The 2006 Formula Toyota season was the 17th season of Formula Toyota.
All cars are Bridgestone-shod Toyota FT30 cars with a Toyota 4A-GE engine.
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Position | Driver | Points |
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1 | Yūhi Sekiguchi | 155 |
2 | Yūya Sakamoto | 128 |
3 | Masayuki Yamashita | 111 |
4 | Toshimitsu Takai | 76 |
5 | Hideki Yamauchi | 71 |
6 | Takuto Iguchi | 57 |
7 | Keisuke Kunimoto | 56 |
8 | Kei Cozzolino | 40 |
9 | Hiroki Yoshida | 31 |
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