The 2006 V8 Supercars Winton round was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 2–4 June 2006. The event was held at the Winton Motor Raceway in Benalla, Victoria, and consisted of three races culminating in 378 kilometres. It was the fourth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

The event was notable for Jason Richards' only race win, coming in the reverse-grid heat.

Background José Fernández and Fabian Coulthard replaced Tony Ricciardello and Alan Gurr at Britek Motorsport and Paul Morris Motorsport respectively.

Results Qualifying Driver Team Car Time 1 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 1:23.3089 2 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.0617 3 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.1806 4 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.2434 5 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.2800 6 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.3290 7 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.3387 8 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.3472 9 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.4301 10 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.5206 11 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.5535 12 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.6446 13 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.6847 14 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.7948 15 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.7978 16 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.8373 17 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.9033 18 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.9524 19 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.9686 20 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.0078 21 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ +1.0187 22 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.0309 23 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.0541 24 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.1892 25 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.2521 26 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.3031 27 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.6138 28 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +1.7997 29 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.9249 30 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +2.4750 NC 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ No time Source:

Top Ten Shootout Driver Team Car Time 1 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 1:23.6101 2 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.0114 3 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.0186 4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.0530 5 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.3965 6 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.5246 7 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.7626 8 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +1.1552 9 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +3.6123 10 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +3.6580 Source:

Race 1 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 48:58.1947 1 128 2 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 34 +6.1742 4 124 3 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 34 +9.2899 2 120 4 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +14.9440 6 116 5 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +18.0254 7 112 6 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +18.7003 11 108 7 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 34 +19.1730 5 104 8 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +23.2212 10 100 9 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +31.0718 13 96 10 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +33.1443 9 92 11 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +33.4830 14 88 12 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +34.5983 15 84 13 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +35.2275 16 80 14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +45.7289 20 76 15 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +47.8174 19 72 16 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +51.7587 23 68 17 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +1:01.6038 18 64 18 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +1:03.3742 26 60 19 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +1:09.6762 31 56 20 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +1:10.8411 21 52 21 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 34 +1:18.2272 28 48 22 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +1:24.1396 12 44 23 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +1:24.5376 27 40 24 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 33 +1 Lap 24 36 25 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 33 +1 Lap 8 32 26 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 33 +1 Lap 30 28 27 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 31 +3 Laps 3 24 28 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 30 +4 Laps 29 20 Ret 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 33 25 Ret 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 24 Misfire 17 Ret 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 13 22 Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:24.2992 Source:

Race 2 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 1:06:28.8562 2 64 2 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 46 +14.2033 4 62 3 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +28.2814 7 60 4 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +32.4549 19 58 5 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +32.8048 17 56 6 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +37.4811 12 54 7 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 46 +37.8314 16 52 8 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 46 +38.7273 27 50 9 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +43.2634 1 48 10 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +46.3694 23 46 11 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +46.7058 30 44 12 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +47.3484 21 42 13 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +48.5654 6 40 14 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 46 +49.0918 26 38 15 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +49.6743 31 36 16 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +50.9731 13 34 17 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +59.3369 24 32 18 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 46 +1:00.9050 8 30 19 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +1:06.4605 11 28 20 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +1:12.6481 28 26 21 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +1:33.9342 29 24 22 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +1 Lap 10 22 23 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 45 +1 Lap 22 20 24 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 45 +1 Lap 3 18 25 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 40 +5 Laps 25 16 Ret 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 41 Crash 5 Ret 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 26 Engine 20 Ret 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 2 Crash 14 Ret 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 2 Crash 18 Ret 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 2 Crash 9 DSQ 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 Excluded 15 Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:24.8965 Source:

Race 3 Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts. 1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 46 1:07:17.6312 1 128 2 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +0.3913 4 124 3 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +19.5767 6 120 4 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +20.1948 5 116 5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +20.5943 3 112 6 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +24.6421 7 108 7 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 46 +28.0733 2 104 8 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +29.0938 17 100 9 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 46 +30.1590 16 96 10 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 46 +32.3637 11 92 11 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 46 +32.9440 9 88 12 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +37.0901 14 84 13 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +43.5006 12 80 14 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +44.5392 19 76 15 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 46 +49.2697 22 72 16 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 46 +49.4568 26 68 17 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +54.5633 30 64 18 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +55.0700 28 60 19 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +1:10.0414 20 56 20 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +1:11.1847 13 52 21 39 Fabian Coulthard Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 46 +1:12.2265 29 48 22 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +1:21.6788 18 44 23 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +1:42.4920 23 40 24 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +1 Lap 10 36 25 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +1 Lap 8 32 26 26 José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 45 +1 Lap 27 28 27 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 38 +7 Laps 24 24 28 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 36 +9 Laps 21 20 Ret 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 9 Mechanical 15 Ret 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 7 Mechanical 31 Ret 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 5 Mechanical 25 Fastest lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:24.1951 Source:

Round standings Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 Total 1 Craig Lowndes 2 8 1 302 2 Jason Bright 1 20 2 278 3 Rick Kelly 10 4 4 266 = Garth Tander 6 10 5 = 5 Mark Skaife 5 17 3 264 6 Paul Dumbrell 3 14 7 262 7 Mark Winterbottom 8 12 6 250 8 Steve Owen 13 7 11 220 9 Steven Richards 7 23 10 216 10 Max Wilson 17 6 13 198 11 Jamie Whincup 25 2 9 190 12 Jason Richards 27 1 8 188 13 Lee Holdsworth 16 16 12 186 14 Russell Ingall 12 5 25 172 15 Todd Kelly 4 25 24 168 16 Steven Johnson 11 Ret 14 164 17 Dean Canto 22 3 20 156 18 Cameron McConville 19 22 15 150 19 John Bowe 23 13 19 136 20 Brad Jones 18 19 22 132 21 Paul Radisich 20 Ret 16 120 22 Will Davison 14 DSQ 23 116 23 Andrew Jones Ret 11 18 104 24 Jason Bargwanna 24 Ret 17 100 25 Warren Luff 21 18 28 98 26 James Courtney 15 Ret 27 96 = Greg Murphy 9 Ret Ret = 28 Fabian Coulthard Ret 15 21 84 29 José Fernández 26 24 26 74 30 Marcus Marshall 28 9 Ret 68 31 Paul Morris Ret 21 Ret 24 Source:

Championship standings Driver Gap 1 Garth Tander 1042 2 Rick Kelly 1019 -23 3 Craig Lowndes 1012 -30 4 Steven Richards 978 -64 5 Russell Ingall 952 -90

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