2006 Valencia GP2 series round

2006 Valencia GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 11 rounds in the 2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Location	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, Spain
Course	Permanent road course 4.005 km (2.517 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	8 April 2006
Laps	45
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Piquet Sports
Time	1:17.886
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Piquet Sports
Second	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Third	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International
Time	1:22.168
Sprint race
Date	9 April 2006
Laps	30
Podium
First	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International
Second	E.J. Viso	iSport International
Third	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Andreas Zuber	Trident
Time	1:21.244

The 2006 Valencia GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 8 and 9 April 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia as part of the GP2 Series. It was the first round of the 2006 GP2 season.

Classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	11	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Piquet Sports	1:17.886	1
2	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	1:18.360	2
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	1:18.400	3
4	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	1:18.551	4
5	7	E.J. Viso	iSport International	1:18.623	5
6	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	1:18.659	6
7	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	1:18.681	7
8	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	1:18.717	8
9	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:18.752	9
10	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	1:18.772	10
11	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	1:18.886	11
12	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	1:18.890	12
13	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	1:18.893	13
14	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	1:18.918	14
15	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	1:19.106	15
16	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	1:19.199	16
17	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	1:19.217	17
18	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	1:19.251	18
19	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	1:19.294	19
20	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	1:19.349	20
21	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:19.602	21
22	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:19.725	22
23	8	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	1:20.092	23
24	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	1:20.142	24
25	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:20.339	25
26	17	Jason Tahincioglu	FMS International	1:20.994	26
Source:^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Piquet Sports	45	1hr 03min 14.260sec	1	12
2	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	45	+ 16.655 s	3	8
3	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	45	+ 19.490 s	5	6
4	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	45	+ 31.309 s	21	6
5	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	45	+ 33.526 s	6	4
6	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	45	+ 33.994 s	10	3
7	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	45	+ 35.387 s	7	2
8	7	E.J. Viso	iSport International	45	+ 48.275 s	5	1
9	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	45	+ 53.028 s	9
10	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	45	+ 59.040 s	15
11	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	45	+ 1:05.229 s	12
12	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	45	+ 1:11.427 s	17
13	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	45	+ 1:11.719 s	11
14	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	45	+ 1:14.261 s	13
15	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	44	+ 1 Lap	22
16	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	44	+ 1 Lap	23
17	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	44	+ 1 Lap	20
18	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	44	+ 1 Lap	25
Ret	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	27	Engine	18
Ret	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	23	Accident	14
Ret	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	15	Gearbox	19
Ret	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	7	Engine	8
Ret	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	4	Gearbox	24
Ret	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	2	Engine	2
Ret	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	1	Accident	16
Ret	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	0	Gearbox	26
Fastest lap: Nicolas Lapierre (Arden International) — 1:22.168 (109.031 mph)
Source:^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	28	30min 44.066sec	1	6
2	7	E.J. Viso	iSport International	28	+ 9.756 s	3	5
3	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	28	+ 10.213 s	5	4
4	11	Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Piquet Sports	28	+ 10.975 s	21	3
5	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	28	+ 16.537 s	6	2
6	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	28	+ 18.150 s	10	1
7	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	28	+ 32.746 s	7
8	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	28	+ 37.391 s	5
9	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	28	+ 44.084 s	9
10	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	28	+ 55.125 s	15
11	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	28	+ 1:00.402 s	12
12	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	28	+ 1:03.704 s	17
13	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	28	+ 1:06.774 s	11	1
14	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	28	+ 1:09.772 s	13
15	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	28	+ 1:21.534 s	22
16	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	27	+ 1 Lap	23
Ret	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	24	Spun off	20
Ret	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	23	Accident	25
Ret	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	22	Accident	18
Ret	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	22	Accident	14
Ret	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	5	Engine	19
Ret	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	3	Suspension	8
Ret	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	0	Gearbox	24
Ret	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	0	Engine	2
Ret	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	0	Gearbox	16
Ret	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	0	Clutch	26
Fastest lap: Andreas Zuber (Trident) — 1:21.244 (110.272 mph)
Source:^[1]

1 2 3 "GP2 Series 2006 Results - Valencia". Team Dan. Team Dan. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

Previous round: 2005 Bahrain GP2 Series round	GP2 Series 2006 season	Next round: 2006 San Marino GP2 series round
Previous round: inaugural	Valencia GP2 round	Next round: 2007 Valencian GP2 round

List of GP2 Series rounds
2005	SMR ESP MON EUR FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BHR
2006	VAL SMR EUR ESP MON GBR FRA GER HUN TUR ITA
2007	BHR ESP MON FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL VAL
2008	ESP TUR MON FRA GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA
2009	ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN VAL BEL ITA POR
2010	ESP MON TUR VAL GBR GER HUN BEL ITA ABU
2011	TUR ESP MON VAL GBR GER HUN BEL ITA ABU (NC)
2012	MAL BHR1 BHR2 ESP MON VAL GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN
2013	MAL BHR ESP MON GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN ABU
2014	BHR ESP MON AUT GBR GER HUN BEL ITA RUS ABU
2015	BHR ESP MON AUT GBR HUN BEL ITA RUS ABU
2016	ESP MON AZE AUT GBR HUN GER BEL ITA MAL ABU

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