2006 Le Mans Series
The 2006 Le Mans Series was the third season of ACO Le Mans Series. It is a series for Le Mans prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began on 9 April and ended on 24 September after 5 rounds.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | LMS Official Test | Paul Ricard HTTT | 26 March, 27 March |
| 1 | 1000 km of Istanbul† | Istanbul Racing Circuit | 9 April |
| 2 | 1000 km of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 May |
| 3 | 1000 km of Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 16 July |
| 4 | 1000 km of Donington | Donington Park | 27 August |
| 5 | 1000 km of Jarama‡ | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | 24 September |
| Sources:[1][2] | |||
† - The race in Istanbul was shortened from its original planned 1000 km to a limit of 4 hours due to a lack of fuel brought to the event by organizers.[3]
‡ - This event was originally planned to be held at Monza, but had to be cancelled due to conflicts. Jarama was announced as its replacement.[4]
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
Teams Championships
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Teams with multiple entries do not have their cars combined, each entry number is scored separately in the championship. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.
The top 2 finishers in each teams championship earn automatic entry to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP1 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #17 | Pescarolo Sport | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2=† | #9 | Creation Autosportif | Creation CA06/H | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | |
| 2= | #19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | Lola B06/10 | AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | #5 | Swiss Spirit | Courage LC70 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | Ret | 2 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 19 |
| 5 | #2 | Zytek Engineering | Zytek 06S | Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 10 | ||
| 6= | #6 | Lister Storm Racing | Lister Storm LMP | Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | ||
| 6= | #10 | Creation Autosportif | Creation CA06/H | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 8 | #12 | Courage Compétition | Courage LC70 | Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8 | NC | 7 | 4 | Ret | 7 | |
| 9 | #14 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101Hb | Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 | Ret | 3 | 6 | |||
| 10 | #13 | Courage Compétition | Courage LC70 | Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8 | Ret | Ret | NC | NC | 5 | 4 |
| 11 | #15 | ProTran Competition | ProTran RS06/H | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 8 | Ret | 1 | |||
| NC | #3 | Lavaggi Sport | Lavaggi LS1 | Ford (PME) 6.0L V8 | Ret | 0 |
† - #9 Creation Autosportif broke the tie by having a best finish of 2nd compared to Chamberlain-Synergy's best of 3rd.
LMP2 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Courage C65 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | #25 | RML | MG-Lola EX264 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 26 |
| 3 | #20 | Pir Competition | Pilbeam MP93 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 2 | NC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 4= | #24 | Binnie Motorsports | Lola B05/42 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 20 | |
| 4= | #40 | ASM Team Racing for Portugal† | Lola B05/40 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 20 | ||
| 6= | #36 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Courage C65 | Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 | 5 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 12 |
| 6= | #44 | Kruse Motorsport | Courage C65 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||
| 8 | #39 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport† | Lola B05/40 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 9 | #35 | G-Force Racing | Courage C65 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 10 | #22 | Rollcentre Racing | Radical SR9 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 |
| 11 | #37 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Courage C65 | Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 | 4 | NC | NC | 5 | ||
| 12 | #21 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Radical SR9 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | ||
| NC | #28 | Ranieri Randaccio | Lucchini LMP2/04 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | Ret | Ret | NC | 0 |
† - ASM Team ended their involvement with Chamberlain-Synergy after round 2. ASM Team's entry is considered new and thus the two team scores are not combined.
GT1 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #50 | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 1 | NC | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 2 | #67 | Convers MenX Team | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 3= | #72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 25 |
| 3= | #55 | Team Oreca | Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 25 | |
| 5= | #70 | PSI Experience | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5= | #63 | Team Modena† | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 16 | ||
| 7 | #61 | Cirtek Motorsport† | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |||
| 8 | #62 | Cirtek Motorsport | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||
| NC | #51 | B-Racing RS Line Team | Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT | Lamborghini L535 6.0L V12 | Ret | 0 |
† - Team Modena ended their involvement with Cirtek after round 2. Team Modena's entry is considered new and thus the two team scores are not combined.
