2006 Spa 24 Hours

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Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (2004-2006)

The 2006

2006 FIA GT Championship season
. It took place on 29 and 30 July 2006. It set a record for the farthest distance run since the event changed to the shorter 7 km track in 1979.

This race saw

997-generation GT3-RSR in the hands of Manthey Racing
.

Half-point Leaders

In the FIA GT Championship (using the GT1 and GT2 classes), the top 8 teams are awarded half-points for their position both at the six-hour mark and at the midway point of the race.

6 Hour Leaders in GT1

Pos No Team Laps
1 5
Phoenix Racing
148
2 1
Vitaphone Racing Team
148
3 4 Belgium GLPK-Carsport 148
4 9 Germany Zakspeed Racing 146
5 33 Austria Race Alliance 144
6 24
BMS
144
7 23
BMS
144
8 36 Belgium PSI Experience 141

6 Hour Leaders in GT2

Pos No Team Laps
1 59 Italy AF Corse 143
2 58 Italy AF Corse 143
3 70 Italy GPC Sport 140
4 80 Netherlands Spyker Squadron 139
5 62 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse 136
6 52 Austria Renauer Motorsport Team 136
7 78 Belgium Ice Pol Racing Team 134
8 63 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse 134

12 Hour Leaders in GT1

Pos No Team Laps
1 5
Phoenix Racing
293
2 1
Vitaphone Racing Team
292
3 4 Belgium GLPK-Carsport 292
4 9 Germany Zakspeed Racing 290
5 23
BMS
286
6 34 Belgium PSI Experience 281
7 36 Belgium PSI Experience 278
8 33 Austria Race Alliance 257

12 Hour Leaders in GT2

Pos No Team Laps
1 58 Italy AF Corse 280
2 59 Italy AF Corse 280
3 70 Italy GPC Sport 275
4 80 Netherlands Spyker Squadron 275
5 62 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse 271
6 52 Austria Renauer Motorsport Team 263
7 74 Italy Ebimotors 262
8 66 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton 262

