# 2006 Valencia GP2 Series round

The 2006 Valencia GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on 8 and 9 April 2006 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia as part of the GP2 Series. It was the first round of the 2006 GP2 season.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | 1:17.886 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | iSport International | 1:18.360 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | 1:18.400 | 3 |
| 4 | 24 | Adrián Vallés | Campos Racing | 1:18.551 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | E. J. Viso | iSport International | 1:18.623 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 | José María López | Super Nova Racing | 1:18.659 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | Arden International | 1:18.681 | 7 |
| 8 | 25 | Félix Porteiro | Campos Racing | 1:18.717 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:18.752 | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | Gianmaria Bruni | Trident | 1:18.772 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Alexandre Sarnes Negrão | Piquet Sports | 1:18.886 | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Franck Perera | DAMS | 1:18.890 | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Adam Carroll | Racing Engineering | 1:18.893 | 13 |
| 14 | 27 | Andreas Zuber | Trident | 1:18.918 | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Olivier Pla | DPR Direxiv | 1:19.106 | 15 |
| 16 | 21 | Clivio Piccione | DPR Direxiv | 1:19.199 | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Ferdinando Monfardini | DAMS | 1:19.217 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competicion | 1:19.251 | 18 |
| 19 | 16 | Luca Filippi | FMS International | 1:19.294 | 19 |
| 20 | 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Durango | 1:19.349 | 20 |
| 21 | 4 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:19.602 | 21 |
| 22 | 6 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:19.725 | 22 |
| 23 | 8 | Timo Glock | BCN Competicion | 1:20.092 | 23 |
| 24 | 23 | Sergio Hernández | Durango | 1:20.142 | 24 |
| 25 | 10 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 1:20.339 | 25 |
| 26 | 17 | Jason Tahincioglu | FMS International | 1:20.994 | 26 |
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | 45 | 1hr 03min 14.260sec | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | 45 | + 16.655 s | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 24 | Adrián Vallés | Campos Racing | 45 | + 19.490 s | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 45 | + 31.309 s | 21 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 | José María López | Super Nova Racing | 45 | + 33.526 s | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 26 | Gianmaria Bruni | Trident | 45 | + 33.994 s | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | Arden International | 45 | + 35.387 s | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | E. J. Viso | iSport International | 45 | + 48.275 s | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 45 | + 53.028 s | 9 | |
| 10 | 20 | Olivier Pla | DPR Direxiv | 45 | + 59.040 s | 15 | |
| 11 | 15 | Franck Perera | DAMS | 45 | + 1:05.229 s | 12 | |
| 12 | 14 | Ferdinando Monfardini | DAMS | 45 | + 1:11.427 s | 17 | |
| 13 | 12 | Alexandre Sarnes Negrão | Piquet Sports | 45 | + 1:11.719 s | 11 | |
| 14 | 9 | Adam Carroll | Racing Engineering | 45 | + 1:14.261 s | 13 | |
| 15 | 6 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 44 | + 1 Lap | 22 | |
| 16 | 19 | Timo Glock | BCN Competicion | 44 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
| 17 | 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Durango | 44 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 18 | 10 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 44 | + 1 Lap | 25 | |
| Ret | 18 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competicion | 27 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 27 | Andreas Zuber | Trident | 23 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Luca Filippi | FMS International | 15 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 25 | Félix Porteiro | Campos Racing | 7 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 23 | Sergio Hernández | Durango | 4 | Gearbox | 24 | |
| Ret | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | iSport International | 2 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 21 | Clivio Piccione | DPR Direxiv | 1 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jason Tahincioğlu | FMS International | 0 | Gearbox | 26 | |
| Fastest lap: Nicolas Lapierre (Arden International) — 1:22.168 (109.031 mph) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | Arden International | 28 | 30min 44.066sec | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 7 | E. J. Viso | iSport International | 28 | + 9.756 s | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 28 | + 10.213 s | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | 28 | + 10.975 s | 8 | 4 |
| 5 | 26 | Gianmaria Bruni | Trident | 28 | + 16.537 s | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | 28 | + 18.150 s | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Alexandre Sarnes Negrão | Piquet Sports | 28 | + 32.746 s | 13 | |
| 8 | 19 | Timo Glock | BCN Competicion | 28 | + 37.391 s | 16 | |
| 9 | 10 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 28 | + 44.084 s | 18 | |
| 10 | 6 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 28 | + 55.125 s | 15 | |
| 11 | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | iSport International | 28 | + 1:00.402 s | 24 | |
| 12 | 18 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competicion | 28 | + 1:03.704 s | 19 | |
| 13 | 27 | Andreas Zuber | Trident | 28 | + 1:06.774 s | 20 | |
| 14 | 15 | Franck Perera | DAMS | 28 | + 1:09.772 s | 11 | |
| 15 | 20 | Olivier Pla | DPR Direxiv | 28 | + 1:21.534 s | 10 | |
| 16 | 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Durango | 27 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| Ret | 21 | Clivio Piccione | DPR Direxiv | 24 | Spun off | 25 | |
| Ret | 24 | Adrián Vallés | Campos Racing | 23 | Accident | 6 | |
| Ret | 9 | Adam Carroll | Racing Engineering | 22 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | José María López | Super Nova Racing | 22 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 14 | Ferdinando Monfardini | DAMS | 5 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 1 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 3 | Suspension | 9 | |
| Ret | 16 | Luca Filippi | FMS International | 0 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 25 | Félix Porteiro | Campos Racing | 0 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jason Tahincioğlu | FMS International | 0 | Gearbox | 26 | |
| Ret | 23 | Sergio Hernández | Durango | 0 | Clutch | 23 | |
| Fastest lap: Andreas Zuber (Trident) — 1:21.244 (110.272 mph) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 16 |
| 2 | Nicolas Lapierre | 10 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 9 |
| 4 | Michael Ammermüller | 8 |
| 5 | E. J. Viso | 6 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Arden International | 18 |
| 2 | Piquet Sports | 16 |
| 3 | ART Grand Prix | 9 |
| 4= | Campos Racing | 6 |
| 4= | iSport International | 6 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.