2006 Spa 24 Hours
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The 2006 Proximus Spa 24 Hours was the fourth race for the 2006 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on July 29 and 30, 2006. It set a record for the farthest distance run since the event changed to the shorter 7km track in 1979.

This race saw Porsche debut their new 997-generation GT3-RSR in the hands of Manthey Racing.

Half-point Leaders

In the FIA GT Championship (using the GT1 and GT2 classes), the top 8 teams are awarded half-points for their position both at the six hour mark and at the midway point of the race.

6 Hour Leaders in GT1

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	5	Phoenix Racing	148
2	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	148
3	4	GLPK-Carsport	148
4	9	Zakspeed Racing	146
5	33	Race Alliance	144
6	24	Aston Martin Racing BMS	144
7	23	Aston Martin Racing BMS	144
8	36	PSI Experience	141

6 Hour Leaders in GT2

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	59	AF Corse	143
2	58	AF Corse	143
3	70	GPC Sport	140
4	80	Spyker Squadron	139
5	62	Scuderia Ecosse	136
6	52	Renauer Motorsport Team	136
7	78	Ice Pol Racing Team	134
8	63	Scuderia Ecosse	134

12 Hour Leaders in GT1

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	5	Phoenix Racing	293
2	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	292
3	4	GLPK-Carsport	292
4	9	Zakspeed Racing	290
5	23	Aston Martin Racing BMS	286
6	34	PSI Experience	281
7	36	PSI Experience	278
8	33	Race Alliance	257

12 Hour Leaders in GT2

Pos	No	Team	Laps
1	58	AF Corse	280
2	59	AF Corse	280
3	70	GPC Sport	275
4	80	Spyker Squadron	275
5	62	Scuderia Ecosse	271
6	52	Renauer Motorsport Team	263
7	74	Ebimotors	262
8	66	Team Felbermayr-Proton	262

