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2006 Spa 24 Hours
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Endurance motor race in Belgium
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2006 Proximus Spa 24 Hours 2005 2007
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The 2006 Proximus Spa 24 Hours was the fourth race is the final race before the summer break for the 2006 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on 29 and 30 July 2006. It set a record for the furthest distance run since the event changed to the shorter 7 km track in 1979.
This race saw Porsche debut their new 997-generation GT3-RSR in the hands of Manthey Racing.
Half-point Leaders
In the FIA GT Championship (using the GT1 and GT2 classes), the top 8 teams are awarded half-points for their position both at the six-hour mark and at the midway part of the race.
6 Hour Leaders in GT1
Pos No Team Laps 1 5 DEU Phoenix Racing 148 2 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 148 3 4 BEL GLPK-Carsport 148 4 9 DEU Zakspeed Racing 146 5 33 AUT Race Alliance 144 6 24 ITA Aston Martin Racing BMS 144 7 23 ITA Aston Martin Racing BMS 144 8 36 BEL PSI Experience 141
6 Hour Leaders in GT2
Pos No Team Laps 1 59 ITA AF Corse 143 2 58 ITA AF Corse 143 3 70 ITA GPC Sport 140 4 80 NLD Spyker Squadron 139 5 62 GBR Scuderia Ecosse 136 6 52 AUT Renauer Motorsport Team 136 7 78 BEL Ice Pol Racing Team 134 8 63 GBR Scuderia Ecosse 134
12 Hour Leaders in GT1
Pos No Team Laps 1 5 DEU Phoenix Racing 293 2 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team 292 3 4 BEL GLPK-Carsport 292 4 9 DEU Zakspeed Racing 290 5 23 ITA Aston Martin Racing BMS 286 6 34 BEL PSI Experience 281 7 36 BEL PSI Experience 278 8 33 AUT Race Alliance 257
12 Hour Leaders in GT2
Pos No Team Laps 1 58 ITA AF Corse 280 2 59 ITA AF Corse 280 3 70 ITA GPC Sport 275 4 80 NLD Spyker Squadron 275 5 62 GBR Scuderia Ecosse 271 6 52 AUT Renauer Motorsport Team 263 7 74 ITA Ebimotors 262 8 66 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton 262
Official results
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).2006 Spa 24 Hours https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-spa-24-hours/ 20 May 2026 Motor SportSpa 24 Hours 2006 https://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/Spa-2006-07-30.html 20 May 2026 Racing Sports Cars
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 1 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team ITA Andrea BertoliniDEU Michael BartelsBEL Eric van de Poele Maserati MC12 GT1 Pirelli 589 Maserati 6.0L V12 2 GT1 5 DEU Phoenix Racing ITA Andrea PicciniCHE Jean-Denis DélétrazCHE Marcel FässlerBEL Stéphane Lémeret Aston Martin DBR9 Michelin 589 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 3 GT1 4 BEL GLPK-Carsport NLD Mike HezemansBEL Bert LonginBEL Anthony KumpenBEL Kurt Mollekens Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Michelin 580 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 4 GT1 23 ITA Aston Martin Racing BMS ITA Christian PescatoriITA Fabio BabiniNLD Peter KoxCZE Tomáš Enge Aston Martin DBR9 Pirelli 578 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 5 GT1 34 BEL PSI Experience NLD Jos MentenFRA Jean-Philippe BellocFRA Patrick BornhauserBEL Fréderic Bouvy Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Dunlop 565 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 6 GT2 59 ITA AF Corse FIN Mika SaloPRT Rui ÁguasDEU Timo Scheider Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 560 Ferrari 4.0L V8 7 GT2 58 ITA AF Corse BRA Jaime MeloITA Matteo BobbiMCO Stéphane Ortelli Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 557 Ferrari 4.0L V8 8 GT1 9 DEU Zakspeed Racing CZE Jaroslav JanišDEU Sascha BertITA Andrea MonterminiCZE Jan Charouz Saleen S7-R Michelin 554 Ford 7.0L V8 9 GT2 62 GBR Scuderia Ecosse GBR Nathan KinchGBR Andrew KirkaldyGBR Marino Franchitti Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 548 Ferrari 4.0L V8 10 GT2 80 NLD Spyker Squadron NLD Jeroen BleekemolenGBR Jonny KaneNLD Donny Crevels Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R Dunlop 541 Audi 3.8L V8 11 GT1 36 BEL PSI Experience FIN Pertti KuismanenFIN Markus PalttalaBEL Bernard DehezBEL Vincent Radermecker Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Dunlop 530 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 12 GT2 66 DEU Team Felbermayr-Proton DEU Christian RiedDEU Gerold RiedAUT Horst Felbermayr Sr.AUT Horst Felbermayr Jr. Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Michelin 530 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 13 GT2 63 GBR Scuderia Ecosse GBR Tim MullenCAN Chris NiarchosDNK Allan Simonsen Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 524 Ferrari 4.0L V8 14 G2 197 DEU Manthey RacingDEU Porsche AG DEU Lucas LuhrDEU Sascha MaassenDEU Marcel Tiemann Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 518 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 15 G2 111 DEU Manthey RacingDEU Porsche AG DEU Timo BernhardDEU Marc LiebPRT Pedro Lamy Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Michelin 512 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 16 GT2 78 BEL Ice Pol Racing Team BEL Yves LambertBEL Christian LefortBEL Marc GoossensBEL Marc Duez Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 