2006 GP2 Series

The 2006 GP2 Series season was the second season of the Formula One feeder championship GP2 Series. The season began at Circuit de Valencia, Spain on 8 April 2006 and ended in Monza, Italy on 10 September 2006. The championship was won by ART Grand Prix driver Lewis Hamilton, over Piquet Sports driver Nelson Piquet Jr.

2006 GP2 car modifications

Chassis

The 2006 specification GP2 Car was designed by Dallara Automobili. The 2006 GP2 car featured a biplane rear wing, with the triplane rear wing used in 2005 only to be used at the Monaco race. The front upper and lower wishbones were reinforced, as were the front and rear suspension uprights.

Engine

The 4 litre V8 engine featured internal, cartographic and software upgrades designed to improve performance and fuel consumption.

Gearbox

The 2006 gearbox was manufactured by GearTek, and featured an 8 position barrel, with ratchet body and software upgrades, as well as a new transverse shafts fixing system designed to facilitate improved gear selection.

Tyres

The tyres supplied by Bridgestone for the 2006 season were full-slick, not featuring the four-line grooved slick seen in the 2005 season. Bridgestone supplied a soft, medium, and hard compound tyre, with the tyre choice being made by Bridgestone and the GP2 Series prior to each event. The wet specification tyre remained the same as 2005.

Other parts

Brembo supplied a new development of monobloc brake calipers and disc bells, which were exclusive to GP2. The car also featured internal cooling upgrades, a new water radiator, radiator duct, oil and water heat exchanger, modified oil degasser, new oil and water pipes and new heat exchanger fixing brackets.

Sporting regulations changes

The only change to the sporting regulations for the 2006 season was that drivers would only be awarded a single point for fastest lap in a race, rather than the two points that were awarded in 2005.^{[citation needed]} The driver also had to start the race from his allocated grid position to be eligible to claim the fastest lap.

Season summary

Nelson Piquet Jr. won the first race at Valencia ahead of two rookies, Lewis Hamilton and Adrián Vallés. The latter failed to score in the rest of the season apart from one point for fastest lap at Barcelona. In a sprint race, Vallés was involved in a collision with Adam Carroll who rolled multiple times. The sprint race was won by Michael Ammermüller who had promising start to the season but failed to score during last six weekends.

Gianmaria Bruni and Ernesto Viso then shared victories at Imola, where Hamilton failed to score, after being black-flagged in the feature race and therefore starting the sprint race from back of the grid. Hamilton won both races at Nürburgring, after Piquet took pole position but had a big crash following car failure in the feature race. He also failed to score in the sprint.

Hamilton was on course to win feature race at Barcelona, but he collided with his teammate Alexandre Prémat on the last lap. The Frenchman went on to win with Hamilton second. Viso took his second victory of the season by winning the sprint. Hamilton then won three races in a row, including at Monaco where Nicolas Lapierre and Olivier Pla were injured and did not start. At his home circuit in Silverstone, Hamilton won the feature and then the sprint, where he overtook Clivio Piccione and Piquet in one move.

There were few notable driver changes during the early season. Giorgio Pantano returned to the series with after missing the first three rounds and Timo Glock moved from BCN to iSport between the Monaco and British rounds. Both were serious contenders for race wins for the rest of the season and they shared victories at Magny-Cours. Glock also won at Hockenheim after overtaking José María López on the final lap.

At this point, Hamilton had a 26-point lead over Piquet, but the Brazilian bounced back with a perfect weekend at Hungary, taking pole, two wins and two fastest laps. Hamilton spun in qualifying and started the feature race from back of the grid. He failed to score there but took second place in the wet Sunday sprint.

Piquet's form continued in Turkey, where he won the feature race from pole. Hamilton was second, and in the sprint, he recovered from an early spin to take second place, while Piquet had to settle for fifth. Andreas Zuber took advantage of his front row starting position and won the race.

