Air racing
| Series | Pilot | refer |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Air Race World Series |  Kirby Chambliss | 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series |
| 2006 motorsport champions | |
| Previous: 2005 | Next: 2007 |
This list of 2006 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.
| Series | Pilot | refer |
|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Air Race World Series | Kirby Chambliss | 2006 Red Bull Air Race World Series |
| Series | Champion | Refer |
|---|---|---|
| Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series | Earl Pearson Jr. | |
| World of Outlaws Late Model Series | Tim McCreadie | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Donny Schatz | |
| Teams: Donny Schatz Motorsports | ||
| Series | Champion | Refer |
|---|---|---|
| NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher | 2006 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series season |
| Funny Car: John Force | ||
| Pro Stock: Jason Line | ||
| Pro Stock Motorcycle: Andrew Hines | ||
| Series | Champion | Refer |
|---|---|---|
| D1 Grand Prix |  Nobushige Kumakubo | 2006 D1 Grand Prix series |
| D1SL: Takashi Hagisako | ||
| D1NZ |  Daniel Woolhouse | 2006 D1NZ season |
| D1 Great Britain |  Phil Morrison | 2006 D1 Great Britain |
| D1 Malaysia |  Tengku Djan Ley | 2006 D1 Malaysia |
| Formula D |  Samuel Hübinette | 2006 Formula D season |
| Series | Driver | Season article |
|---|---|---|
| Karting World Championship | FA:  Davide Forè | |
| CIK-FIA Karting European Championship | FA: Marco Ardigò | |
| S-ICC: Roberto Toninelli | ||
| ICA: Nicola Nolé | ||
ICA-J:  Miki Monrás | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge | DD2:  Ben George | |
MAX:  Ricardo Romkema | ||
MAX Masters:  Luc Sauriol | ||
| Junior: Jorrit Pex | ||
| Nations Cup: United Kingdom | ||
| Series | Driver | Season article |
|---|---|---|
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1: Lars Larsson | |
Div 1A:  Krzysztof Groblewski | ||
Div 2:  Roman Častoral | ||
| British Rallycross Championship | Christopher Evans | |
| Series | Driver | Season article |
|---|---|---|
| European Truck Racing Championship | Antonio Albacete | 2006 European Truck Racing Championship |
| Fórmula Truck |  Renato Martins | 2006 Fórmula Truck season |
| Teams: RM Competições | ||
Manufacturers:  Mercedes-Benz | ||
| V8 Ute Racing Series | Marcus Zukanovic | 2006 V8 Ute Racing Series |
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