2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series
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The 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the second Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. It began on April 29 at Zolder, Belgium and finished in Barcelona, Spain on October 29 after 17 races.
Teams and drivers
Calendar and race winners
Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2006 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix.
Note:
- Pastor Maldonado originally won the first race at Misano, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. His team, Draco Multiracing USA, appealed the decision, but on January 24, 2007, the Italian National Court of Appeal for Motorsport upheld the original ruling.
- Borja García originally won the second race at Spa, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. However, on October 27, 2006, a court decided to revoke the disqualification and returned the win and points to both the driver and the team. His team, RC Motorsport, did however receive a financial penalty for the infringement.
Points system
Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition:
- One point was awarded for Pole position for each race
- One point was awarded for fastest lap for each race
The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 34 and the maximum number for a team was 58.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
| Pos | Driver | ZOL 1 Belgium | ZOL 2 Belgium | MON 1 Monaco | IST 1 Turkey | IST 2 Turkey | MIS 1 Italy | MIS 2 Italy | SPA 1 Belgium | SPA 2 Belgium | NÜR 1 Germany | NÜR 2 Germany | DON 1 United Kingdom | DON 2 United Kingdom | LMS 1 France | LMS 2 France | BAR 1 Spain | BAR 2 Spain | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos Driver ZOL 1 Belgium ZOL 2 Belgium MON 1 Monaco IST 1 Turkey IST 2 Turkey MIS 1 Italy MIS 2 Italy SPA 1 Belgium SPA 2 Belgium NÜR 1 Germany NÜR 2 Germany DON 1 United Kingdom DON 2 United Kingdom LMS 1 France LMS 2 France BAR 1 Spain BAR 2 Spain Points 1 Sweden Alx Danielsson 4 10 Ret 6 Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 5 2 1 1 1 NC 1 5 112 2 Spain Borja García 3 2 DNQ 2 Ret 5 17 4 1 2 6 6 3 11 3 23† 9 107 3 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 8 3 1 11 Ret DSQ Ret 1 2 6 22† 8 Ret Ret 1 10 2 102 4 Spain Andy Soucek Ret 5 10 1 12 3 5 3 3 12 3 4 5 7 Ret 2 NC 99 5 Portugal Álvaro Parente DNS DNQ 6 3 1 4 4 Ret 4 1 Ret 17 Ret 12 11 3 1 94 6 Canada Sean McIntosh 25† DNQ 11 4 6 Ret 10 2 Ret 7 4 5 13 9 Ret 5 3 63 7 San Marino Christian Montanari 2 16 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 21 11 1 11 Ret 3 14 7 4 58 8 United Kingdom Ben Hanley 10 17† Ret Ret 4 1 2 Ret 7 10 13 10 6 10 20† 16 7 55 9 France Eric Salignon 1 1 20 17 23† 22 8 9 5 NC 7 14 11 18 9 48 10 Italy Davide Valsecchi DNS 15 DNQ 5 3 Ret 3 8 Ret 8 12 16 7 17 5 15 Ret 43 11 Serbia Miloš Pavlović 20 6 9 13 21 17 14 15 23 4 Ret 3 8 2 Ret Ret 18† 41 12 Russia Mikhail Aleshin 13 Ret 15 23† 2 7 16 Ret 6 3 21 7 9 19 Ret 8 13 41 13 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 17 8 2 2 6 Ret 33 14 United Kingdom James Rossiter 5 Ret 2 Ret 5 9 6 Ret 24 Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 17 9 Ret 33 15 Germany Sebastian Vettel 2 1 Ret DNS 28 16 Japan Ryo Fukuda 11 Ret 17 12 10 12 9 12 13 16 5 19 4 Ret 4 Ret Ret 25 17 United Kingdom Robbie Kerr 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret 10 Ret 22† DSQ 15 10 12 10 4 21† Ret Ret 20 18 United States Colin Fleming 6 DNQ 4 8 8 19 19 France Tristan Gommendy 8 2 NC Ret 16 20 United Kingdom Steven Kane 22 4 16 20 18 14 18 10 10 Ret 20 15 17 21 10 12 8 15 21 France Patrick Pilet 21† Ret 13 Ret 7 15 12 21† 14 13 14 5 7 14 19† 14 22 France Franck Perera 4 6 13 23 Japan Hayanari Shimoda 24† 13 5 7 17 Ret Ret 14 11 Ret 9 Ret 12 14 13 12 24 Spain Celso Míguez Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 13 11 13 16 13 15 Ret 18 6 6 Ret Ret 11 25 Belgium Gregory Franchi 15 12 3 Ret 19 11 Ret 18 15 18 16 23 15 23 Ret 17 Ret 10 26 Spain Álvaro Barba Ret 7 Ret 22 Ret Ret 13 6 12 Ret 14 22 23 15 Ret Ret 15 9 27 Italy Enrico Toccacelo 9 8 DNQ 15 20 8 15 9 28 Netherlands Jaap van Lagen Ret Ret 9 5 Ret 8 29 France Bruce Jouanny 17 9 14 19 13 21 Ret Ret 22 14 11 9 19 20 8 13 11 7 30 Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka 14 14 8 Ret 15 20 Ret 20† 9 Ret 17 5 31 Italy Marco Bonanomi