMB Racing 10 8 1 19 15= FRA James Ruffier FRA Riverside 6 6 4 3 19 15= GBR Andrew Thompson GBR Damax 3 8 8 19 19 GBR Matt Allison GBR Damax 8 8 16 20= SUI Steve Zacchia FRA Racing Logistic 6 1 6 1 14 20= FRA Olivier Dupard FRA Racing Logistic 6 1 6 1 14 22= GBR Leo Machitski GBR Barwell Motorsport 3 6 4 13 22= GBR Jonathan Cocker GBR Barwell Motorsport 3 6 4 13 24 FRA Thierry Rabineau FRA Riverside 6 6 12 25= FRA Gilles Duqueisne FRA Pouchelon Racing 3 8 11 25= GBR Anthony Reid FRA Pouchelon Racing 3 8 11 25= USA Tom Heinricy NED Team Carsport Callaway 5 6 11 28= FRA Morgan Moulin-Traffort FRA Auto Sport Promotion 4 2 4 10 28= FRA Marc Cattaneo FRA Auto Sport Promotion 4 2 4 10 30= GBR Ben Collins GBR Damax 6 3 9 30= NED Paul van Splunteren GBR Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 1 2 2 9 32= ITA Leonardo Maddalena ITA Racing Box 4 4 8 32= ITA Bruno Corradi ITA Racing Box 4 4 8 34= FRA François Xavier Terny FRA Riverside 4 3 7 34= GBR Aaron Scott GBR Damax 6 1 7 36= ITA Luciano Linossi DEU Reiter Engineering 6 6 36= ITA Lorenzo Bontempelli DEU Reiter Engineering 6 6 36= GBR Ian Khan MON JMB Racing 3 3 6 36= USA Stephen Earle MON JMB Racing 3 3 6 36= DEU Jürgen von Gartzen NED Team Carsport Callaway 6 6 36= FRA Frédéric Makowiecki FRA Racing Logistic 1 5 6 36= GBR Stuart Turvey GBR Damax 5 1 6 43= DEU Uli Berberich-Martini NED Team Carsport Callaway 5 5 43= ITA Luca Pirri NED Team Carsport Callaway 5 5 43= IRL James Murphy GBR Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 1 5 46 GBR Andrew Purdie GBR Tech 9 Motorsport 2 2 4 47= DEU Wido Rossler FRA Pouchelon Racing 3 3 47= FRA David Hallyday FRA Pouchelon Racing 3 3 47= DEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis DEU Reiter Engineering 2 1 3 47= NED Phil Bastiaans DEU Reiter Engineering 2 1 3 47= GBR Nick Adams GBR Damax 3 3 47= NED Klaas Zwart GBR Damax 3 3 53= BRA Paulo Bonifácio NED Team Carsport Callaway 2 2 53= ITA Marco Panzavuota NED Team Carsport Callaway 2 2 53= ITA Alberto Cerrai ITA AF Corse 2 2 53= ITA Diego Alessi ITA AF Corse 2 2 53= FRA Christopher Campbell FRA Riverside 2 2 53= FRA Philippe Charriol FRA Riverside 2 2 53= CZE Jaromir Jirik AUT S-Berg Racing 1 1 2 60= GBR Martin Rich GBR Barwell Motorsport 1 1 60= GBR Piers Johnson GBR Barwell Motorsport 1 1 60= DEU Marc Basseng AUT S-Berg Racing 1 1 60= NED Dennis Retera DEU Reiter Engineering 1 1 References Bibliography Loisy Olivier FIA GT & GT3 European Championship 2006 Yearbook 2006 Apollo Publishing Paris 978-2952104449 Gt3 Fia gt3 Category:FIA GT3 European Championship