2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round

   2006 Spain GP2 round

Round details
Round 4 of 11 rounds in the 2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Circuit de Catalunya
Location	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.627 km (2.875 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	13 May 2006
Laps	39
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports
Time	1:17.886
Podium
First	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Second	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Third	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing
Time	1:25.550 (on lap 37)
Sprint race
Date	14 May 2006
Laps	26
Podium
First	Ernesto Viso	iSport International
Second	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports
Third	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing
Time	1:25.970 (on lap 8)

The 2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 13 and 14 May 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain as part of the GP2 Series. It was the fourth round of the 2006 GP2 season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	1:23.704	1
2	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:23.758	2
3	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	1:23.916	3
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	1:24.001	4
5	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	1:24.102	5
6	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	1:24.162	6
7	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	1:24.190	7
8	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	1:24.238	8
9	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	1:24.257	9
10	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	1:24.294	10
11	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	1:24.513	11
12	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing	1:24.611	12
13	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:24.731	13
14	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	1:24.858	14
15	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	1:24.870	15
16	12	Alexandre Negrão	Piquet Sports	1:24.920	16
17	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	1:25.179	17
18	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	1:25.180	18
19	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	1:25.266	19
20	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	1:25.348	20
21	7	Ernesto Viso	iSport International	1:25.515	21
22	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	1:25.657	22
23	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	1:25.811	23
24	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:25.996	24
25	16	Giorgio Pantano	FMS International	1:26.035	25
26	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:26.111	26
Source: [1]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	39	57:24.150	2	10
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	39	+2.187	4	8
3	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	39	+10.963	5	6
4	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	39	+11.720	1	7 (5+2)
5	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	39	+13.005	11	4
6	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	39	+14.848	20	3
7	12	Alexandre Negrão	Piquet Sports	39	+20.113	16	2
8	7	Ernesto Viso	iSport International	39	+31.742	21	1
9	16	Giorgio Pantano	FMS International	39	+33.713	25
10	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	39	+38.173	3
11	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	39	+48.660	15
12	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	39	+53.303	19
13	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	39	+1:02.590	6
14	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	39	+1:07.219	26
15	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	39	+1:07.539	23
16	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	38	+1 Lap	10
17	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	38	+1 Lap	22
18	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	37	+2 Laps	14	1
Ret	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	34	Gearbox	13
Ret	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	22	Collision	7
Ret	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	22	Collision	8
Ret	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	20	Retired	17
Ret	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	16	Retired	18
Ret	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing	16	Puncture	12
Ret	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	15	Retired	24
DSQ	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	39	Disqualified	9
Fastest lap: Adrián Vallés (Campos Racing) — 1:25.550 (on lap 37)
Source:[1]

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Ernesto Viso	iSport International	26	37:37.277	1	6
2	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	26	+0.730	5	5
3	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	26	+1.581	8	4
4	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	26	+2.443	7	3
5	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	26	+3.987	4	2
6	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	26	+15.879	3	1
7	16	Giorgio Pantano	FMS International	26	+21.526	9
8	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	26	+30.711	6
9	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	26	+31.033	12
10	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	26	+34.009	11
11	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing	26	+34.715	24
12	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	26	+36.327	10
13	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	26	+39.764	23
14	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	26	+50.479	25
15	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	26	+51.073	14
16	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	26	+1:10.645	18
17	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	26	+1:16.247	21	1
18	12	Alexandre Negrão	Piquet Sports	26	+1:22.227	2
19	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	25	+1 Lap	15
20	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	25	+1 Lap	26
Ret	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	20	Engine	19
Ret	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	16	Gearbox	22
Ret	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	12	Gearbox	17
Ret	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	8	Engine	20
Ret	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	0	Collision	13
Ret	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	0	Collision	16
Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Trident Racing) — 1:25.970 (on lap 8)
Source:[2]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nelson Piquet Jr. 39 2 Lewis Hamilton 37 4 3 Alexandre Prémat 27 4 Ernesto Viso 26 2 5 Nicolas Lapierre 25

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 1 ART Grand Prix 64 1 2 Arden International 48 3 Piquet Sports 43 4 iSport International 32 5 Trident Racing 20

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

References

1. "2006 Barcelona GP2 - Round 7". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
2. "2006 Barcelona GP2 - Round 8". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

External links

• Official website of GP2 Series

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