2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series

Company type	Motorsport championship
Industry	Auto racing
Founded	2006
Area served	Europe

The 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series represented the championship's sophomore year. The season kicked off on April 29 at Zolder, Belgium and wrapped up on October 29 at Barcelona, Spain following a total of 17 races.

Teams and drivers

rowspan=3 | {{country data ITA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallVictory Engineering | 16 | {{country data PRT |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallÁlvaro Parente | Entire season | rowspan=2 | 18 | {{country data JPN |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallHayanari Shimoda | Rounds 1-8 | {{country data GBR |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallOliver Jarvis | Round 9 | rowspan=4 | {{country data ITA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall GD Racing | rowspan=2 | 19 | {{country data ITA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallMatteo Meneghello | Rounds 1-5 | {{country data BRA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallCarlos Iaconelli | Rounds 7-9 | 20 | {{country data FRA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallPatrick Pilet | Rounds 1-5 | {{country data ESP |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallMiguel Molina (racing driver) | Rounds 7-9 | {{country data AUT|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallInterwetten.com| rowspan=2| 21| {{country data FRA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallEric Salignon| Rounds 1-8| {{country data FRA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallFranck Perera| Round 9| 22| {{country data ESP|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallAndy Soucek| Entire season| {{country data ITA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallEurointernational| rowspan=5| 23| {{country data ITA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallEnrico Toccacelo| Rounds 1-4| {{country data SRB|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallMiloš Pavlović| Rounds 5-6| {{country data GBR|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallRichard Keen| Round 7| {{country data MAR|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallMehdi Bennani| Round 8| {{country data BRA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallAlberto Valério| Round 9| 24| {{country data DEU|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Pascal Kochem| Round 1| {{country data MAR|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallMehdi Bennani| Round 2| {{country data TUR|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallJason Tahincioglu| Round 3| {{country data BRA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallCarlos Iaconelli| Rounds 4-5| {{country data ESP|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallMarcos Martínez| Rounds 6-8| {{country data ESP|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallNil Montserrat| Round 9| {{country data ITA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallRC Motorsport | 25 | {{country data ESP |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallBorja García (racing driver) | Entire season | 26 | {{country data FRA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallBruce Jouanny | Entire season | {{country data GBR |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallComtec Racing | 27 | {{country data SWE |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallAlx Danielsson | Entire season | 28 | {{country data GBR |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showall Edwin Jowsey | Round 1 | {{country data NLD |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallJaap van Lagen | Rounds 2–3, 5 | {{country data BRA |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallCarlos Iaconelli | Round 6 | {{country data ESP |flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallCelso Míguez | Rounds 7-9 | {{country data ITA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallPrema Powerteam 29 {{country data BEL|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallGregory Franchi Entire season - 30 {{country data SMR|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallChristian Montanari Entire season - rowspan=4| {{country data FRA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallTech 1 Racing rowspan=3| 31 {{country data BEL|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallJérôme d'Ambrosio Rounds 1-4 - {{country data ITA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallMarco Bonanomi Rounds 5-6 - {{country data FRA|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallPatrick Pilet Rounds 7-9 - 32 {{country data JPN|flag icon/core|variant=|size=}}Template:Namespace detect showallRyo Fukuda Entire season

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	1	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Steven Kane	Entire season
	2	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Davide Valsecchi	Entire season
Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Draco Multiracing USA	3	Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pastor Maldonado	Entire season
	4	Template:Country data CZETemplate:Namespace detect showall Tomas Kostka	Rounds 1-6
		Template:Country data SRBTemplate:Namespace detect showall Miloš Pavlović	Rounds 7-9
Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall KTR	5	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Robbie Kerr	Entire season
	6	Sean McIntosh	Entire season
Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport	7	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Mikhail Aleshin	Entire season
	8	Colin Fleming	Rounds 1-3
		Sebastian Vettel	Rounds 4-5
		Template:Country data ZAFTemplate:Namespace detect showall Adrian Zaugg	Rounds 6–7, 9
		Template:Country data ZAFTemplate:Namespace detect showall Gavin Cronje	Round 8
Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pons Racing	9	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Celso Míguez	Rounds 1-6
		Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tristan Gommendy	Rounds 8-9
	10	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Rossiter	Entire season
Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Cram Competition	11	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley	Entire season
	12	Template:Country data SRBTemplate:Namespace detect showall Miloš Pavlović	Rounds 1-4
		Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Pasquale Di Sabatino	Rounds 5-9
Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Jenzer Motorsport	14	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Barba	Entire season
	15	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Alessandro Bonetti	Rounds 1-6
		Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marco Barba	Rounds 7-9

