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2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

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|Grand Prix=Japanese

|flag=Japan

|Official Name= A-Style Grand Prix of Japan{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-japanese-motogp|title=2006 Japanese MotoGP|date=13 June 2017|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=17 May 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2006.html|title=2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motegi.html|title=Twin Ring Motegi | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}

|Location=Twin Ring Motegi

|Image=Twin Ring Motegi map-2.svg

|Course_mi=2.983

|Course_km=4.801

|Race_No=15

|Season_No=17

|Date=24 September

|Year=2006

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP=Loris Capirossi

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Country=Italy

|Pole_Time_MotoGP=1:45.724

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP=Valentino Rossi

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Country=Italy

|Fast_Time_MotoGP=1:47.288

|First_Rider_MotoGP=Loris Capirossi

|First_Rider_MotoGP_Country=Italy

|Second_Rider_MotoGP=Valentino Rossi

|Second_Rider_MotoGP_Country=Italy

|Third_Rider_MotoGP=Marco Melandri

|Third_Rider_MotoGP_Country=Italy

|Pole_Rider_250=Jorge Lorenzo

|Pole_Rider_250_Country=Spain

|Pole_Time_250=1:51.374

|Fast_Rider_250=Hiroshi Aoyama

|Fast_Rider_250_Country=Japan

|Fast_Time_250=1:52.800

|First_Rider_250=Hiroshi Aoyama

|First_Rider_250_Country=Japan

|Second_Rider_250=Alex de Angelis

|Second_Rider_250_Country=San Marino

|Third_Rider_250=Jorge Lorenzo

|Third_Rider_250_Country=Spain

|Pole_Rider_125=Álvaro Bautista

|Pole_Rider_125_Country=Spain

|Pole_Time_125=1:57.231

|Fast_Rider_125=Mika Kallio

|Fast_Rider_125_Country=Finland

|Fast_Time_125=1:57.666

|First_Rider_125=Mika Kallio

|First_Rider_125_Country=Finland

|Second_Rider_125=Álvaro Bautista

|Second_Rider_125_Country=Spain

|Third_Rider_125=Julián Simón

|Third_Rider_125_Country=Spain

}}

The 2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 22 –24 September 2006 at the Twin Ring Motegi circuit.

MotoGP classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 65

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Capirossi

| Ducati Marlboro Team

| Ducati

| 24

| 43:13.585

| 1

| 25

2

| 46

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

| Camel Yamaha Team

| Yamaha

| 24

| +5.088

| 2

| 20

3

| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Melandri

| Fortuna Honda

| Honda

| 24

| +8.378

| 3

| 16

4

| 15

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sete Gibernau

| Ducati Marlboro Team

| Ducati

| 24

| +9.712

| 5

| 13

5

| 69

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nicky Hayden

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 24

| +11.944

| 7

| 11

6

| 24

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Toni Elías

| Fortuna Honda

| Honda

| 24

| +18.108

| 6

| 10

7

| 26

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Pedrosa

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 24

| +19.937

| 9

| 9

8

| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Colin Edwards

| Camel Yamaha Team

| Yamaha

| 24

| +22.492

| 10

| 8

9

| 10

| {{flagicon|USA}} Kenny Roberts Jr.

