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Flag of Europe 2006 Nürburgring Race 2
Nurburgring 2003
The Nürburgring hosted its second GP2 Series meeting in 2006.
Race Information
Date 7 May 2006
No. 29
Event Flag of Europe L Allianz Grand Prix of Europe
Location Flag of Germany Nürburgring
Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Format 120 km / 45 min (Sprint Race)
Lap length 5.148 km (3.199 mi)
Distance 24 laps / 123.552 km (76.772 mi)
Pole position
Pole Sitter {{{{{natp}}}}} Unknown
Team {{{{{natpt}}}}} Unknown
Time Unknown
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Team Flag of Italy Trident Racing
Time 1:41.921 on lap 21
Podium
First Second Third
Flag of the United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Flag of France Nicolas Lapierre Flag of Argentina José María López
Winner Team Flag of France ART Grand Prix
Time 41:18.772
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The 2006 Nürburgring Sprint Race, formally known as the 2006 Nürburgring GP2 Series Race 2, was the sixth race of the 2006 FIA GP2 Series, staged at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on 7 May 2006.[1] The race would see Lewis Hamilton claim his second victory, becoming only the second driver to win both races at a GP2 Series race meeting.[2]

Hiroki Yoshimoto would start the race from pole, sharing the front row with Alexandre Negrão after they finished eighth and seventh respectively in the Feature Race.[3] However, there would be a rather serious thinning of the herd before the race, as six drivers including Ernesto Viso and Alexandre Prémat, stalled on the formation lap and had to start from the pitlane.[2]

Their absence was to the benefit of Hamilton, for he instantly gained two spots at the start, before latching onto the tail of José María López.[2] Out front, meanwhile, Yoshimoto would leap into the lead unopposed, with Negrão instead falling into the swarm as a fast starting Nicolas Lapierre shot into second.[2]

The early laps saw Yoshimoto establish a small lead over Lapierre, while Adam Carroll held third ahead of López and Hamilton.[2] Indeed, López was having to put up a terrific rear-guard action to keep Hamilton behind, although the Brit would break the Argentine's resistance on lap five to seize fifth.[2]

Carroll fell to Hamilton a few laps later, with Lapierre likewise managing to keep the #2 ART at bay for five laps before he too relented.[2] With that Hamilton was off to attack Yoshimoto for the lead, and with seven laps to go the Japanese racer saw the Brit scythe his #2 ART down the inside of turn one to secure the lead, before sweeping away in the lead.[2]

The race for victory was over in that moment, for Hamilton simply pulled clear of Yoshimoto, before the Japanese racer hit the kerb at the final corner and allowed Lapierre and López through.[2] Carroll, meanwhile, would fall just shy of overtaking the #18 BCN Competición in the same moment, while Michael Ammermüller had moved into sixth albeit with a feisty Nelson Piquet Jr. on his tail.[2]

Ultimately, however, there would be no late changes to the order once Piquet hit mechanical strife and dropped out, with Hamilton sweeping across the line to become the second driver after karting teammate Nico Rosberg to claim two victories in a race meeting.[2] Lapierre and López then completed the podium ahead of Yoshimoto and Carroll, Ammermüller rounded out the scorers in sixth, while Gianmaria Bruni claimed the bonus point for fastest lap in sixteenth.[2]

Background[]

No changes were required to the GP-Strecke of the Nürburgring ahead of the Sprint Race, with similar stability in both the weather and entry list as well.[1] That meant that Hiroki Yoshimoto would start the race from pole position as expected, with Feature Race winner Lewis Hamilton starting from eighth.[3]

Strecke Saturday[]

Nelson Piquet Jr. had retained his lead in the Championship after the Nürburgring Feature Race, with 27 points keeping him seven clear at the head of the pack. His closest challenger was now pre-season favourite Lewis Hamilton after the Brit's maiden victory left him seven behind the Brazilian, level on points with Nicolas Lapierre. Ernesto Viso and Gianmaria Bruni then completed the top five, while Adam Carroll and Alexandre Negrão were the latest drivers to add their name to the scoresheet.

