2006 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round

2006 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 15 and 16 July, 2006 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France. It was the seventh race of the 2006 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2006 French Grand Prix.

France    2006 Magny-Cours GP2 round
Round details
Round 7 of 11 rounds in the
2006 GP2 Series
Location Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
5.141 km (3.19 mi)
Feature race
Date 15 July 2006
Laps 41
Pole position
Driver Argentina José María López Super Nova Racing
Time 1:23.911
Podium
First Germany Timo Glock iSport International
Second France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Third Argentina José María López Super Nova Racing
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix
Time 1:27.418 (on lap 5)
Sprint race
Date 16 July 2006
Laps 28
Podium
First Italy Giorgio Pantano FMS International
Second Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports
Third France Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Argentina José María López[a] Super Nova Racing
Time 1:26.513 (on lap 3)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 1:23.911 1
2 8   Timo Glock iSport International 1:24.031 2
3 16   Giorgio Pantano FMS International 1:24.057 3
4 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 1:24.100 4
5 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 1:24.120 5
6 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 1:24.291 6
7 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 1:24.334 7
8 7   Ernesto Viso iSport International 1:24.400 8
9 15   Franck Perera DAMS 1:24.455 9
10 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 1:24.595 10
11 22   Lucas Di Grassi Durango 1:24.628 11
12 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident 1:24.670 12
13 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 1:24.707 13
14 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 1:24.778 14
15 12   Alexandre Negrão Piquet Sports 1:24.948 15
16 27   Andreas Zuber Trident 1:25.053 16
17 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 1:25.200 17
18 19   Luca Filippi BCN Competición 1:25.254 18
19 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 1:25.454 19
20 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 1:25.484 20
21 4   Neel Jani Arden International 1:25.569 21
22 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 1:25.703 22
23 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:25.923 23
24 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 1:26.016 24
25 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 1:26.539 25
26 17   Jason Tahincioglu FMS International 1:26.793 26
Source:[1][2]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8   Timo Glock iSport International 41 1:01:14.385 2 10
2 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 41 +5.988 7 8
3 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 41 +17.100 1 6+2
4 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 41 +24.226 5 5
5 12   Alexandre Negrão Piquet Sports 41 +27.944 15 4
6 16   Giorgio Pantano FMS International 41 +31.586 3 3
7 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 41 +34.277 11 2
8 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 41 +46.130 14 1
9 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 41 +53.671 10
10 7   Ernesto Viso iSport International 41 +54.151 8
11 4   Neel Jani Arden International 41 +57.918 21
12 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 41 +1:02.158 13
13 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 41 +1:02.619 24
14 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 41 +1:03.288 25
15 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 41 +1:05.753 20
16 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 41 +1:15.321 17
17 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 41 +1:21.238 22
18 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 41 +1:22.011 19
19 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 40 +1 Lap 4 1
20 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 40 +1 Lap 6
Ret 15   Franck Perera DAMS 34 DNF 9
Ret 17   Jason Tahincioglu FMS International 16 DNF 26
Ret 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 4 DNF 23
Ret 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing 1 DNF 12
Ret 19   Luca Filippi BCN Competición 1 DNF 18
Ret 27   Andreas Zuber Trident Racing 1 DNF 16
Source:[3]

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16   Giorgio Pantano FMS International 28 40:55.810 3 6
2 11   Nelson Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports 28 +0.500 5 5
3 1   Alexandre Prémat ART Grand Prix 28 +9.667 7 4
4 8   Timo Glock iSport International 28 +10.900 8 3+1
5 2   Lewis Hamilton ART Grand Prix 28 +12.199 19 2
6 22   Lucas di Grassi Durango 28 +17.415 2 1
7 4   Neel Jani Arden International 28 +17.884 11
8 3   Michael Ammermüller Arden International 28 +29.154 12
9 20   Olivier Pla DPR Direxiv 28 +40.728 16
10 25   Félix Porteiro Campos Racing 28 +42.514 18
11 23   Sergio Hernández Durango 28 +42.968 14
12 15   Franck Perera DAMS 28 +44.900 21
13 24   Adrián Vallés Campos Racing 28 +45.341 15
14 9   Adam Carroll Racing Engineering 28 +45.855 20
15 6   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 28 +46.555 23
16 10   Javier Villa Racing Engineering 28 +48.782 17
17 17   Jason Tahincioglu FMS International 28 +1:10.938 22
18 27   Andreas Zuber Trident Racing 27 +1 Lap 25
Ret 26   Gianmaria Bruni Trident Racing 23 DNF 24
Ret 19   Luca Filippi BCN Competición 18 DNF 26
Ret 21   Clivio Piccione DPR Direxiv 16 DNF 13
Ret 5   José María López Super Nova Racing 3 DNF 6
Ret 12   Alexandre Negrão Piquet Sports 2 DNF 4
Ret 14   Ferdinando Monfardini DAMS 0 DNF 1
Ret 18   Hiroki Yoshimoto BCN Competición 0 DNF 9
Ret 7   Ernesto Viso iSport International 0 DNF 10
Source:[4]

Notes edit

  1. ^ José María López did not finish the race so the points were given to Timo Glock.

References edit

  1. ^ "GP2 Series 2006 Results - Magny-Cours". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Lopez grabs maiden GP2 pole". Autosport.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Glock takes first GP2 win". Autosport.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Pantano takes thrilling first win". Autosport.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.


Previous round:
2006 Silverstone GP2 Series round
GP2 Series
2006 season
Next round:
2006 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round
Previous round:
2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round
Magny-Cours GP2 round Next round:
2007 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round