2006 Italian Superturismo Championship

The 2006 Campionato Italiano Superturismo Season was the second season of the Italian Superturismo Championship since its recreation in 2005 (at the same time as the ETCC, the promoted Italian championship, was turned into the WTCC). It had several well-known contenders, such as Alessandro Zanardi, Emanuele Naspetti and retired ski-racer Kristian Ghedina. Overall a total of seven race weekends of two races each were held at six different circuits. The championship was won by Roberto Colcigao driving for SEAT.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Driver Rounds
BMW Team Italy-Spain BMW 320si 4 Alessandro Zanardi 1-4
Československý Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 44 Jiří Janák 1
Peugeot Sport Denmark Peugeot 407 46 Jens Edman 1
DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 51 Alessandro Balzan 1-6
52 Elio Marchetti 1-4, 7
66 Andrea Pagliai 7
Scuderia La Torre Alfa Romeo 156 GTA 53 Riccardo Romagnoli All
GDL Racing BMW 320i 54 Emanuele Naspetti All
Zerocinque Motorsport BMW 320i 55 Stefano Valli 1-3, 7
56 Simone Iacone 1-4
Mirko Venturi 5
59 Kristian Ghedina 4-7
62 Roberto Tamagnini 7
SEAT Sport Italia SEAT León 57 Davide Roda All
SEAT Toledo Cupra 58 Roberto Colciago 1
SEAT León 2-7
SEAT Toledo Cupra 63 Gianni Calabrese 5
69 Massimiliano Pedalà 7
Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i 61 Cristian Ricciarini 4-5, 7
Pro Motorsport BMW 320i 65 Roberto Conte 7
Team Cantarelli BMW 320i 71 Cesare Cremonesi 7

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 R1 Monza 2 April Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain
R2 Alessandro Balzan Alessandro Balzan DB Motorsport
2 R1 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours 30 April Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain
R2 Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia
3 R1 Imola 7 May Alessandro Zanardi Emanuele Naspetti Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing
R2 Elio Marchetti Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing
4 R1 Mugello 23 July Alessandro Zanardi Emanuele Naspetti Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain
R2 Alessandro Zanardi Alessandro Zanardi BMW Team Italy-Spain
5 R1 Magione 17 September Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing
R2 Emanuele Naspetti Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing
6 R1 Vallelunga 1 October Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia
R2 Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia
7 R1 Vallelunga 15 October Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Roberto Colciago Seat Sport Italia
R2 Roberto Colciago Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing

Championship standings

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 
10 8 6 5 4 6 2 1
  • 12 results from 14 are valid for the championship

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver Car MON
MCO
IMO
MUG
MAG
VAL
VAL
 Pts 
1 Roberto Colciago Seat Ret DNS 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 2 1 1 1 2 98
2 Emanuele Naspetti BMW 8 DNS 3 Ret 1 1 3 8 1 1 2 4 2 1 85
3 Alessandro Balzan Alfa Romeo 2 1 Ret 2 3 3 6 9 2 Ret 3 2 63
4 Riccardo Romagnoli Alfa Romeo 4 3 6 3 4 7 7 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 6 5 51
5 Alessandro Zanardi BMW 1 7 1 Ret Ret 5 1 1 46
6 Simone Iacone BMW 3 2 5 DNS Ret 6 2 3 35
7 Kristian Ghedina BMW 8 5 6 5 4 3 5 4 32
8 Davide Roda Seat 6 6 7 4 5 Ret 9 7 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 6 25
9 Elio Marchetti Alfa Romeo Ret DNS 4 Ret 6 4 10 6 10 9 16
10 Cristian Ricciarini BMW 5 Ret Ret 4 4 Ret 14
11 Massimiliano Pedalà Seat 3 3 12
12 Stefano Valli BMW 7 4 Ret DNS 7 Ret 11
13 Jiří Janák Alfa Romeo 5 5 8
14 Gianni Calabrese Seat 5 6 7
15 Mirko Venturi BMW 3 Ret 6
16 Andrea Pagliai Alfa Romeo 7 7 4
Roberto Tamagnini BMW 9 10 0
Roberto Conte BMW 11 11 0
Cesare Cremonesi BMW Ret Ret 0
Jens Edman Peugeot Ret DNS 0
Pos Driver Car MON
MCO
IMO
MUG
MAG
VAL
VAL
 Pts 
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Constructors' Championship

Pos Manufacturer Points
1 BMW 188
2 SEAT 139
3 Alfa Romeo 129