GT2 Standings
| Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #76 | Autorlando Sport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 34 |
| 2 | #82 | Team LNT | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 21 |
| 3 | #81 | Team LNT | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | #99 | Virgo Motorsport | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | #92 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | #97 | GPC Sport | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 1 | Ret | 8 | 3 | DSQ | 17 |
| 7 | #86 | Spyker Squadron | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | Audi 3.8L V8 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 12 |
| 8= | #83 | GPC Sport | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 1 | Ret | 10 | |||
| 8= | #85 | Spyker Squadron | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | Audi 3.8L V8 | 5 | 10 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 |
| 10= | #90 | Farnbacher Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 6 | Ret | 9 | 4 | Ret | 8 |
| 10= | #78 | Autorlando Sport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 11 | 16 | Ret | 2 | 8 | |
| 10= | #75 | Thierry Perrier | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 13 | #80 | Farnbacher Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | NC | 4 | Ret | 5 | ||
| 14 | #77 | Seikel Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 15= | #73 | Ice Pol Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 10 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 1 | |
| 15= | #96 | James Watt Automotive | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 1 | |
| NC | #95 | Racesport Peninsula TVR | TVR Tuscan T400R | TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 0 | |
| NC | #84 | GPC Sport Team Icer Brakes |
Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | Ret | 0 | ||||
| NC | #91 | T2M Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | Ret | 11 | 0 |
Drivers Championships
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers who do not drive for at least one hour do not receive points.
Points are awarded to a single driver and car combination. If a driver wins points driving a different car in a different event, those points are listed separately. Drivers listed multiple times in the points standings are marked with an asterisk.
LMP1 Standings
LMP2 Standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Michael Vergers | Barazi-Epsilon | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 1= | Juan Barazi | Barazi-Epsilon | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 28 |
| 3= | Mike Newton | RML | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 26 |
| 3= | Thomas Erdos | RML | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 26 |
| 5= | Marc Rostan | Pierre Bruneau | 2 | NC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 5= | Pierre Bruneau | Pierre Bruneau | 2 | NC | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| 7= | Miguel Ángel de Castro* | ASM Team Racing for Portugal | 1 | Ret | 1 | 20 | ||
| 7= | Ángel Burgueño* | ASM Team Racing for Portugal | 1 | Ret | 1 | 20 | ||
| 7= | Miguel Amaral | ASM Team Racing for Portugal | 1 | Ret | 1 | 20 | ||
| 7= | Sam Hancock | Binnie Motorsports | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 20 | |
| 7= | Allen Timpany | Binnie Motorsports | 3 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 20 | |
| 12 | Davide Valsecchi | Barazi-Epsilon | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | ||
| 13 | William Binnie | Binnie Motorsports | (3) | 2 | 3 | Ret | 14 | |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | Barazi-Epsilon | 1 | 6 | 13 | |||
| 15= | Jens Petersen* | Kruse Motorsport | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 15= | Jan-Dirk Leuders* | Kruse Motorsport | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 15= | Karim Ojjeh | Paul Belmondo Racing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 15= | Pierre Ragues | Paul Belmondo Racing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 19= | Miguel Ángel de Castro* | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 19= | Ángel Burgueño* | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 21= | Norbert Siedler | Kruse Motorsport | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 21= | Claude-Yves Gosselin | Paul Belmondo Racing | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 23= | Ed Morris | G-Force Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 23= | Jean-François Leroch | G-Force Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 23= | João Barbosa | Rollcentre Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 23= | Martin Short | Rollcentre Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 27= | Paul Belmondo | Paul Belmondo Racing | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 27= | Didier André | Paul Belmondo Racing | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 27= | Yann Clairay | Paul Belmondo Racing | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 30= | Tim Greaves | Team Bruichladdich Radical | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 30= | Stuart Moseley | Team Bruichladdich Radical | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 30= | Tony Burgess | Kruse Motorsport | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 33= | Jens Petersen* | G-Force Racing | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 33= | Jan-Dirk Leuders* | G-Force Racing | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 33= | Christophe Brück | G-Force Racing | 1 | 1 |
