2006 Formula 3 Euro Series

Motorsport season March 2026 Formula 3 Euro Series 2006 Drivers' Champion: Paul di Resta Teams' Champion: ASM Formule 3 Nations Cup Champion: JPN Japan Rookie Cup Champion: Kamui Kobayashi Trophy Class Champion: Julian Theobald The 2006 Formula 3 Euro Series season was the fourth championship year of Europe’s premier Formula Three series. As in previous years, there were ten rounds – each with two races – held at a variety of European circuits. Each weekend consisted of one 60-minute practice session and one qualifying session, followed by one c.110 km race and one c.80 km race. In a revised qualifying system that used only one session, the starting order for race 2 was determined by the finishing order of race 1, with the top eight positions reversed. Summary 2006 saw the Euro Series make its debut at three venues: Brands Hatch in the UK, the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona in Spain, and Le Mans. This was the first time that rounds had been held in Britain and Spain. A number of regulatory changes took place prior to the 2006 season. Mid-season testing was heavily restricted to a maximum of 10 days per driver/car, with no testing at race venues, leaving teams and drivers to make the most of the race weekend test sessions. The qualifying session for race 2 was dropped in favour of a result-based reverse grid system. The finishing order of race 1 decided the grid for race 2, with the top eight finishers reversed. Chassis specifications of between two and four years old (from 2002–2004) were permitted for the first time, with the creation of the Drivers' Trophy title. Eligibility for this award was restricted to drivers who were not more than 22 years old.Comprehensive regulation changes for 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20070928080916/http://www.f1prospects.com/2005/12/f3_euroseries_c.html 2007-09-28 From f1prospects.com, 23 December 2005. Retrieved 7 September 2007. After Lewis Hamilton's domination of the 2005 season, the 2006 championship battle was considerably closer. The title was won by Scotsman Paul di Resta, who ended the year 11 points ahead of Germany's Sebastian Vettel. For much of the season, di Resta and Vettel were exchanging the points lead, but the German's focus wavered towards the end of the year. BMW-Sauber's motorsport director Mario Theissen attributed this to the busy schedule that Vettel undertook as his team's test driver in the last three Grands Prix of the 2006 F1 season.Theissen regrets overloading Vettel From autosport.com, 21 November 2006. Retrieved 7 September 2007. Other drivers worthy of note included Kamui Kobayashi, who finished on the podium twice on the way to winning the Rookie Cup, and race winner Kazuki Nakajima, whose performances attracted a testing contract with Williams. Not surprisingly, the two main championship contenders were team-mates at ASM Formule 3, the French-based team that has dominated the Euro Series for the last three seasons with three Drivers' and Teams' Championship titles in succession. 