2006 Le Mans Series
The 2006 Le Mans Series was the third season of ACO Le Mans Series. It is a series for Le Mans prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began on 9 April and ended on 24 September after 5 rounds.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
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- | LMS Official Test | Paul Ricard HTTT | 26 March, 27 March |
1 | 1000 km of Istanbul† | Istanbul Racing Circuit | 9 April |
2 | 1000 km of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 May |
3 | 1000 km of Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 16 July |
4 | 1000 km of Donington | Donington Park | 27 August |
5 | 1000 km of Jarama‡ | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | 24 September |
† - The race in Istanbul was shortened from its original planned 1000 km to a limit of 4 hours due to a lack of fuel brought to the event by organizers.
‡ - This event was originally planned to be held at Monza, but had to be cancelled due to conflicts. Jarama was announced as its replacement.
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
Teams Championships
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Teams with multiple entries do not have their cars combined, each entry number is scored separately in the championship. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.
The top 2 finishers in each teams championship earn automatic entry to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP1 Standings
Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1 | #17 | Pescarolo Sport | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
2=† | #9 | Creation Autosportif | Creation CA06/H | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||
2= | #19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | Lola B06/10 | AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
4 | #5 | Swiss Spirit | Courage LC70 | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | ||
5 | #2 | Zytek Engineering | Zytek 06S | Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |||
6= | #6 | Lister Storm Racing | Lister Storm LMP | Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
6= | #10 | Creation Autosportif | Creation CA06/H | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 8 | 8 | ||||
8 | #12 | Courage Compétition | Courage LC70 | Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
9 | #14 | Racing for Holland | Dome S101Hb | Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 Judd GV5 5.0L V10 |
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10 | #13 | Courage Compétition | Courage LC70 | Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
11 | #15 | ProTran Competition | ProTran RS06/H | Judd GV5 5.0L V10 | 1 | 1 |
† - #9 Creation Autosportif broke the tie by having a best finish of 2nd compared to Chamberlain-Synergy's best of 3rd.
LMP2 Standings
Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1 | #32 | Barazi-Epsilon | Courage C65 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
2 | #25 | RML | MG-Lola EX264 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | |
3 | #20 | Pir Competition | Pilbeam MP93 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | |
4= | #24 | Binnie Motorsports | Lola B05/42 | Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | ||
4= | #40 | ASM Team Racing for Portugal† | Lola B05/40 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
6= | #36 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Courage C65 | Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
6= | #44 | Kruse Motorsport | Courage C65 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
8 | #39 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport† | Lola B05/40 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 10 | 10 | ||||
9 | #35 | G-Force Racing | Courage C65 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |||
10 | #22 | Rollcentre Racing | Radical SR9 | Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | 6 | 6 | ||||
11 | #37 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Courage C65 | Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 | 5 | 5 | ||||
12 | #21 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | Radical SR9 | AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | 4 | 4 |
† - ASM Team ended their involvement with Chamberlain-Synergy after round 2. ASM Team's entry is considered new and thus the two team scores are not combined.
GT1 Standings
Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1 | #50 | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | |
2 | #67 | Convers MenX Team | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | Ferrari 5.9L V12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
3= | #72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
3= | #55 | Team Oreca | Saleen S7-R | Ford 7.0L V8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | ||
5= | #70 | PSI Experience | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | Chevrolet 7.0L V8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
5= | #63 | Team Modena† | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |||
7 | #61 | Cirtek Motorsport† | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |||
8 | #62 | Cirtek Motorsport | Aston Martin DBR9 | Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
† - Team Modena ended their involvement with Cirtek after round 2. Team Modena's entry is considered new and thus the two team scores are not combined.
