2006 V8 Supercar season


The 2006 V8 Supercar season was the 47th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
There were 21 V8 Supercar meetings held during 2006; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series, two of them endurance races; a seven-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series and a V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix.
This was the last season of V8 Supercars broadcast by Network Ten and Fox Sports; at the conclusion of 2006 the broadcasting rights were handed over to the Seven Network from 2007 to 2014. However, since 2015 Network Ten and Fox Sports are still permitted to revive their V8 Supercars rights with Ten shows seven events live plus highlights and Fox Sports shows every practice, qualifying and race live.

Season review

Rick Kelly won the championship. It came down to the last race, where Rick Kelly narrowly beat Craig Lowndes for the championship.

Results and standings

Race calendar

The 2006 V8 Supercar season consisted of 21 events.
DateSeriesCircuitCity / stateWinnerTeamCarReport
24–26 MarFVS Round 1Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaAdam MacrowHoward RacingFord BA Falcon
24–26 MarClipsal 500 VCS Round 1Adelaide Street CircuitAdelaide, South AustraliaJamie WhincupTeam Betta ElectricalFord BA Falconreport
31 Mar - 2 AprPanasonic V8 Supercars GP 100Albert Park street circuitMelbourne, VictoriaSteven RichardsPerkins EngineeringHolden VZ Commodorereport
22–23 AprPlaceMakers V8 International VCS Round 2Pukekohe Park RacewayPukekohe, New ZealandMark SkaifeHolden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore
12–14 MayThe Perth V8 400 VCS Round 3Barbagallo RacewayPerth, Western AustraliaSteven RichardsPerkins EngineeringHolden VZ Commodore
28 MayFVS Round 2Wakefield ParkGoulburn, New South WalesAdam MacrowHoward RacingFord BA Falcon
2–4 JunVCS Round 4Winton Motor RacewayBenalla, VictoriaCraig LowndesTeam Betta ElectricalFord BA Falcon
1–2 JulSkycity Triple Crown VCS Round 5Hidden Valley RacewayDarwin, Northern TerritoryCraig LowndesTeam Betta ElectricalFord BA Falcon
21–23 JulFVS Round 3Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandAdam MacrowHoward RacingFord BA Falcon
21–23 JulBigPond 400 VCS Round 6Queensland RacewayIpswich, QueenslandGarth TanderHSV Dealer TeamHolden VZ Commodore
11–13 AugFVS Round 4Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesAdam MacrowHoward RacingFord BA Falcon
11–13 AugVCS Round 7Oran Park RacewaySydney, New South WalesCraig LowndesTeam Betta ElectricalFord BA Falcon
1–2 SepBetta Electrical 500 VCS Round 8Sandown RacewayMelbourne, VictoriaJason Bright
Mark Winterbottom		Ford Performance RacingFord BA Falconreport
17 SepFVS Round 5Mallala Motor Sport ParkMallala, South AustraliaAdam MacrowHoward RacingFord BA Falcon
5–8 OctFVS Round 6Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesAndrew ThompsonDick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon
5–8 OctSupercheap Auto 1000 VCS Round 9Mount Panorama CircuitBathurst, New South WalesCraig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup		Team Betta ElectricalFord BA Falconreport
20–22 OctGillette V8 Supercar Challenge VCS Round 10Surfers Paradise Street CircuitSurfers Paradise, QueenslandTodd KellyHolden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore
10–12 NovFerodo Triple Challenge VCS Round 11Symmons Plains RacewayLaunceston, TasmaniaGarth TanderHSV Dealer TeamHolden VZ Commodore
23–25 NovDesert 400 VCS Round 12Bahrain International CircuitManama, BahrainJason BrightFord Performance RacingFord BA Falcon
8–10 DecFVS Round 7Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaAndrew ThompsonDick Johnson RacingFord BA Falcon
8–10 DecCaterpillar Grand Finale VCS Round 13Phillip Island Grand Prix CircuitPhillip Island, VictoriaTodd KellyHolden Racing TeamHolden VZ Commodore

Panasonic V8 Supercars GP 100

This meeting was a support event of the 2006 Australian Grand Prix.
DriverNo.TeamCarRace 1GP 100Race 3