2006 saw another improvement in form from Manor Motorsport – a former multiple champion team in British F3. With Japan's Kohei Hirate and the experienced Esteban Guerrieri, it was frequently ASM's closest challenger and finished 2nd in the Teams' Championship standings. This year, Manor was no longer the sole British team in the Euroseries – it was joined by entries from Hitech Racing and Fortec Motorsport at Hockenheim (round 1) and Brands Hatch (round 4). With only one race win for an Opel-powered car – from a reverse-grid pole position – it was another season of domination by the HWA-built Mercedes engine. Dallara was the de facto sole supplier of chassis, with the Signature SLC project on indefinite hold and the Mygale chassis still yet to race in this series. Teams and drivers 2006 Entry Listhttp://www.formel3guide.com/images/starter/2006-starter-es.pdf PDF 2006 Entry List formel3guide.com 13 October 2009 Team # Driver Rookie ChassisAll drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed. "N" Engine Rounds FRA ASM Formule 3 1 DEU Sebastian Vettel F305/059 Mercedes All 2 GBR Paul di Resta F305/021 All 16 NLD Giedo van der Garde F306/012 All 17 JPN Kamui Kobayashi Rookie F305/012 All GBR Manor Motorsport 3 JPN Kohei Hirate F305/001 Mercedes All 4 ARG Esteban Guerrieri F305/020 All 18 JPN Kazuki Nakajima F305/062 All ITA Prema Powerteam 5 ESP Alejandro Núñez F306/004 Mercedes All 6 IRL Ronayne O'Mahony F305/023 All 19 PRT João Urbano Rookie F306/005 1–5 ITA Paolo Maria Nocera 6–9 BRA Roberto Streit 10 DEU ASL Mücke Motorsport 7 CHE Sébastien Buemi F305/011 Mercedes All 8 USA Jonathan Summerton Rookie F305/028 All FRA Signature-Plus 9 FRA Guillaume Moreau F305/035 Mercedes All 10 FRA Romain Grosjean F305/029 All 20 USA Charlie Kimball F306/010 All 21 DEU Tim Sandtler Rookie F305/036 All AUT HBR Motorsport 11 USA Richard Antinucci F305/045 Mercedes All CZE Team ISR 14 CZE Filip Salaquarda F306/009 Opel All BEL Bas Leinders Junior Racing Team 22 MCO Michael HerckN Herck is a Romanian driver who raced this year under Monegasque racing license. F306/016 Mercedes All CHE Jo Zeller Racing 24 DEU Peter Elkmann F306/014 Opel 1–7 CHE Natacha Gachnang 9–10 DEU Julia Kuhn 25 DEU Julia Kuhn F305/063 Opel 1–2, 4, 6 GBR Fortec Motorsport 26 NLD Yelmer Buurman F305/002 Mercedes 1, 4 GBR Hitech Racing 29 GBR James Jakes F305/037 Mercedes 1, 4 30 GBR James Walker F305/003 1, 4 CHE Bordoli Motorsport 31 CHE Natacha Gachnang F305/026 Opel 5–6 NLD Van Amersfoort Racing 32 NLD Dominick Muermans F306/023 Opel 7 33 KOR 1997 Récardo Bruins Choi F305/046 7 Trophy FRA Janiec Racing Team 40 FRA Anthony Janiec F302/063 Renault 1, 3, 5–7, 9–10 46 FRA Julien Abelli F302/067 9 AUT HBR Motorsport 41 TUR Cemil Çipa F304/012 Opel 1, 3, 5–7, 9–10 DEU SMS Seyffarth Motorsport 42 DEU Kevin Fank F302/032 Mercedes 1 DEU Gina-Maria Adenauer 5 43 DEU Julian Theobald F303/015 1, 3, 5–7 44 DEU Bruno Fechner F302/012 1, 6–7 DEU Dominik Schraml 3 DEU FS Motorsport 45 F302/050 Opel 5 Icon Legend Rookie Rookie Driver changes Changed Teams Richard Antinucci: Team Midland Euroseries → HBR Motosport Giedo van der Garde: Team Rosberg → ASM Formule 3 Esteban Guerrieri: Team Midland Euroseries → Manor Motosport Kohei Hirate: Team Rosberg → Manor Motosport Paul di Resta: Manor Motorsport → ASM Formule 3 Sebastian Vettel: Mücke Motorsport → ASM Formule 3 Entering/Re-Entering Formula 3 Euro Series Richard Antinucci: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (TOM'S) → HBR