2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia

Motorsport racing season Porsche Carrera Cup Asia 2006 Overall Champion: Darryl O'YoungB-Class Champion: Geoff Morgan thumb|200px|right|Darryl O'Young won his first Porsche Carrera Cup Asia championship The 2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia was the fourth season of the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia. The season commenced on March 17 at the Sepang International Circuit and finished at the Guia Circuit on November 19. This year saw the introduction of the new 997 GT3 Cup car which replaced the outgoing Type 996 that had been run since the series' inception in 2003.The New Porsche GT3 Cup Racing Machine https://jtcars.net/posts/articles/news/the-new-porsche-gt3-cup-racing-machine/20272/ 2005-05-14 2026-07-31 JTCars en-GB The season was dominated by Darryl O'Young who secured the championship with a round to spare. The Class B title was won by Australian Geoff Morgan.http://www.afos.com/news_full.php?id=1595 New Champion Fired Up for Final Round as Watts Confirmed for Macau Motorsport Asia Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20070803223921/http://www.afos.com/news_full.php?id=1595 2007-08-03 Calendar The following venues hosted at least one round of the 2006 championship.2006 Porsche Carrera Cup Asia https://racingcalendar.net/championship/porsche-carrera-cup-asia/2006 2026-07-16 RacingCalendar.net en-GB Round Circuit Date Supporting 1 MYS Sepang International Circuit, Selangor, Malaysia 17–19 March Malaysian Grand PrixFormula BMW Asia 2 14–16 April Stand-alone event 3 CHN Goldenport Park Circuit, Beijing, China 10–11 June Formula BMW AsiaAsian Touring Car Series 4 INA Sentul International Circuit, Sentul City, Indonesia 22–23 July Formula BMW AsiaAsian Touring Car Series 5 CHN Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China 29 September–1 October Chinese Grand PrixFormula BMW Asia 6 CHN Zhuhai International Circuit, Zhuhai, China 21–22 October Formula BMW AsiaAsian Touring Car SeriesFormula V6 Asia by Renault Series 7 MAC Guia Circuit, Macau 18–19 November Macau Grand PrixWorld Touring Car Championship Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Class Rounds Tomo Racing 2 JPN Kazuyuki Nishizawa All 3 JPN Shinichi Yamaji All Team Vertu 5 GBR Nigel Albon All Team Hayashi 6 SRI Dilantha Malagamuwa All Rusty French Racing 7 AUS Rusty French B All William E. Connor II 8 HKG William E. Connor II B All Gates GR Asia 9 GBR Danny Watts 1, 7 33 HKG Matthew MarshMarsh secures sponsors at last minute https://www.scmp.com/article/540771/marsh-secures-sponsors-last-minute 2006-03-17 2026-07-31 South China Morning Post en-GB All Sunseeker Asia 11 HKG Alain Li 1–2, 4–5, 7 Turn1 Motorsport Asia 14 ESP Ricardo H. Proost B All Boro Racing 15 JPN Toshiya Ichiraku B 1, 6 JPN Toshihide Hashimura B 2 JPN Fumihiko Watanabe B 3 JPN Kimihiro Yashiro B 4, 7 JPN Akira Hirakawa 5 SCC Racing Team 18 THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak All 36 THA Nattavude Charoensukawattana 1–4, 6–7 A1 Racing Team 28 TPE Max Chen B 1–4, 6–7 EKS Motorsport 41 AUS Geoff Morgan B 2–7 Peter Boylan 77 AUS Peter Boylan B 1, 3–4, 6–7 Cref Motorsport 80 JPN Keita Sawa All Team Jebsen 88 HKG Darryl O'Young All Philip Ma Racing 98 HKG Philip Ma B 1, 3–7 HKG Patrick Ma B 2IconClass B B ClassGuest Starter Championship standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen classified drivers in every race, using the following system: Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15thPoints 20 18 16 14 12 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Overall Pos. Position Driver SEP1MYS SEP2MYS BEICHN SENINA SHACHN ZHUCHN MACMAC Points 1 HKG Darryl O'Young 1 4 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 1 4 218 2 JPN Shinichi Yamaji 3 1 5 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 12 3 188 3 JPN Keita Sawa 4 Ret 2 5 3 3 2 2 5 2 2 2 162 4 HKG Matthew Marsh 6 3 3 2 2 2 7 8 4 Ret 6 Ret 137 5 THA Nattavude Charoensukawattana 2 5 6 9 9 6 4 3 6 4 7 128 6 JPN Kazuyuki Nishizawa 7 6 7 3 5 7 16 Ret 3 4 3 Ret 111 7 GBR Nigel Albon 5 2 4 6 Ret DNS 6 5 Ret 7 5 6 109 8 THA Vutthikorn Inthraphuvasak 8 7 13 7 Ret DNS 5 6 6 5 Ret 5 87 9 SRI Dilantha Malagamuwa 9 8 8 8 7 5 10 9 7 Ret 7 Ret 83 10 AUS Geoff Morgan 10 Ret 6 8 9 10 8 8 8 12 66 11 AUS Rusty French 13 11 14 11 15 10 12 11 10 9 Ret 14 47 12 HKG Alain Li Ret 9 9 10 8 7 9 Ret 44 13 HKG Philip Ma 15 14 8 11 13 13 15 10 10 9 43 14 ESP Ricardo H. Proost 16 12 16 15 13 12 11 13 11 9 8 41 15 HKG William E. Connor II 11 13 12 14 12 13 14 14 12 Ret 11 11 40 16 AUS Peter Boylan 14 15 11 14 15 15 13 Ret 10 22 17 TPE Max Chen 10 Ret Ret 12 14 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 18 18 JPN Fumihiko Watanabe 10 9 11 18 19 JPN Toshiya Ichiraku 12 10 Ret Ret 10 20 JPN Kimihiro Yashiro 12 13 8 21 JPN Toshihide Hashimura 11 13 8 22 HKG Patrick Ma 15 16 1 Guest drivers ineligible for points - GBR Danny Watts 1 0 Pos. Position Driver SEP1MYS SEP2MYS BEICHN SENINA SHACHN ZHUCHN MACMAC Points Source:2006 https://www.carreracupasia.com/en/about?age=2006&sid=3 2026-07-16 carreracupasia.com en-GB Class B Pos. Position Driver SEP1MYS SEP2MYS BEICHN SENINA SHACHN ZHUCHN MACMAC Points 1 AUS Geoff Morgan 10 Ret 6 8 9 10 8 8 8 11 66 2 AUS Rusty French 13 11 14 11 15 10 12 11 10 9 Ret 13 47 3 HKG Philip Ma 15 14 8 11 13 13 15 10 10 8 43 4 ESP Ricardo H. Proost 16 12 16 15 13 12 11 13 11 9 7 41 5 HKG William E. Connor II 11 13 12 14 12 13 14 14 12 Ret 11 10 40 6 AUS Peter Boylan 14 15 11 14 15 15 13 Ret 9 22 7 TPE Max Chen 10 Ret Ret 12 14 Ret 12 14 Ret Ret 18 8 JPN Fumihiko Watanabe 10 9 11 18 9 JPN Toshiya Ichiraku 12 10 Ret Ret 10 10 JPN Kimihiro Yashiro 17 12 12 8 11 JPN Toshihide Hashimura 11 13 8 12 HKG Patrick Ma 15 16 1 Pos. Position Driver SEP1MYS SEP2MYS BEICHN SENINA SHACHN ZHUCHN MACMAC Points Source: See also 2006 Porsche Supercup Notes References External links Official website Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Porsche Carrera Cup Asia Category:Porsche Carrera Cup Asia seasons