# 2006 Perth V8 400

The 2006 Perth V8 400 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 12–14 May 2006. The event was held at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia, and consisted of three races culminating in 400 kilometres. It was the third round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

## Background

Britek Motorsports' second car returned to the track after José Fernández' heavy accident in the Adelaide 500, this time with local Sports Sedan driver Tony Ricciardello behind the wheel. The entry's Pukekohe replacement, Mark Porter and his MSport team, returned to the Fujitsu Series.
The only other change occurred at Paul Morris Motorsport; Alan Gurr was back in the teams' Holden Commodore VZ having been replaced by New Zealander Fabian Coulthard at the preceding round across the Tasman.

## Results
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 56.0401 |
| 2 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.1492 |
| 3 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.1874 |
| 4 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3306 |
| 5 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3629 |
| 6 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4088 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4231 |
| 8 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.4348 |
| 9 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4541 |
| 10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4566 |
| 11 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4747 |
| 12 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.4756 |
| 13 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.5385 |
| 14 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.5840 |
| 15 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6076 |
| 16 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6509 |
| 17 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.6886 |
| 18 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.7361 |
| 19 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.7633 |
| 20 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.7940 |
| 21 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8161 |
| 22 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.8696 |
| 23 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.9380 |
| 24 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.0115 |
| 25 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.0478 |
| 26 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | +1.0560 |
| 27 | 39 | Alan Gurr | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.3064 |
| 28 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.3797 |
| 29 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.4689 |
| 30 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +1.4793 |
| 31 | 26 | Tony Ricciardello | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | +1.8126 |
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### Top Ten Shootout

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 55.8667 |
| 2 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.0604 |
| 3 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3312 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3730 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4076 |
| 6 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6484 |
| 7 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6874 |
| 8 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.7018 |
| 9 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8269 |
| 10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8543 |
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### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | 49:00.3114 | 1 | 128 |
| 2 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +0.4609 | 6 | 124 |
| 3 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +0.6810 | 5 | 120 |
| 4 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +1.1123 | 2 | 116 |
| 5 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +1.4786 | 8 | 112 |
| 6 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +6.2393 | 9 | 108 |
| 7 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +7.4305 | 4 | 104 |
| 8 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +21.1999 | 13 | 100 |
| 9 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +21.4416 | 10 | 96 |
| 10 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +21.4562 | 17 | 92 |
| 11 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +21.8253 | 12 | 88 |
| 12 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +22.5419 | 14 | 84 |
| 13 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +22.6972 | 15 | 80 |
| 14 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +25.4009 | 7 | 76 |
| 15 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +26.1558 | 25 | 72 |
| 16 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +26.5473 | 11 | 68 |
| 17 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +26.8804 | 18 | 64 |
| 18 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +27.5268 | 20 | 60 |
| 19 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +28.4120 | 16 | 56 |
| 20 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +31.2429 | 23 | 52 |
| 21 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +32.6532 | 21 | 48 |
| 22 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +35.5518 | 22 | 44 |
| 23 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +41.8765 | 26 | 40 |
| 24 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +47.8426 | 28 | 36 |
| 25 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 50 | +51.8122 | 24 | 32 |
| 26 | 39 | Alan Gurr | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 50 | +53.7270 | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 49 | +1 Lap | 29 | 24 |
| 28 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 49 | +1 Lap | 30 | 20 |
| 29 | 26 | Tony Ricciardello | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 49 | +1 Lap | 31 | 16 |
| 30 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +5 Laps | 3 | 12 |
| 31 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 45 | +5 Laps | 19 | 8 |
| Fastest lap: Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team), 57.5198 |||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | 57:13.4263 | 10 | 64 |
| 2 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +1.4663 | 30 | 62 |
| 3 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +2.6490 | 18 | 60 |
| 4 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +2.7649 | 11 | 58 |
| 5 | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +6.1706 | 20 | 56 |
| 6 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +8.3044 | 1 | 54 |
| 7 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +11.6166 | 12 | 52 |
| 8 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +12.8829 | 22 | 50 |
| 9 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +13.6690 | 14 | 48 |
| 10 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +14.3248 | 28 | 46 |
| 11 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +14.6516 | 25 | 44 |
| 12 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +16.0840 | 8 | 42 |
| 13 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +16.1545 | 26 | 40 |
| 14 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +16.5377 | 29 | 38 |
| 15 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +20.9543 | 15 | 36 |
| 16 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +22.6251 | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +23.2394 | 23 | 32 |
| 18 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +23.6195 | 31 | 30 |
| 19 | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +27.8559 | 24 | 28 |
| 20 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +28.2460 | 21 | 26 |
| 21 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +28.5144 | 13 | 24 |
| 22 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +31.6303 | 16 | 22 |
| 23 | 39 | Alan Gurr | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +34.9483 | 6 | 20 |
| 24 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +37.2739 | 5 | 18 |
| 25 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +38.6798 | 19 | 16 |
| 26 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 57 | +1 Lap | 9 | 14 |
| 27 | 26 | Tony Ricciardello | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 | 12 |
| 28 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 56 | +2 Laps | 2 | 10 |
| Ret | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 52 | Crash | 27 | |
| Ret | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 43 | | 7 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 28 | Steering | 4 | |
| Fastest lap: Todd Kelly (Holden Racing Team), 57.4096 |||||||||
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### Race 3

