# 2006 Italian Superturismo Championship

The 2006 Campionato Italiano Superturismo Season was the second season of the Italian Superturismo Championship since its recreation in 2005 (at the same time as the ETCC, the promoted Italian championship, was turned into the WTCC). It had several well-known contenders, such as Alessandro Zanardi, Emanuele Naspetti and retired ski-racer Kristian Ghedina. Overall a total of seven race weekends of two races each were held at six different circuits. The championship was won by Roberto Colcigao driving for SEAT.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| BMW Team Italy-Spain | BMW 320si | 4 | Alessandro Zanardi | 1-4 |
| Československý Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | 44 | Jiří Janák | 1 |
| Peugeot Sport Denmark | Peugeot 407 | 46 | Jens Edman | 1 |
| DB Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 | 51 | Alessandro Balzan | 1-6 |
| DB Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 | 52 | Elio Marchetti | 1-4, 7 |
| Scuderia La Torre | Alfa Romeo 156 GTA | 53 | Riccardo Romagnoli | All |
| GDL Racing | BMW 320i | 54 | Emanuele Naspetti | All |
| Zerocinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 55 | Stefano Valli | 1-3, 7 |
| Zerocinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 56 | Simone Iacone | 1-4 |
| Zerocinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 56 | Mirko Venturi | 5 |
| SEAT Sport Italia | SEAT León | 57 | Davide Roda | All |
| SEAT Sport Italia | SEAT León | 58 | Roberto Colciago | All |
| Zerocinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 59 | Kristian Ghedina | 4-7 |
| Proteam Motorsport | BMW 320i | 61 | Cristian Ricciarini | 4-5, 7 |
| Zerocinque Motorsport | BMW 320i | 62 | Roberto Tamagnini | 7 |
| SEAT Sport Italia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 63 | Gianni Calabrese | 5 |
| Pro Motorsport | BMW 320i | 65 | Roberto Conte | 7 |
| DB Motorsport | Alfa Romeo 156 | 66 | Andrea Pagliai | 7 |
| SEAT Sport Italia | SEAT Toledo Cupra | 69 | Massimiliano Pedalà | 7 |
| Team Cantarelli | BMW 320i | 71 | Cesare Cremonesi | 7 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Monza | 2 April | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 1 | R2 | Monza | 2 April | | Alessandro Balzan | Alessandro Balzan | DB Motorsport |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 30 April | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 30 April | | Roberto Colciago | Roberto Colciago | Seat Sport Italia |
| 3 | R1 | Imola | 7 May | Alessandro Zanardi | Emanuele Naspetti | Emanuele Naspetti | GDL Racing |
| 3 | R2 | Imola | 7 May | | Elio Marchetti | Emanuele Naspetti | GDL Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Mugello | 23 July | Alessandro Zanardi | Emanuele Naspetti | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 4 | R2 | Mugello | 23 July | | Alessandro Zanardi | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW Team Italy-Spain |
| 5 | R1 | Magione | 17 September | Roberto Colciago | Roberto Colciago | Emanuele Naspetti | GDL Racing |
| 5 | R2 | Magione | 17 September | | Emanuele Naspetti | Emanuele Naspetti | GDL Racing |
| 6 | R1 | Vallelunga | 1 October | Roberto Colciago | Roberto Colciago | Roberto Colciago | Seat Sport Italia |
| 6 | R2 | Vallelunga | 1 October | | Roberto Colciago | Roberto Colciago | Seat Sport Italia |
| 7 | R1 | Vallelunga | 15 October | Roberto Colciago | Roberto Colciago | Roberto Colciago | Seat Sport Italia |
| 7 | R2 | Vallelunga | 15 October | | Roberto Colciago | Emanuele Naspetti | GDL Racing |

## Championship standings

Points system :
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
* 12 results from 14 are valid for the championship

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | Car | MON | MON | MCO | MCO | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | VAL | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Roberto Colciago | Seat | Ret | DNS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 98 |
| 2 | Emanuele Naspetti | BMW | 8 | DNS | 3 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 85 |
| 3 | Alessandro Balzan | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | | | 63 |
| 4 | Riccardo Romagnoli | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 5 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 51 |
| 5 | Alessandro Zanardi | BMW | 1 | 7 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 46 |
| 6 | Simone Iacone | BMW | 3 | 2 | 5 | DNS | Ret | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | 35 |
| 7 | Kristian Ghedina | BMW | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Davide Roda | Seat | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Ret | 9 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 25 |
| 9 | Elio Marchetti | Alfa Romeo | Ret | DNS | 4 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | | | | | 10 | 9 | 16 |
| 10 | Cristian Ricciarini | BMW | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | Ret | 4 | | | 4 | Ret | 14 |
| 11 | Massimiliano Pedalà | Seat | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 12 | Stefano Valli | BMW | 7 | 4 | Ret | DNS | 7 | Ret | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 13 | Jiří Janák | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 14 | Gianni Calabrese | Seat | | | | | | | | | 5 | 6 | | | | | 7 |
| 15 | Mirko Venturi | BMW | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | | | | | 6 |
| 16 | Andrea Pagliai | Alfa Romeo | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| | Roberto Tamagnini | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| | Roberto Conte | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| | Cesare Cremonesi | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Jens Edman | Peugeot | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | MON | MON | MCO | MCO | IMO | IMO | MUG | MUG | MAG | MAG | VAL | VAL | VAL | VAL | 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) |

### Constructors' Championship

| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | BMW | 188 |
| 2 | SEAT | 139 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 129 |