Official Results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	GT1	1	Vitaphone Racing Team	Andrea Bertolini Michael Bartels Eric van de Poele	Maserati MC12 GT1	P	589
					Maserati 6.0L V12
2	GT1	5	Phoenix Racing	Andrea Piccini Jean-Denis Délétraz Marcel Fässler Stéphane Lemeret	Aston Martin DBR9	M	589
					Aston Martin 6.0L V12
3	GT1	4	GLPK-Carsport	Mike Hezemans Bert Longin Anthony Kumpen Kurt Mollekens	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	M	580
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
4	GT1	23	Aston Martin Racing BMS	Christian Pescatori Fabio Babini Peter Kox Tomáš Enge	Aston Martin DBR9	P	578
					Aston Martin 6.0L V12
5	GT1	34	PSI Experience	Jos Menten Jean-Philippe Belloc Patrick Bornhauser Fréderic Bouvy	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	D	565
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6	GT2	59	AF Corse	Mika Salo Rui Águas Timo Scheider	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	560
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
7	GT2	58	AF Corse	Jaime Melo Matteo Bobbi Stéphane Ortelli	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	557
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
8	GT1	9	Zakspeed Racing	Jaroslav Janiš Sascha Bert Andrea Montermini Jan Charouz	Saleen S7-R	M	554
					Ford 7.0L V8
9	GT2	62	Scuderia Ecosse	Nathan Kinch Andrew Kirkaldy Marino Franchitti	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	548
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
10	GT2	80	Spyker Squadron	Jeroen Bleekemolen Jonny Kane Donny Crevels	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	D	541
					Audi 3.8L V8
11	GT1	36	PSI Experience	Pertti Kuismanen Markus Palttala Bernard Dehez Vincent Radermecker	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	D	530
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
12	GT2	66	Team Felbermayr-Proton	Christian Reid Gerold Reid Horst Felbermayr Sr. Horst Felbermayr Jr.	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	M	530
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13	GT2	63	Scuderia Ecosse	Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos Allan Simonsen	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	524
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
14	G2	197	Manthey Racing Porsche AG	Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Marcel Tiemann	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	518
					Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
15	G2	111	Manthey Racing Porsche AG	Timo Bernhard Marc Lieb Pedro Lamy	Porsche 997 GT3-RSR	M	512
					Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
16	GT2	78	Ice Pol Racing Team	Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Marc Goossens Marc Duez	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	512
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17	G3	116	Signa Racing	Patrick Chaillet Laurent Nef Loïc Deman Christophe Geoffroy	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	P	511
					Dodge 8.3L V10
18	GT2	71	RSV Motorsport	Ronald Severin Domingo Romero Michel Ligonnet Peter Sundberg	Ferrari F430 GT2	M	510
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
19	GT2	72	AB Motorsport	Antonio De Castro Bruno Barbaro Renato Premoli	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	507
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20	G3	195	Prospeed Competition	François Duval Christophe Kerkhove Christian Kelders Pascal Nelissen-Grade	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	M	504
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21	G2	179	JMB Racing	Didier de Radigues Charles de Pauw Alain van den Hove Paul Belmondo	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	P	498
					Ferrari 3.6L V8
22	G2	199	Race Alliance	Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer Thomas Gruber Klaus Engelhorn Armand Fumal	BMW M3 GTR	P	492
					BMW 3.2L I6
23	G3	113	Pouchelon Racing	Gilles Duqueine Gaël Lesoudier Benoit Rousselot Stéphane Lacroix-Wasover	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	M	484
					Dodge 8.3L V10
24	G3	117	Jean Charles Levy	Philippe Levy Jean Charles Levy Michel Mitieus Gérard Tremblay	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	D	481
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25	GT2	74	Ebimotors	Luigi Moccia Emanuele Busnelli Johnny Mowlem	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	468
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
26	G2	194	Prospeed Competition	Rudi Penders Franz Lamot Jean-François Hemroulle	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	M	464
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27	G2	107	Red Racing	Romain Yvon Thierry Stépec Hervé Knapick Olivier Muytjens	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	P	441
					Chrysler 8.0L V10
28	G3	121	Speedlover	Julien Schell Jürgen van Hover Roger Grouwels	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	?	437
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29	GT1	33	Race Alliance	Karl Wendlinger Philipp Peter Christophe Bouchut Robert Lechner	Aston Martin DBR9	D	413
					Aston Martin 6.0L V12
30 DNF	GT2	70	GPC Sport	Gabriele Gardel Fabrizio De Simone Luca Drudi Marco Cioci	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	390
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
31 DNF	G3	110	GPR Racing	Nicolas de Gastines Philippe Haezebrouck Tom Cloet	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (997)	?	388
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
32 DNF	GT2	52	Renauer Motorsport Team	Wolfgang Kaufmann Luca Moro Manfred Jurasz Darryl O'Young	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	307
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
33 DNF	G3	115	BMS Scuderia Italia	Franco Groppi Toni Seiler Davide Stancheris Diego Alessi	Aston Martin DBRS9	P	264
					Aston Martin 6.0L V12
34 DNF	G3	105	First Motorsport	Jean-Claude Meert Peter Van Delm Maxime Martin Dries Heyman	Porsche 911 GT3 Cup	P	232
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
35 DNF	GT1	24	Aston Martin Racing BMS	Fabrizio Gollin Miguel Ramos Gabriele Lancieri Matteo Malucelli	Aston Martin DBR9	P	179
					Aston Martin 6.0L V12
36 DNF	GT2	56	JMB Racing	Antoine Gosse Peter Kutemann Jean-Pierre Malcher	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	144
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
37 DNF	GT2	75	Ebimotors	Emmanuel Collard Luca Riccitelli Romain Dumas	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	141
					Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
38 DNF	GT2	55	JMB Racing	Tim Sugden Iradj Alexander Jean-Michel Martin Stéphane Daoudi	Ferrari F430 GT2	P	133
					Ferrari 4.0L V8
39 DNF	G3	114	Pouchelon Racing	Anthony Reid Ian Khan Paul van Splunteren Maxime Dumarey	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	M	125
					Dodge 8.3L V10
40 DNF	G3	118	Pilotage Passion	Christian Beau Philippe Nozière Rémy Brouard Olivier Baron	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	P	55
					Dodge 8.3L V10
41 DNF	GT1	35	Renstal Excelsior Selleslagh Racing Team	Geoffroy Horion Maxime Soulet David Hart Chris Buncombe	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	M	52
					Chevrolet 7.0L V8
42 DNF	GT1	2	Vitaphone Racing Team	Thomas Biagi Jamie Davies Vincent Vosse	Maserati MC12 GT1	P	44
					Maserati 6.0L V12
43 DNF	G2	101	Belgian Racing	Bas Leinders Renaud Kuppens Jérôme d'Ambrosio	Gillet Vertigo Streiff	D	43
					Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6

Statistics

• Pole Position - #5 Phoenix Racing - 2:14.9
• Distance - 4104.152km
• Average Speed - 171.00km/h

External links

• Official Results