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Mark Skaife | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | 58:24.7679 | 4 | 128 |
| 2 | 888 | Craig Lowndes | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +0.6652 | 3 | 124 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +2.7055 | 6 | 120 |
| 4 | 22 | Todd Kelly | Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +3.2827 | 30 | 116 |
| 5 | 16 | Garth Tander | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +3.5633 | 2 | 112 |
| 6 | 1 | Russell Ingall | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +10.0528 | 7 | 108 |
| 7 | 7 | Steven Richards | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +10.5181 | 1 | 104 |
| 8 | 3 | Jason Richards | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +12.6366 | 15 | 100 |
| 9 | 88 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +13.7725 | 16 | 96 |
| 10 | 17 | Steven Johnson | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +14.5604 | 10 | 92 |
| 11 | 50 | Cameron McConville | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +14.5810 | 20 | 88 |
| 12 | 11 | Paul Dumbrell | Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +16.6426 | 12 | 84 |
| 13 | 55 | Steve Owen | Rod Nash Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +18.2739 | 19 | 80 |
| 14 | 15 | Rick Kelly | HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +19.0230 | 5 | 76 |
| 15 | 021 | Paul Radisich | Team Kiwi Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +22.9977 | 24 | 72 |
| 16 | 18 | Will Davison | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +23.2502 | 21 | 68 |
| 17 | 39 | Alan Gurr | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +26.3637 | 26 | 64 |
| 18 | 23 | Andrew Jones | Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +27.0892 | 18 | 60 |
| 19 | 51 | Greg Murphy | Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +30.3115 | 9 | 56 |
| 20 | 10 | Jason Bargwanna | WPS Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +33.9339 | 17 | 52 |
| 21 | 12 | John Bowe | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +34.1764 | 28 | 48 |
| 22 | 34 | Dean Canto | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 58 | +34.7252 | 14 | 44 |
| 23 | 14 | Brad Jones | Brad Jones Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 58 | +52.4033 | 27 | 40 |
| 24 | 33 | Lee Holdsworth | Garry Rogers Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 57 | +1 Lap | 23 | 36 |
| 25 | 67 | Paul Morris | Paul Morris Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | 57 | +1 Lap | 22 | 32 |
| 26 | 20 | Marcus Marshall | Paul Cruickshank Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 57 | +1 Lap | 31 | 28 |
| 27 | 25 | Warren Luff | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 57 | +1 Lap | 25 | 24 |
| 28 | 6 | Jason Bright | Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 55 | +3 Laps | 13 | 20 |
| Ret | 4 | James Courtney | Stone Brothers Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 29 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 26 | Tony Ricciardello | Britek Motorsport | Ford Falcon BA | 19 | | 29 | |
| Ret | 8 | Max Wilson | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 18 | Suspension | 11 | |
| Fastest lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 57.2925 |||||||||
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## Round standings

| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
| 1 | Steven Richards | 2 | 2 | 7 | 290 |
| 2 | Mark Skaife | 1 | 18 | 1 | 286 |
| 3 | Craig Lowndes | 3 | 14 | 2 | 282 |
| 4 | Garth Tander | 4 | 10 | 5 | 274 |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom | 6 | 13 | 3 | 268 |
| 6 | Russell Ingall | 10 | 8 | 6 | 250 |
| 7 | Rick Kelly | 7 | 11 | 14 | 224 |
| 8 | Steven Johnson | 9 | 17 | 10 | 220 |
| 9 | Jason Richards | 18 | 9 | 8 | 208 |
| 10 | Jamie Whincup | 21 | 4 | 9 | 202 |
| 11 | Paul Dumbrell | 11 | 20 | 12 | 198 |
| 12 | Greg Murphy | 14 | 3 | 19 | 192 |
| 13 | Cameron McConville | 13 | 25 | 11 | 184 |
| 14 | Steve Owen | 17 | 15 | 13 | 180 |
| 15 | Andrew Jones | 20 | 7 | 18 | 164 |
| 16 | Will Davison | 16 | 22 | 16 | 158 |
| = | Jason Bargwanna | 15 | 16 | 20 | 158 |
| 18 | Dean Canto | 22 | 1 | 22 | 152 |
| 19 | James Courtney | 12 | 5 | Ret | 140 |
| 20 | Todd Kelly | 30 | 28 | 4 | 138 |
| 21 | Paul Radisich | 31 | 6 | 15 | 134 |
| 22 | Jason Bright | 5 | Ret | 28 | 132 |
| 23 | Max Wilson | 8 | 19 | Ret | 128 |
| 24 | Lee Holdsworth | 24 | 12 | 24 | 114 |
| 25 | Alan Gurr | 26 | 23 | 17 | 112 |
| = | Paul Morris | 19 | 21 | 25 | 112 |
| 27 | Brad Jones | 27 | 24 | 23 | 82 |
| 28 | John Bowe | 25 | Ret | 21 | 80 |
| 29 | Warren Luff | 23 | 26 | 27 | 78 |
| 30 | Marcus Marshall | 28 | Ret | 26 | 48 |
| 31 | Tony Ricciardello | 29 | 27 | Ret | 28 |
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## Championship standings

| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
| 1 | Russell Ingall | 780 | |
| 2 | Garth Tander | 776 | -4 |
| 3 | Steven Richards | 772 | -8 |
| 4 | Rick Kelly | 763 | -17 |
| 5 | Craig Lowndes | 710 | -70 |