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The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series was an Australian based motor racing competition for

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. It began on 25 March 2006 in

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and ended on 10 December 2006 at

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after 13 rounds. The 2006 Championship was the eighth V8 Supercar Championship Series. The Drivers Championship was won by

Rick Kelly Rick Kelly (born 17 January 1983) is an Australian professional racing driver who previously competed in the Supercars Championship. He last drove the No. 15 Ford Mustang GT for Kelly Racing. Previously, he drove for the HSV Dealer Team with w ...

, the Teams Championship by the

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and the Manufacturers Championship by

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.Craig Lowndes caps magnificent season with second major V8 Supercar Championship Series award (2006)
Retrieved from www.v8supercars.com.au on 22 April 2012 As the winner of the Drivers Championship, Kelly was also awarded the 47th

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title by the

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Race calendar

The 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series was contested over 13 rounds. The Betta Electrical 500 and the Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 were endurance events which were contested over a single race with two drivers per car. The round at

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was organised as a late replacement for the cancelled

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Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series. * = Drove in

Sandown 500 The Sandown 500 (formally known as the Penrite Oil Sandown 500) is an annual endurance motor race which is staged at the Sandown Raceway, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from 1964. The event's name, distance – and the category of cars co ...

only ** = Drove in

Bathurst 1000 The Bathurst 1000 (formally known as the Repco Bathurst 1000) is a touring car race held annually on the Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is currently run as part of the Supercars Championship, the most rece ...

only * – Leased Team Kiwi entry at final round after Team Kiwi's only Commodore was destroyed at Bathurst. * – Leased Britek entry at Pukekohe round.

Points system

Championship points were awarded on the following basis:V8 Supercar Championship Series Pointscore System (2006) from www.v8supercar.com.au
Retrieved from web.archive.org on 22 April 2012 *First 3-race format, normal race: Used for races 1 and 3 for Pukekohe through Oran Park. *First 3-race format, reverse grid: Used for race 2 for Pukekohe through Oran Park. *Second 3-race format: Used for all races from the Surfers Paradise round onward. *2-race format: Used for the Clipsal 500 Adelaide. *Endurance format: Used for the Sandown 500 and Bathurst 1000. Drivers were required to drop the points from their worst round up to and including Bathurst.

Results and standings

Drivers Championship

Team Championship

(S) denotes a single car team.

Manufacturers Championship

won the Manufacturers Championship, having gained the most round victories over the course of the championship.V8 Supercar Championship and Dunlop Series Media Guide 2012, page 174 Ford Falcon BA of Craig Lowndes & Jamie Whincup

Ford Falcon BA of Craig Lowndes & Jamie Whincup

References

External links

Official V8 Supercar site

2006 Racing Results Archive

Drivers Championship points table

Teams Championship points table
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