GT2 Standings
Pos | No | Team | Chassis | Engine | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1 | #76 | Autorlando Sport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | |
2 | #82 | Team LNT | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | |
3 | #81 | Team LNT | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | Ford (Elan) 5.0L V8 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
4 | #99 | Virgo Motorsport | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
5 | #92 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
6 | #97 | GPC Sport | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 | ||
7 | #86 | Spyker Squadron | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | Audi 3.8L V8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
8= | #83 | GPC Sport | Ferrari F430GT | Ferrari 4.0L V8 | 10 | 10 | ||||
8= | #85 | Spyker Squadron | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | Audi 3.8L V8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
10= | #90 | Farnbacher Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
10= | #78 | Autorlando Sport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 8 | 8 | ||||
10= | #75 | Thierry Perrier | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
13 | #80 | Farnbacher Racing | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 5 | 5 | ||||
14 | #77 | Seikel Motorsport | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 2 | 2 | ||||
15= | #73 | Ice Pol Racing Team | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 1 | ||||
15= | #96 | James Watt Automotive | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | 1 | 1 |
Drivers Championships
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers who do not drive for at least one hour do not receive points.
Points are awarded to a single driver and car combination. If a driver wins points driving a different car in a different event, those points are listed separately. Drivers listed multiple times in the points standings are marked with an asterisk.
LMP1 Standings
Pos | Driver | No | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1= | Emmanuel Collard | #17 | Pescarolo Sport | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
1= | Jean-Christophe Boullion | #17 | Pescarolo Sport | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
3= | Didier André | #17 | Pescarolo Sport | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
3= | Felipe Ortiz | #9 | Creation Autosportif | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||
3= | Beppe Gabbiani | #9 | Creation Autosportif | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 | ||
3= | Bob Berridge | #19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
3= | Gareth Evans | #19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
8= | Harold Primat | #5 | Swiss Spirit | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | ||
8= | Marcel Fässler | #5 | Swiss Spirit | 8 | 3 | 8 | 19 | ||
10= | Nicolas Minassian* | #9 | Creation Autosportif | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||
10= | Peter Owen | #19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | ||
12 | Éric Hélary | #17 | Pescarolo Sport | 10 | 10 | ||||
13 | Kevin McGarrity | #10 | Creation Autosportif | 1 | 8 | 9 | |||
14= | Nicolas Kiesa | #6 | Lister Storm Racing | 8 | 8 | ||||
14= | Jens Møller | #6 | Lister Storm Racing | 8 | 8 | ||||
14= | Nicolas Minassian* | #10 | Creation Autosportif | 8 | 8 | ||||
17= | Gregor Fisken | #12 | Courage Compétition | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
17= | Jean-Marc Gounon | #12 | Courage Compétition | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
17= | Alexander Frei | #12 | Courage Compétition | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
20= | John Nielsen | #2 | Zytek Engineering | 6 | 6 | ||||
20= | Casper Elgaard | #2 | Zytek Engineering | 6 | 6 | ||||
20= | Philip Andersen | #2 | Zytek Engineering | 6 | 6 | ||||
20= | Jan Lammers | #14 | Racing for Holland | 6 | 6 | ||||
20= | Alex Yoong | #14 | Racing for Holland | 6 | 6 | ||||
20= | Jamie Campbell-Walter | #9 | Creation Autosportif | 6 | 6 | ||||
26= | Stefan Johansson | #2 | Zytek Engineering | 4 | 4 | ||||
26= | Hideki Noda | #2 | Zytek Engineering | 4 | 4 | ||||
26= | Shinji Nakano | #13 | Courage Compétition | 4 | 4 | ||||
26= | Haruki Kurosawa | #13 | Courage Compétition | 4 | 4 | ||||
