2006 Ipswich 400

Australia 2006 Ipswich 400
Event Information
Round 6 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date21–23 July 2006
LocationWillowbank, Queensland, Australia
VenueQueensland Raceway
Results
Race 1
Distance 32 laps 100.032 km
Pole position Australia Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team		 1:10.3713
Winner Australia Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team		 39:57.9354
Race 2
Distance 45 laps 140.670 km
Winner Australia Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team		 57:49.9456
Race 3
Distance 45 laps 140.670 km
Winner Australia Garth Tander
HSV Dealer Team		 56:27.2356
Round Results
First
318 pts
Second
294 pts
Third
288 pts

The 2006 Ipswich 400 (commercially titled the 2006 BigPond 400) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 21–23 July 2006. The event was held at the Queensland Raceway in Willowbank, Queensland, Australia, and consisted of three races culminating in 381 kilometres. It was the sixth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.

Background

There was one driver change prior to the event, José Fernández replacing Tony Ricciardello at Britek Motorsport.

Results

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 1:10.2545
2 16 Australia Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.3945
3 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.4435
4 1 Australia Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4700
5 4 Australia James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4851
6 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4926
7 6 Australia Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.5041
8 15 Australia Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.5185
9 7 New Zealand Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.7006
10 8 Brazil Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.7214
11 34 Australia Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.7866
12 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.8042
13 22 Australia Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.8129
14 50 Australia Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.8439
15 11 Australia Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.9230
16 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9742
17 021 New Zealand Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9887
18 33 Australia Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.0229
19 10 Australia Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.0531
20 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.1551
21 12 Australia John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.2234
22 25 Australia Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +1.2740
23 3 New Zealand Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.2768
24 14 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.3104
25 67 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.3397
26 23 Australia Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.4477
27 18 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.4821
28 55 Australia Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ +1.5964
29 20 Australia Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.7362
30 39 Australia Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.8150
31 26 Australia José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +2.3359
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 16 Australia Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 1:10.3713
2 6 Australia Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.1079
3 4 Australia James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.2387
4 15 Australia Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.2802
5 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.3889
6 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.4250
7 1 Australia Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.5859
8 2 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.7039
9 7 New Zealand Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.8948
EXC 8 Brazil Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA
Source:[2]

Race 1

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 16 Australia Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 32 39:57.9354 1 128
2 6 Australia Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +1.6411 2 124
3 4 Australia James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +2.5121 3 120
4 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 32 +3.0171 12 116
5 1 Australia Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +3.5081 7 112
6 7 New Zealand Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 32 +5.9840 9 108
7 15 Australia Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 32 +7.2932 4 104
8 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 32 +7.6697 5 100
9 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +7.9092 6 96
10 8 Brazil Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +9.7690 10 92
11 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +10.1439 16 88
12 50 Australia Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +10.8240 14 84
13 021 New Zealand Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +11.5178 17 80
14 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +12.0667 20 76
15 11 Australia Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 32 +12.8356 15 72
16 34 Australia Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +13.4372 11 68
17 3 New Zealand Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +14.7220 23 64
18 33 Australia Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +16.0789 18 60
19 18 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +16.2793 27 56
20 14 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +17.2288 24 52
21 2 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 32 +17.6541 8 48
22 23 Australia Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +18.6871 26 44
23 25 Australia Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 32 +19.3125 22 40
24 55 Australia Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 32 +20.0305 28 36
25 67 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 32 +21.2445 25 32
26 26 Australia José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 32 +22.6555 31 28
27 12 Australia John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +23.4826 21 24
28 20 Australia Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 32 +25.2901 29 20
29 39 Australia Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 25 +7 laps 30 16
DNF 10 Australia Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 24 Electrical 19
DNF 22 Australia Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 3 Gearbox 13
Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 1:11.4130
Source:[3][4]

Race 2

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 2 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 57:49.9456 9 64
2 16 Australia Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +2.6624 29 62
3 4 Australia James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +3.9801 27 60
4 15 Australia Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +4.9541 23 58
5 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 45 +6.6133 26 56
6 67 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +8.4535 5 54
7 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +9.4057 21 52
8 6 Australia Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +9.8699 28 50
9 1 Australia Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +10.3546 25 48
10 50 Australia Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +10.7686 18 46
11 12 Australia John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +13.5650 3 44
12 10 Australia Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +14.2457 30 42
13 021 New Zealand Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +14.3393 17 40
14 7 New Zealand Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 45 +14.5707 24 38
15 34 Australia Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +14.8288 14 36
16 25 Australia Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 45 +15.3945 7 34
17 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +16.1254 19 32
18 23 Australia Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +17.2277 8 30
19 18 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +18.7826 11 28
20 14 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +20.9190 10 26
21 22 Australia Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +32.15001 31 24
22 26 Australia José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 45 +35.4088 4 22
23 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +41.98481 16 20
24 3 New Zealand Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +45.03371 13 18
25 55 Australia Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 44 +1 lap 6 16
26 39 Australia Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 41 +4 laps 1 14
27 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 38 +7 laps1 22 12
DNF 20 Australia Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 18 Gearbox 2
DNF 33 Australia Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 11 Crash 12
DNF 11 Australia Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 0 Crash 15
DNF 8 Brazil Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 0 Crash 20
Fastest Lap: Garth Tander (HSV Dealer Team), 1:11.9607
Source:[5][6]
  • ^1 – Todd Kelly, Steven Johnson, Jason Richards and Jamie Whincup all received 27-second post-race penalties.

