# 2006 Formula BMW World Final

The 2006 Formula BMW World Final was the second Formula BMW World Final race and held for the first time at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste near Valencia on 24–26 November 2006. The race was won by Josef Kaufmann Racing's driver Christian Vietoris, who finished ahead Mika Mäki and Stefano Coletti.

## Drivers and teams

2006 Entry List :
| Team | No | Driver | Main series |
| AIM Autosport | 2 | Philip Major | Formula BMW USA |
| AIM Autosport | 3 | Daniel Morad | Formula BMW USA |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | 4 | Niall Quinn | Formula BMW ADAC |
| AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | 41 | Tobias Hegewald | Formula BMW ADAC |
| ASL Team Mücke Motorsport | 5 | Nick de Bruijn | Formula BMW ADAC |
| ASL Team Mücke Motorsport | 6 | Christian Engelhart | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Team Autotecnica | 7 | Matt Lee | Formula BMW USA |
| Eifelland Racing | 8 | Jens Klingmann | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Eifelland Racing | 9 | Mika Mäki | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Eifelland Racing | 10 | Martin Ragginger | Formula BMW ADAC |
| EuroInternational | 11 | Stefano Coletti | Formula BMW USA |
| EuroInternational | 12 | Robert Wickens | Formula BMW USA |
| Filsell Motorsport | 14 | Matt Howson | Formula BMW UK |
| Filsell Motorsport | 15 | Daniel Murray | Formula BMW UK |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | Henry Arundel | Formula BMW UK |
| Fortec Motorsport | 17 | Niall Breen | Formula BMW UK |
| Fortec Motorsport | 18 | Jack Clarke | Formula BMW UK |
| Fortec Motorsport | 19 | Euan Hankey | Formula BMW UK |
| Fortec Motorsport | 20 | Daniel McKenzie | Formula BMW UK |
| Fortec Motorsport | 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Formula BMW UK |
| Gelles Racing | 22 | Ross Curnow | Formula BMW USA |
| Gelles Racing | 24 | Adrien Herberts | Formula BMW USA |
| Gelles Racing | 25 | Maxime Pelletier | Formula BMW USA |
| Gelles Racing | 26 | Ryan Phinny | Formula BMW USA |
| Gelles Racing | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | Formula BMW USA |
| GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 28 | Andrei Harnagea | Formula BMW ADAC |
| GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 29 | Jens Höing | Formula BMW ADAC |
| GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 30 | Max Wissel | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Jensen MotorSport | 31 | Frankie Muniz | Formula BMW USA |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 32 | Daniel Campos-Hull | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 33 | Josef Král | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Josef Kaufmann Racing | 34 | Christian Vietoris | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Team Loctite | 35 | Tom Dunstan | Formula BMW UK |
| Team Loctite | 36 | Oliver Turvey | Formula BMW UK |
| Matson Motorsport | 37 | Fabio Leimer | Formula BMW ADAC |
| Motaworld Racing | 39 | Matt Hamilton | Formula BMW UK |
| Motaworld Racing | 40 | Jonathan Legris | Formula BMW UK |

## Qualifying
### Super Pole Competition

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Group |
| 1 | 9 | Mika Mäki | Eifelland Racing | 1:39.695 | A |
| 2 | 34 | Christian Vietoris | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:40.059 | B |
| 3 | 10 | Martin Ragginger | Eifelland Racing | 1:40.471 | A |
| 4 | 11 | Stefano Coletti | EuroInternational | 1:40.790 | C |
| 5 | 33 | Josef Král | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 1:41.062 | D |
| 6 | 12 | Robert Wickens | EuroInternational | 1:41.106 | C |
| 7 | 3 | Daniel Morad | AIM Autosport | 1:41.533 | B |
| 8 | 5 | Nick de Bruijn | ASL Team Mücke Motorsport | 1:42.180 | D |

