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The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an Australian based motor racing competition for V8 Supercars . It began on 25 March 2006 in Adelaide and ended on 10 December 2006 at Phillip Island after 13 rounds. The 2006 Championship was the eighth V8 Supercar Championship Series .
The Drivers Championship was won by Rick Kelly , the Teams Championship by the Toll HSV Dealer Team and the Manufacturers Championship by Ford .[1] As the winner of the Drivers Championship, Kelly was also awarded the 2006 Australian Touring Car Championship title by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport .
Race Calendar
2006 Drivers Champion Rick Kelly , pictured in 2007
Craig Lowndes placed second in the Driver Championship
The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds. The Betta Electrical 500 and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 were endurance events which were contested over a single race with two drivers per car.
Rd.
Race Title
Circuit
Location
Date
Format
Winner
Team
Report
1
Clipsal 500 Adelaide
Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide , South Australia
23 - 26 Mar
Two races
Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Report
2
PlaceMakers V8 Supercars
Pukekohe Park Raceway
Pukekohe , New Zealand
21 - 23 Apr
Three races
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Report
3
Perth V8 400
Barbagallo Raceway
Wanneroo , Western Australia
12–14 May
Three races
Steven Richards
Perkins Engineering
Report
4
Winton
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
2 - 4 Jun
Three races
Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Report
5
Skycity Triple Crown
Hidden Valley Raceway
Darwin , Northern Territory
30 Jun - 2 Jul
Three races
Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Report
6
BigPond 400
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
21 - 23 Jul
Three races
Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team
Report
7
Oran Park
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
11 - 13 Aug
Three races
Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Report
8
Betta Electrical 500
Sandown Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
1 - 3 Sept
One race
Mark Winterbottom Jason Bright
Ford Performance Racing
Report
9
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000
Mount Panorama
Bathurst , New South Wales
5 - 8 Oct
One race
Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup
Triple Eight Race Engineering
Report
10
Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge
Gold Coast Street Circuit
Surfers Paradise , Queensland
19 - 22 Oct
Three races
Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
Report
11
Ferodo Tasmania Challenge
Symmons Plains Raceway
Launceston , Tasmania
10 - 12 Nov
Three races
Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team
Report
12
Desert 400
Bahrain International Circuit
Manama , Bahrain
23 - 25 Nov
Three races
Jason Bright
Ford Performance Racing
Report
13
Caterpillar Grand Finale
Phillip Island
Phillip Island , Victoria
8 - 10 Dec
Three races
Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
Report
Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series .
* = Drove in Sandown 500 only
** = Drove in Bathurst 1000 only
^1 — Leased Team Kiwi entry at final round after Team Kiwi's only Commodore was destroyed at Bathurst.
^2 — Leased Britek entry at Pukekohe round.
Points system
Championship points were awarded on the following basis:[2]
Format
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
28th
29th
30th
31st
32nd
Two-race
160
155
150
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
Three-race with reverse grid - Races 1 & 3
128
124
120
116
112
108
104
100
96
92
88
84
80
76
72
68
64
60
56
52
48
44
40
36
32
28
24
20
16
12
8
4
Three-race with reverse grid - Race 2
64
62
60
58
56
54
52
50
48
46
44
42
40
38
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
Single-race
320
310
300
290
280
270
260
250
240
230
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
Three-race without reverse grid - all races
107
103
100
97
93
90
87
83
80
77
73
70
67
63
60
57
53
50
47
43
40
37
33
30
27
23
20
17
13
10
7
3
Drivers were required to drop the points from their worst round up to and including Round 9.[2]
Results and Standings
Drivers Championship
Driver
ADE
PUK
BAR
WIN
HID
QLD
ORA
SAN
BAT
SUR
SYM
BAH
PHI
1
Rick Kelly
0
2
3
12
10
7
7
11
14
10
4
4
2
10
5
7
4
2
3
13
2
2
2
6
4
1
3
5
4
4
28
5
5
4
18
3308 (3532)
2
Craig Lowndes
0
1
Ret
5
17
2
3
14
2
2
8
1
4
3
1
4
5
4
2
2
1
3
1
11
7
14
27
9
7
9
5
3
4
3
29
3271 (3431)
3
Mark Winterbottom
0
22
19
4
3
3
6
13
3
8
12
6
3
17
8
9
7
9
7
15
11
1
Ret
3
3
3
2
2
3
8
3
27
7
2
1
3089
4
Garth Tander
0
8
4
20
1
4
4
10
5
6
10
5
5
8
3
1
2
1
Ret
21
5
26
Ret
2
1
19
4
1
1
2
1
8
2
18
2
2965
5
Jason Bright
0
25
15
3
20
20
5
Ret
28
1
20
2
24
1
4
2
8
3
4
18
Ret
1
Ret
7
6
4
1
3
2
1
2
2
10
8
4
2868
6
Todd Kelly
0
6
2
Ret
13
25
30
28
4
4
25
24
12
27
22
Ret
21
18
1
10
Ret
2
2
1
2
2
7
4
5
3
4
1
1
1
5
2815 (2887)
7
Steven Richards
0
7
5
7
Ret
6
2
2
7
7
23
10
7
22
28
6
14
6
8
11
Ret
28
5
5
Ret
10
6
11
6
6
8
11
8
5
8
2740 (2790)
8
Russell Ingall
0
9
7
2
6
5
10
8
6
12
5
25
10
7
9
5
9
5
12
5
21
27
4
8
8
5
14
10
10
13
21
10
14
26
30
2708 (2768)
9
Steven Johnson
0
10
9
9
9
9
9
17
10
11
Ret
14
29
2
15
14
23
25
10
4
4
4
Ret
10
10
9
13
16
Ret
27
11
6
19
15
22
2378
10
Jamie Whincup
0
3
1
15
Ret
10
21
4
9
25
2
9
9
5
26
8
27
8
5
6
Ret
3
1
Ret
22
8
Ret
DNS
DNS
10
6
Ret
26
9
7
2357 (2521)
11
James Courtney
0
Ret
Ret
8
18
8
12
5
Ret
15
Ret
27
16
6
23
3
3
Ret
9
8
3
9
3
17
12
6
5
13
Ret
5
24
7
9
Ret
12
2347
12
Paul Dumbrell
0
12
6
10
11
11
11
20
12
3
14
7
8
Ret
13
15
Ret
15
14
12
Ret
28
5
12
Ret
Ret
8
7
8
11
15
14
16
20
13
2332 (2382)
13
Cameron McConville
0
4
Ret
13
4
23
13
25
11
19
22
15
15
16
7
12
10
Ret
18
19
7
29
Ret
13
11
7
11
21
9
14
9
9
15
10
6
2099
14
Jason Bargwanna
0
Ret
11
11
Ret
13
15
16
20
24
Ret
17
21
11
10
Ret
12
21
15
9
14
7
10
9
9
11
18
8
21
22
16
22
21
19
26
2053 (2143)
15
Max Wilson
0
16
8
6
Ret
Ret
8
19
Ret
17
6
13
11
Ret
16
10
Ret
11
11
25
Ret
11
14
28
13
13
15
15
14
16
12
24
20
16
16
2038 (2142)
16
Mark Skaife
0
Ret
Ret
1
5
1
1
18
1
5
17
3
1
28
6
21
1
27
Ret
1
23
26
Ret
25
21
Ret
16
Ret
Ret
7
19
4
3
6
11
2036
17
Dean Canto
0
20
18
16
21
Ret
22
1
22
22
3
20
14
19
20
16
15
13
16
24
19
6
17
18
25
16
10
20
17
24
13
17
13
14
10
2024 (2116)
18
