# 2006 Valencia Superbike World Championship round

The 2006 Valencia Superbike World Championship round was the third round of the 2006 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of April 21–23, 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain.

## Results
### Superbike race 1 classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 999 F06 | 23 | 37:04.634 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Troy Corser | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 23 | +2.765 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 999 F06 | 23 | +14.225 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +17.126 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +18.225 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 71 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 23 | +18.495 | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | 11 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 999 F05 | 23 | +22.693 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 23 | +24.233 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 52 | James Toseland | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +28.799 | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +28.946 | 11 | 6 |
| 11 | 4 | Alex Barros | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +34.558 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +37.151 | 21 | 4 |
| 13 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +43.368 | 18 | 3 |
| 14 | 33 | José David de Gea | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +45.753 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 15 | Fabien Foret | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 23 | +46.586 | 14 | 1 |
| 16 | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 23 | +49.648 | 22 | |
| 17 | 20 | Marco Borciani | Ducati 999 F05 | 23 | +58.220 | 20 | |
| 18 | 200 | Giovanni Bussei | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +1:00.656 | 26 | |
| 19 | 116 | Franco Battaini | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 23 | +1:10.607 | 29 | |
| 20 | 66 | Norino Brignola | Ducati 999 RS | 23 | +1:11.443 | 25 | |
| 21 | 35 | Sergio Fuertes | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 23 | +1:11.752 | 28 | |
| 22 | 18 | Craig Jones | Petronas FP1 | 23 | +1:15.123 | 27 | |
| 23 | 9 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 23 | +1:40.231 | 7 | |
| 24 | 34 | Josep Monge | Yamaha YZF R1 | 20 | +3 laps | 30 | |
| Ret | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 17 | Retirement | 5 | |
| Ret | 61 | Lorenzo Alfonsi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 16 | Retirement | 31 | |
| Ret | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | Honda CBR1000RR | 14 | Retirement | 23 | |
| Ret | 99 | Steve Martin | Petronas FP1 | 13 | Retirement | 4 | |
| Ret | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Ducati 999 F05 | 13 | Retirement | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Ivan Clementi | Ducati 999 RS | 10 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Ducati 999 RS | 10 | Retirement | 17 | |
| DNS | 32 | Javier del Amor | Honda CBR1000RR | | Not started | | |
| DNS | 19 | Lucio Pedercini | Ducati 999 RS | | Not started | | |

### Superbike race 2 classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Troy Bayliss | Ducati 999 F06 | 23 | 37:06.508 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 1 | Troy Corser | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 23 | +0.790 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | 57 | Lorenzo Lanzi | Ducati 999 F06 | 23 | +15.133 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | Norifumi Abe | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +16.004 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | 41 | Noriyuki Haga | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +16.929 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 10 | Fonsi Nieto | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 23 | +17.056 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 9 | Chris Walker | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 23 | +19.967 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 55 | Régis Laconi | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 23 | +21.395 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | 88 | Andrew Pitt | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +21.801 | 11 | 7 |
| 10 | 84 | Michel Fabrizio | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +32.166 | 18 | 6 |
| 11 | 52 | James Toseland | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +32.259 | 9 | 5 |
| 12 | 38 | Shinichi Nakatomi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +32.355 | 21 | 4 |
| 13 | 15 | Fabien Foret | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 23 | +32.648 | 14 | 3 |
| 14 | 4 | Alex Barros | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +33.875 | 16 | 2 |
| 15 | 99 | Steve Martin | Petronas FP1 | 23 | +38.052 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | 44 | Roberto Rolfo | Ducati 999 F05 | 23 | +40.284 | 15 | |
| 17 | 20 | Marco Borciani | Ducati 999 F05 | 23 | +44.877 | 20 | |
| 18 | 76 | Max Neukirchner | Ducati 999 RS | 23 | +49.267 | 17 | |
| 19 | 33 | José David de Gea | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +51.754 | 19 | |
| 20 | 200 | Giovanni Bussei | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +56.747 | 26 | |
| 21 | 116 | Franco Battaini | Kawasaki ZX 10R | 23 | +1:01.652 | 29 | |
| 22 | 66 | Norino Brignola | Ducati 999 RS | 23 | +1:11.288 | 25 | |
| 23 | 69 | Gianluca Nannelli | Honda CBR1000RR | 23 | +1:12.297 | 23 | |
| 24 | 34 | Josep Monge | Yamaha YZF R1 | 23 | +1:23.967 | 30 | |
| 25 | 18 | Craig Jones | Petronas FP1 | 23 | +1:25.553 | 27 | |
| 26 | 13 | Vittorio Iannuzzo | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 21 | +2 laps | 22 | |
| Ret | 11 | Rubén Xaus | Ducati 999 F05 | 8 | Retirement | 13 | |
| Ret | 71 | Yukio Kagayama | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 7 | Retirement | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Ivan Clementi | Ducati 999 RS | 6 | Retirement | 24 | |
| Ret | 35 | Sergio Fuertes | Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 | 6 | Retirement | 28 | |
| Ret | 61 | Lorenzo Alfonsi | Yamaha YZF R1 | 4 | Retirement | 31 | |
| DNS | 32 | Javier del Amor | Honda CBR1000RR | | Not started | | |
| DNS | 19 | Lucio Pedercini | Ducati 999 RS | | Not started | | |