512 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 G3 116 BEL Signa Racing BEL Patrick ChailletBEL Laurent NefBEL Loïc DemanBEL Christophe Geoffroy Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Pirelli 511 Dodge 8.3L V10 18 GT2 71 ESP RSV Motorsport DEU Ronald SeverinESP Domingo RomeroFRA Michel LigonnetSWE Peter Sundberg Ferrari F430 GT2 Michelin 510 Ferrari 4.0L V8 19 GT2 72 ITA AB Motorsport ITA Antonio De CastroITA Bruno BarbaroITA Renato Premoli Porsche 911 GT3-RS Dunlop 507 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 20 G3 195 BEL Prospeed Competition BEL François DuvalBEL Christophe KerkhoveBEL Christian KeldersBEL Pascal Nelissen-Grade Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Michelin 504 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 21 G2 179 MCO JMB Racing BEL Didier de RadiguèsBEL Charles de PauwBEL Alain van den HoveFRA Paul Belmondo Ferrari 360 Modena GTC Pirelli 498 Ferrari 3.6L V8 22 G2 199 AUT Race Alliance AUT Lukas Lichtner-HoyerAUT Thomas GruberAUT Klaus EngelhornBEL Armand Fumal BMW M3 GTR Pirelli 492 BMW 3.2L I6 23 G3 113 FRA Pouchelon Racing FRA Gilles DuqueineFRA Gaël LesoudierFRA Benoit RousselotFRA Stéphane Lacroix-Wasover Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Michelin 484 Dodge 8.3L V10 24 G3 117 FRA Jean Charles Levy FRA Philippe LevyFRA Jean Charles LevyFRA Michel MitieusFRA Gérard Tremblay Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Dunlop 481 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 25 GT2 74 ITA Ebimotors ITA Luigi MocciaITA Emanuele BusnelliGBR Johnny Mowlem Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Pirelli 468 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 26 G2 194 BEL Prospeed Competition BEL Rudi PendersBEL Franz LamotBEL Jean-François Hemroulle Porsche 911 GT3-RS Michelin 464 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 27 G2 107 FRA Red Racing FRA Romain YvonFRA Thierry StépecFRA Hervé KnapickBEL Olivier Muytjens Chrysler Viper GTS-R Pirelli 441 Chrysler 8.0L V10 28 G3 121 BEL Speedlover FRA Julien SchellBEL Jürgen van HoverNLD Roger Grouwels Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ? 437 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 29 GT1 33 AUT Race Alliance AUT Karl WendlingerAUT Philipp PeterFRA Christophe BouchutAUT Robert Lechner Aston Martin DBR9 Dunlop 413 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 30DNF GT2 70 ITA GPC Sport CHE Gabriele GardelITA Fabrizio De SimoneITA Luca DrudiITA Marco Cioci Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 390 Ferrari 4.0L V8 31DNF G3 110 BEL GPR Racing BEL Nicolas de GastinesFRA Philippe HaezebrouckBEL Tom Cloet Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (997) ? 388 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 32DNF GT2 52 AUT Renauer Motorsport Team DEU Wolfgang KaufmannITA Luca MoroAUT Manfred JuraszHKG Darryl O'Young Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Dunlop 307 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 33DNF G3 115 ITA BMS Scuderia Italia ITA Franco GroppiCHE Toni SeilerITA Davide StancherisITA Diego Alessi Aston Martin DBRS9 Pirelli 264 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 34DNF G3 105 BEL First Motorsport BEL Jean-Claude MeertBEL Peter Van DelmBEL Maxime MartinBEL Dries Heyman Porsche 911 GT3 Cup Pirelli 232 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 35DNF GT1 24 ITA Aston Martin Racing BMS ITA Fabrizio GollinPRT Miguel RamosITA Gabriele LancieriITA Matteo Malucelli Aston Martin DBR9 Pirelli 179 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 36DNF GT2 56 MCO JMB Racing FRA Antoine GosseNLD Peter KutemannFRA Jean-Pierre Malcher Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 144 Ferrari 4.0L V8 37DNF GT2 75 ITA Ebimotors FRA Emmanuel CollardITA Luca RiccitelliFRA Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3-RSR Pirelli 141 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 38DNF GT2 55 MCO JMB Racing GBR Tim SugdenCHE Iradj AlexanderBEL Jean-Michel MartinFRA Stéphane Daoudi Ferrari F430 GT2 Pirelli 133 Ferrari 4.0L V8 39DNF G3 114 FRA Pouchelon Racing GBR Anthony ReidGBR Ian KhanNLD Paul van SplunterenBEL Maxime Dumarey Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Michelin 125 Dodge 8.3L V10 40DNF G3 118 FRA Pilotage Passion FRA Christian BeauFRA Philippe NozièreFRA Rémy BrouardFRA Olivier Baron Dodge Viper Competition Coupe Pirelli 55 Dodge 8.3L V10 41DNF GT1 35 BEL Renstal Excelsior MCO Geoffroy HorionBEL Maxime SouletNLD David HartGBR Chris Buncombe Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Michelin 52 Chevrolet 7.0L V8 42DNF GT1 2 DEU Vitaphone Racing Team ITA Thomas BiagiGBR Jamie DaviesBEL Vincent Vosse Maserati MC12 GT1 Pirelli 44 Maserati 6.0L V12 43DNF G2 101 BEL Belgian Racing BEL Bas LeindersBEL Renaud KuppensBEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Gillet Vertigo Streiff Dunlop 43 Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6
Statistics
Pole Position – #5 Phoenix Racing – 2:14.9
Distance – 4104.152 km
Average Speed – 171.00 km/h
References
External links
Official Results
2006 FIA GT Championship 2006 FIA GT Oschersleben 500km 2006 FIA GT Paul Ricard 500km
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