# 2006 Stock Car Brasil season

The 2006 Copa Nextel Stock Car was the 28th Stock Car Brasil season. It began on April 9 at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace and ended on December 10 at the same circuit, after twelve rounds. Cacá Bueno was crowned champion. The season was notable for the arrival of Volkswagen as one of the series' manufacturers, alongside Mitsubishi and Chevrolet.

## Teams and drivers

All drivers were Brazilian-registered.
| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Eurofarma RC | Mitsubishi Lancer | 0 | Cacá Bueno | All |
| Eurofarma RC | Mitsubishi Lancer | 15 | Antonio Jorge Neto | All |
| WB Motosport | Volkswagen Bora | 1 | Raul Boesel | 9–12 |
| WB Motosport | Volkswagen Bora | 3 | Chico Serra | All |
| M4T Motorsport | Chevrolet Astra | 2 | Paulo Salustiano | All |
| A. Jardim Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 5 | Adalberto Jardim | 1–2 |
| Boettger Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 6 | Alceu Feldmann | All |
| Boettger Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 18 | Allam Khodair | All |
| Petrobras-Action Power | Volkswagen Bora | 7 | Thiago Marques | All |
| Petrobras-Action Power | Volkswagen Bora | 14 | Luciano Burti | All |
| Carlos Alves Competições | Volkswagen Bora | 8 | Carlos Alves | All |
| Medley-A.Mattheis | Chevrolet Astra | 9 | Giuliano Losacco | All |
| Medley-A.Mattheis | Chevrolet Astra | 27 | Guto Negão | All |
| Katalogo Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer | 10 | Ruben Carrapatoso | 1–9, 11–12 |
| Katalogo Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer | 63 | Lico Kaesemodel | 10 |
| Katalogo Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer | 90 | Ricardo Maurício | All |
| Scuderia 111 | Chevrolet Astra | 11 | Nonô Figueiredo | All |
| Scuderia 111 | Chevrolet Astra | 65 | Felipe Gama | All |
| NasrCastroneves | Volkswagen Bora | 12 | Hoover Orsi | 1–6, 8–12 |
| NasrCastroneves | Volkswagen Bora | 35 | David Muffato | All |
| L&M Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 16 | Wagner Ebrahim | 1–2 |
| L&M Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 26 | Wellington Justino | 7, 11–12 |
| L&M Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 77 | Valdeno Brito | All |
| AMG-Filipaper Racing | Mitsubishi Lancer | 17 | Ingo Hoffmann | All |
| JF Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 19 | Rodrigo Sperafico | All |
| JF Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 87 | Ruben Fontes | All |
| Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet Astra | 21 | Thiago Camilo | All |
| Vogel Motorsport | Chevrolet Astra | 99 | Gualter Salles | All |
| Sama-GomeSports | Volkswagen Bora | 22 | Marcos Gomes | 11 |
| Sama-GomeSports | Volkswagen Bora | 25 | Pedro Gomes | All |
| Officer Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 23 | Duda Pamplona | All |
| RC3 Bassani | Chevrolet Astra | 25 | Renato Jader David | 1–4, 7–12 |
| RC3 Bassani | Chevrolet Astra | 26 | Wellington Justino | 5, 7–8 |
| RC3 Bassani | Chevrolet Astra | 26 | Giuliano Piagallo | 9 |
| RC3 Bassani | Chevrolet Astra | 34 | Matheus Greipel | All |
| RC3 Bassani | Chevrolet Astra | 55 | Christian Fittipaldi | 8–12 |
| P&B Racing | Volkswagen Bora | 25 | Renato Jader David | 6–7 |
| P&B Racing | Volkswagen Bora | 40 | Fabio Carreira | 6–7 |
| Nascar Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 28 | Juliano Moro | 3–12 |
| Nascar Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 36 | Ricardo Etchenique | 1–3 |
| Nascar Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 38 | Christian Conde | All |
| Terra Avallone | Mitsubishi Lancer | 33 | Felipe Maluhy | All |
| Terra Avallone | Mitsubishi Lancer | 55 | Christian Fittipaldi | 2–5 |
| Terra Avallone | Mitsubishi Lancer | 70 | Tarso Marques | 1, 6–12 |
| Tatu Motorsport | Mitsubishi Lancer | 37 | Alan Chanoski | 12 |
| Carreira Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 40 | Fábio Carreira | 1–4, 7–12 |
| Carreira Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 79 | Marcelo Siqueira | 3–4 |
| Carreira Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 80 | Luis Carreira, Jr. | 1–5 |
| PowerTech | Chevrolet Astra | 41 | Hybernon Cysne | All |
| PowerTech | Chevrolet Astra | 44 | Diogo Pachenki | All |
| MT Racing | Chevrolet Astra | 45 | Wanderley Reck, Jr. | 1–2 |
| Equipe TekProm | Volkswagen Bora | 46 | Nelson Silva, Jr. | 11 |
| Equipe TekProm | Volkswagen Bora | 71 | Claudio Capparelli | 11–12 |
| RS Competições | Volkswagen Bora | 46 | Rogério Santos | 1–2 |
| RS Competições | Volkswagen Bora | 50 | Cláudio Ricci | 7, 9 |
| RS Competições | Volkswagen Bora | 51 | Átila Abreu | 10–12 |
| RS Competições | Volkswagen Bora | 72 | Júlio Campos | 1–3, 8 |
| Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 47 | Geraldo Rola | All |
| Hot Car Competições | Chevrolet Astra | 74 | Popó Bueno | All |