30= | Paul Cope | #15 | ProTran Competition | 1 | 1 | ||||
30= | Ben Collins | #15 | ProTran Competition | 1 | 1 |
LMP2 Standings
Pos | Driver | No | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1= | Michael Vergers | #32 | Barazi-Epsilon | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
1= | Juan Barazi | #32 | Barazi-Epsilon | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
3= | Mike Newton | #25 | RML | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | |
3= | Thomas Erdos | #25 | RML | 3 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 | |
5= | Marc Rostan | #20 | Pierre Bruneau | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | |
5= | Pierre Bruneau | #20 | Pierre Bruneau | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 24 | |
7= | Miguel Ángel de Castro* | #40 | ASM Team Racing for Portugal | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
7= | Ángel Burgueño* | #40 | ASM Team Racing for Portugal | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
7= | Miguel Amaral | #40 | ASM Team Racing for Portugal | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
7= | Sam Hancock | #24 | Binnie Motorsports | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | ||
7= | Allen Timpany | #24 | Binnie Motorsports | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 | ||
12 | Davide Valsecchi | #32 | Barazi-Epsilon | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | ||
13 | William Binnie | #24 | Binnie Motorsports | 8 | 6 | 14 | |||
14 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | #32 | Barazi-Epsilon | 10 | 3 | 13 | |||
15= | Jens Petersen* | #44 | Kruse Motorsport | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
15= | Jan-Dirk Leuders* | #44 | Kruse Motorsport | 4 | 8 | 12 | |||
15= | Karim Ojjeh | #36 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
15= | Pierre Ragues | #36 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
19= | Miguel Ángel de Castro* | #39 | Team Chamberlain-Synergy | 10 | 10 | ||||
19= | Ángel Burgueño* | #39 | Team Chamberlain-Synergy | 10 | 10 | ||||
21= | Norbert Siedler | #44 | Kruse Motorsport | 8 | 8 | ||||
21= | Claude-Yves Gosselin | #36 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 4 | 4 | 8 | |||
23= | Ed Morris | #35 | G-Force Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
23= | Jean-François Leroch | #35 | G-Force Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
23= | João Barbosa | #22 | Rollcentre Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
23= | Martin Short | #22 | Rollcentre Racing | 6 | 6 | ||||
27= | Paul Belmondo | #37 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 5 | 5 | ||||
27= | Didier André | #37 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 5 | 5 | ||||
27= | Yann Clairay | #37 | Paul Belmondo Racing | 5 | 5 | ||||
30= | Tim Greaves | #21 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | 4 | 4 | ||||
30= | Stuart Moseley | #21 | Team Bruichladdich Radical | 4 | 4 | ||||
30= | Tony Burgess | #44 | Kruse Motorsport | 4 | 4 | ||||
33= | Jens Petersen* | #35 | G-Force Racing | 1 | 1 | ||||
33= | Jan-Dirk Leuders* | #35 | G-Force Racing | 1 | 1 | ||||
33= | Christophe Brück | #35 | G-Force Racing | 1 | 1 |
GT1 Standings
Pos | Driver | No | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1= | Pedro Lamy | #50 | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | |
1= | Gabriele Gardel | #50 | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | |
1= | Vincent Vosse | #50 | Aston Martin Racing Larbre | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | |
4= | Peter Kox | #67 | Convers MenX Team | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
4= | Alexey Vasilyev | #67 | Convers MenX Team | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
4= | Robert Pergl | #67 | Convers MenX Team | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 |
7= | Stéphane Ortelli | #55 | Team Oreca | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | ||
7= | Soheil Ayari | #55 | Team Oreca | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | ||
7= | Jérôme Policand | #72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
7= | Patrice Goueslard | #72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | |
11= | Peter Hardman* | #63 | Team Modena | 10 | 6 | 16 | |||
11= | Antonio García* | #63 | Team Modena | 10 | 6 | 16 | |||
11= | Luc Alphand | #72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | 8 | 8 | 16 | |||