Motorsport Récardo Bruins Choi: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands (van Amersfoort Racing) → van Amersfoort Racing Sébastien Buemi: Formula BMW ADAC (ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.) → ASL Mücke Motorsport Yelmer Buurman: Formula Renault 2.0 UK (Fortec Motorsport) → Fortec Motorsport Peter Elkmann: Recaro Formel 3 Cup (Jo Zeller Racing) → Jo Zeller Racing Natacha Gachnang: Formula BMW ADAC (Josef Kaufmann Racing) → Bordoli Motorsport Romain Grosjean: Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (SG Formula) → Signature-Plus Michael Herck: British Formula 3 Championship & Austria Formula 3 Cup (Junior Racing Team) → Bas Leinders Junior Racing Team James Jakes: Formula Renault 2.0 UK (Team aka) → Hitech Racing Charlie Kimball: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) → Signature-Plus Kamui Kobayashi: Formula Renault 2.0 Italy & Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 (Prema Powerteam) → ASM Formule 3 Dominick Muermans: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany & Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands (van Amersfoort Racing) → van Amersfoort Racing Kazuki Nakajima: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (TOM'S) → Manor Motorsport Paolo Maria Nocera: Italian Formula Three Championship (Lucidi Motors) → Prema Powerteam Ronayne O'Mahony: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → Prema Powerteam Filip Salaquarda: Recaro Formel 3 Cup (ISR Racing) → Team I.S.R. Tim Sandtler: Formula BMW ADAC (Mamerow Racing) → Signature Plus Roberto Streit: All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Inging) → Prema Powerteam Jonathan Summerton: Formula BMW ADAC (Team Rosberg) → ASL Mücke Motorsport João Urbano: Formula BMW ADAC (ADAC Berlin-Brandenburg e.V.) → Prema Powerteam James Walker: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → Hitech Racing Entering Trophy Class Julien Abelli: Karting → Janiec Racing Team Gina-Maria Adenauer: Toyota Yaris Cup Germany → SMS Seyffarth Motorsport Cemil Çipa: Formula 3 Turkey → HBR Motorsport Kevin Fank: Recaro Formel 3 Cup Trophy Class (JMS Motorsport) → SMS Seyffarth Motorsport Bruno Fechner: Formula Renault 2.0 Germany (Kern Motorsport) → SMS Seyffarth Motorsport Anthony Janiec: French Formula Three Championship Class B (JMP Racing) → Janiec Racing Team Dominik Schraml: Recaro Formel 3 Cup (Swiss Racing Team) → SMS Seyffarth Motorsport Leaving Formula 3 Euro Series Átila Abreu: Mücke Motorsport → StockCar Brasil (RS Competições) Rob Austin: Team Midland Euroseries → SEAT Cupra Great Britain R class (Startline Services) Marco Bonanomi: Prema Powerteam → Euroseries 3000 (Fisichella Motor Sport) & World Series by Renault (Tech 1 Racing) Fabio Carbone: Signature → All-Japan Formula Three Championship (Three Bond Racing) Ben Clucas: Team Midland Euroseries → Australian Formula 3 (Bronte Rundle Motorsport) Loïc Duval: Signature Plus → Formula Nippon (PIAA Nakajima Racing) & Super GT (Nakajima Racing) Gregory Franchi: Prema Powerteam → World Series by Renault (Prema Powerteam) Maximilian Götz: ASM Formule 3 → International Formula Master (ISR Racing) Lucas di Grassi: Manor Motorsport → GP2 Series (Durango) Lewis Hamilton: ASM Formule 3 → GP2 Series (ART Grand