2006 Valencia GP2 Series round

The 2006 Valencia GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 8 and 9 April 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia as part of the GP2 Series. It was the first round of the 2006 GP2 season.

   2006 Valencia GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 11 rounds in the
2006 GP2 Series

Layout of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Location Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
Course Permanent road course
4.005 km (2.517 mi)
Feature race
Date 8 April 2006
Laps 45
Pole position
Driver Nelson Piquet, Jr. Piquet Sports
Time 1:17.886
Podium
First Nelson Piquet, Jr. Piquet Sports
Second Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Third Adrián Vallés Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Time 1:22.168
Sprint race
Date 9 April 2006
Laps 30
Podium
First Michael Ammermüller Arden International
Second E.J. Viso iSport International
Third Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Andreas Zuber Trident
Time 1:21.244

Classification

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 11 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Piquet Sports 1:17.886 1
2 8 Tristan Gommendy iSport International 1:18.360 2
3 2 Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:18.400 3
4 24 Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 1:18.551 4
5 7 E.J. Viso iSport International 1:18.623 5
6 5 José María López Super Nova Racing 1:18.659 6
7 3 Michael Ammermüller Arden International 1:18.681 7
8 25 Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:18.717 8
9 1 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:18.752 9
10 26 Gianmaria Bruni Trident 1:18.772 10
11 12 Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 1:18.886 11
12 15 Franck Perera DAMS 1:18.890 12
13 9 Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 1:18.893 13
14 27 Andreas Zuber Trident 1:18.918 14
15 20 Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 1:19.106 15
16 21 Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:19.199 16
17 14 Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 1:19.217 17
18 18 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:19.251 18
19 16 Luca Filippi FMS International 1:19.294 19
20 22 Lucas di Grassi Durango 1:19.349 20
21 4 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:19.602 21
22 6 Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:19.725 22
23 8 Timo Glock BCN Competicion 1:20.092 23
24 23 Sergio Hernández Durango 1:20.142 24
25 10 Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:20.339 25
26 17 Jason Tahincioglu FMS International 1:20.994 26
Source:[1]

Feature Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Piquet Sports 45 1hr 03min 14.260sec 1 12
2 2 Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 45 + 16.655 s 3 8
3 24 Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 45 + 19.490 s 5 6
4 4 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 45 + 31.309 s 21 6
5 5 José María López Super Nova Racing 45 + 33.526 s 6 4
6 26 Gianmaria Bruni Trident 45 + 33.994 s 10 3
7 3 Michael Ammermüller Arden International 45 + 35.387 s 7 2
8 7 E.J. Viso iSport International 45 + 48.275 s 5 1
9 1 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 45 + 53.028 s 9
10 20 Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 45 + 59.040 s 15
11 15 Franck Perera DAMS 45 + 1:05.229 s 12
12 14 Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 45 + 1:11.427 s 17
13 12 Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 45 + 1:11.719 s 11
14 9 Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 45 + 1:14.261 s 13
15 6 Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 44 + 1 Lap 22
16 19 Timo Glock BCN Competicion 44 + 1 Lap 23
17 22 Lucas di Grassi Durango 44 + 1 Lap 20
18 10 Javier Villa Racing Engineering 44 + 1 Lap 25
Ret 18 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 27 Engine 18
Ret 27 Andreas Zuber Trident 23 Accident 14
Ret 16 Luca Filippi FMS International 15 Gearbox 19
Ret 25 Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 7 Engine 8
Ret 23 Sergio Hernández Durango 4 Gearbox 24
Ret 8 Tristan Gommendy iSport International 2 Engine 2
Ret 21 Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1 Accident 16
Ret 17 Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 0 Gearbox 26
Fastest lap: Nicolas Lapierre (Arden International) — 1:22.168 (109.031 mph)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race
Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Michael Ammermüller Arden International 28 30min 44.066sec 1 6
2 7 E.J. Viso iSport International 28 + 9.756 s 3 5
3 4 Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 28 + 10.213 s 5 4
4 11 Nelson Piquet, Jr. Piquet Sports 28 + 10.975 s 21 3
5 26 Gianmaria Bruni Trident 28 + 16.537 s 6 2
6 2 Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 28 + 18.150 s 10 1
7 12 Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 28 + 32.746 s 7
8 19 Timo Glock BCN Competicion 28 + 37.391 s 5
9 10 Javier Villa Racing Engineering 28 + 44.084 s 9
10 6 Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 28 + 55.125 s 15
11 8 Tristan Gommendy iSport International 28 + 1:00.402 s 12
12 18 Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 28 + 1:03.704 s 17
13 27 Andreas Zuber Trident 28 + 1:06.774 s 11 1
14 15 Franck Perera DAMS 28 + 1:09.772 s 13
15 20 Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 28 + 1:21.534 s 22
16 22 Lucas di Grassi Durango 27 + 1 Lap 23
Ret 21 Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 24 Spun off 20
Ret 24 Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 23 Accident 25
Ret 9 Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 22 Accident 18
Ret 5 José María López Super Nova Racing 22 Accident 14
Ret 14 Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 5 Engine 19
Ret 1 Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 3 Suspension 8
Ret 16 Luca Filippi FMS International 0 Gearbox 24
Ret 25 Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 0 Engine 2
Ret 17 Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 0 Gearbox 16
Ret 23 Sergio Hernández Durango 0 Clutch 26
Fastest lap: Andreas Zuber (Trident) — 1:21.244 (110.272 mph)
Source:[1]

Standings after the round
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "GP2 Series 2006 Results - Valencia". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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