2006 European GP2 Series round

The 2006 European GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 6 and 7 May 2006 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg as part of the GP2 Series. It was the third round of the 2006 GP2 season.

   2006 European GP2 round

Round details
Round 3 of 11 rounds in the 2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Nürburgring
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.959 km (3.081 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	6 May 2006
Laps	35
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports
Time	1:40.799
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Second	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Third	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:42.782 (on lap 14)
Sprint race
Date	7 May 2006
Laps	24
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Second	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International
Third	José María López	Super Nova Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Alexandre Prémat[a]	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:40.983 (on lap 22)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	1:40.799	1
2	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	1:41.241	2
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	1:41.325	3
4	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	1:41.406	4
5	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	1:41.471	5
6	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:41.478	6
7	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	1:41.576	7
8	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:41.622	8
9	7	E. J. Viso	iSport International	1:41.664	9
10	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	1:41.671	10
11	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	1:41.690	11
12	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	1:41.768	12
13	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	1:41.769	13
14	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	1:41.770	14
15	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	1:41.814	15
16	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	1:41.841	16
17	25	Felix Porteiro	Campos Racing	1:41.913	17
18	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	1:42.029	18
19	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	1:42.096	19
20	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	1:42.162	20
21	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	1:42.192	21
22	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	1:42.513	22
23	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	1:42.654	23
24	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:42.784	24
25	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:43.151	25
26	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	1:43.812	26
Source:[2]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	35	1hr 01min 26.097sec	3	11
2	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	35	+ 19.642 s	6	8
3	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	35	+ 28.756 s	5	6
4	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	35	+ 29.782 s	5	5
5	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	35	+ 30.073 s	8	4
6	7	E. J. Viso	iSport International	35	+ 35.784 s	9	3
7	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	35	+ 36.426 s	18	2
8	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	35	+ 40.197 s	4	1
9	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	35	+ 55.748 s	24
10	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	35	+ 56.638 s	12
11	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	35	+ 57.179 s	13
12	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	35	+ 1:04.519 s	22
13	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	35	+ 1:05.006 s	16
14	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	35	+ 1:16.509 s	15
15	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	35	+ 1:17.218 s	20
16	25	Félix Porteiro	Super Nova Racing	35	+ 1:29.541 s	17
17	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	35	+ 1:38.504 s	17
18	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	34	+ 1 Lap	21
19	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	34	+ 1 Lap	25
Ret	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	30	Puncture	1	2
Ret	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	29	Spin	19
Ret	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	18	Accident	14
Ret	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	18	Accident	11
Ret	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	11	Gearbox	23
Ret	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	0	Engine	2
DSQ	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	35	Disqualified	26
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton (ART Grand Prix) — 1:42.782 (112.040 mph)
Source:[2]

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	24	41min 18.772sec	8	6
2	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	24	+ 1.034 s	4	5
3	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	24	+ 3.021 s	5	4
4	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	24	+ 10.682 s	1	3
5	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	24	+ 11.646 s	6	2
6	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	24	+ 14.193 s	10	1
7	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	24	+ 19.611 s	7
8	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	24	+ 21.478 s	11
9	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	24	+ 37.310 s	19
10	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	24	+ 37.601 s	21
11	7	E. J. Viso	iSport International	24	+ 38.266 s	3
12	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	24	+ 38.899 s	13
13	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	24	+ 42.126 s	18
14	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	24	+ 46.117 s	13
15	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	24	+ 50.908 s	25
16	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	24	+ 1:17.955 s	22	1
17	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	24	+ 1:27.512 s	7
18	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	24	+ 1:35.744 s	26
19	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	23	+ 1 Lap	20
20	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	23	+ 1 Lap	9
Ret	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	13	Electrics	17
Ret	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	11	Gearbox	16
Ret	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	6	Gearbox	24
Ret	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	5	Suspension	15
Ret	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	0	Engine	12
Ret	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	0	Accident	14
Fastest lap: Alexandre Prémat (ART Grand Prix) — 1:40.983 (107.935 mph)
Source:[2]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nelson Piquet Jr. 27 2 Lewis Hamilton 26 3 Nicolas Lapierre 25 4 E. J. Viso 19 5 Gianmaria Bruni 19

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Arden International 42 2 ART Grand Prix 39 3 Piquet Sports 29 4 iSport International 19 5 Trident 19

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

1. Alexandre Prémat set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.^[1]