2006 Monza GP2 Series round

{{Infobox GP2 round report

| Country = Italy

| Grand Prix = Monza

| Round_No = 11

| Season_No = 11

| Image = Monza track map.svg

| Caption = Monza

| Year = 2006

| Location = Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.600

| Course_km = 5.793

| Date_r1 = 9 September

| Laps_r1 = 32

| Pole_driver_country = BRA

| Pole_driver = Nelson Piquet Jr.

| Pole_team = Piquet Sports

| Pole_time = 1:30.161

| First_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| First_driver_r1 = Giorgio Pantano

| First_team_r1 = FMS International

| Second_driver_country_r1 = BRA

| Second_driver_r1 = Nelson Piquet Jr.

| Second_team_r1 = Piquet Sports

| Third_driver_country_r1 = GBR

| Third_driver_r1 = Lewis Hamilton

| Third_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = GBR

| Fast_driver_r1 = Lewis Hamilton{{efn|Giorgio Pantano set the fastest lap, but Judges penalised him for ignoring the yellow flags, so the point were given to Lewis Hamilton.{{Cite web|title=Hamilton takes title with extra point|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/hamilton-takes-title-with-extra-point-4405726|access-date=24 January 2022|website=Autosport.com}}}}

| Fast_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:30.528{{Cite web|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp2-series/2006/monza/stats|title=GP2 Series 2006 Monza Statistics | Motorsport Stats}}

| Fast_lap_r1 = 23

| Date_r2 = 10 September

| Laps_r2 = 21

| First_driver_country_r2 = ITA

| First_driver_r2 = Giorgio Pantano

| First_team_r2 = FMS International

| Second_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| Second_driver_r2 = Lewis Hamilton

| Second_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| Third_driver_country_r2 = MON

| Third_driver_r2 = Clivio Piccione

| Third_team_r2 = DPR Direxiv

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| Fast_driver_r2 = Lewis Hamilton

| Fast_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:30.528

| Fast_lap_r2 = 17

}}

The 2006 Monza GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 9 and 10, 2006 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy. It was the final round of the 2006 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2006 Italian Grand Prix.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Time

! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

1

| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr.

| Piquet Sports

| 1:30.161

| 1

2

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pantano

| FMS International

| 1:30.390

| 2

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton

| ART Grand Prix

| 1:30.528

| 3

4

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Carroll

| Racing Engineering

| 1:30.789

| 4

5

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat

| ART Grand Prix

| 1:31.031

| 5

6

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Filippi

| BCN Competición

| 1:31.071

| 6

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Ernesto Viso

| iSport International

| 1:31.162

| 7

8

| 3

| {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Ammermüller

| Arden International

| 1:31.212

| 8

9

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Perera

| DAMS

| 1:31.273

| 9

10

| 24

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Vallés

| Campos Racing

| 1:31.288

| 10

11

| 8

| {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

| iSport International

| 1:31.302

| 11

12

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni

| Trident

| 1:31.357

| 12

13

| 25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Félix Porteiro

| Campos Racing

| 1:31.358

| 13

14

| 5

| {{flagicon|ARG}} José María López

| Super Nova Racing

| 1:31.479

| 14

15

| 21

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Clivio Piccione

| DPR Direxiv

| 1:31.510

| 15

16

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Negrão

| Piquet Sports

| 1:31.664

| 16

17

| 23

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Hernández

| Durango

| 1:31.685

| 17

18

| 27

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Andreas Zuber

| Trident

| 1:31.818

| 18

19

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre

| Arden International

| 1:31.870

| 19

20

| 18

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto

| BCN Competición

| 1:31.888

| 20

21

| 22

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi

| Durango

| 1:31.934

| 21

22

| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Villa

| Racing Engineering

| 1:32.195

| 22

23

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferdinando Monfardini

| DAMS

| 1:32.253

| 23

24

| 20

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

| DPR Direxiv

| 1:32.351

| 24

25

| 6

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Fairuz Fauzy

| Super Nova Racing

| 1:32.584

| 25

26

| 17

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Jason Tahincioglu

| FMS International

| 1:33.337

| 26

colspan="6" | Source:{{cite news|title=GP2 Series 2006 Results - Monza|url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/2006/gp2.html|work=Team Dan|publisher=Team Dan|accessdate=29 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226044155/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/2006/gp2.html|archive-date=2008-02-26|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Piquet closes points gap with pole|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/piquet-closes-points-gap-with-pole-4405815|access-date=24 January 2022|website=Autosport.com}}

=Feature race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pantano

| FMS International

| 32

| 51:31.171

| 2

| 10

2

| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr.

