2006 Valencia GP2 Series round

The 2006 Valencia GP2 Series round was 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.

Spain    2006 Valencia GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 11 rounds in the
2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
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 Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Time 1:17.886
Podium
First Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Second United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Third Spain Adrián Vallés Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Time 1:22.168 (on lap 9)
Sprint race
Date 9 April 2006
Laps 30
Podium
First Germany Michael Ammermüller Arden International
Second Venezuela E. J. Viso iSport International
Third France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber[lower-alpha 1] Trident
Time 1:21.244 (on lap 3)

Classification

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

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

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

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

Notes
  1. Andreas Zuber set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Nelson Piquet Jr.[1]

References
  1. "Valencia 2006: Ammermuller wins, Carroll rolls". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. "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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