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 1
Vitaphone Racing Team
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Germany Michael Bartels
Belgium Eric van de Poele
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 589
Maserati 6.0L V12
2 GT1 5
Phoenix Racing
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
Belgium
Stéphane Lemeret
Aston Martin DBR9 M 589
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
3 GT1 4 Belgium GLPK-Carsport Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Belgium Bert Longin
Belgium Anthony Kumpen
Belgium Kurt Mollekens
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 580
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
4 GT1 23
BMS
Italy Christian Pescatori
Italy Fabio Babini
Netherlands Peter Kox
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Aston Martin DBR9 P 578
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
5 GT1 34 Belgium PSI Experience Netherlands Jos Menten
France Jean-Philippe Belloc
France Patrick Bornhauser
Belgium Fréderic Bouvy
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R D 565
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6 GT2 59 Italy AF Corse Finland Mika Salo
Portugal Rui Águas
Germany Timo Scheider
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 560
Ferrari 4.0L V8
7 GT2 58 Italy AF Corse Brazil Jaime Melo
Italy Matteo Bobbi
Monaco Stéphane Ortelli
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 557
Ferrari 4.0L V8
8 GT1 9 Germany Zakspeed Racing Czech Republic Jaroslav Janiš
Germany Sascha Bert
Italy Andrea Montermini
Czech Republic Jan Charouz
Saleen S7-R M 554
Ford 7.0L V8
9 GT2 62 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse United Kingdom Nathan Kinch
United Kingdom Andrew Kirkaldy
United Kingdom Marino Franchitti
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 548
Ferrari 4.0L V8
10 GT2 80 Netherlands Spyker Squadron Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United Kingdom Jonny Kane
Netherlands Donny Crevels
Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R D 541
Audi 3.8L V8
11 GT1 36 Belgium PSI Experience Finland Pertti Kuismanen
Finland Markus Palttala
Belgium Bernard Dehez
Belgium Vincent Radermecker
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R D 530
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
12 GT2 66 Germany Team Felbermayr-Proton Germany Christian Ried
Germany Gerold Ried
Austria Horst Felbermayr Sr.
Austria Horst Felbermayr Jr.
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 530
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 GT2 63 United Kingdom Scuderia Ecosse United Kingdom Tim Mullen
Canada Chris Niarchos
Denmark Allan Simonsen
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 524
Ferrari 4.0L V8
14 G2 197 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Porsche AG
Germany Lucas Luhr
Germany Sascha Maassen
Germany Marcel Tiemann
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 518
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
15 G2 111 Germany Manthey Racing
Germany Porsche AG
Germany Timo Bernhard
Germany Marc Lieb
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 512
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
16 GT2 78 Belgium Ice Pol Racing Team Belgium Yves Lambert
Belgium Christian Lefort
Belgium Marc Goossens
Belgium Marc Duez
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 512
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 G3 116 Belgium Signa Racing Belgium Patrick Chaillet
Belgium Laurent Nef
Belgium Loïc Deman
Belgium Christophe Geoffroy
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe P 511
Dodge 8.3L V10
18 GT2 71 Spain RSV Motorsport Germany Ronald Severin
Spain Domingo Romero
France Michel Ligonnet
Sweden Peter Sundberg
Ferrari F430 GT2 M 510
Ferrari 4.0L V8
19 GT2 72 Italy AB Motorsport Italy Antonio De Castro
Italy Bruno Barbaro
Italy Renato Premoli
Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 507
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 G3 195 Belgium Prospeed Competition Belgium François Duval
Belgium Christophe Kerkhove
Belgium Christian Kelders
Belgium Pascal Nelissen-Grade
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup M 504
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 G2 179 Monaco JMB Racing Belgium Didier de Radiguès
Belgium Charles de Pauw
Belgium Alain van den Hove
France Paul Belmondo
Ferrari 360 Modena
GTC
P 498
Ferrari 3.6L V8
22 G2 199
Race Alliance
Austria Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Austria Thomas Gruber
Austria Klaus Engelhorn
Belgium Armand Fumal
BMW M3 GTR P 492
BMW 3.2L I6
23 G3 113 France Pouchelon Racing France Gilles Duqueine
France Gaël Lesoudier
France Benoit Rousselot
France Stéphane Lacroix-Wasover
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 484
Dodge 8.3L V10
24 G3 117 France Jean Charles Levy France Philippe Levy
France Jean Charles Levy
France Michel Mitieus
France Gérard Tremblay
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup D 481
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25 GT2 74 Italy Ebimotors Italy Luigi Moccia
Italy Emanuele Busnelli
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 468
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
26 G2 194 Belgium Prospeed Competition Belgium Rudi Penders
Belgium Franz Lamot
Belgium Jean-François Hemroulle
Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 464
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27 G2 107 France Red Racing France Romain Yvon
France Thierry Stépec
France Hervé Knapick
Belgium Olivier Muytjens
Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 441
Chrysler
8.0L V10
28 G3 121 Belgium Speedlover France Julien Schell
Belgium Jürgen van Hover
Netherlands Roger Grouwels
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ? 437
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29 GT1 33
Race Alliance
Austria Karl Wendlinger
Austria Philipp Peter
France Christophe Bouchut
Austria Robert Lechner
Aston Martin DBR9 D 413
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
30
DNF
GT2 70 Italy GPC Sport Switzerland Gabriele Gardel
Italy Fabrizio De Simone
Italy Luca Drudi
Italy Marco Cioci
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 390
Ferrari 4.0L V8
31
DNF
G3 110 Belgium GPR Racing Belgium Nicolas de Gastines
France Philippe Haezebrouck
Belgium Tom Cloet
997
)
? 388
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
32
DNF
GT2 52 Austria Renauer Motorsport Team Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
Italy Luca Moro
Austria Manfred Jurasz
Hong Kong Darryl O'Young
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR D 307
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
33
DNF
G3 115 Italy BMS Scuderia Italia Italy Franco Groppi
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Italy Davide Stancheris
Italy Diego Alessi
Aston Martin DBRS9 P 264
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
34
DNF
G3 105 Belgium First Motorsport Belgium Jean-Claude Meert
Belgium Peter Van Delm
Belgium Maxime Martin
Belgium Dries Heyman
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 232
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
35
DNF
GT1 24
BMS
Italy Fabrizio Gollin
Portugal Miguel Ramos
Italy Gabriele Lancieri
Italy Matteo Malucelli
Aston Martin DBR9 P 179
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
36
DNF
GT2 56 Monaco JMB Racing France Antoine Gosse
Netherlands Peter Kutemann
France Jean-Pierre Malcher
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 144
Ferrari 4.0L V8
37
DNF
GT2 75 Italy Ebimotors France Emmanuel Collard
Italy Luca Riccitelli
France Romain Dumas
Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 141
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
38
DNF
GT2 55 Monaco JMB Racing United Kingdom Tim Sugden
Switzerland Iradj Alexander
Belgium Jean-Michel Martin
France Stéphane Daoudi
Ferrari F430 GT2 P 133
Ferrari 4.0L V8
39
DNF
G3 114 France Pouchelon Racing United Kingdom Anthony Reid
United Kingdom Ian Khan
Netherlands Paul van Splunteren
Belgium Maxime Dumarey
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 125
Dodge 8.3L V10
40
DNF
G3 118 France Pilotage Passion France Christian Beau
France Philippe Nozière
France Rémy Brouard
France Olivier Baron
Dodge Viper Competition Coupe P 55
Dodge 8.3L V10
41
DNF
GT1 35 Belgium Renstal Excelsior Monaco Geoffroy Horion
Belgium Maxime Soulet
Netherlands David Hart
United Kingdom Chris Buncombe
Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 52
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
42
DNF
GT1 2
Vitaphone Racing Team
Italy Thomas Biagi
United Kingdom Jamie Davies
Belgium Vincent Vosse
Maserati MC12 GT1 P 44
Maserati 6.0L V12
43
DNF
G2 101 Belgium Belgian Racing Belgium Bas Leinders
Belgium Renaud Kuppens
Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Gillet Vertigo Streiff D 43
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6

Statistics

  • Pole Position – #5 Phoenix Racing – 2:14.9
  • Distance – 4104.152 km
  • Average Speed – 171.00 km/h

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