In the Teams' Championship it was still Arden International who led the charge after the fifth race of the campaign, although their advantage had been cut back. This time it was ART Grand Prix who had done the damage, moving to within three of the Anglo squad, having started the afternoon in fifth. Their ascent carried them past Piquet Sports, iSport International and Trident Racing, while Racing Engineering were on the board in ninth.

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2006 Nürburgring Sprint Race is displayed below:

2006 Nürburgring Sprint Race Entry List
No. Name Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine
1 Flag of France Alexandre Prémat Flag of France ART Grand Prix Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
2 Flag of the United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Flag of France ART Grand Prix Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
3 Flag of Germany Michael Ammermüller Flag of the United Kingdom Arden International Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
4 Flag of France Nicolas Lapierre Flag of the United Kingdom Arden International Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
5 Flag of Argentina José María López Flag of the United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
6 Flag of Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Flag of the United Kingdom Super Nova Racing Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
7 Flag of Venezuela Ernesto Viso Flag of the United Kingdom iSport International Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
8 Flag of France Tristan Gommendy Flag of the United Kingdom iSport International Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
9 Flag of the United Kingdom Adam Carroll Flag of Spain Racing Engineering Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
10 Flag of Spain Javier Villa Flag of Spain Racing Engineering Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
11 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of Brazil Piquet Sports Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
12 Flag of Brazil Alexandre Negrão Flag of Brazil Piquet Sports Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
14 Flag of Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Flag of France DAMS Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
15 Flag of France Franck Perera Flag of France DAMS Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
16 Flag of Italy Luca Filippi Flag of Italy Petrol Ofisi FMS International Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
17 Flag of Turkey Jason Tahincioglu Flag of Italy Petrol Ofisi FMS International Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
18 Flag of Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Flag of Spain BCN Competición Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
19 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Spain BCN Competición Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
20 Flag of France Olivier Pla Flag of the United Kingdom DPR Direxiv Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
21 Flag of Monaco Clivio Piccione Flag of the United Kingdom DPR Direxiv Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
22 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of Italy Durango Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
23 Flag of Spain Sergio Hernández Flag of Italy Durango Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
24 Flag of Spain Adrián Vallés Flag of Spain Campos Racing Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
25 Flag of Spain Félix Porteiro Flag of Spain Campos Racing Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
26 Flag of Italy Gianmaria Bruni Flag of Italy Trident Racing Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
27 Flag of the United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Flag of Italy Trident Racing Dallara GP2/05 Renault V8108 4.0 V8
Source:[4]

Grid[]

The grid for the Sprint Race was formed from the finishing positions from the Feature Race, with the top eight reversed as per-FIA GP2 Series rules:[3]

Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Hiroki Yoshimoto 2
______________ Alexandre Negrão
Row 2 3 ______________
Ernesto Viso* 4
______________ Nicolas Lapierre
Row 3 5 ______________
José María López 6
______________ Adam Carroll
Row 4 7 ______________
Alexandre Prémat* 8
______________ Lewis Hamilton
Row 5 9 ______________
Javier Villa 10
______________ Michael Ammermüller
Row 6 11 ______________
Clivio Piccione 12
______________ Sergio Hernández
Row 7 13 ______________
Tristan Gommendy* 14
______________ Andreas Zuber
Row 8 15 ______________
Olivier Pla 16
______________ Félix Porteiro
Row 9 17 ______________
Timo Glock* 18
______________ Lucas di Grassi*
Row 10 19 ______________
Fairuz Fauzy 20
______________ Nelson Piquet Jr.
Row 11 21 ______________
Ferdinando Monfardini* 22
______________ Gianmaria Bruni
Row 12 23 ______________
Adrián Vallés 24
______________ Luca Filippi
Row 13 25 ______________
Franck Perera 26
______________ Jason Tahincioglu
  • * Viso, Prémat, Gommendy, Glock, di Grassi and Monfardini all started the race from the pitlane after stalling on the formation lap.[2]

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The final classification of the 2006 Nürburgring Sprint Race is displayed below:

