# 2006 British GT Championship

The 2006 British GT season consisted of a fourteen-round series of sports car racing in the British GT Championship. The season consisted of two 2-hour enduros at Donington Park and Silverstone, with 4 other double 1 hour-race events held in England, 2 in France (held alongside the FFSA GT Championship) and 1 in Ireland. It was contested by GT2 cars, the renamed GT3 class (now GTC), and a new GT3 class conforming with new FIA regulations. This would be the last year of competition for GT2 cars, with very low grids and thus half points being awarded at most races. The following year, GT3 became the main class, with GTC supporting.

## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | GT2 Winners | GT3 Winners | GTC Winners |
| 1 | Oulton Park | 16 April | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | none | Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore |
| 2 | Oulton Park | 17 April | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | none | Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore |
| 3 | Donington Park | 21 May | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Leo Machitski Piers Johnson | Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore |
| 4 | Pau | 4 June | none | Paul Whight Chris Randell | Matt Allison Jonny Lang |
| 5 | Pau | 5 June | none | Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw | Danny Watts Ryan Hooker |
| 6 | Mondello Park | 24 June | Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith | Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw | Matt Allison Jonny Lang |
| 7 | Mondello Park | 25 June | Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith | Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw | Chris Beighton Jon Finnemore |
| 8 | Snetterton | 15 July | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Aaron Scott Stuart Turvey | Andrea Demetriou Ryan Hooker |
| 9 | Snetterton | 16 July | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Aaron Scott Stuart Turvey | Matt Allison Jonny Lang |
| 10 | Rockingham | 12 August | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Leo Machitski Jonny Cocker | Matt Allison Jonny Lang |
| 11 | Rockingham | 13 August | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Barrie Whight Gavan Kershaw | Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis |
| 12 | Brands Hatch | 26 August | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Leo Machitski Jonny Cocker | Alex Mortimer Bradley Ellis |
| 13 | Brands Hatch | 27 August | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Leo Machitski Jonny Cocker | Phil Glew Tom Ferrier |
| 14 | Silverstone | 24 September | Tim Mullen Chris Niarchos | Matt Harris Piers Masarati | Phil Keen Ryan Hooker |
| 15 | Magny-Cours | 21 October | Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith | none | none |
| 16 | Magny-Cours | 22 October | Luke Hines Tom Kimber-Smith | none | none |
* The Pau and Magny-Cours rounds were also both run as rounds of the FFSA GT Championship. At Pau, only GT3 and GTC cars competed; at Magny-Cours, only GT2 cars competed. FFSA GT Championship participants were ineligible for British GT championship points.

## Championship standings
### Drivers' Championships
#### GT2

| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| 1 | Chris Niarchos | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Ret | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 73 |
| 1 | Tim Mullen | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Ret | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 73 |
| 3 | Tom Kimber-Smith | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17† | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 71 |
| 3 | Luke Hines | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17† | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 71 |
| 5 | Ian Flux | 5 | 6 | 12 | | | | | Ret | 19† | | | 4 | 17 | 5 | | | 25 |
| 5 | Kevin Riley | 5 | 6 | 12 | | | | | Ret | 19† | | | 4 | 17 | 5 | | | 25 |
| 7 | Phil Keen | 3 | 3 | Ret | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 8 | David Jones | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13.5 |
| 8 | Godfrey Jones | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13.5 |
| 10 | Lee Caroline | 3 | 3 | Ret | | | | | 3 | DNS | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 10 | Anthony Mott | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 17† | | | 4 | | | 12 |
| 10 | Steve Hyde | DNS | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 14 | 17† | NC | 19 | | | | 12 |
| 13 | Lawrence Tomlinson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 23 | 7 |
| 13 | Richard Dean | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 23 | 7 |
| 15 | James Brodie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | 5 |
| 16 | Adam Jones | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | | 4 |
| 16 | Peter Lloyd | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | | 4 |
| 18 | Matt Griffin | DNS | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 19 | Phiroze Bilimoria | | | | | | | | | | | | NC | 19 | | | | 2 |
| NC | Ian Stinton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| NC | Nigel James | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| NC | Elliot Cole | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| NC | Craig Cole | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
* Half points awarded where less than 6 cars start (Rounds 1, 6-13, 15, 16)