| Piquet Sports

| 32

| +5.054

| 1

| 8+2

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton

| ART Grand Prix

| 32

| +6.887

| 3

| 6+1

4

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Filippi

| BCN Competición

| 32

| +28.630

| 6

| 5

5

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat

| ART Grand Prix

| 32

| +32.882

| 5

| 4

6

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre

| Arden International

| 32

| +39.285

| 19

| 3

7

| 21

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Clivio Piccione

| DPR Direxiv

| 32

| +40.656

| 15

| 2

8

| 18

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto

| BCN Competición

| 32

| +43.361

| 20

| 1

9

| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Villa

| Racing Engineering

| 32

| +57.004

| 22

|

10

| 22

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi

| Durango

| 32

| +1:27.040

| 21

|

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Jason Tahincioglu

| FMS International

| 31

| +1 Lap

| 26

|

12

| 3

| {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Ammermüller

| Arden International

| 31

| +1 Lap

| 8

|

13

| 23

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Hernández

| Durango

| 31

| +1 Lap

| 17

|

14

| 6

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Fairuz Fauzy

| Super Nova Racing

| 31

| +1 Lap

| 25

|

15

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Perera

| DAMS

| 30

| +2 Laps

| 9

|

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|ARG}} José María López

| Super Nova Racing

| 19

| DNF

| 14

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

| DPR Direxiv

| 18

| DNF

| 24

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

| iSport International

| 17

| DNF

| 11

|

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Vallés

| Campos Racing

| 17

| DNF

| 10

|

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni

| Trident Racing

| 15

| DNF

| 12

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferdinando Monfardini

| DAMS

| 15

| DNF

| 23

|

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Carroll

| Racing Engineering

| 10

| DNF

| 4

|

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Félix Porteiro

| Campos Racing

| 8

| DNF

| 13

|

Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Ernesto Viso

| iSport International

| 0

| DNF

| 7

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Negrão

| Piquet Sports

| 0

| DNF

| 16

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Andreas Zuber

| Trident Racing

| 0

| DNF

| 18

|

colspan="8" | Source:{{Cite web|title=Pantano wins, Hamilton close to title|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/pantano-wins-hamilton-close-to-title-4405759|access-date=24 January 2022|website=Autosport.com}}

=Sprint race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Pantano

| FMS International

| 21

| 32:08.597

| 8

| 6

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Hamilton

| ART Grand Prix

| 21

| +0.411

| 6

| 5+1

3

| 21

| {{flagicon|MCO}} Clivio Piccione

| DPR Direxiv

| 21

| +14.075

| 2

| 4

4

| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre

| Arden International

| 21

| +21.206

| 3

| 3

5

| 18

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Yoshimoto

| BCN Competición

| 21

| +21.680

| 1

| 2

6

| 11

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Nelson Piquet Jr.

| Piquet Sports

| 21

| +22.029

| 7

| 1

7

| 19

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Filippi

| BCN Competición

| 21

| +22.548

| 5

|

8

| 7

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Ernesto Viso

| iSport International

| 21

| +28.507

| 24

|

9

| 26

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianmaria Bruni

| Trident Racing

| 21

| +43.967

| 20

|

10

| 6

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Fairuz Fauzy

| Super Nova Racing

| 21

| +44.845

| 14

|

11

| 24

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Adrián Vallés

| Campos Racing

| 21

| +45.523

| 19

|

12

| 20

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Vitaly Petrov

| DPR Direxiv

| 21

| +45.781

| 17

|

13

| 17

| {{flagicon|TUR}} Jason Tahincioglu

| FMS International

| 21

| +1:01.274

| 11

|

14

| 22

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas di Grassi

| Durango

| 21

| +1:08.214

| 10

|

15

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Perera

| DAMS

| 19

| +2 Laps

| 15

|

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|ARG}} José María López

| Super Nova Racing

| 17

| DNF

| 16

|

NC

| 27

| {{flagicon|UAE}} Andreas Zuber

| Trident Racing

| 17

| +4 Laps

| 26

|

NC

| 25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Félix Porteiro

| Campos Racing

| 16

| +5 Laps

| 23

|

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Prémat

| ART Grand Prix

| 15

| DNF

| 4

|

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Hernández

| Durango

| 12

| DNF

| 13

|

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Adam Carroll

| Racing Engineering

| 5

| DNF

| 22

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alexandre Negrão

| Piquet Sports

| 4

| DNF

| 25

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferdinando Monfardini

| DAMS

| 4

| DNF

| 21

|

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Ammermüller

| Arden International

| 2

| DNF

| 12

|

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Javier Villa

| Racing Engineering

| 1

| DNF

| 9

|

DNS

| 8

| {{flagicon|GER}} Timo Glock

| iSport International

| 0

| Did not start

| 18

|

colspan="8" | Source:{{Cite web|title=Pantano wins final race of the year|url=https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/pantano-wins-final-race-of-the-year-4405736|access-date=24 January 2022|website=Autosport.com}}

Notes

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References

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{{GP2 round report

| Name_of_round = Monza GP2 round

| Year_of_round = 2006

| Previous_round_in_season = 2006 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

| Next_round_in_season = 2007 Bahrain GP2 Series round

| Previous_year's_round = 2005 Monza GP2 Series round

| Next_year's_round = 2007 Monza GP2 Series round

}}

{{GP2Round}}

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