Wikipedia: 2006 V8 Supercar season
The 2006 V8 Supercar season was the 11th running of the V8 Supercar Championship
Series. It began on March 25 , 2006 in Adelaide and ended on December 10 at Phillip Island after 13 rounds.
Teams and Drivers
The following drivers and teams competed in the 2006 V8 Supercar Campionship Series. The
series consisted of 11 rounds of sprint racing and two rounds (the Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000) of endurance racing with
each car piloted by two drivers.
* = Drove in Sandown 500 only
** = Drove in Bathurst 1000 only
*** = Leased Team Kiwi Entry at final round after Team Kiwi's only Commodore was destroyed at Bathurst.
Season Review
Results and Standings
Race Calendar
The 2006 V8 Supercar season consisted of 13 rounds which included 11 sprint rounds of
two or three races and two endurance races.
Rd.
Race Title
Circuit
City / State
Date
Winner
Team
Report
1
Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide , South Australia 23 - 26 Mar
Jamie Whincup Team Betta Electrical Report
2
Pukekohe Park Raceway Pukekohe , New Zealand 21 - 23 Apr
Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Report
3
Barbagallo Raceway Wanneroo , Western Australia 12 - 14 May
Steven Richards Jack Daniel's Racing Report
4
Winton Motor Raceway Benalla , Victoria 2 - 4 Jun
Craig Lowndes Team Betta Electrical Report
5
Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin , Northern
Territory 30 Jun - 2 Jul
Craig Lowndes Team Betta Electrical Report
6
Queensland Raceway Ipswich , Queensland 21 - 23 Jul
Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team Report
7
Oran Park Raceway Sydney , New South Wales 11 - 13 Aug
Craig Lowndes Team Betta Electrical Report
8
Betta Electrical 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne , Victoria 1 - 3 Sept
Mark Winterbottom Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Report
9
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Bathurst , New South Wales 5 - 8 Oct
Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup Team Betta Electrical Report
10
Gold Coast Street Circuit Surfers Paradise , Queensland 19 - 22 Oct
Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Report
11
Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston , Tasmania 10 - 12 Nov
Garth Tander Toll HSV Dealer Team Report
12
Bahrain International Circuit Manama , Bahrain 23 - 25 Nov
Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Report
13
Phillip Island Phillip Island , Victoria 8 - 10 Dec
Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Report
Drivers Championship
Pos
Driver
Penalty
Rd 1
Rd 2
Rd 3
Rd 4
Rd 5
Rd 6
Rd 7
Rd 8
Rd 9
Rd 10
Rd 11
Rd 12
Rd 13
Pts
1
Rick Kelly 0
305
234
224
266
282
286
284
310
310
294
290
207
240
3308
2
Craig Lowndes 0
160
268
282
302
304
288
314
300
320
223
187
273
210
3271
3
Mark Winterbottom 0
125
296
268
250
252
244
228
320
0
300
306
203
297
3089
4
Garth Tander 0
270
232
274
266
282
318
136
70
0
257
311
293
256
2965
5
Jason Bright 0
130
198
132
278
216
294
146
320
0
274
310
313
257
2868
6
Todd Kelly 0
290
72
138
168
140
84
174
310
310
313
277
304
307
2815
7
Steven Richards 0
270
212
290
216
146
254
144
50
280
170
253
246
259
2740
8
Russell Ingall 0
250
290
250
172
240
272
188
60
290
259
217
184
96
2708
9
Steven Johnson 0
235
240
220
164
150
128
266
290
0
234
124
183
144
2378
10
Jamie Whincup 0
310
164
202
190
180
212
166
300
320
120
0
167
190
2357
11
James Courtney 0
0
230
140
96
162
180
266
240
300
213
160
210
150
2347
12
Paul Dumbrell 0
240
224
198
262
180
144
118
50
280
70
253
196
167
2332
13
Cameron McConville 0
145
178
184
150
210
130
192
40
0
227
193
223
227
2099
14
Jason Bargwanna 0
110
168
158
100
184
90
196
260
230
233
173
131
110
2053
15
Max Wilson 0
210
108
128
198
156
180
104
220
190
151
183
157
157
2038
16
Mark Skaife 0
0
312
286
264
246
136
104
70
0
67
57
231
263
2036
17
Dean Canto 0
140
92
152
156
156
184
142
270
160
134
173
150
207
2024
18
Jason Richards 0
115
138
208
188
270
150
180
30
0
190
207
110
207
1993
19
Will Davison 0
195
130
158
116
156
168
150
290
0
163
240
0
177
1943
20
Lee Holdsworth 0
125
158
114
186
102
112
200
270
160
73
104
146
163
1811
21
Paul Morris 0
190
212
112
24
86
162
102
250
270
83
110
133
100
1810
22
Steve Owen 0
0
96
180
220
142
80
104
210
260
110
87
147
146
1782
23
John Bowe 0
165
64
80
136
140
108
140
280
220
117
140
117
100
1743
24
Greg Murphy 0
140
108
192
96
160
212
172
40
0
160
0
227
203
1710
25
Brad Jones 0
65
104
82
132
84
134
164
280
220
166
60
90
96
1612
26
Andrew Jones 0
150
130
164
104
146
138
128
30
0
23
110
66
94
1283
27
Warren Luff 0
165
86
78
98
90
94
104
100
0
30
113
143
137
1238
28
Paul Radisich 0
155
124
134
120
172
224
106
200
0
1235
29
Marcus Marshall 0
45
80
48
68
90
56
134
80
0
150
96
100
93
1040
30
Jose Fernandez 0
100
74
50
94
110
170
0
60
50
658
31
Steve Ellery 0
60
74
250
270
594
32
Fabian Coulthard 0
86
84
108
200
0
478
33
Alan Gurr 0
115
112
140
0
90
457
34
Tony Ricciardello 0
28
48
110
170
70
398
35
Glenn Seton 0
240
300
300
36
Shane Price 0
90
0
113
93
296
37
Luke Youlden 0
60
290
290
38
Craig Baird 0
260
230
27
287
39
Tony Longhurst 0
210
260
260
40
Nathan Pretty 0
230
250
250
41
Paul Weel 0
230
250
250
42
Alex Davison 0
190
240
240
43
Grant Denyer 0
190
240
240
44
Mark Porter 0
76
150
226
45
David Besnard 0
220
190
220
46
Richard Lyons 0
160
210
210
47
Allan Simonsen 0
160
210
210
48
Cameron McLean 0
180
200
200
49
Greg Ritter 0
130
200
200
50
Mathew Halliday 0
180
0
180
51
Owen Kelly 0
0
180
180
52
Mark Noske 0
0
180
180
53
Tony D'Alberto 0
170
0
170
54
Anthony Tratt 0
170
0
170
55
Dale Brede 0
150
0
150
56
Kayne Scott 0
140
0
140
57
Jack Perkins 0
90
0
40
130
58
Ryan Briscoe 0
120
0
120
59
Jim Richards 0
120
0
120
60
Adam Macrow 0
100
0
100
61
Chris Pither 0
97
97
62
Jonathon Webb 0
80
0
80
63
Phillip Scifleet 0
130
0
64
Michael Caruso 0
0
0
65
David Brabham 0
0
0
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Finished, in points
Blue
Finished, no points
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Not classified (NC)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Blank
Did not participate
Injured (INJ)
Excluded (EX)
Team Championship
(S) denotes a single car team.
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