### GT2 Teams Standings

| Pos | Team | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| 1 | Scuderia Ecosse | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Ret | DNS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 73 |
| 2 | LNT | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17† | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 71 |
| 3 | Rollcentre Racing | 5 | 6 | 12 | | | | | Ret | 19† | | | 4 | 17 | 5 | | | 25 |
| 4 | Emotional Engineering | DNS | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 4 | | | 17.5 |
| 5 | Eclipse Motorsport | 3 | 3 | Ret | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | Ret | | | 15 |
| 6 | Team Preci Spark | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13.5 |
| 7 | Cirtek Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 | | | | 4 |
| NC | Data Protection Solutions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |

#### GTC

| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| 1 | Matt Allison | NC | 7 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | 86 |
| 1 | Jonny Lang | NC | 7 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | | | 86 |
| 3 | Ryan Hooker | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | 85 |
| 4 | Bradley Ellis | 9 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 12† | 19† | Ret | 15† | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | 72 |
| 4 | Alex Mortimer | 9 | 10 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 12† | 19† | Ret | 15† | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | | | 72 |
| 6 | Oliver Bryant | 11 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 14 | | | 53 |
| 6 | Keith Ahlers | 11 | 11 | Ret | 8 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 14 | | | 53 |
| 8 | Chris Beighton | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | 6 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 18† | DNS | 23† | Ret | | | | 49 |
| 8 | Jon Finnemore | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | 6 | 3 | 13 | Ret | 18† | DNS | 23† | Ret | | | | 49 |
| 10 | Phil Keen | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | 38 |
| 11 | Adam Wilcox | 20† | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | | | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | | | 31 |
| 11 | Phil Burton | 20† | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 7 | | | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 13 | | | 31 |
| 13 | Hunter Abbott | 12 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | | | 16 | 7 | 18 | | | 30 |
| 14 | Phil Glew | 12 | Ret | 15 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | | | 11 | 5 | | | | 29 |
| 15 | Graeme Mundy | 15 | 15 | 7 | | | | | 14 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 19 | | | 21 |
| 16 | Matt Harris | 13 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 12 | Ret | | | | 21 |
| 17 | Callum Lockie | 10 | 13 | Ret | NC | 17 | Ret | 8 | 16 | 15 | | | | | | | | 19 |
| 18 | Andrea Demetriou | | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 19 | Miles Hulford | 13 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | | | | | | 18 |
| 20 | David Dove | 10 | 13 | Ret | NC | 17 | | | 16 | 15 | | | 21 | 21 | Ret | | | 16 |
| 21 | Nigel Greensall | 17 | 19 | 3 | | | Ret | 8 | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | | 13 |
| 22 | Nigel Redwood | | | | | | | | Ret | 12 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | 12 |
| 23 | David Ashburn | 8 | 8 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 24 | Danny Watts | | | | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 25 | Neil Cunningham | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | 11 |
| 26 | Jamie Smyth | 15 | 15 | 7 | | | | | 14 | 14 | | | 17 | 12 | 19 | | | 11 |
| 27 | Mark Cole | | | | | | 9 | 13† | | | 6 | Ret | | | | | | 8 |
| 28 | Ian Stinton | 7 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 29 | Gary Eastwood | 16 | Ret | | | | 9 | 13† | 15 | 17 | Ret | 15 | 13 | Ret | 20 | | | 8 |
| 30 | Jan Persson | 19 | 20 | Ret | | | 10 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 13 | Ret | | | 7 |
| 30 | Rob Barrett | 19 | 20 | Ret | | | 10 | 11 | Ret | 18 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 13 | Ret | | | 7 |
| 32 | Phiroze Balimoria | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 10 | | | | | | 7 |
| 33 | Damien Faulkner | | | | | | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 34 | Richard Hollebon | 18 | 18 | 20 | | | 11 | 10 | Ret | 21 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 14 | Ret | | | 6 |
| 34 | Nick Marsh | 18 | 18 | 20 | | | 11 | 10 | Ret | 21 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 14 | Ret | | | 6 |
| 35 | Oliver Morley | DNS | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 36 | Stuart Moseley | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 37 | Phil Quaife | 16 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 38 | Andy Allen | 14 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 39 | Pete James | 14 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 40 | Rob Wilson | | | | | | | | 15 | 17 | | | 13 | Ret | 20 | | | 3 |
| 41 | Barry Horne | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 42 | Bill Cameron | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 43 | Andrew Howard | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 13 | Ret | 20 | 17 | | | 2 |
| 44 | Matt Griffin | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | 1 |
| 45 | Terry White | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | | | | 0 |
| 46 | Stephen Keating | | | | | | | | 18† | DNS | Ret | 16 | 18 | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| 47 | Jonathan Coleman | 17 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 48 | Simon Scuffham | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 49 | Scott Fitzgerald | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 50 | Alistair Davidson | | | | | | | | 17 | 20 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 51 | Chris Wilson | | | | | | | | 17 | 20 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 52 | Mark Powell | | | | | | | | 18† | DNS | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| 53 | David Harkness | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 20 | | | | 0 |
| 54 | Bill Tulley | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 21 | Ret | | | 0 |
| 55 | Michelangelo Segatori | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 16 | | | | 0 |
| 56 | Marco Piva | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 16 | | | | 0 |
| NC | Simon Pullan | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| NC | Walter Colacino | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Guest driver ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||
| NC | Tom Ferrier | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 5 | | | | 0 |
| NC | Paul Mace | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 7 | 18 | | | 0 |
| NC | Peter Bamford | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