Ret 8 9 Ret 5 32 Spain Miguel Molina 18 22 13 15 11 10 1 33 Brazil Carlos Iaconelli Ret 21 11 17 Ret 19 21 16 26† 12 21 14 0 34 Germany Pascal Kochem 12 11 0 35 Italy Matteo Meneghello 16 DNQ 18 18 11 18 20 17 18 0 36 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 19 19† 12 14 22 16 19 0 37 United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 20 12 0 38 Italy Alessandro Bonetti 18 18† 19 16 14 19 Ret 19 20 19 Ret 0 39 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino 16 19 20 18 24 20 25 16 24 Ret 0 40 Turkey Jason Tahincioglu 21 16 0 41 Spain Marco Barba Ret Ret 22 18 18 16 0 42 Spain Nil Montserrat 22 17 0 43 Morocco Mehdi Bennani DNQ Ret 19 0 44 Brazil Alberto Valerio 19 Ret 0 45 United Kingdom Richard Keen 20 21 0 46 United Kingdom Edwin Jowsey 23 DNQ 0 47 South Africa Gavin Cronje 24 Ret 0 Spain Marcos Martínez NC Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 0 Pos Driver ZOL 1 Belgium ZOL 2 Belgium MON 1 Monaco IST 1 Turkey IST 2 Turkey MIS 1 Italy MIS 2 Italy SPA 1 Belgium SPA 2 Belgium NÜR 1 Germany NÜR 2 Germany DON 1 United Kingdom DON 2 United Kingdom LMS 1 France LMS 2 France BAR 1 Spain BAR 2 Spain Points Sources: | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sweden Alx Danielsson | 4 | 10 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | NC | 1 | 5 | 112 |
| 2 | Spain Borja García | 3 | 2 | DNQ | 2 | Ret | 5 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 23† | 9 | 107 |
| 3 | Venezuela Pastor Maldonado | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22† | 8 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 10 | 2 | 102 |
| 4 | Spain Andy Soucek | Ret | 5 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 2 | NC | 99 |
| 5 | Portugal Álvaro Parente | DNS | DNQ | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 94 |
| 6 | Canada Sean McIntosh | 25† | DNQ | 11 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 63 |
| 7 | San Marino Christian Montanari | 2 | 16 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 58 |
| 8 | United Kingdom Ben Hanley | 10 | 17† | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 20† | 16 | 7 | 55 |
| 9 | France Eric Salignon | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 23† | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | NC | 7 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 48 | ||
| 10 | Italy Davide Valsecchi | DNS | 15 | DNQ | 5 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 15 | Ret | 43 |
| 11 | Serbia Miloš Pavlović | 20 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 18† | 41 |
| 12 | Russia Mikhail Aleshin | 13 | Ret | 15 | 23† | 2 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 19 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 41 |
| 13 | South Africa Adrian Zaugg | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 33 | |||||||||||
| 14 | United Kingdom James Rossiter | 5 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 6 | Ret | 24 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 17 | 9 | Ret | 33 |
| 15 | Germany Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Japan Ryo Fukuda | 11 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 19 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 25 |
| 17 | United Kingdom Robbie Kerr | 7 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 22† | DSQ | 15 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 21† | Ret | Ret | 20 |
| 18 | United States Colin Fleming | 6 | DNQ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | France Tristan Gommendy | 8 | 2 | NC | Ret | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | United Kingdom Steven Kane | 22 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 15 |
| 21 | France Patrick Pilet | 21† | Ret | 13 | Ret | 7 | 15 | 12 | 21† | 14 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19† | 14 | ||
| 22 | France Franck Perera | 4 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| 23 | Japan Hayanari Shimoda | 24† | 13 | 5 | 7 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 24 | Spain Celso Míguez | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 11 |
| 25 | Belgium Gregory Franchi | 15 | 12 | 3 | Ret | 19 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 23 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 10 |
