2006 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season

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In the 2006 DTM season 10 races were held in 5 countries. The prelude and finale took place at the Hockenheimring.

Starter box

1 = Olivier Tielemans was changed from Brands Hatch against Jeroen Bleekemolen. 2 = For health reasons, was replaced by thed Björk Nicolas Kiesa from Le Mans.

Season History

Kicking off at the Hockenheimring on April 9, won the varied races of the sovereign German Bernd Schneider and celebrated his 40th DTM victory of his career. The Danish Tom Kristensen drove in second over the finish line with a gap of 4.286 seconds. Third was the German Heinz -Harald Frentzen for Audi.

Bernd Schneider celebrated his second consecutive victory at the Euro Speedway three weeks later. Second and third were Tom Kristensen and Mika Häkkinen. 76,000 visitors made the race weekend on the Euro Speedway Lausitz a success.

At Oschersleben came on in the battle for the DTM title voltage. In the first two races of the season twice Mercedes-Benz won the third race of the season and Tom Kristensen won for Audi, the second and third places went to the Canadian Bruno Spengler and Jamie Green to the British. Bernd Schneider finished fifth in the race.

In warm sunshine at Brands Hatch saw 21,500 fans at the weekend a hot DTM race. Kristensen seemed sure winner, but he had 16 laps before the shot off his car with problems. The winner was the Swede Mattias Ekström, second and third were Jamie Green and Bernd Schneider. Schneider leads in the overall standings four points ahead Kristensen.

Win premiere at the attendance record. Bruno Spengler is the winner of a turbulent and thrilling DTM race at the Norisring. Second and third were Bernd Schneider and Mika Häkkinen. After an outstanding performance Stefan Mücke ended up in last year's car in fourth place, completing the quadruple success for Mercedes -Benz. The best Audi driver Tom Kristensen was.

Bruno Spengler after his victory at the Norisring winner at the Nürburgring. Bernd Schneider was 10.7 seconds behind second and third with 1.8 seconds behind was Martin Tomczyk in the Audi A4.

On Friday night Tom Kristensen went the Audi Paper Boat Race still swimming but his Audi A4 DTM he drove in the seventh round of the season at Zandvoort sovereign first across the finish line. Kristensen celebrated the Dutch record crowd of 78,500 spectators at the weekend his second DTM race win this year. Schneider finished second and third Tomczyk.

His first DTM victory celebrated the German Audi driver Martin Tomczyk in Barcelona, Spain. Bernd Schneider and Heinz -Harald Frentzen finished second or third. Already eliminated in the first round, Jamie Green ( Salzgitter AMG Mercedes ), Pierre Kaffer (Audi Sport Team Phoenix), Nicolas Kiesa and Vanina Ickx (both Futurecom TME ) after a collision.

Bruno Spengler was the third time winner of the race in Le Mans. Second and third were Mika Hakkinen, Tom Kristensen. Schneider was prematurely with fifth DTM champion, this is his fifth title.

At the finals on the Hockenheimring was the fourth time the Canadian Bruno Spengler wins the race. On the second and third places were Jamie Green and Tom Kristensen. The champion was fourth in the race.

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Motorsport Season 2006

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