Hamilton led by ten points before final weekend in Monza. Piquet cut the lead to eight by taking pole. Pantano beat both of them in the feature race and set the fastest lap as well. Piquet finished second and Hamilton third, meaning that the championship would be decided in final race. However, Pantano was deemed to have ignored yellow flags on his fastest lap so that time was disallowed, giving a point to Hamilton who now clinched the title. Pantano made a fantastic start in the sprint and went from 8th to 1st before first corner, and went on to win the race. Hamilton followed and took 2nd, beating Piquet by 12 points in the end.

Teams and drivers

All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/05 chassis with Renault-badged 4.0 litre (244 cu in) naturally-aspirated Mecachrome V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Bridgestone.

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
ART Grand Prix	1	Alexandre Prémat	All
ART Grand Prix	2	Lewis Hamilton	All
Arden International Ltd^[a]	3	Michael Ammermüller	All
	4	Nicolas Lapierre	1–5, 8–11
	4	Neel Jani	6–7
Super Nova International	5	José María López	All
Super Nova International	6	Fairuz Fauzy	All
iSport International	7	Ernesto Viso	All
	8	Tristan Gommendy	1–5
	8	Timo Glock	6–11
Racing Engineering	9	Adam Carroll	All
Racing Engineering	10	Javier Villa	All
Piquet Sports	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	All
Piquet Sports	12	Alexandre Negrão	All
DAMS	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	All
DAMS	15	Franck Perera	All
FMS International (1–2) Petrol Ofisi FMS International (3–11)	16	Luca Filippi	1–3
	16	Giorgio Pantano	4–11
	17	Jason Tahinci	All
BCN Competición	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	All
	19	Timo Glock	1–5
	19	Luca Filippi	6–11
DPR (1–2, 8–11) DPR Direxiv (3–7)	20	Olivier Pla	1–5, 7
		Mike Conway	6
		Vitaly Petrov	8–11
	21	Clivio Piccione	All
Durango	22	Lucas di Grassi	All
Durango	23	Sergio Hernández	All
Campos Racing	24	Adrián Vallés	All
Campos Racing	25	Félix Porteiro	All
Trident Racing	26	Gianmaria Bruni	All
Trident Racing	27	Andreas Zuber^[b]	All

Driver changes

Changed Teams

Gianmaria Bruni: Durango → Trident Racing
Adam Carroll: Super Nova International → Racing Engineering
Fairuz Fauzy: DAMS → Super Nova International
Sergio Hernández: Campos Racing → Durango
Neel Jani: Racing Engineering → Arden International Ltd
José María López: DAMS → Super Nova International
Ferdinando Monfardini: Coloni Motorsport → DAMS
Giorgio Pantano: Super Nova International → Petrol Ofisi FMS International
Clivio Piccione: Durango → DPR
Ernesto Viso: BCN Competición → iSport International

Entering GP2

Michael Ammermüller: Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 & Italian Formula Renault Championship (Jenzer Motorsport) → Arden International Ltd
Mike Conway: British Formula 3 Championship (Fortec Motorsport) → DPR Direxiv
Lucas di Grassi: Formula Three Euroseries (Manor Motorsport) → Durango
Luca Filippi: Italian Formula 3000 (Fisichella Motorsport) → FMS International
Timo Glock: Champ Car World Series (Rocketsports Racing) → BCN Competición
Tristan Gommendy: World Series by Renault (Witmeur KTR) → iSport International
Lewis Hamilton: Formula Three Euroseries (ASM Formule 3) → ART Grand Prix
Franck Perera: Formula Three Euroseries (Prema Powerteam) → DAMS
Vitaly Petrov: Formula 1600 Russia (Art Line ProTeam) → DPR
Félix Porteiro: World Series by Renault (Epsilon by Graff) → Campos Racing
Jason Tahinci: British Formula Renault Championship (Team JLR) → FMS International
Adrián Vallés: World Series by Renault (Pons Racing) → Campos Racing
Javier Villa: Spanish Formula Three Championship (Racing Engineering) → Racing Engineering
Andreas Zuber: World Series by Renault (Carlin Motorsport) → Trident Racing

