2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round
# 2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round were a pair of motor races held on 13 and 14 May 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain as part of the GP2 Series. It was the fourth round of the 2006 GP2 season.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | 1:23.704 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 1:23.758 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Adam Carroll | Racing Engineering | 1:23.916 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | 1:24.001 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | Arden International | 1:24.102 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | Franck Perera | DAMS | 1:24.162 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | José María López | Super Nova Racing | 1:24.190 | 7 |
| 8 | 26 | Gianmaria Bruni | Trident Racing | 1:24.238 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Olivier Pla | DPR Direxiv | 1:24.257 | 9 |
| 10 | 21 | Clivio Piccione | DPR Direxiv | 1:24.294 | 10 |
| 11 | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | iSport International | 1:24.513 | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Andreas Zuber | Trident Racing | 1:24.611 | 12 |
| 13 | 4 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 1:24.731 | 13 |
| 14 | 24 | Adrián Vallés | Campos Racing | 1:24.858 | 14 |
| 15 | 19 | Timo Glock | BCN Competicion | 1:24.870 | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | Alexandre Negrão | Piquet Sports | 1:24.920 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competicion | 1:25.179 | 17 |
| 18 | 23 | Sergio Hernández | Durango | 1:25.180 | 18 |
| 19 | 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Durango | 1:25.266 | 19 |
| 20 | 14 | Ferdinando Monfardini | DAMS | 1:25.348 | 20 |
| 21 | 7 | Ernesto Viso | iSport International | 1:25.515 | 21 |
| 22 | 25 | Félix Porteiro | Campos Racing | 1:25.657 | 22 |
| 23 | 17 | Jason Tahincioğlu | FMS International | 1:25.811 | 23 |
| 24 | 6 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:25.996 | 24 |
| 25 | 16 | Giorgio Pantano | FMS International | 1:26.035 | 25 |
| 26 | 10 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 1:26.111 | 26 |
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### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 39 | 57:24.150 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | 39 | +2.187 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | Arden International | 39 | +10.963 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | 39 | +11.720 | 1 | 7 (5+2) |
| 5 | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | iSport International | 39 | +13.005 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Ferdinando Monfardini | DAMS | 39 | +14.848 | 20 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | Alexandre Negrão | Piquet Sports | 39 | +20.113 | 16 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Ernesto Viso | iSport International | 39 | +31.742 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Giorgio Pantano | FMS International | 39 | +33.713 | 25 | |
| 10 | 9 | Adam Carroll | Racing Engineering | 39 | +38.173 | 3 | |
| 11 | 19 | Timo Glock | BCN Competicion | 39 | +48.660 | 15 | |
| 12 | 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Durango | 39 | +53.303 | 19 | |
| 13 | 15 | Franck Perera | DAMS | 39 | +1:02.590 | 6 | |
| 14 | 10 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 39 | +1:07.219 | 26 | |
| 15 | 17 | Jason Tahincioğlu | FMS International | 39 | +1:07.539 | 23 | |
| 16 | 21 | Clivio Piccione | DPR Direxiv | 38 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 17 | 25 | Félix Porteiro | Campos Racing | 38 | +1 Lap | 22 | |
| 18 | 24 | Adrián Vallés | Campos Racing | 37 | +2 Laps | 14 | 1 |
| Ret | 4 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 34 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 5 | José María López | Super Nova Racing | 22 | Collision | 7 | |
| Ret | 26 | Gianmaria Bruni | Trident Racing | 22 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 18 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competicion | 20 | Retired | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | Sergio Hernández | Durango | 16 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 27 | Andreas Zuber | Trident Racing | 16 | Puncture | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 15 | Retired | 24 | |
| DSQ | 20 | Olivier Pla | DPR Direxiv | 39 | Disqualified | 9 | |
| Fastest lap: Adrián Vallés (Campos Racing) — 1:25.550 (on lap 37) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Ernesto Viso | iSport International | 26 | 37:37.277 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | 26 | +0.730 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +1.581 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +2.443 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | Tristan Gommendy | iSport International | 26 | +3.987 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Ferdinando Monfardini | DAMS | 26 | +15.879 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | Giorgio Pantano | FMS International | 26 | +21.526 | 9 | |
| 8 | 3 | Michael Ammermüller | Arden International | 26 | +30.711 | 6 | |
| 9 | 22 | Lucas di Grassi | Durango | 26 | +31.033 | 12 | |
| 10 | 19 | Timo Glock | BCN Competicion | 26 | +34.009 | 11 | |
| 11 | 27 | Andreas Zuber | Trident Racing | 26 | +34.715 | 24 | |
| 12 | 9 | Adam Carroll | Racing Engineering | 26 | +36.327 | 10 | |
| 13 | 23 | Sergio Hernández | Durango | 26 | +39.764 | 23 | |
| 14 | 6 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 26 | +50.479 | 25 | |
| 15 | 10 | Javier Villa | Racing Engineering | 26 | +51.073 | 14 | |
| 16 | 24 | Adrián Vallés | Campos Racing | 26 | +1:10.645 | 18 | |
| 17 | 26 | Gianmaria Bruni | Trident Racing | 26 | +1:16.247 | 21 | 1 |
| 18 | 12 | Alexandre Negrão | Piquet Sports | 26 | +1:22.227 | 2 | |
| 19 | 17 | Jason Tahincioğlu | FMS International | 25 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| 20 | 20 | Olivier Pla | DPR Direxiv | 25 | +1 Lap | 26 | |
| Ret | 4 | Nicolas Lapierre | Arden International | 20 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 18 | Hiroki Yoshimoto | BCN Competicion | 16 | Gearbox | 22 | |
| Ret | 25 | Félix Porteiro | Campos Racing | 12 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 | José María López | Super Nova Racing | 8 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 15 | Franck Perera | DAMS | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 21 | Clivio Piccione | DPR Direxiv | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| Fastest lap: Gianmaria Bruni (Trident Racing) — 1:25.970 (on lap 8) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | 39 |
| | 2 | Lewis Hamilton | 37 |
| 4 | 3 | Alexandre Prémat | 27 |
| | 4 | Ernesto Viso | 26 |
| 2 | 5 | Nicolas Lapierre | 25 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 64 |
| 1 | 2 | Arden International | 48 |
| | 3 | Piquet Sports | 43 |
| | 4 | iSport International | 32 |
| | 5 | Trident Racing | 20 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
