2006 British GT Championship

The 2006 British GT season consisted of a fourteen-round series of sports car racing in the British GT Championship. The season consisted of two 2-hour enduros at Donington Park and Silverstone, with 4 other double 1 hour-race events held in England, 2 in France (held alongside the FFSA GT Championship) and 1 in Ireland. It was contested by GT2 cars, the renamed GT3 class (now GTC), and a new GT3 class conforming with new FIA regulations. This would be the last year of competition for GT2 cars, with very low grids and thus half points being awarded at most races. The following year, GT3 became the main class, with GTC supporting.

Calendar edit

Round	Circuit	Date	GT2 Winners	GT3 Winners	GTC Winners
1	Oulton Park	16 April	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	none	Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore
2	Oulton Park	17 April	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	none	Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore
3	Donington Park	21 May	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Leo Machitski Piers Johnson	Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore
4	Pau	4 June	none	Paul Whight Chris Randell	Matt Allison Jonny Lang
5	Pau	5 June	none	Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw	Danny Watts Ryan Hooker
6	Mondello Park	24 June	Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith	Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw	Matt Allison Jonny Lang
7	Mondello Park	25 June	Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith	Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw	Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore
8	Snetterton	15 July	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Aaron Scott Stuart Turvey	Andrea Demetriou Ryan Hooker
9	Snetterton	16 July	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Aaron Scott Stuart Turvey	Matt Allison Jonny Lang
10	Rockingham	12 August	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Leo Machitski Jonny Cocker	Matt Allison Jonny Lang
11	Rockingham	13 August	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw	Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis
12	Brands Hatch	26 August	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Leo Machitski Jonny Cocker	Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis
13	Brands Hatch	27 August	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Leo Machitski Jonny Cocker	Phil Glew Tom Ferrier
14	Silverstone	24 September	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos	Matt Harris Piers Masarati	Phil Keen Ryan Hooker
15	Magny-Cours	21 October	Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith	none	none
16	Magny-Cours	22 October	Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith	none	none

The Pau and Magny-Cours rounds were also both run as rounds of the FFSA GT Championship. At Pau, only GT3 and GTC cars competed; at Magny-Cours, only GT2 cars competed. FFSA GT Championship participants were ineligible for British GT championship points.

Championship standings edit

Drivers' Championships edit

GT2 edit

Pos	Driver	OUL		DON	PAU	MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG		Pts
1	Chris Niarchos	1	1	1		Ret	DNS	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	20	19	73
1	Tim Mullen	1	1	1		Ret	DNS	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	20	19	73
3	Tom Kimber-Smith	2	2	4		1	1	2	2	17†	2	2	3	2	6	16	71
3	Luke Hines	2	2	4		1	1	2	2	17†	2	2	3	2	6	16	71
5	Ian Flux	5	6	12				Ret	19†			4	17	5			25
5	Kevin Riley	5	6	12				Ret	19†			4	17	5			25
7	Phil Keen	3	3	Ret				3	3								15
8	David Jones	4	4	5													13.5
8	Godfrey Jones	4	4	5													13.5
10	Lee Caroline	3	3	Ret				3	DNS								12
10	Anthony Mott									14	17†			4			12
10	Steve Hyde	DNS	9	Ret						14	17†	NC	19				12
13	Lawrence Tomlinson														17	23	7
13	Richard Dean														17	23	7
15	James Brodie													21			5
16	Adam Jones											Ret	2				4
16	Peter Lloyd											Ret	2				4
18	Matt Griffin	DNS	9	Ret													3
19	Phiroze Bilimoria											NC	19				2
NC	Ian Stinton													Ret			0
NC	Nigel James													Ret			0
NC	Elliot Cole													Ret			0
NC	Craig Cole													Ret			0
Pos	Driver	OUL		DON	PAU	MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG		Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)

Half points awarded where less than 6 cars start (Rounds 1, 6-13, 15, 16)

GT2 Teams Standings edit

Pos	Team	OUL		DON	PAU	MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG		Pts
1	Scuderia Ecosse	1	1	1		Ret	DNS	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	20	19	73
2	LNT	2	2	4		1	1	2	2	17†	2	2	3	2	6	16	71
3	Rollcentre Racing	5	6	12				Ret	19†			4	17	5			25
4	Emotional Engineering	DNS	9	Ret						2	3	Ret	5	4			17.5
5	Eclipse Motorsport	3	3	Ret				3	3					Ret			15
6	Team Preci Spark	4	4	5													13.5
7	Cirtek Motorsport											Ret	2				4
NC	Data Protection Solutions													Ret			0
Pos	Driver	OUL		DON	PAU	MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG		Pts

