2006 San Marino GP2 Series round

2006 San Marino GP2 round
Round details
	Round 2 of 11 rounds in the ; 2006 GP2 Series
	; Layout of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent Road Course ; 4.959 km (3.081 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	22 April 2006
Laps	37
Pole position
Driver	Gianmaria Bruni
Time	1:32.691
Podium
First	Gianmaria Bruni
Second	Michael Ammermuller
Third	Nicolas Lapierre
Fastest lap
Driver	Adrian Valles
Time	1:35.261 (on lap 13)
Sprint race
Date	23 April 2006
Laps	25
Podium
First	E. J. Viso
Second	Nelson Piquet Jr.
Third	Hiroki Yoshimoto
Fastest lap
Driver	E. J. Viso
Time	1:34.431 (on lap 24)

Last updated July 02, 2025

The 2006 San Marino GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 22 and 23 April 2006 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola as part of the GP2 Series. It was the second round of the 2006 GP2 season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	1:32.691	1
2	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	1:32.941	2
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	1:32.990	3
4	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:33.138	4
5	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	1:33.342	5
6	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	1:33.402	6
7	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	1:33.450	7
8	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:33.519	8
9	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	1:33.602	9
10	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	1:33.626	10
11	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	1:33.713	11
12	7	E. J. Viso	iSport International	1:33.733	12
13	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	1:33.892	13
14	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	1:33.955	14
15	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	1:34.048	15
16	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	1:34.116	16
17	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	1:34.181	17
18	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	1:34.219	18
19	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	1:34.230	19
20	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	1:34.369	20
21	8	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	1:34.371	21
22	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	1:34.405	22
23	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:34.697	23
24	17	Jason Tahincioglu	FMS International	1:35.397	24
25	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	1:35.583	25
26	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:35.861	26
Source:^[2]

Feature Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	37	1hr 01min 13.889sec	1	13
2	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	37	+ 10.907 s	3	8
3	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	37	+ 14.514 s	5	6
4	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	37	+ 15.713 s	21	5
5	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	37	+ 16.772 s	6	4
6	7	E. J. Viso	iSport International	37	+ 19.669 s	10	3
7	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	37	+ 47.806 s	7	2
8	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	37	+ 48.208 s	5	1
9	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	37	+ 52.315 s	9
10	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	37	+ 1:09.547 s	15
11	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	37	+ 1:23.448 s	12
12	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	37	+ 1:23.703 s	17
13	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	37	+ 1:27.070 s	11
Ret	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	30	Puncture	13
Ret	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	30	Accident	22
Ret	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	29	Accident	22
Ret	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	26	Spun off	43
Ret	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	25	Engine	25
Ret	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	25	Retired	18
Ret	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	13	Accident	14
Ret	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	13	Accident	19
Ret	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	7	Accident	8
Ret	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	7	Accident	24
Ret	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	1	Gearbox	2
Ret	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	0	Engine	16
DSQ	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	37	Overtook safety car	26
Fastest lap: Adrián Vallés (Campos Racing) — 1:35.261 (116.472 mph)
Source:^[2]

Sprint Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	E. J. Viso	iSport International	25	45min 17.116sec	3	7
2	11	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	25	+ 0.596 s	4	5
3	18	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion	25	+ 25.001 s	1	4
4	19	Timo Glock	BCN Competicion	25	+ 28.901 s	2	3
5	16	Luca Filippi	FMS International	25	+ 29.278 s	11	2
6	25	Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	25	+ 30.351 s	10	1
7	4	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	25	+ 31.502 s	6
8	27	Andreas Zuber	Trident	25	+ 31.809 s	14
9	14	Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	25	+ 32.449 s	12
10	2	Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	25	+ 33.366 s	26
11	12	Alexandre Sarnes Negrão	Piquet Sports	25	+ 35.826 s	20
12	9	Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	25	+ 39.654 s	17
13	23	Sergio Hernández	Durango	25	+ 40.089 s	19
14	15	Franck Perera	DAMS	25	+ 40.399 s	21
15	6	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	25	+ 41.753 s	16
16	21	Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	25	+ 43.206 s	25
17	8	Tristan Gommendy	iSport International	24	+ 49.138 s	15
18	10	Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	25	+ 1:05.304 s	13
19	5	José María López	Super Nova Racing	23	+ 2 Laps	24
20	20	Olivier Pla	DPR Direxiv	23	+ 2 Laps	23
Ret	17	Jason Tahincioğlu	FMS International	5	Engine	18
Ret	26	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident	12	Brakes	8
Ret	3	Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	1	Collision damage	7
Ret	1	Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	0	Accident	5
Ret	24	Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	0	Accident	9
Ret	22	Lucas di Grassi	Durango	0	Accident	22
Fastest lap: E. J. Viso (iSport International) — 1:34.431 (117.471 mph)
Source:^[2]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Nelson Piquet Jr.	25
2	Gianmaria Bruni	18
3	E. J. Viso	16
4	Michael Ammermüller	16
5	Nicolas Lapierre	16

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	Arden International	32
2	Piquet Sports	25
3	Trident	18
4	iSport International	16
5	ART Grand Prix	14

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

↑ Adrián Vallés set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.^[1]

References

↑ "Imola 2006: Bruni on his own". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
1 2 3 "GP2 Series 2006 Results - San Marino". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

External links

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[2] Adrián Vallés set the fastest lap, but he started from the pitlane, so the points were given to Gianmaria Bruni.^[1]

[1] "Imola 2006: Bruni on his own". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 22 April 2006. Retrieved 28 October 2021.

[GP2_San_Marino_Results-3] 1 2 3 "GP2 Series 2006 Results - San Marino". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

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Round details
Round 2 of 11 rounds in the 2006 GP2 Series
Layout of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent Road Course 4.959 km (3.081 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	22 April 2006
Laps	37
Pole position
Driver	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident
Time	1:32.691
Podium
First	Gianmaria Bruni	Trident
Second	Michael Ammermuller	Arden International
Third	Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Adrian Valles ^[a]	Campos Racing
Time	1:35.261 (on lap 13)
Sprint race
Date	23 April 2006
Laps	25
Podium
First	E. J. Viso	iSport International
Second	Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports
Third	Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competicion
Fastest lap
Driver	E. J. Viso	iSport International
Time	1:34.431 (on lap 24)