Leaving GP2

Juan Cruz Álvarez: Campos Racing → Top Race V6 Argentina (Catalan Magni Motorsports)
Can Artam: iSport International → Retirement
Borja García: Racing Engineering → World Series by Renault (RC Motorsport)
Heikki Kovalainen: Arden International → Formula One (Mild Seven Renault F1 Team test driver)
Mathias Lauda: Coloni Motorsport → Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (Persson Motorsport)
Giorgio Mondini: DPR → A1 Grand Prix (A1 Team Switzerland)
Nico Rosberg: ART Grand Prix → Formula One (WilliamsF1 Team)
Ryan Sharp: DPR → World Touring Car Championship (JAS Motorsport)
Scott Speed: iSport International → Formula One (Scuderia Toro Rosso)
Toni Vilander: Coloni Motorsport → Italian GT Championship (Playteam Sara Free)

Midseason changes

Giorgio Pantano replaced Luca Filippi after Nürburg races.
Timo Glock replaced Tristan Gommendy after Monaco race.
Luca Filippi replaced Timo Glock after Monaco race.
Neel Jani replaced Nicolas Lapierre for Silverstone and Magny-Cours races.
Mike Conway replaced Olivier Pla for Silverstone races.
Vitaly Petrov replaced Olivier Pla after Magny-Cours races.

Calendar

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	F	Cheste, Spain	Circuit de Valencia	8 April	Spanish F3 Championship
1	S	Cheste, Spain	Circuit de Valencia	9 April	Spanish F3 Championship
2	F	Imola, Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	22 April	San Marino Grand Prix
2	S	Imola, Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	23 April	San Marino Grand Prix
3	F	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	6 May	European Grand Prix
3	S	Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	7 May	European Grand Prix
4	F	Montmeló, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	13 May	Spanish Grand Prix
4	S	Montmeló, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	14 May	Spanish Grand Prix
5	F	Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	27 May	Monaco Grand Prix
6	F	Silverstone, Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit	10 June	British Grand Prix
6	S	Silverstone, Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit	11 June	British Grand Prix
7	F	Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	15 July	French Grand Prix
7	S	Magny-Cours, France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	16 July	French Grand Prix
8	F	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	29 July	German Grand Prix
8	S	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	30 July	German Grand Prix
9	F	Mogyoród, Hungary	Hungaroring	5 August	Hungarian Grand Prix
9	S	Mogyoród, Hungary	Hungaroring	6 August	Hungarian Grand Prix
10	F	Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul Park	26 August	Turkish Grand Prix
10	S	Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul Park	27 August	Turkish Grand Prix
11	F	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	9 September	Italian Grand Prix
11	S	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	10 September	Italian Grand Prix

The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were cancelled:

Round	Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
F	Stavelot, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	16 September	Belgian Grand Prix
S	Stavelot, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	17 September	Belgian Grand Prix

February 2006, the FIA announced the GP2 Spa round would not be part of the 2006 GP2 Season, since the local authorities had started major repair work in Spa-Francorchamps.^[1]

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap^[2]	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	F	Circuit de Valencia	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Nicolas Lapierre	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	Report
1	S	Circuit de Valencia		Andreas Zuber^[c]	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International Ltd	Report
2	F	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Gianmaria Bruni	Adrián Vallés^[d]	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	Report
2	S	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari		Ernesto Viso	Ernesto Viso	iSport International	Report
3	F	Nürburgring	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	Report
3	S	Nürburgring		Alexandre Prémat^[e]	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	Report
4	F	Circuit de Catalunya	Nelson Piquet Jr.^[f]	Adrián Vallés	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	Report
4	S	Circuit de Catalunya		Gianmaria Bruni	Ernesto Viso	iSport International	Report
5	F	Circuit de Monaco	Lewis Hamilton	Lucas di Grassi	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	Report
6	F	Silverstone Circuit	Adam Carroll	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	Report
6	S	Silverstone Circuit		Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	Report
7	F	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	José María López	Lewis Hamilton	Timo Glock	iSport International	Report
7	S	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours		José María López^[g]	Giorgio Pantano	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	Report
8	F	Hockenheimring	Gianmaria Bruni	Alexandre Prémat	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	Report
8	S	Hockenheimring		Lucas di Grassi^[h]	Timo Glock	iSport International	Report
9	F	Hungaroring	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	Report
9	S	Hungaroring		Nelson Piquet Jr.	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	Report
10	F	Istanbul Racing Circuit	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	Report
10	S	Istanbul Racing Circuit		Lewis Hamilton	Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing	Report
11	F	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Lewis Hamilton	Giorgio Pantano	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	Report
11	S	Autodromo Nazionale Monza		Lewis Hamilton	Giorgio Pantano	Petrol Ofisi FMS International	Report