| Team Roberts

| KR211V

| 24

| +26.824

| 14

| 7

10

| 6

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Tamada

| Konica Minolta Honda

| Honda

| 24

| +30.970

| 18

| 6

11

| 71

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Vermeulen

| Rizla Suzuki MotoGP

| Suzuki

| 24

| +39.263

| 15

| 5

12

| 21

| {{flagicon|USA}} John Hopkins

| Rizla Suzuki MotoGP

| Suzuki

| 24

| +39.440

| 13

| 4

13

| 64

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kousuke Akiyoshi

| Team Suzuki MotoGP

| Suzuki

| 24

| +45.595

| 12

| 3

14

| 7

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos Checa

| Tech 3 Yamaha

| Yamaha

| 24

| +49.571

| 17

| 2

15

| 77

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Ellison

| Tech 3 Yamaha

| Yamaha

| 24

| +1:09.085

| 19

| 1

16

| 66

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Alex Hofmann

| Pramac d'Antin MotoGP

| Ducati

| 24

| +1:11.748

| 20

|

Ret

| 56

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Nakano

| Kawasaki Racing Team

| Kawasaki

| 23

| Accident

| 4

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Casey Stoner

| Honda LCR

| Honda

| 12

| Accident

| 11

|

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Randy de Puniet

| Kawasaki Racing Team

| Kawasaki

| 8

| Accident

| 8

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Matsudo

| Kawasaki

| Kawasaki

| 8

| Retirement

| 16

|

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Cardoso

| Pramac d'Antin MotoGP

| Ducati

| 1

| Accident

| 21

|

colspan=9| Sources: {{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-japanese-motogp|title=2006 Japanese MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=13 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2006/MotoGP/JPN/RAC/classification.pdf|format=PDF|title=2006 Japanese Grand Prix : Classifications : 500cc|website=Resources.motogp.com|access-date=17 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2006/JPN/MotoGP/RAC/|title=motogp.com · A-STYLE GRAND PRIX OF JAPAN · MotoGP Race Classification 2006|website=www.motogp.com}}

250 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Aoyama

| KTM

| 23

| 43:36.310

| 4

| 25

2

| 7

| {{flagicon|SMR}} Alex de Angelis

| Aprilia

| 23

| +1.341

| 3

| 20

3

| 48

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Lorenzo

| Aprilia

| 23

| +4.349

| 1

| 16

4

| 34

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Dovizioso

| Honda

| 23

| +4.530

| 2

| 13

5

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Locatelli

| Aprilia

| 23

| +14.864

| 7

| 11

6

| 73

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shuhei Aoyama

| Honda

| 23

| +24.111

| 5

| 10

7

| 80

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Héctor Barberá

| Aprilia

| 23

| +41.433

| 8

| 9

8

| 86

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuji Yokoe

| Yamaha

| 23

| +41.749

| 11

| 8

9

| 58

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Simoncelli

| Gilera

| 23

| +41.881

| 15

| 7

10

| 87

| {{flagicon|THA}} Ratthapark Wilairot

| Honda

| 23

| +42.054

| 14

| 6

11

| 14

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Anthony West

| Aprilia

| 23

| +43.329

| 18

| 5

12

| 54

| {{flagicon|SMR}} Manuel Poggiali

| KTM

| 23

| +48.247

| 16

| 4

13

| 89

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Seijin Oikawa

| Yamaha

| 23

| +49.242

| 17

| 3

14

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alex Baldolini

| Aprilia

| 23

| +59.804

| 22

| 2

15

| 37

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Fabricio Perren

| Honda

| 23

| +1:00.019

| 20

| 1

16

| 28

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Heidolf

| Aprilia

| 23

| +1:04.360

| 21

|

17

| 16

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Cluzel

| Aprilia

| 23

| +1:06.599

| 29

|

18

| 44

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Taro Sekiguchi

| Aprilia

| 23

| +1:22.509

| 28

|

19

| 88

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Youichi Ui

| Yamaha

| 23

| +1:23.416

| 27

|

20

| 93

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kouki Takahashi

| Honda

| 23

| +1:23.474

| 26

|

21

| 23

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Arturo Tizón

| Honda

| 23

| +1:32.896

| 23

|

22

| 24

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Carchano

| Aprilia

| 23

| +1:33.263

| 24

|

23

| 20

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takumi Takahashi

| Honda

| 23

| +2:03.029

| 25

|

24

| 85

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Palumbo

| Aprilia

| 22

| +1 lap

| 32

|

Ret

| 96

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Smrž

| Aprilia

| 17

| Retirement

| 10

|

Ret

| 55

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuki Takahashi

| Honda

| 14

| Accident

| 6

|

Ret

| 50

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Guintoli

| Aprilia

| 6

| Accident

| 9

|

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Morelli

| Aprilia

| 5

| Retirement

| 31

|

Ret

| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Aleix Espargaró

| Honda

| 3

| Retirement

| 19

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Ballerini

| Aprilia

| 1

| Accident

| 12

|

Ret

| 52

| {{flagicon|ESP}} José David de Gea

| Honda

| 1

| Accident

| 13

|

DNS

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Arnaud Vincent

| Honda

| 0

| Did not start

| 30

|

colspan=8| {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2006/250cc/JPN/RAC/classification.pdf|format=PDF|title=2006 Japanese Grand Prix : Classifications : 250cc|website=Resources.motogp.com|access-date=17 May 2018}}