2006 Nürburgring Sprint Race Race Result
Pos. No. Name Team Laps Race Time Strat. Fastest lap Pts.
1st 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Flag of France ART Grand Prix 24 41:18.772 Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.351 6
2nd 4 Flag of France Nicolas Lapierre Flag of the United Kingdom Arden International 24 +1.034s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.622 5
3rd 5 Flag of Argentina José María López Flag of the United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 24 +3.821s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.644 4
4th 18 Flag of Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto Flag of Spain BCN Competición 24 +10.682s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.537 3
5th 9 Flag of the United Kingdom Adam Carroll Flag of Spain Racing Engineering 24 +11.646s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.730 2
6th 3 Flag of Germany Michael Ammermüller Flag of the United Kingdom Arden International 24 +14.193s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.019 1
7th 12 Flag of Brazil Alexandre Negrão Flag of Brazil Piquet Sports 24 +19.611s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.114
8th 21 Flag of Monaco Clivio Piccione Flag of the United Kingdom DPR Direxiv 24 +21.478s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.816
9th 6 Flag of Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Flag of the United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 24 +37.310s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.654
10th 14 Flag of Italy Ferdinando Monfardini Flag of France DAMS 24 +37.601s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.092
11th 7 Flag of Venezuela Ernesto Viso Flag of the United Kingdom iSport International 24 +38.266s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.702
12th 8 Flag of France Tristan Gommendy Flag of the United Kingdom iSport International 24 +38.899s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.130
13th 22 Flag of Brazil Lucas di Grassi Flag of Italy Durango 24 +42.126s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.633
14th 24 Flag of Spain Adrián Vallés Flag of Spain Campos Racing 24 +46.117s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.747
15th 15 Flag of France Franck Perera Flag of France DAMS 24 +50.908s Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.272
16th 26 Flag of Italy Gianmaria Bruni Flag of Italy Trident Racing 24 +1:17.955 Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:41.921 1
17th* 1 Flag of France Alexandre Prémat Flag of France ART Grand Prix 24 +1:27.512 Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:40.983
18th 17 Flag of Turkey Jason Tahincioglu Flag of Italy FMS International 24 +1:35.744 Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.916
19th 11 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. Flag of Brazil Piquet Sports 23 +1 Lap Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.066
20th 10 Flag of Spain Javier Villa Flag of Spain Racing Engineering 23 +1 Lap Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:42.979
Ret 19 Flag of Germany Timo Glock Flag of Spain BCN Competición 13 Electrics Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.565
Ret 25 Flag of Spain Félix Porteiro Flag of Spain Campos Racing 11 Gearbox Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.457
Ret 16 Flag of Italy Luca Filippi Flag of Italy FMS International 6 Gearbox Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.995
Ret 20 Flag of France Olivier Pla Flag of the United Kingdom DPR Direxiv 5 Suspension Bridgestone Tyre 2005 1:43.685
Ret 23 Flag of Spain Sergio Hernández Flag of Italy Durango 0 Engine Bridgestone Tyre 2005
Ret 27 Flag of the United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber Flag of Italy Trident Racing 0 Collision Bridgestone Tyre 2005
Source:[4]
  • Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
  • * Prémat set the fastest lap of the race (1:40.983) but was ineligible to score the bonus point as he started from the pitlane.[2]

Milestones[]

  • Second career victory for Lewis Hamilton.
    • Hamilton became the second driver to claim two victories at a GP2 Series race meeting.
  • ART Grand Prix claimed their ninth win as an entrant.

Standings[]

Nelson Piquet Jr. had again retained the Championship lead leaving the third race weekend of the season, although his advantage had almost been entirely wiped out as he failed to score. Indeed, double winner Lewis Hamilton had closed the gap to just a single point after his strongest GP2 Series weekend to date, with Nicolas Lapierre only a point further back in third. Ernesto Viso and Gianmaria Bruni then completed the top five, with fifteen drivers on the board after six races.

In the Teams' Championship there had been little change, although Arden International had seen their lead cut to just three points as the third race weekend came to a conclusion. Indeed, just three points separated them from second placed ART Grand Prix, while Piquet Sports had slipped thirteen off the lead in third. Behind, iSport International and Trident Racing completed the top five, level on nineteen points, while DPR Direxiv, DAMS and Durango were the only non-scorers.