Prix) Thomas Holzer: AM-Holzer Rennsport → Retirement Stephen Jelley: Team Midland Euroseries → British Formula 3 Championship (Räikkönen Robertson Racing) Paolo Montin: Ombra Racing → Porsche Carrera Cup Italy (Bonaldi Motorsport) Hannes Neuhauser: HBR Motorsport → Porsche Supercup (Konrad Motorsport) Alejandro Núñez: HBR Motorsport → Prema Powerteam Franck Perera: Prema Powerteam → GP2 Series (DAMS) James Rossiter: Signature Plus → World Series by Renault (Pons Racing) Adrian Sutil: ASM Formule 3 → All-Japan Formula Three Championship (TOM's) Nico Verdonck: Team Midland Euroseries → Spanish Formula Three by Toyota (R. Llusia Racing) Ross Zwolsman: RZ Racing → ATS Formel 3 Cup (Rennsport Rössler) Danny Watts: HBR Motorsport → Porsche Carrera Cup Great Britain (Red Line Racing) Additional participations Prema Powerteam's third entry was taken over by Italy's Paulo Maria Nocera for four rounds, starting at the Nürburgring. He in turn was replaced by Brazil's Roberto Streit at the final round of the season. Bruno Rudolf Fechner started five races in SMS Seyffarth Motorsport's #44 entry, but was substituted by fellow German Dominik Schraml in round 3 at Oschersleben. The #44 car was not present at every round. Schraml made a one-off return at the Norisring, driving a Dallara-Opel for FS Motorsport. Kevin Fank's #42 SMS Seyffarth Motorsport entry returned at the Norisring in the hands of Gina Maria Adenauer before it, too, failed to make another appearance. Like the drivers that they replaced, Schraml and Adenauer were eligible for the Drivers' Trophy. Julien Abelli, of Janiec Racing, did not make any appearances until the Le Mans round. In round 5 at the Norisring, F3 rookie Natacha Gachnang of Switzerland drove a second entry for Jo Zeller Racing. She also competed in rounds 6, 9, and 10. In the F3 Masters at Zandvoort, ATS F3 Cup team Van Amersfoort Racing made a one-off appearance with two cars for its Cup regulars, Dominik Muermans and Récardo Bruins Choi. Calendar The series supported the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters at all rounds. Round Circuit/Location Country Date 1 R1 Hockenheimring 8 April R2 9 April 2 R1 EuroSpeedway Lausitz 29 April R2 30 April 3 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 20 May R2 21 May 4 R1 Brands Hatch 1 July R2 2 July 5 R1 Norisring, Nuremberg 22 July R2 23 July 6 R1 Nürburgring 19 August R2 20 August 7 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 2 September R2 3 September 8 R1 Circuit de Catalunya SPA Spain 23 September R2 24 September 9 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 14 October R2 15 October 10 R1 Hockenheimring 28 October R2 29 October Results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Winning rookie Trophy winner 1 R1 DEU Hockenheimring ARG Esteban Guerrieri JPN Kazuki Nakajima JPN Kohei Hirate GBR Manor Motorsport JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Julian Theobald R2 JPN Kohei Hirate DEU Sebastian Vettel FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Julian Theobald 2 R1 DEU EuroSpeedway Lausitz GBR Paul di Resta JPN Kohei Hirate ARG Esteban Guerrieri GBR Manor Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton R2 JPN Kazuki Nakajima JPN Kazuki Nakajima GBR