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The 2006 V8 Supercar season was the 47th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000 , the Armstrong 500.
There were 21 V8 Supercar meetings held during 2006; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series (VCS), two of them endurance races; a seven-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series (FVS) and a V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix .
This was the last season of V8 Supercars broadcast by Network Ten and Fox Sports ; at the conclusion of 2006 the broadcasting rights were handed over to the Seven Network from 2007 to 2014. However, since 2015 Network Ten and Fox Sports are still permitted to revive their V8 Supercars rights with Ten shows seven events live plus highlights and Fox Sports shows every practice, qualifying and race live.
Season review
Rick Kelly won the championship. It came down to the last race, where Rick Kelly narrowly beat Craig Lowndes for the championship.
Results and standings
Race calendar
The 2006 V8 Supercar season consisted of 21 events.
Date
Series
Circuit
City / state
Winner
Team
Car
Report
24–26 Mar
FVS Round 1
Adelaide Street Circuit
Adelaide , South Australia
Adam Macrow
Howard Racing
Ford BA Falcon
Clipsal 500 VCS Round 1
Jamie Whincup
Team Betta Electrical
Ford BA Falcon
report
31 Mar - 2 Apr
Panasonic V8 Supercars GP 100
Albert Park street circuit
Melbourne , Victoria
Steven Richards
Perkins Engineering
Holden VZ Commodore
report
22–23 Apr
PlaceMakers V8 International VCS Round 2
Pukekohe Park Raceway
Pukekohe , New Zealand
Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team
Holden VZ Commodore
12–14 May
The Perth V8 400 VCS Round 3
Barbagallo Raceway
Perth , Western Australia
Steven Richards
Perkins Engineering
Holden VZ Commodore
28 May
FVS Round 2
Wakefield Park
Goulburn , New South Wales
Adam Macrow
Howard Racing
Ford BA Falcon
2–4 Jun
VCS Round 4
Winton Motor Raceway
Benalla , Victoria
Craig Lowndes
Team Betta Electrical
Ford BA Falcon
1–2 Jul
Skycity Triple Crown VCS Round 5
Hidden Valley Raceway
Darwin , Northern Territory
Craig Lowndes
Team Betta Electrical
Ford BA Falcon
21–23 Jul
FVS Round 3
Queensland Raceway
Ipswich , Queensland
Adam Macrow
Howard Racing
Ford BA Falcon
BigPond 400 VCS Round 6
Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team
Holden VZ Commodore
11–13 Aug
FVS Round 4
Oran Park Raceway
Sydney , New South Wales
Adam Macrow
Howard Racing
Ford BA Falcon
VCS Round 7
Craig Lowndes
Team Betta Electrical
Ford BA Falcon
1–2 Sep
Betta Electrical 500 VCS Round 8
Sandown Raceway
Melbourne , Victoria
Jason Bright Mark Winterbottom
Ford Performance Racing
Ford BA Falcon
report
17 Sep
FVS Round 5
Mallala Motor Sport Park
Mallala , South Australia
Adam Macrow
Howard Racing
Ford BA Falcon
5–8 Oct
FVS Round 6
Mount Panorama Circuit
Bathurst , New South Wales
Andrew Thompson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford BA Falcon
Supercheap Auto 1000 VCS Round 9
Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup
Team Betta Electrical
Ford BA Falcon
report
20–22 Oct
Gillette V8 Supercar Challenge VCS Round 10
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit
Surfers Paradise , Queensland
Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
Holden VZ Commodore
10–12 Nov
Ferodo Triple Challenge VCS Round 11
Symmons Plains Raceway
Launceston , Tasmania
Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team
Holden VZ Commodore
23–25 Nov
Desert 400 VCS Round 12
Bahrain International Circuit
Manama , Bahrain
Jason Bright
Ford Performance Racing
Ford BA Falcon
8–10 Dec
FVS Round 7
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
Phillip Island , Victoria
Andrew Thompson
Dick Johnson Racing
Ford BA Falcon
Caterpillar Grand Finale VCS Round 13
Todd Kelly
Holden Racing Team
Holden VZ Commodore
Panasonic V8 Supercars GP 100
This meeting was a support event of the 2006 Australian Grand Prix .[ 1]
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series
V8 Supercar Championship Series
References
Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.
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