2006 Asian Touring Car Championship

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The 2006 Asian Touring Car Championship season was the second season of the ATCC under Super 2000/BTC rules. It consisted of twelve rounds run over five weekends (the first three weekends having two rounds and the last two having three) in four countries in southeast Asia.

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Teams and drivers

Division 1 (S2000/BTC)
TeamCarNo.DriverNotes
Flag of Germany.svg Engstler Motorsport BMW 320i 1 Flag of Germany.svg Franz Engstler
23 Flag of Macau.svg Ao Chi Hong Rounds 5-12
Flag of Malaysia.svg Team Petronas Proton Impian 10 Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Briggs
15 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fariqe Hairuman
20 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mashlino Buang
Flag of the Republic of China.svg CPC AAI Honda Integra DC5 91 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Jun San Rounds 10-12
Division 2 (Super Production)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg DTM Bel’Air Racing Honda Integra DC5 8 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Cheung Chi Sing
9 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Danny Stacy Chau
28 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Man Ting Yu
33 Flag of Singapore.svg George Ong
Flag of Germany.svg Engstler Motorsport BMW 320i 21 Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Klinge Rounds 1-4, 7-12
Flag of Germany.svg Markus LungstrassRounds 5-6
Flag of the Republic of China.svg CPC AAI Toyota Altezza 91 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chen Jun San Rounds 6-9
Flag of Macau.svg Privateer Honda Integra DC5 3 Flag of Macau.svg Liu Lic Ka Rounds 7-12
Flag of Macau.svg Privateer Honda Integra DC5 12 Flag of Macau.svg Henry Ho Rounds 1-6, 10-12
Flag of Macau.svg Privateer Honda Integra DC5 37 Flag of Macau.svg Sun Tit Fan Rounds 10-12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Privateer Honda Integra DC5 38 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Siu Yuk Lung Rounds 10-12
Flag of Macau.svg Privateer Honda Integra DC5 99 Flag of Macau.svg Ng Kin Veng Rounds 10-12
Flag of Malaysia.svg Privateer Honda Civic 19 Flag of Malaysia.svg Eric Yeo Rounds 1-2
Flag of Macau.svg Privateer Honda Civic 11 Flag of Macau.svg Belmiro Jesus Aguiar Rounds 10-12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Privateer Honda Civic 16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Gary Sham Rounds 10-12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Privateer Honda Civic 39 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Siu Tit Lung Rounds 10-12
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Privateer Honda Accord 39 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Fisher Ger Rounds 10-12
Division 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg DTM Bel’Air Racing Honda Civic 29 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Poon Tak Ming Rounds 1-2, 5-12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chan Kai Yip Rounds 3-4
30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Cheng Kin Man Rounds 1-2, 5-12
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Fong Sai Wai Rounds 3-4
45 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ben Tse Rounds 1-2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Caesar Wong Rounds 3-4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lau Haw Yann Rounds 5-12

Race Calendar and Winners

RoundCircuitDateDiv 1 winnerDiv 2 winnerDiv 3 winner
1
2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sepang 14 MayFranz Engstler
Franz Engstler
Eric Yeo
Eric Yeo
Ben Tse
Ben Tse
3
4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Goldenport 11 JuneFranz Engstler
Michael Briggs
Henry Ho
Henry Ho
Chan Kai Yip
Chan Kai Yip
5
6
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sentul 23 JulyFranz Engstler
Franz Engstler
Markus Lungstrass
Markus Lungstrass
Lau Haw Yann
Lau Haw Yann
7
8
9
Flag of Thailand.svg Bira 3 SeptemberFranz Engstler
Franz Engstler
Franz Engstler
Cheung Chi Sing
Cheung Chi Sing
Cheung Chi Sing
Poon Tak Ming
Cheng Kin Ma
Cheng Kin Ma
10
11
12
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhuhai 22 OctoberFranz Engstler
Franz Engstler
Franz Engstler
Henry Ho
Cheung Chi Sing
Henry Ho
Poon Tak Ming
Poon Tak Ming
Poon Tak Ming

Championship Results

Driver's championship-Division 1
PositionDriverPoints
1Franz Engstler165
2Fariqe Hairuman118
3Michael Briggs113
4Mashlino Buang113
Driver's championship-Division 2
PositionDriverPoints
1Henry Ho129
2Cheung Chi Sing114
3Andreas Klinge99
4Danny Stacy Chau91
5Man Ting Yu86
6George Ong80
7Poon Tak Ming44
8Cheng Kin Man22
Team's championship-Division 1
PositionDriverPoints
1Team Petronas249
2Engstler Motorsport165
Team's championship-Division 2
PositionDriverPoints
1DTM Bel'Air Racing293
2Engstler Motorsport143

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