2006 Spa 24 Hours

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 7 km 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 Radiguès 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	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 – 4104.152 km
• Average Speed – 171.00 km/h

External links

• Official Results

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