2006 European GP2 Series round

The 2006 European GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 6 and 7 May 2006 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg as part of the GP2 Series. It was the third round of the 2006 GP2 season.

Europe    2006 European GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 11 rounds in the
2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Nürburgring
Layout of the Nürburgring
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
4.959 km (3.081 mi)
Feature race
Date 6 May 2006
Laps 35
Pole position
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Time 1:40.799
Podium
First United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Second France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Third United Kingdom Adam Carroll Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Time 1:42.782 (on lap 14)
Sprint race
Date 7 May 2006
Laps 24
Podium
First United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Second France Nicolas Lapierre Arden International
Third Argentina José María López Super Nova Racing
Fastest lap
Driver France Alexandre Prémat[a] ART Grand Prix
Time 1:40.983 (on lap 22)

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 1:40.799 1
2 15   Franck Perera DAMS 1:41.241 2
3 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:41.325 3
4 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 1:41.406 4
5 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 1:41.471 5
6 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:41.478 6
7 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 1:41.576 7
8 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 1:41.622 8
9 7   E. J. Viso iSport International 1:41.664 9
10 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 1:41.671 10
11 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 1:41.690 11
12 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 1:41.768 12
13 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:41.769 13
14 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident 1:41.770 14
15 27   Andreas Zuber Trident 1:41.814 15
16 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 1:41.841 16
17 25   Felix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:41.913 17
18 12   Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 1:42.029 18
19 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 1:42.096 19
20 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 1:42.162 20
21 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 1:42.192 21
22 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 1:42.513 22
23 16   Luca Filippi FMS International 1:42.654 23
24 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:42.784 24
25 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:43.151 25
26 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 1:43.812 26
Source:[2]

Feature Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 35 1hr 01min 26.097sec 3 11
2 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 35 + 19.642 s 6 8
3 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 35 + 28.756 s 5 6
4 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 35 + 29.782 s 5 5
5 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 35 + 30.073 s 8 4
6 7   E. J. Viso iSport International 35 + 35.784 s 9 3
7 12   Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 35 + 36.426 s 18 2
8 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 35 + 40.197 s 4 1
9 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 35 + 55.748 s 24
10 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 35 + 56.638 s 12
11 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 35 + 57.179 s 13
12 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 35 + 1:04.519 s 22
13 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 35 + 1:05.006 s 16
14 27   Andreas Zuber Trident 35 + 1:16.509 s 15
15 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 35 + 1:17.218 s 20
16 25   Félix Porteiro Super Nova Racing 35 + 1:29.541 s 17
17 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 35 + 1:38.504 s 17
18 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 34 + 1 Lap 21
19 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 34 + 1 Lap 25
Ret 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 30 Puncture 1 2
Ret 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 29 Spin 19
Ret 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident 18 Accident 14
Ret 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 18 Accident 11
Ret 16   Luca Filippi FMS International 11 Gearbox 23
Ret 15   Franck Perera DAMS 0 Engine 2
DSQ 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 35 Disqualified 26
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton (ART Grand Prix) — 1:42.782 (112.040 mph)
Source:[2]

Sprint Race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 24 41min 18.772sec 8 6
2 4   Nicolas Lapierre Arden International 24 + 1.034 s 4 5
3 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 24 + 3.021 s 5 4
4 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 24 + 10.682 s 1 3
5 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 24 + 11.646 s 6 2
6 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 24 + 14.193 s 10 1
7 12   Alexandre Sarnes Negrão Piquet Sports 24 + 19.611 s 7
8 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 24 + 21.478 s 11
9 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 24 + 37.310 s 19
10 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 24 + 37.601 s 21
11 7   E. J. Viso iSport International 24 + 38.266 s 3
12 8   Tristan Gommendy iSport International 24 + 38.899 s 13
13 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 24 + 42.126 s 18
14 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 24 + 46.117 s 13
15 15   Franck Perera DAMS 24 + 50.908 s 25
16 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident 24 + 1:17.955 s 22 1
17 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 24 + 1:27.512 s 7
18 17   Jason Tahincioğlu FMS International 24 + 1:35.744 s 26
19 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 23 + 1 Lap 20
20 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 23 + 1 Lap 9
Ret 19   Timo Glock BCN Competicion 13 Electrics 17
Ret 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 11 Gearbox 16
Ret 16   Luca Filippi FMS International 6 Gearbox 24
Ret 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 5 Suspension 15
Ret 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 0 Engine 12
Ret 27   Andreas Zuber Trident 0 Accident 14
Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 1:40.983 (107.935 mph)
Source:[2]

Standings after the round

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Alexandre Prémat set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Nurburgring 2006: Hamilton does 'Ring double". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "GP2 Series 2006 Results - European". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
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