Race 3

Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 16 Australia Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 56:27.2356 1 128
2 15 Australia Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +4.7130 5 124
3 6 Australia Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +5.1492 3 120
4 888 Australia Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 45 +5.4924 4 116
5 1 Australia Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +5.9753 6 112
6 7 New Zealand Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 45 +11.8451 8 108
7 021 New Zealand Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +16.6510 10 104
8 88 Australia Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 45 +16.9044 13 100
9 5 Australia Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +17.3450 7 96
10 51 New Zealand Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 45 +18.4089 11 92
11 8 Brazil Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +24.9786 16 88
12 18 Australia Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +26.3034 18 84
13 34 Australia Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +26.7297 14 80
14 67 Australia Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +28.2574 17 76
15 11 Australia Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 45 +28.9427 23 72
16 3 New Zealand Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +29.5273 19 68
17 23 Australia Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +30.7848 22 64
18 22 Australia Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 45 +32.7585 30 60
19 14 Australia Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +34.6653 20 56
20 33 Australia Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +35.8107 25 52
21 10 Australia Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +37.8432 28 48
22 39 Australia Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 45 +41.1502 29 44
23 12 Australia John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +41.3125 24 40
24 20 Australia Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 45 +44.4682 31 36
25 17 Australia Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 44 +1 lap 15 32
26 55 Australia Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 44 +1 lap 26 28
27 2 Australia Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 39 +6 laps 12 24
28 25 Australia Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 38 +7 laps 21 20
DNF 50 Australia Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 39 Misfire 9
DNF 4 Australia James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 22 Engine 2
DNF 26 Australia José Fernández Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 13 27
Fastest Lap: James Courtney (Stone Brothers Racing), 1:11.7040
Source:[7][8]

Round standings

Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Australia Garth Tander 1 2 1 318
2 Australia Jason Bright 2 8 3 294
3 Australia Craig Lowndes 4 5 4 288
4 Australia Rick Kelly 7 4 2 286
5 Australia Russell Ingall 5 9 5 272
6 New Zealand Steven Richards 6 14 6 254
7 Australia Mark Winterbottom 9 7 9 244
8 New Zealand Paul Radisich 13 13 7 224
9 Australia Jamie Whincup 8 27 8 212
New Zealand Greg Murphy 11 17 10 212
11 Australia Dean Canto 16 15 13 184
12 Brazil Max Wilson 10 DNF 11 180
Australia James Courtney 3 3 DNF 180
14 Australia Will Davison 19 19 12 168
15 Australia Paul Morris 25 6 14 162
16 New Zealand Jason Richards 17 24 16 150
17 Australia Paul Dumbrell 15 DNF 15 144
18 Australia Andrew Jones 22 18 17 138
19 Australia Mark Skaife 21 1 27 136
20 Australia Brad Jones 20 20 19 150
21 Australia Cameron McConville 12 10 DNF 130
22 Australia Steven Johnson 14 23 25 128
23 Australia Lee Holdsworth 18 DNF 20 112
24 Australia John Bowe 27 11 23 108
25 Australia Warren Luff 23 16 28 94
26 Australia Jason Bargwanna DNF 12 21 90
27 Australia Todd Kelly DNF 21 18 84
28 Australia Steve Owen 24 25 26 80
29 Australia Steven Ellery 29 26 22 74
30 Australia Marcus Marshall 28 DNF 24 56
31 Australia José Fernández 26 22 DNF 50
Source:[9]

Championship standings

Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Australia Garth Tander 1642
2 Australia Craig Lowndes 1604 -38
3 Australia Rick Kelly 1597 -45
4 Australia Russell Ingall 1474 -168
5 Australia Mark Winterbottom 1435 -207

References

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  2. ^ "BigPond 400, 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 6 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY IPSWICH V8 SUPERCARS - Shootout". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "BigPond 400, 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 6 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY IPSWICH V8 SUPERCARS - Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ "2006 BIGPOND 400 #1". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
  5. ^ "BigPond 400, 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series - Round 6 QUEENSLAND RACEWAY IPSWICH V8 SUPERCARS - Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
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