| 26 | Spain Álvaro Barba | Ret | 7 | Ret | 22 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 6 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 22 | 23 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 9 |
| 27 | Italy Enrico Toccacelo | 9 | 8 | DNQ | 15 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Netherlands Jaap van Lagen | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | Ret | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 29 | France Bruce Jouanny | 17 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 22 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
| 30 | Czech Republic Tomáš Kostka | 14 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 15 | 20 | Ret | 20† | 9 | Ret | 17 | 5 | ||||||
| 31 | Italy Marco Bonanomi | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 5 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Spain Miguel Molina | 18 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 33 | Brazil Carlos Iaconelli | Ret | 21 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 19 | 21 | 16 | 26† | 12 | 21 | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | Germany Pascal Kochem | 12 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Italy Matteo Meneghello | 16 | DNQ | 18 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||
| 36 | Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 19 | 19† | 12 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 37 | United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis | 20 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | Italy Alessandro Bonetti | 18 | 18† | 19 | 16 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 19 | Ret | 0 | ||||||
| 39 | Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 24 | Ret | 0 | |||||||
| 40 | Turkey Jason Tahincioglu | 21 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 41 | Spain Marco Barba | Ret | Ret | 22 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 42 | Spain Nil Montserrat | 22 | 17 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Morocco Mehdi Bennani | DNQ | Ret | 19 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 44 | Brazil Alberto Valerio | 19 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | United Kingdom Richard Keen | 20 | 21 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 46 | United Kingdom Edwin Jowsey | 23 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 47 | South Africa Gavin Cronje | 24 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Spain Marcos Martínez | NC | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | ZOL 1 Belgium | ZOL 2 Belgium | MON 1 Monaco | IST 1 Turkey | IST 2 Turkey | MIS 1 Italy | MIS 2 Italy | SPA 1 Belgium | SPA 2 Belgium | NÜR 1 Germany | NÜR 2 Germany | DON 1 United Kingdom | DON 2 United Kingdom | LMS 1 France | LMS 2 France | BAR 1 Spain | BAR 2 Spain | Points |
| Sources: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Colour | Result | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| White | Did not start (DNS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Withdrew (WD) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Race cancelled (C) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Excluded (EX) |
- Polesitter for feature race in bold
- Driver in italics has been awarded two points for fastest lap
- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Notes:
- Miloš Pavlović set the fastest lap in the sprint race at Donington Park, but was not awarded the two bonus points because of a yellow flag infringement
Teams
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins | F/laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria Interwetten.com | 160 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Italy Draco Multiracing USA | 132 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | United Kingdom Comtec Racing | 130 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Carlin Motorsport | 121 | 1 | |
| 5 | Italy RC Motorsport | 116 | 1 | |
| 6 | Italy Victory Engineering | 106 | 3 | |
| 7 | Belgium KTR | 83 | 1 | |
| 8 | Italy Prema Powerteam | 68 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy Cram Competition | 62 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Spain Epsilon Euskadi | 58 | 1 | |
| 11 | Spain Pons Racing | 50 | ||
| 12 | France Tech 1 Racing | 40 | ||
| 13 | Italy Eurointernational | 18 | 2 | |
| 14 | Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport | 9 | ||
| 15 | Italy GD Racing | 5 | ||
| Sources: |