2006 Drivers' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 27 ◄0
2nd Flag of the United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 26 ◄0
3rd Flag of France Nicolas Lapierre 25 ◄0
4th Flag of Venezuela Ernesto Viso 19 ◄0
5th Flag of Italy Gianmaria Bruni 19 ◄0
6th Flag of Germany Michael Ammermüller 17 ◄0
7th Flag of France Alexandre Prémat 13 ◄0
8th Flag of Argentina José María López 13 ◄0
9th Flag of Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto 9 ◄0
10th Flag of the United Kingdom Adam Carroll 8 ▲1
11th Flag of Spain Adrián Vallés 6 ▼1
12th Flag of Germany Timo Glock 5 ◄0
13th Flag of Italy Luca Filippi 2 ◄0
14th Flag of Brazil Alexandre Negrão 2 ◄0
15th Flag of Spain Félix Porteiro 1 ◄0
2006 Teams' Championship
Pos. Name Pts. +/-
1st Flag of the United Kingdom Arden International 42 ◄0
2nd Flag of France ART Grand Prix 39 ◄0
3rd Flag of Brazil Piquet Sports 29 ◄0
4th Flag of the United Kingdom iSport International 19 ◄0
5th Flag of Italy Trident Racing 19 ◄0
6th Flag of Spain BCN Competición 14 ◄0
7th Flag of the United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 13 ◄0
8th Flag of Spain Racing Engineering 8 ▲1
9th Flag of Spain Campos Racing 7 ▼1
10th Flag of Italy FMS International 2 ◄0

Only point scoring drivers and teams are shown.

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. 1.0 1.1 '2006 GP2 Series calendar', motorsport.com, (Motorsport Network, 12/01/2006), https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/2006-gp2-series-calendar/208019/, (Accessed 01/10/2020)
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 'Hamilton does `Ring double.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 07/05/2006), https://www.crash.net/gp2/news/67155/1/hamilton-does-ring-double, (Accessed 08/10/2020)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 'Hamilton beats penalty to break duck.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 06/05/2006), https://www.crash.net/gp2/news/67142/1/hamilton-beats-penalty-to-break-duck, (Accessed 06/10/2020)
  4. 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Results
2006 FIA GP2 Series
Entrants
Arden InternationalART Grand PrixBCN CompeticiónCampos RacingDAMSDPR DirexivDurangoiSport InternationalPetrol Ofisi FMS InternationalPiquet SportsRacing EngineeringSuper Nova RacingTrident Racing
Manufacturers and Tyres
DallaraRenaultBridgestone
Car/engine
Dallara GP2/05Renault V8108 4.0l V8
Drivers
1 Alexandre Prémat2 Lewis Hamilton3 Michael Ammermüller4 Nicolas Lapierre/Neel Jani5 José María López6 Fairuz Fauzy7 Ernesto Viso8 Tristan Gommendy/Timo Glock9 Adam Carroll10 Javier Villa11 Nelson Piquet Jr.12 Alexandre Negrão14 Ferdinando Monfardini15 Franck Perera16 Luca Filippi/Giorgio Pantano17 Jason Tahincioglu18 Hiroki Yoshimoto19 Timo Glock/Luca Filippi20 Olivier Pla/Mike Conway/Vitaly Petrov21 Clivio Piccione22 Lucas di Grassi23 Sergio Hernández24 Adrián Vallés25 Félix Porteiro26 Gianmaria Bruni27 Andreas Zuber
Races
Valencia FeatureValencia SprintImola FeatureImola SprintNürburgring FeatureNürburgring SprintBarcelona FeatureBarcelona SprintMonaco FeatureSilverstone FeatureSilverstone SprintMagny-Cours FeatureMagny-Cours SprintHockenheimring FeatureHockenheimring SprintHungaroring FeatureHungaroring SprintIstanbul FeatureIstanbul SprintMonza FeatureMonza Sprint
Tests
2006 Pre-Season Test2006 Paul Ricard Test
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