Calendar and race victors

The 2006 World Series by Renault consisted of eight main rounds, along with an extra event held in support of the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Winning Team
1	R1	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit Zolder	29 April	Template:Country data SMRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Montanari	Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pastor Maldonado	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Eric Salignon	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Interwetten.com
	R2		30 April	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Davide Valsecchi	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Eric Salignon	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Interwetten.com
2		Template:Country data MCOTemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuit de Monaco	28 May	Template:Country data SMRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Christian Montanari	Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pastor Maldonado	Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pastor Maldonado	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Draco Multiracing USA
3	R1	Template:Country data TURTemplate:Namespace detect showall Istanbul Park	17 June	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andy Soucek	Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pastor Maldonado	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Andy Soucek	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Interwetten.com
	R2		18 June	Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pastor Maldonado	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Enrico Toccacelo	Template:Country data PRTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Álvaro Parente	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Victory Engineering
4	R1	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Circuito Internazionale di Misano	15 July	Template:Country data VENTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pastor Maldonado	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ben Hanley	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport
	R2		16 July	Sebastian Vettel	Template:Flagikon Christian Montanari	Template:Flagikon Sebastian Vettel	Template:Flagikon Carlin Motorsport
5	R1	Template:Flagikon Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	28 July	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Draco Multiracing USA
	R2		29 July	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Miloš Pavlović	Template:Flagikon Borja García	Template:Flagikon RC Motorsport
6	R1	Template:Flagikon Nürburgring	5 August	Template:Flagikon Mikhail Aleshin	Template:Flagikon Eric Salignon	Template:Flagikon Álvaro Parente	Template:Flagikon Victory Engineering
	R2		6 August	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Ben Hanley	Template:Flagikon Christian Montanari	Template:Flagikon Prema Powerteam
7	R1	Template:Flagikon Donington Park	9 September	Template:Flagikon Adrian Zaugg	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Alx Danielsson	{{ flagikon GBR }}Comtec Racing
	R2 13 September		Alx Danielsson dominated the second race at Donington by clinching pole position, fastest lap, and the victory for Comtec Racing.
8	R1	Template:Flagikon Bugatti Circuit	30 September	Template:Flagikon Alx Danielsson	Template:Flagikon Steven Kane	Template:Flagikon Alx Danielsson	Template:Flagikon Comtec Racing
	R2		1 October	Template:Flagikon Tristan Gommendy	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Pastor Maldonado	Template:Flagikon Draco Multiracing USA
9	R1	Template:Flagikon Circuit de Catalunya	28 October	Template:Flagikon Alx Danielsson	Template:Flagikon Alx Danielsson	Template:Flagikon Alx Danielsson	Template:Flagikon Comtec Racing
	R2		29 October	Template:Flagikon Sean McIntosh	Template:Flagikon Robbie Kerr	Template:Flagikon Álvaro Parente	Template:Flagikon Victory Engineering

Additional Information:

• The original victory awarded to Pastor Maldonado at Misano was annulled because of a technical violation; Draco Multiracing USA's challenge was dismissed by the Italian National Court of Appeal for Motorsport in January 2007.
• Borja García’s disqualification from the second race at Spa was reversed on appeal, reinstating his triumph and points for both himself and RC Motorsport, although the team faced a monetary fine.

Points allocation

At the conclusion of every race, points were distributed as follows:

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Additional scoring opportunities included:

• One point awarded for securing Pole position in each race
• One point granted for recording the fastest lap in every race

The highest attainable points for a single driver during a race weekend (excluding Monaco) was 34, while the maximum achievable by a team reached 58.

Drivers' Championship

Position Driver ZOL 1 ZOL 2 MON 1 IST 1 IST 2 MIS 1 MIS 2 SPA 1 SPA 2 NÜR 1 NÜR 2 DON 1 DON 2 LMS 1 LMS 2 BAR 1 BAR 2 Total Points Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Alx Danielsson |style="background:#DFfFDF;"|4 |style="background:#DFfFDF;"|10 |style="background:#eFcFfF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFfFDF;"|6 |style="background:#eFcFfF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFfFDF;"|6 |style="background:#DFfFDF;"|7 |style="background:#eFcFfF;"|Ret |style="background:#eFcFfF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFfFDF;"|5 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#fFfFbF;"|1 |style="background:#fFfFbF;"|1 |style="background:#fFfFbF;"|1 |style="background:#cFcFfF;"|NC |style="background:#fFfFbF;"|1 |style="background:#DFfFDF;"|5 !112 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Borja García |style="background:#fFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#FFCFCF;"|DNQ |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#eFcFfF;"|Ret |style="background:#DFfFdf;"|5 |style="background:#cFcFfF;"|17 |style="background:#DFfFdf;"|4 |style="background:#fFfFbF;"|1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"|2 |style="background:#DFfFdf;"|6 |style="background:#DFfFdf;"|6 |style="background:#fFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#cFcFfF;"|11 |style="background:#fFDF9F;"|3 |style="background:#cFcFfF;"|23† |style="background:#DFfFdf;"|9 !107

• Bold text indicates pole position in feature races
• Italicized names denote drivers earning two points for fastest lap
• † — Drivers classified despite not completing the race, having covered over 90% of the distance

Note: Although Miloš Pavlović achieved the fastest lap in the Donington Park sprint event, he was denied bonus points due to a yellow flag violation.

Teams

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Position	Team	Points	Victories	Fastest laps
1	Template:Country data AUTTemplate:Namespace detect showall Interwetten.com	160	3	1
2	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Draco Multiracing USA	132	3	6
3	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Comtec Racing	130	4	2
4	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Carlin Motorsport	121	1
5	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall RC Motorsport	'116'	'1'		-	6	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Victory Engineering	106	3
7	Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall Keerbergs Transport Racing	83		1
8	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Prema Powerteam	68	'1'	'1'
9	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Cram Motorsport	'62'	'1'	'3'
10	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Epsilon Euskadi	'58'		'1'
11	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Pons Racing	'50'
12	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	'40'
13	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Eurointernational	'18'		'2'
14   Template:Flagicon CHE Jenzer Motorsport   9