2006 1000 km of Spa

Last updated July 29, 2023

The 2006 1000km of Spa was the second automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring cars of the 2006 Le Mans Series season run by the ACO. It was run on May 14, 2006, at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid	M	134
1	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	134
2	LMP1	5	Swiss Spirit	Harold Primat Marcel Fässler	Courage LC70	M	133
2	LMP1	5	Swiss Spirit	Harold Primat Marcel Fässler	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	133
3	LMP1	2	Zytek Engineering	John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Philip Andersen	Zytek 06S	M	132
3	LMP1	2	Zytek Engineering	John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Philip Andersen	Zytek 2ZG408 4.0L V8	M	132
4	LMP2	39	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport ASM Team Racing for Portugal	Miguel Angel Castro Ángel Burgueño Miguel Amaral	Lola B05/40	D	132
4	LMP2	39	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport ASM Team Racing for Portugal	Miguel Angel Castro Ángel Burgueño Miguel Amaral	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	D	132
5	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML)	Thomas Erdos Mike Newton	MG-Lola EX264	M	131
5	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML)	Thomas Erdos Mike Newton	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	M	131
6	LMP2	24	Binnie Motorsports	William Binnie Allen Timpany Sam Hancock	Lola B05/42	M	129
6	LMP2	24	Binnie Motorsports	William Binnie Allen Timpany Sam Hancock	Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8	M	129
7	GT1	55	Team Oreca	Stéphane Ortelli Soheil Ayari	Saleen S7-R	M	129
7	GT1	55	Team Oreca	Stéphane Ortelli Soheil Ayari	Ford 7.0L V8	M	129
8	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Davide Valsecchi	Courage C65	M	128
8	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Davide Valsecchi	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	M	128
9	GT1	61	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Antonio Garcia Richard Lyons	Aston Martin DBR9	M	128
9	GT1	61	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Antonio Garcia Richard Lyons	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	128
10	GT1	70	PSI Experience	Pertti Kuismanen Markus Palttala Jos Menten	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	D	126
10	GT1	70	PSI Experience	Pertti Kuismanen Markus Palttala Jos Menten	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8	D	126
11	GT1	62	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Peter Hardman Christian Vann Jamie Campbell-Walter	Aston Martin DBR9	M	126
11	GT1	62	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Peter Hardman Christian Vann Jamie Campbell-Walter	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	126
12	GT1	67	Convers MenX Team	Peter Kox Robert Pergl Alexey Vasilyev	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	126
12	GT1	67	Convers MenX Team	Peter Kox Robert Pergl Alexey Vasilyev	Ferrari F131 6.0L V12	M	126
13	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand Patrice Goueslard Anthony Beltoise	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	M	126
13	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand Patrice Goueslard Anthony Beltoise	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8	M	126
14	LMP2	36	Paul Belmondo Racing	Claude-Yves Gosselin Pierre Ragues Karim Ojjeh	Courage C65	P	123
14	LMP2	36	Paul Belmondo Racing	Claude-Yves Gosselin Pierre Ragues Karim Ojjeh	Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8	P	123
15	GT2	76	Autorlando Sport	Marc Lieb Joël Camathias	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	123
15	GT2	76	Autorlando Sport	Marc Lieb Joël Camathias	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	P	123
16	GT2	82	Team LNT	Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean Tom Kimber-Smith	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	122
16	GT2	82	Team LNT	Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean Tom Kimber-Smith	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	P	122
17	GT2	99	Virgo Motorsport	Dan Eagling Tim Sugden	Ferrari F430GT	D	122
17	GT2	99	Virgo Motorsport	Dan Eagling Tim Sugden	Ferrari 4.0L V8	D	122
18	GT2	80	Farnbacher Racing	Lars Erik Nielsen Marco Seefried	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	122
18	GT2	80	Farnbacher Racing	Lars Erik Nielsen Marco Seefried	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	122
19	GT2	92	IMSA Performance Matmut	Christophe Bouchut Raymond Narac	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	121
19	GT2	92	IMSA Performance Matmut	Christophe Bouchut Raymond Narac	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	121
20	GT2	75	Perspective Automobiles Thierry Perrier	Philippe Hesnault Nigel Smith João Barbosa	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	119