GTC edit

Pos	Driver	OUL		DON	PAU		MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG	Pts
1	Matt Allison	NC	7	9	5	Ret	3	6	7	8	3	9	9	10	10		86
1	Jonny Lang	NC	7	9	5	Ret	3	6	7	8	3	9	9	10	10		86
3	Ryan Hooker	8	8	16	12	6	Ret	5	6	10	4	6	8	11	6		85
4	Bradley Ellis	9	10	6	Ret	4	4	12†	19†	Ret	15†	5	7	8	8		72
4	Alex Mortimer	9	10	6	Ret	4	4	12†	19†	Ret	15†	5	7	8	8		72
6	Oliver Bryant	11	11	Ret	8	5	Ret	4	11	11	9	7	DNS	Ret	14		53
6	Keith Ahlers	11	11	Ret	8	5	Ret	4	11	11	9	7	DNS	Ret	14		53
8	Chris Beighton	6	5	2			6	3	13	Ret	18†	DNS	23†	Ret			49
8	Jon Finnemore	6	5	2			6	3	13	Ret	18†	DNS	23†	Ret			49
10	Phil Keen										4	6	8	11	6		38
11	Adam Wilcox	20†	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	7			5	8	10	15	13		31
11	Phil Burton	20†	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	7			5	8	10	15	13		31
13	Hunter Abbott	12	Ret	15	7	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	12			16	7	18		30
14	Phil Glew	12	Ret	15	7	7	Ret	Ret					11	5			29
15	Graeme Mundy	15	15	7					14	14	6	Ret	17	12	19		21
16	Matt Harris	13	17	13	Ret	11	5	Ret	10	Ret	16	Ret	12	Ret			21
17	Callum Lockie	10	13	Ret	NC	17	Ret	8	16	15							19
18	Andrea Demetriou								6	10							18
19	Miles Hulford	13	17	13	Ret	11	5	Ret	10	Ret	16	Ret					18
20	David Dove	10	13	Ret	NC	17			16	15			21	21	Ret		16
21	Nigel Greensall	17	19	3			Ret	8			Ret	13					13
22	Nigel Redwood								Ret	12	7	10					12
23	David Ashburn	8	8	16													12
24	Danny Watts				12	6											11
25	Neil Cunningham			3											17		11
26	Jamie Smyth	15	15	7					14	14			17	12	19		11
27	Mark Cole						9	13†			6	Ret					8
28	Ian Stinton	7	Ret	Ret													8
29	Gary Eastwood	16	Ret				9	13†	15	17	Ret	15	13	Ret	20		8
30	Jan Persson	19	20	Ret			10	11	Ret	18	12	Ret	20	13	Ret		7
30	Rob Barrett	19	20	Ret			10	11	Ret	18	12	Ret	20	13	Ret		7
32	Phiroze Balimoria										7	10					7
33	Damien Faulkner						Ret	5									6
34	Richard Hollebon	18	18	20			11	10	Ret	21	13	14	19	14	Ret		6
34	Nick Marsh	18	18	20			11	10	Ret	21	13	14	19	14	Ret		6
35	Oliver Morley	DNS	12														3
36	Stuart Moseley			10													3
37	Phil Quaife	16	Ret	10													3
38	Andy Allen	14	14	11													3
39	Pete James	14	14	11													3
40	Rob Wilson								15	17			13	Ret	20		3
41	Barry Horne								Ret	16							2
42	Bill Cameron								Ret	16							2
43	Andrew Howard										Ret	13	Ret	20	17		2
44	Matt Griffin												15	Ret	Ret		1
45	Terry White										Ret	15					0
46	Stephen Keating								18†	DNS	Ret	16	18	Ret	Ret		0
47	Jonathan Coleman	17	19														0
48	Simon Scuffham			17													0
49	Scott Fitzgerald			17													0
50	Alistair Davidson								17	20							0
51	Chris Wilson								17	20							0
52	Mark Powell								18†	DNS					Ret		0
53	David Harkness												Ret	20			0
54	Bill Tulley												21	21	Ret		0
55	Michelangelo Segatori	DNS	DNS										22	16			0
56	Marco Piva												22	16			0
NC	Simon Pullan			Ret													0
NC	Walter Colacino	DNS	DNS														0
Guest driver ineligible for points
NC	Tom Ferrier												11	5			0
NC	Paul Mace												16	7	18		0
NC	Peter Bamford												15	Ret	Ret		0
Pos	Driver	OUL		DON	PAU		MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

GT3 edit

Pos	Driver	OUL	DON	PAU		MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG	Pts
1	Leo Machitski		8					5	9	2	4	3	4	7		49
2	George MacKintosh		18	19	18	8	9	12	13	10	11	14	6	15		44.5
2	Sam Blogg		18	19	18	8	9	12	13	10	11	14	6	15		44.5
4	Jonathan Cocker		Ret					9	5	2	4	3	4	7		40
5	Barrie Whight		Ret	Ret	9	2	2	Ret	7	11	3			9		33.5
5	Gavan Kershaw		Ret	Ret	9	2	2	Ret	7	11	3			9		33.5
7	Paul Whight		19	16	Ret			DNS	Ret	8	12			16		21.5
8	Aaron Scott							4	4							20
8	Stuart Turvey							4	4							20
10	Paul Drayson		Ret					9	5			Ret	18	11		20.5
11	Danny Watts		14									5	9			15
12	Richard Stanton							8	6			6	Ret	Ret		15
13	Chris Randell		19	16	Ret			DNS	Ret							13
14	Michael Bentwood		Ret					5	9							12
14	Rob Barff							8	6							12
16	Piers Johnson		8													10
16	Matt Harris													3		10
16	Piers Maserati													3		10
19	Rory Fordyce		14													8
20	Martin Stretton											Ret	18	11		7.5
21	David Ashburn											5	9			7
22	Russell Treasure									8	12					6.5
23	Phil Glew													12		4
23	Phiroze Bilimoria													12		4
25	Richard Hay											6	Ret	Ret		3
26	Mark Fullalove													16		2
NC	Tom Alexander		Ret													0
Pos	Driver	OUL	DON	PAU		MON		SNE		ROC		BRH		SIL	MAG	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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)

Half points awarded where less than 6 cars start (Rounds 4-7, 10-13)

All information sourced from https://web.archive.org/web/20090813160841/http://zeta.britishgt.com/points.php?season=2006&class=GT2&type=driver&event=1 and other areas of this site. NOTE: Championship Standings based on race results, not given standings (they do not appear to correspond)

References edit

External links edit

British GT website