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap in the feature and sprint races. The driver also had to start the race from his allocated grid position to be eligible to claim the fastest lap and has to drive 90% of race laps. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	Pole	FL
Points	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	2	1

Sprint race points

Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	FL
Points	6	5	4	3	2	1	1

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	VAL		IMO		NÜR		CAT		MON	SIL		MAG		HOC		HUN		IST		MNZ		Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	2	6	DSQ	10	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	19	5	2	3	10	2	2	2	3	2	114
2	Nelson Piquet Jr.	1	4	5	2	Ret	19†	4	2	12†	4	5	4	2	13†	DNS	1	1	1	5	2	6	102
3	Alexandre Prémat	9	Ret	4	Ret	2	17	1	3	3	6	Ret	2	3	19	Ret	6	3	3	7	5	Ret	66
4	Timo Glock	16	8	7	4	17	Ret	11	10	Ret	2	6	1	4	3	1	2	5	4	4	Ret	DNS	58
5	Giorgio Pantano							9	7	Ret	5	4	6	1	5	5	3	13	Ret	Ret	1	1	44
6	Ernesto Viso	8	2	6	1	6	11	8	1	Ret	Ret	8	10	Ret	4	4	4	4	Ret	13	Ret	8	42
7	Gianmaria Bruni	6	5	1	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	1	6	Ret	8	Ret	15	Ret	9	33
8	Adam Carroll	14	Ret	Ret	12	3	5	10	12	Ret	3	2	20	14	6	8	7	Ret	6	3	Ret	Ret	33
9	Nicolas Lapierre	4	3	3	7	5	2	Ret	Ret	Ret					20	7	Ret	Ret	14	6	6	4	32
10	José María López	5	Ret	Ret	19†	4	3	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	14	3	Ret	7	2	8	Ret	9	11	Ret	Ret	30
11	Michael Ammermüller	7	1	2	Ret	10	6	3	8	7	Ret	Ret	12	8	9	Ret	Ret	11	13	Ret	12	Ret	25
12	Clivio Piccione	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	11	8	16†	Ret	4	7	3	13	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	3	18
13	Alexandre Negrão	13	7	Ret	11	7	7	7	18	Ret	Ret	12	5	Ret	16	9	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	13
14	Andreas Zuber	Ret	13	Ret	8	14	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	14	14	9	7	1	Ret	NC	12
15	Hiroki Yoshimoto	Ret	12	8	3	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17†	9	Ret	23†	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	8	5	12
16	Franck Perera	11	14	Ret	14	Ret	15	13	Ret	2	Ret	10	Ret	12	14	11	9	Ret	12	8	15†	15†	8
17	Lucas di Grassi	17	16†	Ret	Ret	18	13	12	9	11	Ret	EX	7	6	DNS	Ret	13	Ret	5	9	10	14	8
18	Adrián Vallés	3	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	14	18	16	Ret	9	Ret	15	13	18	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	14	Ret	11	7
19	Luca Filippi	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret				Ret	9	Ret	Ret	21	16	12	Ret	10	Ret	4	7	7
20	Tristan Gommendy	Ret	11	Ret	17	13	12	5	5	Ret													6
21	Ferdinando Monfardini	12	Ret	12	9	Ret	10	6	6	9	Ret	DNS	8	Ret	Ret	12	11	6	18†	12	Ret	Ret	6
22	Félix Porteiro	Ret	Ret	10	6	16	Ret	17	Ret	6	8	DSQ	18	10	12	18	Ret	12	19†	Ret	Ret	NC	5
23	Sergio Hernández	Ret	DNS	Ret	13	12	Ret	Ret	13	8	10	EX	14	11	10	NC	Ret	Ret	11	10	13	Ret	1
24	Fairuz Fauzy	15	10	Ret	15	19	9	Ret	14	10	12	7	Ret	15	22	10	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	0
25	Neel Jani										NC	Ret	11	7									0
26	Javier Villa	18	9	13	18	9	20	14	15	Ret	14	13	17	16	11	13	Ret	15†	15	16	9	Ret	0
27	Olivier Pla	10	15	Ret	20†	15	Ret	DSQ	20	Ret			16	9									0
28	Vitaly Petrov														15	15	15	10	16	18	Ret	12	0
29	Mike Conway										11	11											0
30	Jason Tahinci	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	DSQ	18	15	19	Ret	13	16	Ret	17	17	17	Ret	14	17	17	11	13	0
Pos	Driver	VAL		IMO		NÜR		CAT		MON	SIL		MAG		HOC		HUN		IST		MNZ		Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Excluded (EX)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting	Meaning
Bold	Pole position point(s)
Italics	Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Lewis Hamilton was disqualified during the first race at Imola for passing the safety car. Team ART Grand Prix's statement on this is that he was following the Campos Racing cars which led him past the car.^[7]
Olivier Pla was disqualified in Montmeló from 8th place for car being under weight limit.
Durango cars were excluded from second Silverstone race for illegal rear wing which caused di Grassi's accident in first race.
Felix Porteiro was disqualified from 2nd place in Silverstone sprint race for illegal position of steering rack.