20	GT2	75	Perspective Automobiles Thierry Perrier	Philippe Hesnault Nigel Smith João Barbosa	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	119
21	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Tony Burgess Philip Collin Tim Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Y	118
21	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Tony Burgess Philip Collin Tim Bergmeister	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	Y	118
22	GT2	73	Ice Pol Racing Team	Yves-Emmanuel Lambert Christian Lefort Romain Iannetta	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	114
22	GT2	73	Ice Pol Racing Team	Yves-Emmanuel Lambert Christian Lefort Romain Iannetta	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	114
23	GT2	95	Racesport Peninsula TVR	John Hartshorne Iain Dockerill	TVR Tuscan T400R	D	111
23	GT2	95	Racesport Peninsula TVR	John Hartshorne Iain Dockerill	TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6	D	111
24	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	D	111
24	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans	Audi 3.8L V8	D	111
25	GT2	96	James Watt Automotive	Paul Daniels Jack Elsegood Xavier Pompidou	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	96
25	GT2	96	James Watt Automotive	Paul Daniels Jack Elsegood Xavier Pompidou	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	96
26 NC	LMP2	20	Pierre Bruneau	Marc Rostan Pierre Bruneau	Pilbeam MP93	M	79
26 NC	LMP2	20	Pierre Bruneau	Marc Rostan Pierre Bruneau	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	M	79
27 NC	GT1	50	Aston Martin Racing Larbre	Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse	Aston Martin DBR9	M	58
27 NC	GT1	50	Aston Martin Racing Larbre	Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse	Aston Martin 6.0L V12	M	58
28 NC	LMP1	12	Courage Compétition	Jean-Marc Gounon Alexander Frei	Courage LC70	Y	47
28 NC	LMP1	12	Courage Compétition	Jean-Marc Gounon Alexander Frei	Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8	Y	47
29 NC	LMP2	37	Paul Belmondo Racing	Didier André Yann Clairay	Courage C65	P	28
29 NC	LMP2	37	Paul Belmondo Racing	Didier André Yann Clairay	Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8	P	28
30 DNF	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	86
30 DNF	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	86
31 DNF	GT2	91	T2M Motorsport	Miro Konopka Yutaka Yamagishi Tor Graves	Porsche 911 GT3-RS	D	80
31 DNF	GT2	91	T2M Motorsport	Miro Konopka Yutaka Yamagishi Tor Graves	Porsche 3.6L Flat-6	D	80
32 DNF	LMP2	28	Ranieri Randaccio SRL	Ranieri Randaccio Fabio Macini Gianni Collini	Lucchini LMP2/04	D	74
32 DNF	LMP2	28	Ranieri Randaccio SRL	Ranieri Randaccio Fabio Macini Gianni Collini	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	D	74
33 DNF	LMP2	22	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Tim Greaves Gregor Fisken	Radical SR9	D	67
33 DNF	LMP2	22	Rollcentre Racing	Martin Short Tim Greaves Gregor Fisken	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	D	67
34 DNF	LMP1	13	Courage Compétition	Shinji Nakano Haruki Kurosawa	Courage LC70	Y	53
34 DNF	LMP1	13	Courage Compétition	Shinji Nakano Haruki Kurosawa	Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8	Y	53
35 DNF	GT2	81	Team LNT	Warren Hughes Robert Bell	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	49
35 DNF	GT2	81	Team LNT	Warren Hughes Robert Bell	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	P	49
36 DNF	GT2	97	GPC Sport	Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Fabrizio de Simone	Ferrari F430GT	P	49
36 DNF	GT2	97	GPC Sport	Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Fabrizio de Simone	Ferrari 4.0L V8	P	49
37 DNF	LMP1	6	Lister Storm Racing	Nicolas Kiesa Jens Møller	Lister Storm LMP	D	42
37 DNF	LMP1	6	Lister Storm Racing	Nicolas Kiesa Jens Møller	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	D	42
38 DNF	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jonny Kane Donny Crevels	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	D	26
38 DNF	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jonny Kane Donny Crevels	Audi 3.8L V8	D	26
39 DNF	LMP1	19	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen	Lola B06/10	D	3
39 DNF	LMP1	19	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen	AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8	D	3
40 DNF	GT1	51	B-Racing RS Line Team	Benjamin Leuenberger Norbert Walchhofer Marino Franchitti	Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT	D	1
40 DNF	GT1	51	B-Racing RS Line Team	Benjamin Leuenberger Norbert Walchhofer Marino Franchitti	Lamborghini L535 6.0L V12	D	1

Statistics

Pole Position - #5 Swiss Spirit - 2:19.538
Fastest Lap - #17 Pescarolo Sport - 2:06.687
Average Speed - 115.112 km/h

External links

"Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-03. Retrieved 2006-09-01.

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