### Supersport race classification

| Pos | No | Rider | Bike | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 16 | Sébastien Charpentier | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 11 | Kevin Curtain | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +6.537 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 3 | Katsuaki Fujiwara | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +9.454 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 23 | Broc Parkes | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +11.750 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 127 | Robbin Harms | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +17.007 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | 32 | Yoann Tiberio | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +19.548 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | 12 | Javier Forés | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +22.400 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | 55 | Massimo Roccoli | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +22.513 | 12 | 8 |
| 9 | 45 | Gianluca Vizziello | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +24.708 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | 77 | Barry Veneman | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 23 | +25.317 | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | 75 | Josh Brookes | Ducati 749R | 23 | +27.194 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | 37 | William de Angelis | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +31.740 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | 25 | Tatu Lausletho | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +37.082 | 17 | 3 |
| 14 | 145 | Sébastien Le Grelle | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +41.951 | 19 | 2 |
| 15 | 27 | Tom Tunstall | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +42.816 | 23 | 1 |
| 16 | 38 | Grégory Leblanc | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +48.139 | 28 | |
| 17 | 8 | Maxime Berger | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 23 | +48.715 | 24 | |
| 18 | 121 | Alessio Aldrovandi | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +55.319 | 21 | |
| 19 | 5 | Alessio Velini | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +55.964 | 32 | |
| 20 | 17 | Miguel Praia | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +59.054 | 30 | |
| 21 | 21 | Chris Peris | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +1:06.039 | 29 | |
| 22 | 58 | Tomáš Mikšovský | Honda CBR600RR | 23 | +1:11.403 | 31 | |
| 23 | 60 | Vladimir Ivanov | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | +1:36.670 | 35 | |
| 24 | 57 | Luka Nedog | Ducati 749R | 23 | +1:36.993 | 37 | |
| Ret | 6 | Mauro Sanchini | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 16 | Retirement | 27 | |
| Ret | 68 | David Forner García | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 13 | Retirement | 33 | |
| Ret | 15 | Andrea Berta | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 12 | Retirement | 36 | |
| Ret | 41 | Kenny Noyes | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 11 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 22 | Kai Børre Andersen | Suzuki GSX-R600 | 9 | Retirement | 11 | |
| Ret | 116 | Johan Stigefelt | Honda CBR600RR | 7 | Retirement | 13 | |
| Ret | 73 | Christian Zaiser | Ducati 749R | 4 | Retirement | 14 | |
| Ret | 54 | Kenan Sofuoğlu | Honda CBR600RR | 3 | Retirement | 8 | |
| Ret | 7 | Stéphane Chambon | Kawasaki ZX-6R | 3 | Retirement | 25 | |
| Ret | 88 | Julien Enjolras | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 0 | Retirement | 22 | |
| Ret | 33 | Victor Carrasco | Honda CBR600RR | 0 | Retirement | 34 | |
| DSQ | 35 | Jordi Torres | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 23 | Disqualified | 10 | |