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	Car No.	VAL		IMO		NÜR		CAT		MON	SIL		MAG		HOC		HUN		IST		MNZ		Points
1	ART Grand Prix	1	9	Ret	4	Ret	2	17	1	3	3	6	Ret	2	3	19	Ret	6	3	3	7	5	Ret	180
1	ART Grand Prix	2	2	6	DSQ	10	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	19	5	2	3	10	2	2	2	3	2	180
2	Piquet Sports	11	1	4	5	2	Ret	19†	4	2	12†	4	5	4	2	13†	DNS	1	1	1	5	2	6	115
2	Piquet Sports	12	13	7	Ret	11	7	7	7	18	Ret	Ret	12	5	Ret	16	9	5	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	115
3	iSport International	7	8	2	6	1	6	11	8	1	Ret	Ret	8	10	Ret	4	4	4	4	Ret	13	Ret	10	101
3	iSport International	8	Ret	11	Ret	17	13	12	5	5	Ret	2	6	1	4	3	1	2	5	4	4	Ret	DNS	101
4	Arden International Ltd	3	7	1	2	Ret	10	6	3	8	7	Ret	Ret	12	8	9	Ret	Ret	11	13	Ret	12	Ret	57
4	Arden International Ltd	4	4	3	3	7	5	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	11	7	20	7	Ret	Ret	14	6	6	4	57
5	FMS International (1–2) Petrol Ofisi FMS International (3–11)	16	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret	9	7	Ret	5	4	6	1	5	5	3	13	Ret	Ret	1	1	46
5		17	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	DSQ	18	15	19	Ret	13	16	Ret	17	17	17	Ret	14	17	17	11	13	46
6	Trident Racing	26	6	5	1	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	1	6	Ret	8	Ret	15	Ret	9	45
6	Trident Racing	27	Ret	13	Ret	8	14	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	14	14	9	7	1	Ret	NC	45
7	Racing Engineering	9	14	Ret	Ret	12	3	5	10	12	Ret	3	2	20	14	6	8	7	Ret	6	3	Ret	Ret	33
7	Racing Engineering	10	18	9	13	18	9	20	14	15	Ret	14	13	17	16	11	13	Ret	15†	15	16	9	Ret	33
8	Super Nova International	5	5	Ret	Ret	19†	4	3	Ret	Ret	NC	Ret	14	3	Ret	7	2	8	Ret	9	11	Ret	Ret	30
8	Super Nova International	6	15	10	Ret	15	19	9	Ret	14	10	12	7	Ret	15	22	10	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	30
9	BCN Competición	18	Ret	12	8	3	8	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17†	9	Ret	23†	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	8	5	22
9	BCN Competición	19	16	8	7	4	17	Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	21	16	12	Ret	10	Ret	4	7	22
10	DPR (1–2, 8–11) DPR Direxiv (3–7)	20	10	15	Ret	20†	15	Ret	DSQ	20	Ret	11	11	16	9	15	15	15	10	16	18	Ret	12	18
10	DPR (1–2, 8–11) DPR Direxiv (3–7)	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	11	8	16†	Ret	4	7	3	13	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	3	18
11	DAMS	14	12	Ret	12	9	Ret	10	6	6	9	Ret	DNS	8	Ret	Ret	12	11	6	18†	12	Ret	Ret	14
11	DAMS	15	11	14	Ret	14	Ret	15	13	Ret	2	Ret	10	Ret	12	14	11	9	Ret	12	8	15†	15†	14
12	Campos Racing	24	3	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	14	18	16	Ret	9	Ret	15	13	18	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	14	Ret	11	12
12	Campos Racing	25	Ret	Ret	10	6	16	Ret	17	Ret	6	8	DSQ	18	10	12	18	Ret	12	19†	Ret	Ret	NC	12
13	Durango	22	17	16†	Ret	Ret	18	13	12	9	11	Ret	EX	7	6	DNS	Ret	13	Ret	5	9	10	14	9
13	Durango	23	Ret	DNS	Ret	13	12	Ret	Ret	13	8	10	EX	14	11	10	NC	Ret	Ret	11	10	13	Ret	9
Pos	Team	Car No.	VAL		IMO		NÜR		CAT		MON	SIL		MAG		HOC		HUN		IST		MNZ		Points