Jason Richards
0
Ret
10
28
2
19
18
9
8
27
1
8
6
14
2
17
24
16
6
Ret
15
30
Ret
4
5
Ret
12
12
13
23
10
Ret
22
12
3
1993
19
Will Davison
0
14
13
18
8
28
16
22
16
14
DSQ
23
13
Ret
14
19
19
12
26
22
8
4
Ret
14
19
17
9
6
12
Ret
Ret
Ret
6
7
Ret
1943
20
Lee Holdsworth
0
18
24
19
16
16
24
12
24
16
16
12
28
20
19
18
Ret
20
25
3
6
6
17
21
23
Ret
22
24
22
15
14
26
18
11
21
1811 (1913)
21
Paul Morris
0
11
17
14
7
12
19
21
25
Ret
21
Ret
19
18
Ret
25
6
14
20
26
24
8
6
23
18
18
17
Ret
16
26
18
15
25
27
17
1810 (1834)
22
Steve Owen
0
Ret
DNS
25
23
22
17
15
13
13
7
11
17
24
18
24
25
26
28
Ret
12
12
7
27
24
15
21
19
Ret
17
25
13
11
29
15
1782
23
John Bowe
0
19
14
17
Ret
DNS
25
Ret
21
23
13
19
20
13
21
27
11
23
23
23
13
5
11
16
15
Ret
28
18
11
19
27
18
24
21
24
1743 (1807)
24
Greg Murphy
0
5
Ret
Ret
15
15
14
3
19
9
Ret
Ret
26
9
12
11
17
10
13
Ret
10
29
Ret
19
20
12
Ret
DNS
DNS
12
7
12
12
17
9
1710
25
Brad Jones
0
Ret
20
22
Ret
18
27
24
23
18
19
22
25
25
24
20
20
19
24
17
9
5
11
15
14
20
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
20
19
27
23
20
1612 (1677)
26
Andrew Jones
0
15
21
27
12
17
20
7
18
Ret
11
18
23
12
17
22
18
17
17
Ret
17
30
Ret
26
Ret
DNS
19
14
14
Ret
26
20
30
22
19
1283
27
Warren Luff
0
17
16
24
22
26
23
26
27
21
18
28
31
4
27
23
16
28
22
Ret
18
23
Ret
24
Ret
Ret
23
22
20
18
17
21
17
13
28
1238
28
Paul Radisich
0
23
12
21
Ret
14
31
6
15
20
Ret
16
18
21
11
13
13
7
Ret
14
16
13
Ret
1235
29
Marcus Marshall
0
24
Ret
26
19
27
28
Ret
26
28
9
Ret
22
26
25
28
Ret
24
21
16
20
25
Ret
20
16
18
20
17
Ret
20
Ret
16
Ret
24
14
1040
30
José Fernández
0
13
23
26
24
26
26
22
Ret
27
20
22
22
16
Ret
Ret
DNS
Ret
23
25
29
28
27
658 (708)
31
Steve Ellery
0
27
15
Ret
29
26
22
8
6
594 (654)
32
Fabian Coulthard
0
Ret
14
21
Ret
15
21
19
7
Ret
13
Ret
478
33
Alan Gurr
0
21
22
26
23
17
19
Ret
22
17
17
457
34
Tony Ricciardello
0
29
27
Ret
30
23
29
22
16
26
Ret
19
398 (426)
35
Glenn Seton
0
9
3
300 (540)
36
Shane Price
0
24
Ret
24
23
18
23
25
23
296
37
Luke Youlden
0
27
4
290 (350)
38
Craig Baird
0
7
10
25
Ret
DNS
287 (517)
39
Tony Longhurst
0
12
7
260 (470)
40
Nathan Pretty
0
10
8
250 (480)
Paul Weel
0
10
8
250 (480)
42
Alex Davison
0
14
9
240 (430)
Grant Denyer
0
14
9
240 (430)
44
Mark Porter
0
23
Ret
24
18
DNS
226
45
David Besnard
0
11
14
220 (410)
46
Richard Lyons
0
17
12
210 (370)
Allan Simonsen
0
17
12
210 (370)
48
Cameron McLean
0
15
13
200 (380)
49
Greg Ritter
0
20
13
200 (330)
50
Matt Halliday
0
15
Ret
180
Owen Kelly
0
Ret
15
180
Mark Noske
0
Ret
15
180
53
Tony D'Alberto
0
16
Ret
170
Anthony Tratt
0
16
Ret
170
55
Dale Brede
0
18
Ret
150
56
Kayne Scott
0
19
Ret
140
57
Jack Perkins
0
24
Ret
21
Ret
DNS
130
58
Ryan Briscoe
0
21
Ret
120
Jim Richards
0
21
Ret
120
60
Adam Macrow
0
23
Ret
100
61
Chris Pither
0
25
22
23
97
62
Jonathon Webb
0
25
Ret
80
63
Tony Evangelou
0
28
Ret
25
44
Phillip Scifleet
0
20
0 (130)
—
Michael Caruso
0
Ret
0
—
David Brabham
0
Ret
0
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (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)
Team Championship
(S) denotes a single car team.
Manufacturers Championship
Ford won the Manufacturers Championship, having gained the most round victories over the course of the championship.[3]
References
External links