### GT3

| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| 1 | Leo Machitski | | | 8 | | | | | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | 49 |
| 2 | George MacKintosh | | | 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 15 | | | 44.5 |
| 2 | Sam Blogg | | | 18 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 15 | | | 44.5 |
| 4 | Jonathan Cocker | | | Ret | | | | | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | 40 |
| 5 | Barrie Whight | | | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | 9 | | | 33.5 |
| 5 | Gavan Kershaw | | | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | 9 | | | 33.5 |
| 7 | Paul Whight | | | 19 | 16 | Ret | | | DNS | Ret | 8 | 12 | | | 16 | | | 21.5 |
| 8 | Aaron Scott | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 8 | Stuart Turvey | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 10 | Paul Drayson | | | Ret | | | | | 9 | 5 | | | Ret | 18 | 11 | | | 20.5 |
| 11 | Danny Watts | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | 5 | 9 | | | | 15 |
| 12 | Richard Stanton | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | 6 | Ret | Ret | | | 15 |
| 13 | Chris Randell | | | 19 | 16 | Ret | | | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 14 | Michael Bentwood | | | Ret | | | | | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 14 | Rob Barff | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 16 | Piers Johnson | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 16 | Matt Harris | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 10 |
| 16 | Piers Maserati | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 10 |
| 19 | Rory Fordyce | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 20 | Martin Stretton | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 18 | 11 | | | 7.5 |
| 21 | David Ashburn | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 9 | | | | 7 |
| 22 | Russell Treasure | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 12 | | | | | | 6.5 |
| 23 | Phil Glew | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 4 |
| 23 | Phiroze Bilimoria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 4 |
| 25 | Richard Hay | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | Ret | | | 3 |
| 26 | Mark Fullalove | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | 2 |
| NC | Tom Alexander | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | OUL | OUL | DON | PAU | PAU | MON | MON | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | BRH | BRH | SIL | MAG | MAG | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |
* Half points awarded where less than 6 cars start (Rounds 4-7, 10-13)
All information sourced from https://web.archive.org/web/20090813160841/http://zeta.britishgt.com/points.php?season=2006&class=GT2&type=driver&event=1 and other areas of this site. NOTE: Championship Standings based on race results, not given standings (they do not appear to correspond)