Manor Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton 3 R1 DEU Motorsport Arena Oschersleben ARG Esteban Guerrieri DEU Peter Elkmann GBR Paul di Resta FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Julian Theobald R2 CHE Sébastien Buemi CHE Sébastien Buemi DEU ASL Mücke Motorsport JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Julian Theobald 4 R1 GBR Brands Hatch GBR Paul di Resta GBR Paul di Resta GBR Paul di Resta FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi R2 DEU Sebastian Vettel DEU Peter Elkmann CHE Jo Zeller Racing JPN Kamui Kobayashi 5 R1 DEU Norisring NLD Giedo van der Garde DEU Sebastian Vettel GBR Paul di Resta FRA ASM Formule 3 USA Jonathan Summerton DEU Gina-Maria Adenauer R2 CHE Sébastien Buemi NLD Giedo van der Garde FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi FRA Anthony Janiec 6 R1 DEU Nürburgring DEU Sebastian Vettel DEU Sebastian Vettel DEU Sebastian Vettel FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Bruno Fechner R2 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Sebastian Vettel FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Julian Theobald 7 R1 NLD Circuit Park Zandvoort GBR Paul di Resta CHE Sébastien Buemi GBR Paul di Resta FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi DEU Bruno Fechner R2 DEU Sebastian Vettel USA Charlie Kimball FRA Signature-Plus DEU Tim Sandtler DEU Julian Theobald 8 R1 ESP Circuit de Catalunya GBR Paul di Resta DEU Sebastian Vettel DEU Sebastian Vettel FRA ASM Formule 3 JPN Kamui Kobayashi R2 JPN Kohei Hirate USA Richard Antinucci AUT HBR Motorsport DEU Tim Sandtler 9 R1 FRA Bugatti Circuit NLD Giedo van der Garde ARG Esteban Guerrieri GBR Paul di Resta FRA ASM Formule 3 USA Jonathan Summerton TUR Cemil Çipa R2 CHE Sébastien Buemi USA Richard Antinucci AUT HBR Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton FRA Julien Abelli 10 R1 DEU Hockenheimring GBR Paul di Resta CHE Sébastien Buemi ARG Esteban Guerrieri GBR Manor Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton FRA Anthony Janiec R2 CHE Sébastien Buemi USA Jonathan Summerton DEU ASL Mücke Motorsport USA Jonathan Summerton TUR Cemil Çipa Season standings The Drivers' Trophy is restricted to drivers who are not more than 22 years old, using chassis specifications that are 2 to 4 years old. Drivers Standings Points are awarded as follows: 12345678PPRace 11086543211Race 265432100 Pos Driver HOC1DEU LAUDEU OSCDEU BRHGBR NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD CATESP LMSFRA HOC2DEU Pts 1 GBR Paul di Resta 3 Ret 2 3 1 12 1 5 1 18† 2 13 1 14 10 6 1 6 10 6 86 2 DEU Sebastian Vettel 5 1 3 6 5 14 2 7 2 Ret 1 1 24† 2 1 Ret 9 9 3 12 75 3 JPN Kohei Hirate 1 4 18† 11 4 2 DNS 17 4 Ret 5 Ret 3 13 2 4 5 3 5 7 61 4 ARG Esteban Guerrieri 14 3 1 5 2 3 16 12 10 DNS Ret 5 8 4 3 7 6 8 1 4 58 5 USA Richard Antinucci 7 DNS 5 2 9 Ret 3 23† DSQEX 7 2 14 16 8 1 8 1 12 8 38 6 NLD Giedo van der Garde Ret 7 12 9 Ret 11 4 19 6 1 3 11 2 5 16 8 DNS 12 9 2 37 7 JPN Kazuki Nakajima 2 6 8 1 6 5 14 13 Ret 5 9 18 22 3 4 3 11 7 Ret DNS 36 8 JPN Kamui Kobayashi 6 5 11 10 11 7 6 3 5 2 8 3 5 Ret 5 Ret DNS 14 Ret 9 34 9 USA Jonathan Summerton Ret 11 4 7 17 Ret 12 10 3 13 24† 16 6 17 Ret Ret 2 4 8 1 32 10 FRA Guillaume Moreau 4 2 7 Ret 8 4 13 20 18† 6 11 Ret 7 7 9 10 3 5 4 Ret 32 11 USA Charlie