2006 Italian Superturismo Championship season

The 2006 Campionato Italiano Superturismo Season was the second season of the Italian Superturismo Championship since its recreation in 2005 (at the same time as the ETCC, the promoted Italian championship, was turned into the WTCC). It had several well-known contenders, such as Alessandro Zanardi, Emanuele Naspetti and retired ski-racer Kristian Ghedina. Overall a total of seven race weekends of two races each were held at six different circuits. The championship was won by Roberto Colcigao driving for SEAT.

Teams and drivers

Driver Team Car Notes
Alessandro Balzan DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 Rounds 1-12
Elio Marchetti DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 Rounds 3-8, 13-14
Andrea Pagliai DB Motorsport Alfa Romeo 156 Rounds 13-14
Riccardo Romagnoli Scuderia La Torre Alfa Romeo 156 GTA
Jiří Janák Scuderia La Torre Alfa Romeo 156 GTA Rounds 1-2
Alessandro Zanardi Ro.Al Motorsport BMW 320si Rounds 1-8
Emanuele Naspetti GDL Racing BMW 320i
Simone Iacone ZeroCinque Motorsport BMW 320i Rounds 1-8
Kristian Ghedina ZeroCinque Motorsport BMW 320i Rounds 7-14
Stefano Valli ZeroCinque Motorsport BMW 320i Rounds 1-6, 13-14
Mirko Venturi ZeroCinque Motorsport BMW 320i Rounds 9-10
Roberto Tamagini ZeroCinque Motorsport BMW 320i Rounds 13-14
Cristian Ricciarini Proteam Motorsport BMW 320i Rounds 7-10, 13-14
Robert Conte Pro Motorsport Squadra Corse BMW 320i Rounds 13-14
Cesare Cremonesi Team Cantarelli BMW 320i Rounds 13-14
Jens Edman Peugeot Sport Danmark Peugeot 407 Rounds 1-2
Roberto Colciago SEAT Sport Italia SEAT León
Davide Roda SEAT Sport Italia SEAT León
Gianni Calabrese SEAT Sport Italia SEAT Toledo Cupra Rounds 9-10
Massimiliano Pedalà SEAT Sport Italia SEAT Toledo Cupra Rounds 13-14

Race calendar and winners

Round Circuit Date Winning driver Winning team
1
2
Monza 2 April Alessandro Zanardi
Alessandro Balzan
RO.AI.Motorsport
DB Motorsport
3
4
Magny-Cours 30 April Alessandro Zanardi
Roberto Colciago
RO.AI.Motorsport
SEAT Sport Italia
5
6
Imola 7 May Emanuele Naspetti
Emanuele Naspetti
GDL Racing
GDL Racing
7
8
Mugello 23 July Alessandro Zanardi
Alessandro Zanardi
RO.AI.Motorsport
RO.AI.Motorsport
9
10
Magione 17 September Emanuele Naspetti
Emanuele Naspetti
GDL Racing
GDL Racing
11
12
Vallelunga 1 October Roberto Colciago
Roberto Colciago
SEAT Sport Italia
SEAT Sport Italia
13
14
Vallelunga 15 October Roberto Colciago
Emanuele Naspetti
SEAT Sport Italia
GDL Racing

Championship standings

Driver's championship
Position Driver Points
1 Roberto Colciago 98
2 Emanuele Naspetti 85
3 Alessandro Balzan 63
4 Riccardo Romagnoli 51
5 Alessandro Zanardi 46
6 Simone Iacone 35
7 Kristian Ghedina 32
8 Davide Roda 25
9 Elio Marchetti 16
10 Cristian Ricciarini 14
11 Massimiliano Pedalá 12
12 Stefano Valli 11
13 Jiří Janák 8
14 Gianni Calabrese 7
15 Mirko Venturi 6
16 Andrea Pagliai 4
17 Jens Edman 0
18 Roberto Tamagini 0
19 Robert Conte 0
20 Cesare Cremonesi 0
Manufacturer's championship
Position Make Points
1 BMW 177
2 SEAT 133
3 Alfa Romeo 119