2006 Le Mans Series
The 2006 Le Mans Series was the third season of ACO Le Mans Series. It is a series for Le Mans prototype and Grand Touring style cars broken into 4 classes: LMP1, LMP2, GT1, and GT2. It began on 9 April and ended on 24 September after 5 rounds.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
- | LMS Official Test | Paul Ricard HTTT | 26 March, 27 March |
1 | 1000 km of Istanbul† | Istanbul Racing Circuit | 9 April |
2 | 1000 km of Spa | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 14 May |
3 | 1000 km of Nürburgring | Nürburgring | 16 July |
4 | 1000 km of Donington | Donington Park | 27 August |
5 | 1000 km of Jarama‡ | Circuito Permanente Del Jarama | 24 September |
† - The race in Istanbul was shortened from its original planned 1000 km to a limit of 4 hours due to a lack of fuel brought to the event by organizers.
‡ - This event was originally planned to be held at Monza, but had to be cancelled due to conflicts. Jarama was announced as its replacement.
Season results
Overall winner in bold.Rnd | Circuit | LMP1 Winning Team | LMP2 Winning Team | GT1 Winning Team | GT2 Winning Team | Results |
Rnd | Circuit | LMP1 Winning Drivers | LMP2 Winning Drivers | GT1 Winning Drivers | GT2 Winning Drivers | Results |
1 | Istanbul | #17 Pescarolo Sport | #32 Barazi-Epsilon | #50 Aston Martin Larbre | #97 GPC Sport | Results |
1 | Istanbul | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Jean-Philippe Belloc | Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse | Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Fabrizio de Simone | Results |
2 | Spa | #17 Pescarolo Sport | #39 Chamberlain-Synergy | #55 Team Oreca | #76 Autorlando Sport | Results |
2 | Spa | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Miguel Amaral Miguel Angel del Castro Angel Burgueño | Stéphane Ortelli Soheil Ayari | Marc Lieb Joël Camathias | Results |
3 | Nürburgring | #17 Pescarolo Sport | #40 ASM Team | #50 Aston Martin Larbre | #83 GPC Sport | Results |
3 | Nürburgring | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion Éric Hélary | Miguel Amaral Miguel Angel de Castro Angel Burgueño | Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse | Stefano Zonca Andrea Belicchi Marco Cioci | Results |
4 | Donington | #17 Pescarolo Sport | #25 RML | #63 Team Modena | #81 Team LNT | Results |
4 | Donington | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion Didier André | Thomas Erdos Mike Newton | Antonio García Peter Hardman | Warren Hughes Robert Bell | Results |
5 | Jarama | #17 Pescarolo Sport | #40 ASM Team | #55 Team Oreca | #81 Team LNT | Results |
5 | Jarama | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion Didier André | Miguel Amaral Miguel Angel Castro Angel Burgueño | Stéphane Ortelli Soheil Ayari | Robert Bell Warren Hughes | Results |
Teams Championships
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Teams with multiple entries do not have their cars combined, each entry number is scored separately in the championship. Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points.The top 2 finishers in each teams championship earn automatic entry to the following year's 24 Hours of Le Mans
LMP1 Standings
† - #9 Creation Autosportif broke the tie by having a best finish of 2nd compared to Chamberlain-Synergy's best of 3rd.LMP2 Standings
† - ASM Team ended their involvement with Chamberlain-Synergy after round 2. ASM Team's entry is considered new and thus the two team scores are not combined.GT1 Standings
† - Team Modena ended their involvement with Cirtek after round 2. Team Modena's entry is considered new and thus the two team scores are not combined.GT2 Standings
Drivers Championships
Points are awarded to the top 8 finishers in the order of 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Drivers who do not drive for at least one hour do not receive points.Points are awarded to a single driver and car combination. If a driver wins points driving a different car in a different event, those points are listed separately. Drivers listed multiple times in the points standings are marked with an asterisk.