FIA GT Championship Paul Ricard 2006

Event:		Date: 20.8.2006
Track: Paul Ricard Hight Tech Test Track, Le Castellet (France), 5.791 kms	Organiser: unknown
FIA GT Championship Paul Ricard
FIA GT Championship (round 5)

Weather:	sunny, dry, warm
Start time:	13:28
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	3 hours
Attendance:	unknown

Entered:	30
Practiced:	30
Qualified:	30
Started:	30
Finished:	23
Classified:	22

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
FIA GT1	11	11	9
FIA GT2	14	14	11
FIA Group 2	1	1	0
FIA Group 3	4	4	2

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 19/8
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 19/8
15 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	4	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Longin / Kumpen / Hezemans
FIA GT2:	62	Ferrari F430 GTC	Kinch / Kirkaldy
FIA Group 3:	124	Chevrolet Corvette Z06R GT3	Dessange / Demigneux / Campbell
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	34	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Menten / Belloc	1:53.343	183.930 km/h	lap 63
FIA GT2:	63	Ferrari F430 GTC	Franchitti / Mullen	2:00.943	172.370 km/h	lap 76
FIA Group 2:	101	Gillet Vertigo	Leinders / Kuppens	2:07.456	163.560 km/h	lap 10
FIA Group 3:	124	Chevrolet Corvette Z06R GT3	Dessange / Demigneux / Campbell	2:08.902	161.730 km/h	lap 54
Pole Positions:
Overall:	34	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	Menten / Belloc	1:52.841	186.370 km/h
FIA GT2:	62	Ferrari F430 GTC	Kinch / Kirkaldy	1:59.604	175.840 km/h
FIA Group 2:	101	Gillet Vertigo	Leinders / Kuppens	no time
FIA Group 3:	124	Chevrolet Corvette Z06R GT3	Dessange / Demigneux / Campbell	2:04.088	169.480 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (10), Porsche (6), Chevrolet (4), Aston Martin (4), Maserati (2), Saleen (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (10), Porsche (6), Chevrolet (4), Aston Martin (4), Maserati (2), Ford (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari F430 (10), Aston Martin DBR9 (4), Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (15), I (14), GB (8), D (7), A (4), B (4), NL (3), P (2), SK (2), CH (2)
Team nationalities:	D (6), I (6), MC (4), F (3), GB (3), B (3), A (2), E (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (48%), front-engined (31%), rear-engined (21%)
Average engine size:	5309 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Horst Felbermayr (61), Peter Kutemann (59), Antoine Gosse (49)
Youngest known drivers:	Nathan Kinch (24), Domingo Romero (24), Jaime Melo (26)

Official Race Programme:

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