2006 Spa 24 Hours

The 2006 Proximus Spa 24 Hours was the fourth race for the 2006 FIA GT Championship season. It took place on July 29 and 30 2006. It set a record for the farthest distance run since the event changed to the shorter 7 km track in 1979.

2006 Proximus Spa 24 Hours
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This race saw Porsche debut their new 997-generation GT3-RSR in the hands of Manthey Racing.

Half-point Leaders

In the FIA GT Championship (using the GT1 and GT2 classes), the top 8 teams are awarded half-points for their position both at the six-hour mark and at the midway point of the race.

6 Hour Leaders in GT1
Pos No Team Laps
1 5 Phoenix Racing 148
2 1 Vitaphone Racing Team 148
3 4 GLPK-Carsport 148
4 9 Zakspeed Racing 146
5 33 Race Alliance 144
6 24 Aston Martin Racing BMS 144
7 23 Aston Martin Racing BMS 144
8 36 PSI Experience 141

6 Hour Leaders in GT2
Pos No Team Laps
1 59 AF Corse 143
2 58 AF Corse 143
3 70 GPC Sport 140
4 80 Spyker Squadron 139
5 62 Scuderia Ecosse 136
6 52 Renauer Motorsport Team 136
7 78 Ice Pol Racing Team 134
8 63 Scuderia Ecosse 134

12 Hour Leaders in GT1
Pos No Team Laps
1 5 Phoenix Racing 293
2 1 Vitaphone Racing Team 292
3 4 GLPK-Carsport 292
4 9 Zakspeed Racing 290
5 23 Aston Martin Racing BMS 286
6 34 PSI Experience 281
7 36 PSI Experience 278
8 33 Race Alliance 257

12 Hour Leaders in GT2
Pos No Team Laps
1 58 AF Corse 280
2 59 AF Corse 280
3 70 GPC Sport 275
4 80 Spyker Squadron 275
5 62 Scuderia Ecosse 271
6 52 Renauer Motorsport Team 263
7 74 Ebimotors 262
8 66 Team Felbermayr-Proton 262