11= | Pertti Kuismanen | #70 | PSI Experience | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
11= | Jos Menten | #70 | PSI Experience | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
11= | Markus Palttala | #70 | PSI Experience | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | ||
17 | Antonio García* | #61 | Cirtek Motorsport | 5 | 8 | 13 | |||
18= | Peter Hardman* | #62 | Cirtek Motorsport | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
18= | Christian Vann | #62 | Cirtek Motorsport | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
20 | Richard Lyons | #61 | Cirtek Motorsport | 8 | 8 | ||||
21= | Anthony Beltoise | #72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | 6 | 6 | ||||
21= | David Brabham | #63 | Team Modena | 6 | 6 | ||||
23= | Nathan Kinch | #61 | Cirtek Motorsport | 5 | 5 | ||||
23= | Jamie Campbell-Walter | #62 | Cirtek Motorsport | 5 | 5 |
GT2 Standings
Pos | Driver | No | Team | Rnd 1 | Rnd 2 | Rnd 3 | Rnd 4 | Rnd 5 | Total |
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1= | Joël Camathias | #76 | Autorlando Sport | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | |
1= | Marc Lieb | #76 | Autorlando Sport | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | |
3= | Lawrence Tomlinson | #82 | Team LNT | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | |
3= | Richard Dean | #82 | Team LNT | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 21 | |
5= | Warren Hughes | #81 | Team LNT | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
5= | Robert Bell | #81 | Team LNT | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||
7= | Dan Eagling | #99 | Virgo Motorsport | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
7= | Tim Sugden | #99 | Virgo Motorsport | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
9= | Christophe Bouchut | #92 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
9= | Raymond Narac | #92 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
11 | Luca Drudi | #97 | GPC Sport | 10 | 1 | 6 | 17 | ||
12 | Jonny Kane | #86 | Spyker Squadron | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
13= | Fabrizio de Simone | #97 | GPC Sport | 10 | 10 | ||||
13= | Stefano Zonca | #83 | GPC Sport | 10 | 10 | ||||
13= | Andrea Belicchi | #83 | GPC Sport | 10 | 10 | ||||
13= | Marco Cioci | #83 | GPC Sport | 10 | 10 | ||||
13= | Jeroen Bleekemolen | #85 | Spyker Squadron | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
13= | Mike Hezemans | #85 | Spyker Squadron | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
13= | Marco Seefried | #90 | Farnbacher Racing | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||
20= | Tom Kimber-Smith | #82 | Team LNT | 8 | 8 | ||||
20= | Gunnar Kristensen | #78 | Autorlando Sport | 8 | 8 | ||||
20= | Allan Simonsen | #78 | Autorlando Sport | 8 | 8 | ||||
20= | Pierre Ehret | #90 | Farnbacher Racing | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
20= | Dominik Farnbacher | #90 | Farnbacher Racing | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||
20= | Nigel Smith | #75 | Thierry Perrier | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
20= | Philippe Hesnault | #75 | Thierry Perrier | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
27= | Gabrio Rosa | #97 | GPC Sport | 1 | 6 | 7 | |||
27= | Marc Hynes | #82 | Team LNT | 2 | 5 | 7 | |||
29= | Andrea Montermini | #97 | GPC Sport | 6 | 6 | ||||
29= | Peter Dumbreck | #86 | Spyker Squadron | 6 | 6 | ||||
31= | Sébastian Dumez | #92 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 5 | 5 | ||||
31= | Lars-Erik Nielsen | #80 | Farnbacher Racing | 5 | 5 | ||||
31= | Anthony Beltoise | #75 | Thierry Perrier | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
34 | João Barbosa | #75 | Thierry Perrier | 3 | 3 | ||||
35= | Donny Crevels | #86 | Spyker Squadron | 2 | 2 | ||||
35= | Tony Burgess | #77 | Seikel Motorsport | 2 | 2 | ||||
35= | Philip Collin | #77 | Seikel Motorsport | 2 | 2 | ||||
38= | Ian Khan | #99 | Virgo Motorsport | 1 | 1 | ||||
38= | Yves Lambert | #73 | Ice Pol Racing Team | 1 | 1 | ||||
38= | Christian Lefort | #73 | Ice Pol Racing Team | 1 | 1 | ||||
38= | Romain Iannetta | #73 | Ice Pol Racing Team | 1 | 1 | ||||
38= | Wolfgang Kaufmann | #96 | James Watt Automotive | 1 | 1 | ||||
38= | Peter Cook | #96 | James Watt Automotive | 1 | 1 | ||||
38= | Paul Daniels | #96 | James Watt Automotive | 1 | 1 |