## Heats
### Summary

| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | 34 | Christian Vietoris | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 0 |
| 2 | 33 | Josef Král | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Mika Mäki | Eifelland Racing | 5 |
| 4 | 11 | Stefano Coletti | EuroInternational | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Euan Hankey | Fortec Motorsport | 12 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Morad | AIM Autosport | 13 |
| 7 | 36 | Oliver Turvey | Team Loctite | 16 |
| 8 | 40 | Jonathan Legris | Motaworld Racing | 17 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Fortec Motorsport | 19 |
| 10 | 8 | Jens Klingmann | Eifelland Racing | 22 |
| 11 | 4 | Niall Quinn | AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | 22 |
| 12 | 12 | Robert Wickens | EuroInternational | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | Nick de Bruijn | ASL Team Mücke Motorsport | 23 |
| 14 | 32 | Daniel Campos-Hull | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 24 |
| 15 | 15 | Daniel Murray | Filsell Motorsport | 25 |
| 16 | 6 | Christian Engelhart | ASL Team Mücke Motorsport | 25 |
| 17 | 41 | Tobias Hegewald | AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | 25 |
| 18 | 39 | Matt Hamilton | Motaworld Racing | 26 |
| 19 | 10 | Martin Ragginger | Eifelland Racing | 28 |
| 20 | 7 | Matt Lee | Team Autotecnica | 29 |
| 21 | 17 | Niall Breen | Fortec Motorsport | 32 |
| 22 | 26 | Ryan Phinny | Gelles Racing | 33 |
| 23 | 22 | Ross Curnow | Gelles Racing | 35 |
| 24 | 16 | Henry Arundel | Fortec Motorsport | 36 |
| 25 | 29 | Jens Höing | GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 36 |
| 26 | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | Gelles Racing | 37 |
| 27 | 20 | Daniel McKenzie | Fortec Motorsport | 38 |
| 28 | 37 | Fabio Leimer | Matson Motorsport | 41 |
| 29 | 25 | Maxime Pelletier | Gelles Racing | 41 |
| 30 | 24 | Adrien Herberts | Gelles Racing | 44 |
| 31 | 31 | Frankie Muniz | Jensen MotorSport | 45 |
| 32 | 28 | Andrei Harnagea | GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 45 |
| 33 | 30 | Max Wissel | GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 46 |
| 34 | 2 | Philip Major | AIM Autosport | 51 |
| 35 | 35 | Tom Dunstan | Team Loctite | 54 |
| 36 | 18 | Jack Clarke | Fortec Motorsport | 62 |

## Final Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid |
| 1 | 34 | Christian Vietoris | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 18 | 30:07.362 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Mika Mäki | Eifelland Racing | 18 | +4.6 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | Stefano Coletti | EuroInternational | 18 | +13.2 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Morad | AIM Autosport | 18 | +13.9 | 6 |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | +14.7 | 9 |
| 6 | 36 | Oliver Turvey | Team Loctite | 18 | +17.8 | 7 |
| 7 | 8 | Jens Klingmann | Eifelland Racing | 18 | +19.5 | 10 |
| 8 | 12 | Robert Wickens | EuroInternational | 18 | +20.1 | 12 |
| 9 | 10 | Martin Ragginger | Eifelland Racing | 18 | +21.9 | 19 |
| 10 | 19 | Euan Hankey | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | +24.2 | 5 |
| 11 | 5 | Nick de Bruijn | ASL Team Mücke Motorsport | 18 | +27.7 | 13 |
| 12 | 4 | Niall Quinn | AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | 18 | +30.0 | 11 |
| 13 | 7 | Matt Lee | Team Autotecnica | 18 | +31.2 | 20 |
| 14 | 40 | Jonathan Legris | Motaworld Racing | 18 | +33.5 | 8 |
| 15 | 39 | Matt Hamilton | Motaworld Racing | 18 | +35.5 | 18 |
| 16 | 16 | Henry Arundel | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | +36.9 | 24 |
| 17 | 22 | Ross Curnow | Gelles Racing | 18 | +40.8 | 23 |
| 18 | 29 | Jens Höing | GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 18 | +41.6 | 25 |
| 19 | 37 | Fabio Leimer | Matson Motorsport | 18 | +42.1 | 28 |
| 20 | 20 | Daniel McKenzie | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | +42.2 | 27 |
| 21 | 30 | Max Wissel | GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 18 | +43.0 | 33 |
| 22 | 6 | Christian Engelhart | ASL Team Mücke Motorsport | 18 | +43.1 | 16 |
| 23 | 26 | Ryan Phinny | Gelles Racing | 18 | +47.9 | 22 |
| 24 | 25 | Maxime Pelletier | Gelles Racing | 18 | +48.8 | 29 |
| 25 | 18 | Jack Clarke | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | +55.2 | 36 |
| 26 | 35 | Tom Dunstan | Team Loctite | 18 | +56.3 | 35 |
| 27 | 2 | Philip Major | AIM Autosport | 18 | +57.9 | 34 |
| 28 | 17 | Niall Breen | Fortec Motorsport | 18 | +1:00.4 | 21 |
| 29 | 31 | Frankie Muniz | Jensen MotorSport | 18 | +1:02.8 | 31 |
| 30 | 28 | Andrei Harnagea | GU-Racing Motorsport Team | 15 | +3 laps | 32 |
| Ret | 32 | Daniel Campos-Hull | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 10 | +8 laps | 14 |
| Ret | 27 | Sebastián Saavedra | Gelles Racing | 5 | +13 laps | 26 |
| Ret | 41 | Tobias Hegewald | AM-Holzer Rennsport GmbH | 3 | +15 laps | 17 |
| Ret | 24 | Adrien Herberts | Gelles Racing | 3 | +15 laps | 30 |
| Ret | 15 | Daniel Murray | Filsell Motorsport | 0 | +18 laps | 15 |
| EX | 33 | Josef Král | Josef Kaufmann Racing | 18 | +0.7 | 2 |