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 1 Vitaphone Racing Team Andrea Bertolini
Michael Bartels
Eric van de Poele		 Maserati MC12 GT1 P 589
Maserati 6.0L V12
2 GT1 5 Phoenix Racing Andrea Piccini
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Marcel Fässler
Stéphane Lemeret		 Aston Martin DBR9 M 589
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
3 GT1 4 GLPK-Carsport Mike Hezemans
Bert Longin
Anthony Kumpen
Kurt Mollekens		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 580
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
4 GT1 23 Aston Martin Racing BMS Christian Pescatori
Fabio Babini
Peter Kox
Tomáš Enge		 Aston Martin DBR9 P 578
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
5 GT1 34 PSI Experience Jos Menten
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Patrick Bornhauser
Fréderic Bouvy		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R D 565
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
6 GT2 59 AF Corse Mika Salo
Rui Águas
Timo Scheider		 Ferrari F430 GT2 P 560
Ferrari 4.0L V8
7 GT2 58 AF Corse Jaime Melo
Matteo Bobbi
Stéphane Ortelli		 Ferrari F430 GT2 P 557
Ferrari 4.0L V8
8 GT1 9 Zakspeed Racing Jaroslav Janiš
Sascha Bert
Andrea Montermini
Jan Charouz		 Saleen S7-R M 554
Ford 7.0L V8
9 GT2 62 Scuderia Ecosse Nathan Kinch
Andrew Kirkaldy
Marino Franchitti		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 548
Ferrari 4.0L V8
10 GT2 80 Spyker Squadron Jeroen Bleekemolen
Jonny Kane
Donny Crevels		 Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R D 541
Audi 3.8L V8
11 GT1 36 PSI Experience Pertti Kuismanen
Markus Palttala
Bernard Dehez
Vincent Radermecker		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R D 530
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
12 GT2 66 Team Felbermayr-Proton Christian Reid
Gerold Reid
Horst Felbermayr Sr.
Horst Felbermayr Jr.		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR M 530
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
13 GT2 63 Scuderia Ecosse Tim Mullen
Chris Niarchos
Allan Simonsen		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 524
Ferrari 4.0L V8
14 G2 197 Manthey Racing
Porsche AG		 Lucas Luhr
Sascha Maassen
Marcel Tiemann		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 518
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
15 G2 111 Manthey Racing
Porsche AG		 Timo Bernhard
Marc Lieb
Pedro Lamy		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 512
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
16 GT2 78 Ice Pol Racing Team Yves Lambert
Christian Lefort
Marc Goossens
Marc Duez		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 512
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
17 G3 116 Signa Racing Patrick Chaillet
Laurent Nef
Loïc Deman
Christophe Geoffroy		 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe P 511
Dodge 8.3L V10
18 GT2 71 RSV Motorsport Ronald Severin
Domingo Romero
Michel Ligonnet
Peter Sundberg		 Ferrari F430 GT2 M 510
Ferrari 4.0L V8
19 GT2 72 AB Motorsport Antonio De Castro
Bruno Barbaro
Renato Premoli		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS D 507
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
20 G3 195 Prospeed Competition François Duval
Christophe Kerkhove
Christian Kelders
Pascal Nelissen-Grade		 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup M 504
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
21 G2 179 JMB Racing Didier de Radiguès
Charles de Pauw
Alain van den Hove
Paul Belmondo		 Ferrari 360 Modena GTC P 498
Ferrari 3.6L V8
22 G2 199 Race Alliance Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer
Thomas Gruber
Klaus Engelhorn
Armand Fumal		 BMW M3 GTR P 492
BMW 3.2L I6
23 G3 113 Pouchelon Racing Gilles Duqueine
Gaël Lesoudier
Benoit Rousselot
Stéphane Lacroix-Wasover		 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 484
Dodge 8.3L V10
24 G3 117 Jean Charles Levy Philippe Levy
Jean Charles Levy
Michel Mitieus
Gérard Tremblay		 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup D 481
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
25 GT2 74 Ebimotors Luigi Moccia
Emanuele Busnelli
Johnny Mowlem		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 468
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
26 G2 194 Prospeed Competition Rudi Penders
Franz Lamot
Jean-François Hemroulle		 Porsche 911 GT3-RS M 464
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
27 G2 107 Red Racing Romain Yvon
Thierry Stépec
Hervé Knapick
Olivier Muytjens		 Chrysler Viper GTS-R P 441
Chrysler 8.0L V10
28 G3 121 Speedlover Julien Schell
Jürgen van Hover
Roger Grouwels		 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup ? 437
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
29 GT1 33 Race Alliance Karl Wendlinger
Philipp Peter
Christophe Bouchut
Robert Lechner		 Aston Martin DBR9 D 413
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
30
DNF		 GT2 70 GPC Sport Gabriele Gardel
Fabrizio De Simone
Luca Drudi
Marco Cioci		 Ferrari F430 GT2 P 390
Ferrari 4.0L V8
31
DNF		 G3 110 GPR Racing Nicolas de Gastines
Philippe Haezebrouck
Tom Cloet		 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (997) ? 388
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
32
DNF		 GT2 52 Renauer Motorsport Team Wolfgang Kaufmann
Luca Moro
Manfred Jurasz
Darryl O'Young		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR D 307
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
33
DNF		 G3 115 BMS Scuderia Italia Franco Groppi
Toni Seiler
Davide Stancheris
Diego Alessi		 Aston Martin DBRS9 P 264
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
34
DNF		 G3 105 First Motorsport Jean-Claude Meert
Peter Van Delm
Maxime Martin
Dries Heyman		 Porsche 911 GT3 Cup P 232
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
35
DNF		 GT1 24 Aston Martin Racing BMS Fabrizio Gollin
Miguel Ramos
Gabriele Lancieri
Matteo Malucelli		 Aston Martin DBR9 P 179
Aston Martin 6.0L V12
36
DNF		 GT2 56 JMB Racing Antoine Gosse
Peter Kutemann
Jean-Pierre Malcher		 Ferrari F430 GT2 P 144
Ferrari 4.0L V8
37
DNF		 GT2 75 Ebimotors Emmanuel Collard
Luca Riccitelli
Romain Dumas		 Porsche 911 GT3-RSR P 141
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
38
DNF		 GT2 55 JMB Racing Tim Sugden
Iradj Alexander
Jean-Michel Martin
Stéphane Daoudi		 Ferrari F430 GT2 P 133
Ferrari 4.0L V8
39
DNF		 G3 114 Pouchelon Racing Anthony Reid
Ian Khan
Paul van Splunteren
Maxime Dumarey		 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe M 125
Dodge 8.3L V10
40
DNF		 G3 118 Pilotage Passion Christian Beau
Philippe Nozière
Rémy Brouard
Olivier Baron		 Dodge Viper Competition Coupe P 55
Dodge 8.3L V10
41
DNF		 GT1 35 Renstal Excelsior Geoffroy Horion
Maxime Soulet
David Hart
Chris Buncombe		 Chevrolet Corvette C5-R M 52
Chevrolet 7.0L V8
42
DNF		 GT1 2 Vitaphone Racing Team Thomas Biagi
Jamie Davies
Vincent Vosse		 Maserati MC12 GT1 P 44
Maserati 6.0L V12
43
DNF		 G2 101 Belgian Racing Bas Leinders
Renaud Kuppens
Jérôme d'Ambrosio		 Gillet Vertigo Streiff D 43
Alfa Romeo 3.6L V6

Statistics
  • Pole Position – #5 Phoenix Racing – 2:14.9
  • Distance – 4104.152 km
  • Average Speed – 171.00 km/h
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