125 cc classification

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 36

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Kallio

| KTM

| 21

| 41:40.970

| 2

| 25

2

| 19

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Bautista

| Aprilia

| 21

| +0.185

| 1

| 20

3

| 60

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Julián Simón

| KTM

| 21

| +7.769

| 4

| 16

4

| 75

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Pasini

| Aprilia

| 21

| +7.907

| 7

| 13

5

| 52

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Pešek

| Derbi

| 21

| +7.924

| 6

| 11

6

| 55

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Héctor Faubel

| Aprilia

| 21

| +8.078

| 3

| 10

7

| 71

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoyoshi Koyama

| Malaguti

| 21

| +22.782

| 10

| 9

8

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bradley Smith

| Honda

| 21

| +22.911

| 9

| 8

9

| 14

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Gábor Talmácsi

| Honda

| 21

| +23.192

| 12

| 7

10

| 18

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Nicolás Terol

| Derbi

| 21

| +32.403

| 18

| 6

11

| 32

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Lai

| Honda

| 21

| +39.590

| 11

| 5

12

| 34

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Esteve Rabat

| Honda

| 21

| +39.735

| 21

| 4

13

| 44

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Karel Abraham

| Aprilia

| 21

| +39.817

| 23

| 3

14

| 11

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Sandro Cortese

| Honda

| 21

| +40.011

| 14

| 2

15

| 90

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroaki Kuzuhara

| Aprilia

| 21

| +40.135

| 17

| 1

16

| 53

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Grotzkyj

| Aprilia

| 21

| +43.213

| 27

|

17

| 26

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Vincent Braillard

| Aprilia

| 21

| +49.105

| 29

|

18

| 20

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Tamburini

| Aprilia

| 21

| +54.960

| 26

|

19

| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Espargaró

| Derbi

| 21

| +55.641

| 20

|

20

| 33

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Gadea

| Aprilia

| 21

| +55.673

| 5

|

21

| 87

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Lacalendola

| Aprilia

| 21

| +1:06.921

| 34

|

22

| 67

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Leigh-Smith

| KTM

| 21

| +1:07.536

| 33

|

23

| 9

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Michael Ranseder

| KTM

| 21

| +1:07.695

| 28

|

24

| 43

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Manuel Hernández

| Aprilia

| 21

| +1:08.696

| 30

|

25

| 45

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Imre Tóth

| Aprilia

| 21

| +1:14.767

| 25

|

26

| 13

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Dino Lombardi

| Aprilia

| 21

| +1:17.503

| 40

|

27

| 50

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroomi Iwata

| Honda

| 21

| +1:18.114

| 32

|

28

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Conti

| Honda

| 21

| +1:20.465

| 36

|

29

| 37

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Joey Litjens

| Honda

| 21

| +1:23.274

| 39

|

30

| 48

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihisa Kuzuhara

| Honda

| 21

| +1:23.653

| 37

|

31

| 51

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Iori Namihira

| Honda

| 21

| +1:24.235

| 38

|

Ret

| 49

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuma Watanabe

| Honda

| 20

| Accident

| 31

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Sandi

| Aprilia

| 17

| Retirement

| 22

|

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Olivé

| Aprilia

| 12

| Retirement

| 19

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Zanetti

| Aprilia

| 9

| Retirement

| 15

|

Ret

| 47

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Shoya Tomizawa

| Honda

| 8

| Retirement

| 35

|

Ret

| 35

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Raffaele De Rosa

| Aprilia

| 5

| Accident

| 16

|

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Thomas Lüthi

| Honda

| 3

| Retirement

| 8

|

Ret

| 63

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Mike Di Meglio

| Honda

| 3

| Retirement

| 13

|

Ret

| 73

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuya Otani

| Malaguti

| 2

| Retirement

| 24

|

WD

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Corsi

| Gilera

|

| Withdrew

|

|

colspan=8| {{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2006/125cc/JPN/RAC/classification.pdf|format=PDF|title=2006 Japanese Grand Prix : Classifications : 125cc|website=Resources.motogp.com|access-date=17 May 2018}}

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round fifteen has concluded.{{cite web |url=https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2006/MotoGP/JPN/world+standing.pdf?v1_96143780|title=Standings |date=2006|website=resources.motogp.com |format=PDF|access-date=2019-08-22}}

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Riders' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Nicky Hayden

|align=right| 236

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

|align=right| 224

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Melandri

|align=right| 209

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Loris Capirossi

|align=right| 205

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Pedrosa

|align=right| 202

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Constructor

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Honda

|align=right| 319

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Yamaha

|align=right| 262

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ducati

|align=right| 218

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Suzuki

|align=right| 136

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} KR211V

|align=right| 110

{{col-end}}

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

{{clear}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2006

| Previous_race_in_season = 2006 Australian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2006 Portuguese Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 2005 Japanese Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2007 Japanese Grand Prix

}}

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