The 2006 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the second season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault.. The season began at Circuit Zolder on 29 April and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya on 29 October, after seven rounds and fourteen races. Jaap van Lagen won the title, having battled Matthieu Lahaye for the entire campaign.
Teams and drivers TeamDriversClassRounds TDS 2 Ludovic Badey 1–3 21 Mathieu Cheruy 7 41 Franck Mailleux 5 44 Jean-Philippe Madonia 6 46 Christophe Lefranc 6 Racing for Belgium 4 César Campaniço All 10 Miguel Freitas All 15 Wim Coelkelbergs 1, 3 36 Jan Charouz 2 39 Olivier Tielemans 4 42 Ron Marchal 5-7 Team Lompech Sport 5 Frédéric Gabillon 1, 4, 6–7 9 Sébastien Dhouailly 1 33 Jean-Charles Miginiac 2–7 Thierry Boutsen Racing 6 Renaud Kuppens All 9 Sébastien Dhouailly 2–7 34 Kurt Mollekens 1 Iris Racing 7 Pedro Petiz All Equipe Verschuur 8 Jeroen Reintjens 1–4 14 Jaap van Lagen All 26 Bernhard ten Brinke 1–6 Sesterheim Racing 11 Andreas Mayerl All Hirschi Racing Team 12 Pierre Hirschi 1–4 40 Jonathan Hirschi 5, 7 TP Compétition / Moteur Huger 17 Justin Keen 1 37 Luca Filippi 2 38 Mert Tahinci 2 Charles Hall 5 39 Luca di Cienzo 3, 5 71 Jean-Yves Mallat 6 72 Giuseppe Chiminelli 1 Renaud Derlot 6 Blue Jumeirah Team 18 Rafael Unzurrunzaga 1–2, 4–7 Oregon Team 19 Luigi Ferrara All 20 Massimiliano Fantini 1–6 Alessandro Balzan 7 Energy Racing 21 Mathieu Cheruy 1–6 22 Pascal Ballay All Epsilon Euskadi 23 James Kirkpatrick All 24 Jean-Philippe Dayraut All Saturn Motorsport 25 Victor Fernandez 1–4, 7 27 Lluis Llobet 1–4, 7 Race Performance 28 Ralph Meichtry All Roma Team Baumgärtner 29 Steve Abold 1–6 Tech 1 Racing 31 Bernard Delhez 1, 3 32 Matthieu Lahaye All 35 Bruce Lorgeré-Roux 2, 4-7 Delahaye 99 Anthony Beltoise 6 Icon Class Junior Class
Race calendar and results Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Circuit Zolder 29 April Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Equipe Verschuur R2 30 April Jaap van Lagen Luigi Ferrara Jean-Philippe Dayraut Epsilon Euskadi 2 R1 Istanbul Park 17 June Ludovic Badey Jaap van Lagen Ludovic Badey TDS R2 18 June César Campaniço César Campaniço César Campaniço Racing for Belgium 3 R1 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli 15 July Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Jean-Philippe Dayraut Epsilon Euskadi R2 16 July Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Equipe Verschuur 4 R1 Nürburgring 5 August Matthieu Lahaye Jaap van Lagen Matthieu Lahaye Tech 1 Racing R2 6 August Matthieu Lahaye Jaap van Lagen César Campaniço Racing for Belgium 5 R1 Donington Park 9 September Matthieu Lahaye Jaap van Lagen Matthieu Lahaye Tech 1 Racing R2 10 September Matthieu Lahaye Jean-Philippe Dayraut Matthieu Lahaye Tech 1 Racing 6 R1 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans 30 September Jean-Philippe Dayraut Matthieu Lahaye Pedro Petiz Iris Racing R2 1 October Bruce Lorgeré-Roux Jean-Philippe Dayraut Jean-Philippe Dayraut Epsilon Euskadi 7 R1 Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló 24 October Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Jaap van Lagen Equipe Verschuur R2 25 October Jaap van Lagen Matthieu Lahaye Jaap van Lagen Equipe Verschuur
Standings Drivers' Championship Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th FL Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 Pos Driver ZOL IST MIS NÜR DON BUG CAT Points1 Jaap van Lagen185841243244111492 Matthieu Lahaye4217Ret861311202221233 César CampaniçoRet521Ret2416995331074 Jean-Philippe Dayraut21Ret211461241121Ret8985 Bruce Lorgeré-Roux37322Ret735Ret686 Ludovic Badey33122Ret607 Ralph MeichtryRet15651331561243986568 Pedro PetizRetRet4 DSQ EX1055651Ret145539 Renaud Kuppens6Ret8461114715718710Ret3710 Luigi Ferrara51211Ret3 DSQEXRet10176119103011 Bernhard ten BrinkeRet6141217512911311102712 James KirkpatrickRet4RetRet517Ret819Ret19Ret7192213 Frédéric Gabillon11Ret DSQ15128442014 Jeroen ReintjensRetRet76RetRet7101415 Miguel Freitas7Ret9RetRet9913138RetRet13Ret1416 Sébastien Dhouailly8Ret181018Ret13149Ret10RetRet91217 Andreas Mayerl14Ret13119141118141051312131118 Luca Filippi1531019 Steve Abold10111614RetRet1016812RetRet620 Luca di Cienzo107RetDNS521 Mathieu Cheruy12Ret19157Ret1619Ret1416Ret1114522 Massimiliano FantiniRet9DNSRetRet8Ret11Ret13RetDNS523 Justin Keen117424 Olivier Tielemans817325 Jan Charouz109326 Kurt Mollekens9Ret227 Wim Coelkelbergs15101613128 Pierre Hirschi1614121311Ret17Ret029 Bernard DelhezRet131912030 Jean-Charles Miginiac23161215182017Ret17151816031 Pascal Ballay17Ret241715Ret192318Ret21141617032 Lluis LlobetRetRet21181416202117Ret032 Rafael Unzurrunzaga1917DNQDNQ22RetRet1622182120033 Victor Fernandez1816221920Ret21222018034 Mert Tahinci20200 Giuseppe ChiminelliRetRet0 guest drivers ineligible for points Franck Mailleux53 Renaud Derlot136 Jonathan Hirschi DSQEX611 Alessandro Balzan197 Jean-Yves Mallat812 Ron Marchal161514171512 Jean-Philippe Madonia1516Ret15 Charles HallRetRet Christophe LefrancRetDNS Anthony BeltoiseDSQRet Pos Driver ZOL IST MIS NÜR DON BUG CAT PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
References
External links The Eurocup Mégane Trophy website World Series by Renault results