2006 V8 Supercar season

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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

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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

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### Race calendar

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The 2006 V8 Supercar season consisted of 21 events.

Date  | Series  | Circuit  | City / state  | Winner  | Team  | Car  | Report

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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

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This meeting was a support event of the 2006 Australian Grand Prix.[1]

Driver  | No.  | Team  | Car  | Race 1  | GP 100  | Race 3

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Steven Richards | 7  | Perkins Engineering | Holden VZ Commodore | 9  | 1  | 1
Mark Skaife | 2  | Holden Racing Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 2  | 2  | 2
Todd Kelly | 22  | Holden Racing Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 1  | 3  | 3
Garth Tander | 16  | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VZ Commodore | 14  | 5  | 4
Craig Lowndes | 888  | Team Betta Electrical | Ford BA Falcon | 3  | 4  | 5
Will Davison | 18  | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 7  | 7  | 6
Mark Winterbottom | 5  | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 6  | 6  | 7
Paul Dumbrell | 11  | Perkins Engineering | Holden VZ Commodore | 4  | 8  | 8
Jamie Whincup | 88  | Team Betta Electrical | Ford BA Falcon | 20  | 9  | 9
Paul Radisich | 021  | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 13  | 11  | 10
John Bowe | 12  | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 16  | 12  | 11
Russell Ingall | 1  | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 15  | 10  | 12
Dean Canto | 34  | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 17  | 13  | 13
Jason Bargwanna | 10  | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 11  | 14  | 14
James Courtney | 4  | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford BA Falcon | DNF  | 15  | 15
Jason Bright | 6  | Ford Performance Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 8  | 24  | 16
Steven Johnson | 17  | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 10  | 27  | 17
Andrew Jones | 23  | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 22  | 21  | 18
Steve Owen | 55  | Rod Nash Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 18  | 17  | 19
Brad Jones | 14  | Brad Jones Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 19  | 25  | 20
Marcus Marshall | 20  | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 25  | 26  | 21
Jack Perkins | 51  | Perkins Engineering | Holden VZ Commodore | 26  | 22  | 22
Fabian Coulthard | 39  | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 21  | 19  | 23
Cameron McConville | 50  | Paul Weel Racing | Holden VZ Commodore | 5  | 18  | 24
José Fernández | 26  | Britek Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | DNF  | 23  | 25
Max Wilson | 8  | WPS Racing | Ford BA Falcon | 12  | 20  | DNF
Paul Morris | 67  | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 24  | 16  | DNF
Lee Holdsworth | 33  | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 23  | DNS  | DNS
Warren Luff | 25  | Britek Motorsport | Ford BA Falcon | 27  | DNS  | DNS
Jason Richards | 3  | Tasman Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore | 28  | DNS  | DNS
Rick Kelly | 15  | HSV Dealer Team | Holden VZ Commodore | DNF  | DNS  | DNS

### Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

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Main article: 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series

### V8 Supercar Championship Series

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Main article: 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series

## References

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1. ^ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 02/04/2006 2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 2 April 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2009.

Additional references can be found in linked event/series reports.

## External links

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* Official V8 Supercar site
* 2006 Racing Results Archive Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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