## Race calendar and results

All races were held in Brazil, with the exception of the round at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, which was held in Argentina.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 9 April | Felipe Maluhy | Antonio Jorge Neto | Cacá Bueno | Eurofarma RC |
| 2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Paraná | 30 April | Luciano Burti | Felipe Maluhy | Antonio Jorge Neto | Eurofarma RC |
| 3 | Autódromo Internacional Orlando Moura, Mato Grosso do Sul | 21 May | Cacá Bueno | Hoover Orsi | Cacá Bueno | Eurofarma RC |
| 4 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 2 July | David Muffato | Cacá Bueno | Cacá Bueno | Eurofarma RC |
| 5 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiás | 23 July | Cacá Bueno | Antonio Jorge Neto | Cacá Bueno | Eurofarma RC |
| 6 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Paraná | 16 August | Thiago Camilo | Juliano Moro | Thiago Camilo | Texaco Vogel |
| 7 | Autódromo Internacional de Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul | 3 September | Luciano Burti | Luciano Burti | Ruben Fontes | JF Racing |
| 8 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Federal District | 24 September | Giuliano Losacco | Giuliano Losacco | Chico Serra | WB Motorsport |
| Super Final |||||||
| 9 | Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã, Rio Grande do Sul | 15 October | Giuliano Losacco | Giuliano Losacco | Giuliano Losacco | Medley-A.Mattheis |
| 10 | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires | 29 October | Felipe Maluhy | Mateus Greipel | Ingo Hoffmann | AMG Motorsport |
| 11 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Federal District | 19 November | Ricardo Mauricio | Valdeno Brito | Tarso Marques | Terra Avallone |
| 12 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo | 10 December | Felipe Maluhy | Gualter Salles | Ingo Hoffmann | AMG Motorsport |

### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | INT | CUR | CAM | INT | LON | CUR | SCS | BRA | TAR | ARG | RIO | INT | Pts |
| Super Final |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Cacá Bueno | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 257 |
| 2 | Antonio Jorge Neto | 9 | 1 | 7 | DSQ | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 251 |
| 3 | Hoover Orsi | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | | 3 | 21 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 248 |
| 4 | Felipe Maluhy | 4 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 247 |
| 5 | Giuliano Losacco | 6 | 3 | Ret | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 1 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 244 |
| 6 | Thiago Camilo | 8 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 5 | Ret | 237 |
| 7 | Alceu Feldmann | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 235 |
| 8 | Guto Negrão | 14 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 22 | Ret | 3 | 231 |
| 9 | Rodrigo Sperafico | 3 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 17 | 223 |
| 10 | Ricardo Maurício | 10 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 216 |
| Super Final cutoff |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Ingo Hoffmann | 5 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 14 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 93 |
| 12 | David Muffato | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 11 | |
| 14 | Ruben Fontes | Ret | 11 | 18 | Ret | 18 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 11 | Ret | |
| 16 | Chico Serra | 15 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | DNS | 9 | 1 | 15 | 9 | DSQ | Ret | |
| 22 | Paulo Salustiano | DNS | Ret | 10 | 5 | Ret | 13 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 14 | 19 | Ret | |
| | Cláudio Ricci | | | | | | | 16 | | 16 | | | | |
| 20 | Allam Khodair | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 9 | 23 | 10 | Ret | 28 | Ret | 6 | |
| | Rogério Santos | 20 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 36 | Christian Conde | 18 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 23 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 18 | Ret | |
| 36 | Ricardo Etchenique | 13 | 19 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | Juliano Moro | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 22 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 23 | 15 | |
| | Raul Boesel | | | | | | | | | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | |
| | Alan Chanoski | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | |
| Pos | Driver | INT | CUR | CAM | INT | LON | CUR | SCS | BRA | TAR | ARG | RIO | INT | 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) |