GT1 Standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Pedro Lamy | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 1= | Gabriele Gardel | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 1= | Vincent Vosse | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 1 | Ret | 1 | 5 | 2 | 32 |
| 4= | Peter Kox | Convers MenX Team | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 4= | Alexey Vasilyev | Convers MenX Team | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 4= | Robert Pergl | Convers MenX Team | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| 7= | Stéphane Ortelli | Team Oreca | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 25 | |
| 7= | Soheil Ayari | Team Oreca | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 25 | |
| 7= | Jérôme Policand | Luc Alphand Aventures | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 25 |
| 7= | Patrice Goueslard | Luc Alphand Aventures | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 25 |
| 7= | Peter Hardman | Cirtek Motorsport | 5 | 4 | Ret | 25 | ||
| Team Modena | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 7= | Antonio García | Cirtek Motorsport | 5 | 4 | Ret | 25 | ||
| Team Modena | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 13= | Luc Alphand | Luc Alphand Aventures | 2 | 2 | Ret | 16 | ||
| 13= | Pertti Kuismanen | PSI Experience | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 13= | Jos Menten | PSI Experience | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 13= | Markus Palttala | PSI Experience | Ret | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 17 | Christian Vann | Cirtek Motorsport | 5 | 4 | Ret | 9 | ||
| 18 | Richard Lyons | Cirtek Motorsport | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 19= | Anthony Beltoise | Luc Alphand Aventures | 3 | (6) | 6 | |||
| 19= | David Brabham | Team Modena | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 20= | Nathan Kinch | Cirtek Motorsport | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 20= | Jamie Campbell-Walter | Cirtek Motorsport | 4 | 5 |
GT2 Standings
| Pos | Driver | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Joël Camathias | Autorlando Sport | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 34 |
| 1= | Marc Lieb | Autorlando Sport | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 34 |
| 3= | Lawrence Tomlinson | Team LNT | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 21 |
| 3= | Richard Dean | Team LNT | 3 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 21 |
| 5= | Warren Hughes | Team LNT | Ret | Ret | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 5= | Robert Bell | Team LNT | Ret | Ret | 10 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| 7= | Dan Eagling | Virgo Motorsport | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 7= | Tim Sugden | Virgo Motorsport | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 9= | Christophe Bouchut | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 9= | Raymond Narac | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Luca Drudi | GPC Sport | 1 | Ret | 8 | 3 | DSQ | 17 |
| 12 | Jonny Kane | Spyker Squadron | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 12 |
| 13= | Fabrizio de Simone | GPC Sport | 1 | Ret | DSQ | 10 | ||
| 13= | Stefano Zonca | GPC Sport | 1 | Ret | 10 | |||
| 13= | Andrea Belicchi | GPC Sport | 1 | Ret | 10 | |||
| 13= | Marco Cioci | GPC Sport | 1 | Ret | 10 | |||
| 13= | Jeroen Bleekemolen | Spyker Squadron | 5 | 10 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 10 |
| 13= | Mike Hezemans | Spyker Squadron | 5 | 10 | 3 | Ret | 10 | |
| 13= | Marco Seefried | Farnbacher Racing | NC | 4 | NC | 4 | Ret | 10 |
| 20= | Tom Kimber-Smith | Team LNT | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 20= | Gunnar Kristensen | Autorlando Sport | 11 | 16 | Ret | 2 | 8 | |
| 20= | Allan Simonsen | Autorlando Sport | 11 | 16 | Ret | 2 | 8 | |
| 20= | Pierre Ehret | Farnbacher Racing | 6 | Ret | 9 | 4 | Ret | 8 |
| 20= | Dominik Farnbacher | Farnbacher Racing | 6 | Ret | 9 | 4 | 8 | |
| 20= | Nigel Smith | Thierry Perrier | 12 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 20= | Philippe Hesnault | Thierry Perrier | 12 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| 27= | Gabrio Rosa | GPC Sport | (1) | Ret | 8 | 3 | 7 | |
| 27= | Marc Hynes | Team LNT | 7 | Ret | 4 | 7 | ||
| 29= | Andrea Montermini | GPC Sport | 3 | 6 | ||||
| 29= | Peter Dumbreck | Spyker Squadron | Ret | 3 | 6 | |||
| 31= | Sébastian Dumez | IMSA Performance Matmut | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 31= | Lars-Erik Nielsen | Farnbacher Racing | NC | 4 | NC | 5 | ||
| 31= | Anthony Beltoise | Thierry Perrier | Ret | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||
| 34 | João Barbosa | Thierry Perrier | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 35= | Donny Crevels | Spyker Squadron | 7 | Ret | 2 | |||
| 35= | Tony Burgess | Seikel Motorsport | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 35= | Philip Collin | Seikel Motorsport | 9 | 7 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 38= | Ian Khan | Virgo Motorsport | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 38= | Yves Lambert | Ice Pol Racing Team | 10 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 1 | |
| 38= | Christian Lefort | Ice Pol Racing Team | 10 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 1 | |
| 38= | Romain Iannetta | Ice Pol Racing Team | 10 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 38= | Wolfgang Kaufmann | James Watt Automotive | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 38= | Peter Cook | James Watt Automotive | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 38= | Paul Daniels | James Watt Automotive | 11 | 14 | Ret | 8 | 1 |
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