The 2006 Darwin Triple Crown (commercially known as the 2006 Skycity Triple Crown) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 30 June–2 July 2006. The event was held at the Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory, and consisted of three races culminating in 373 kilometres. It was the fifth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
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| Round 5 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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| Date | 30 June–2 July 2006 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Hidden Valley Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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Background edit
Tony Ricciardello and José Fernández continued their ride-share agreement at Britek Motorsport, with the Western Australian driver taking the reins for the round. Over at Paul Morris Motorsport, Fabian Coulthard was replaced with Steven Ellery to give the former Triple 8 and Holden Young Lions driver some miles before joining Paul Morris for the Endurance rounds.
Results edit
Qualifying edit
Top Ten Shootout edit
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Jason Bright
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Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 1:09.0322 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Skaife
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Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.1933 |
| 3 | 16 | Garth Tander
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HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3428 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly
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HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.4601 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
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Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8121 |
| 6 | 888 | Craig Lowndes
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8517 |
| 7 | 7 |  Steven Richards
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Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.8991 |
| 8 | 3 | Jason Richards
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Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.2354 |
| 9 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell
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Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.2988 |
| 10 | 88 | Jamie Whincup
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Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +1.8832 |
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Race 1 edit
Race 2 edit
Race 3 edit
Round standings edit
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig Lowndes
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4 | 3 | 1 | 304 |
| 2 | Garth Tander
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5 | 8 | 3 | 282 |
| = | Rick Kelly
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2 | 10 | 5 | 282 |
| 4 | Jason Richards
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6 | 14 | 2 | 270 |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom
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3 | 17 | 18 | 252 |
| 6 | Mark Skaife
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1 | 28 | 6 | 246 |
| 7 | Russell Ingall
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10 | 7 | 9 | 240 |
| 8 | Jason Bright
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24 | 1 | 4 | 216 |
| 9 | Cameron McConville
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15 | 16 | 7 | 210 |
| 10 | Jason Bargwanna
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21 | 11 | 10 | 184 |
| 11 | Paul Dumbrell
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8 | Ret | 13 | 180 |
| = | Jamie Whincup
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9 | 5 | 26 | 180 |
| 13 | Paul Radisich
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18 | 21 | 11 | 172 |
| 14 | James Courtney
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16 | 6 | 23 | 162 |
| 15 | Greg Murphy
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26 | 9 | 12 | 160 |
| 16 | Will Davison
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13 | Ret | 14 | 156 |
| = |  Max Wilson
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11 | Ret | 16 | 156 |
| = | Dean Canto
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14 | 19 | 20 | 156 |
| 19 | Steven Johnson
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29 | 2 | 15 | 150 |
| 20 | Andrew Jones
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23 | 12 | 17 | 146 |
| = | Steven Richards
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7 | 22 | 28 | 146 |
| 22 | Steve Owen
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17 | 24 | 18 | 142 |
| 23 | John Bowe
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20 | 13 | 21 | 140 |
| = | Todd Kelly
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12 | 27 | 22 | 140 |
| 25 | Lee Holdsworth
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28 | 20 | 19 | 102 |
| 26 | Marcus Marshall
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22 | 26 | 25 | 90 |
| = | Warren Luff
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31 | 4 | 27 | 90 |
| 28 | Paul Morris
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19 | 18 | Ret | 86 |
| 29 | Brad Jones
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25 | 25 | 24 | 84 |
| 30 | Steven Ellery
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27 | 15 | Ret | 60 |
| 31 | Tony Ricciardello
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30 | 23 | 29 | 48 |
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Championship standings edit
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garth Tander
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1324 | |
| 2 | Craig Lowndes
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1316 | -8 |
| 3 | Rick Kelly
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1311 | -13 |
| 4 | Russell Ingall
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1202 | -112 |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom
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1191 | -123 |
References edit
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Qualifying". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Top Ten Shootout". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #1". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #2". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 3". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #3". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Meet Points". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
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