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 Round Circuit Date GT2 Winners GT3 Winners GTC Winners 1 Oulton Park 16 April Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos none Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore 2 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Drivers' Championships
GT2 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
Half points awarded where less than 6 cars start (Rounds 1, 6-13, 15, 16)
GT2 Teams Standings
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 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 † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
GT3
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 Masarati 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
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
External links British GT website