Notes

^ Arden International competed under a Dutch licence.
^ Zuber is an Austrian driver who competed under an Emirati racing licence.
^ Andreas Zuber set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Nelson Piquet Jr.^[3]
^ Adrián Vallés set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.^[4]
^ Alexandre Prémat set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.^[5]
^ Lewis Hamilton recorded the fastest time in qualifying, but received a penalty for disregarding yellow flags. Nelson Piquet Jr. was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.^[6]
^ José María López did not finish the race so the points were given to Timo Glock.
^ Lucas di Grassi did not finish the race so the points were given to José María López.

References

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[1] Arden International competed under a Dutch licence.

[2] Zuber is an Austrian driver who competed under an Emirati racing licence.

[6] Andreas Zuber set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Nelson Piquet Jr.^[3]

[8] Adrián Vallés set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.^[4]

[10] Alexandre Prémat set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.^[5]

[12] Lewis Hamilton recorded the fastest time in qualifying, but received a penalty for disregarding yellow flags. Nelson Piquet Jr. was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.^[6]

[13] José María López did not finish the race so the points were given to Timo Glock.

[14] Lucas di Grassi did not finish the race so the points were given to José María López.

[3] "Belgian GP officially off the 2006 calendar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 November 2023.

[4] "GP2 Fastest laps". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[5] "Valencia 2006: Ammermuller wins, Carroll rolls". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 9 April 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[7] "Imola 2006: Bruni on his own". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[9] "Nurburgring 2006: Hamilton does 'Ring double". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[11] "Hamilton loses pole due to penalty". Autosport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2022.

[15] "Bruni takes clean sweep in Imola Race 1". McLaren.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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