Kimball 22† 12 9 8 10 Ret 15 11 13 4 10 6 11 1 6 2 4 2 6 Ret 31 12 CHE Sébastien Buemi 19 14 Ret 12 7 1 21 16 7 11 4 8 Ret 8 7 5 DSQ 11 2 3 31 13 FRA Romain Grosjean 21† 13 6 4 3 6 9 6 12 8 18 10 4 11 NC 9 20 10 DSQ DSQ 19 14 DEU Peter Elkmann 12 21 13 18 21 13 8 1 9 3 12 4 10 9 14 15 MCO Michael Herck Ret 16 Ret 14 Ret DNS 7 2 Ret 10 6 Ret 9 23 12 Ret 7 13 11 Ret 12 16 GBR James Jakes 9 8 5 4 7 17 BRA Roberto Streit 7 5 4 18 DEU Tim Sandtler 15 22† 16 16 16 17 Ret 22 19† 9 13 9 13 6 11 11 10 15 18 15 1 19 PRT João Urbano 11 9 10 13 12 9 19 24 8 Ret 1 20 NLD Yelmer Buurman 8 Ret 11 9 1 21 ESP Alejandro Núñez 10 10 19 17† 13 8 18 15 Ret 7 22 21 12 22 13 12 14 16 14 Ret 0 22 CZE Filip Salaquarda Ret 15 14 Ret 14 10 20 18 14 17† 15 7 15 10 15 Ret 16 18 Ret 11 0 23 GBR James Walker 20† Ret 10 8 0 24 CHE Natacha Gachnang 15 DNS 23 15 12 Ret 13 10 0 25 IRL Ronayne O’Mahony Ret 17 15 15 15 15 17 14 11 12 14 22† 23† 19 14 Ret 13 17 15 13 0 26 ITA Paolo Maria Nocera Ret 12 17 Ret Ret Ret 15 19 0 27 KOR 1997 Récardo Bruins Choi 16 12 0 28 DEU Julia Kuhn DNQ DNQ 17 Ret 22 21 20 20 0 29 NLD Dominick Muermans Ret 20 0 Trophy Class 1 DEU Julian Theobald 13 18 18 16 17 15 17 14 19 15 73 2 FRA Anthony Janiec 16 19 Ret 20 Ret 14 19 17 21 DNS 19 21 16 16 67 3 TUR Cemil Çipa 18 20 19 18 Ret DNS 21 19 20 21 17 Ret 17 14 65 4 DEU Bruno Fechner Ret DNS 16 Ret 18 18 25 5 DEU Gina-Maria Adenauer 16 16 14 6 DEU Dominik Schraml 20 19 DSQ Ret 10 7 DEU Kevin Fank 17 Ret 6 guest drivers ineligible for championship points FRA Julien Abelli 18 20 0 Pos Driver HOC1DEU LAUDEU OSCDEU BRHGBR NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD CATESP LMSFRA HOC2DEU PtsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. The effects of the new reverse-grid system – which put the 8th-placed finisher from race 1 on pole for race 2 – can be seen clearly in this chart. 50% of the race 2 pole sitters went on to win, while there was only one double winner (Vettel in round 6) and no other race 1 winner even reached the podium in race 2. Rookie Cup Rookie drivers are only eligible for the Rookie Cup title if they have not previously competed in a national or international Formula 3 championship. Pos Driver HOC1DEU LAUDEU OSCDEU BRHGBR NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD CATESP LMSFRA HOC2DEU Pts 1 JPN Kamui Kobayashi 6 5 11 10 11 7 6 3 5 2 8 3 5 Ret 5 Ret DNS 14 Ret 9 119 2 USA Jonathan Summerton Ret 11 4 7 17 Ret 12 10 3 13 24 16 6 17 Ret Ret 2 4 8 1 107 3 DEU Tim Sandtler 15 22 16 16 16 17 Ret 22 19 9 13 9 13 6 11 11 10 15 18 15 104 4 PRT João Urbano 11 9 10 13 12 9 19 24 8 Ret 53 Pos Driver HOC1DEU LAUDEU OSCDEU BRHGBR NORDEU NÜRDEU ZANNLD CATESP LMSFRA HOC2DEU Pts Team Standings Team Points 1 FRA ASM Formule 3 197 2 GBR Manor Motorsport 147 3 FRA Signature-Plus 91 4 DEU ASL Mücke Motorsport 69 5 AUT HBR Motorsport 42 6 CHE Jo Zeller Racing 18 7 BEL Bas Leinders Junior Racing Team 16 8 GBR Hitech Racing 11 9 ITA Prema Powerteam 7 10 GBR Fortec Motorsport 2 Nations Cup Nation Points 1 124 2 100 3 GBR 90 4 89 5 56 6 53 7 38 8 32 9 12 10 4 11 1 Notes N References External links Forix.autosport.com Formel3guide.com (German language) Speedsport Magazine Category:Formula 3 Euro Series seasons Formula 3 Euro Series Euro Series Formula 3 Euro Series