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2006 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixCatalan
flagCatalonia
Official NameGran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya
LocationCircuit de Catalunya
ImageCircuit Catalunya 1995-2003.svg
Course_mi2.937
Course_km4.727
Race_No7
Season_No17
Date18 June
Year2006
Pole_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:41.855
Fast_Rider_MotoGPNicky Hayden
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountryUSA
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:43.048
First_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_MotoGPNicky Hayden
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountryUSA
Third_Rider_MotoGPKenny Roberts Jr.
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountryUSA
Pole_Rider_250Andrea Dovizioso
Pole_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_2501:46.792
Fast_Rider_250Alex de Angelis
Fast_Rider_250_CountrySan Marino
Fast_Time_2501:47.327
First_Rider_250Andrea Dovizioso
First_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_250Jorge Lorenzo
Second_Rider_250_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_250Alex de Angelis
Third_Rider_250_CountrySan Marino
Pole_Rider_125Álvaro Bautista
Pole_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_1251:50.281
Fast_Rider_125Héctor Faubel
Fast_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_1251:50.773
First_Rider_125Álvaro Bautista
First_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Second_Rider_125Héctor Faubel
Second_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Third_Rider_125Sergio Gadea
Third_Rider_125_CountrySpain

The 2006 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2006 MotoGP Championship. It took place on the weekend of 16–18 June 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya located in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain.

The MotoGP race was initially red flagged after a crash at the first corner, caused by Loris Capirossi's Ducati making contact with teammate Sete Gibernau's front brake lever. Six riders were involved; John Hopkins, Dani Pedrosa and Randy de Puniet were able to take the restart, while Gibernau, Capirossi and Marco Melandri were not. After the second start was aborted due to an issue with Chris Vermeulen's Suzuki on the grid, the grid reformed for a third time and the race was shortened from 25 laps to 24.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetDSQDNSDNSDNSSources:
46ITA **Valentino Rossi****Camel Yamaha Team****Yamaha**2441:31.2371**25**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**24+4.5097**20**
10USA **Kenny Roberts Jr.****Team Roberts****KR211V**24+9.1743**16**
21USA **John Hopkins****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**24+13.4652**13**
5USA **Colin Edwards****Camel Yamaha Team****Yamaha**24+22.54812**11**
71AUS **Chris Vermeulen****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**24+25.1984**10**
6JPN **Makoto Tamada****Konica Minolta Honda****Honda**24+30.62215**9**
7ESP **Carlos Checa****Tech 3 Yamaha****Yamaha**24+31.27716**8**
77GBR **James Ellison****Tech 3 Yamaha****Yamaha**24+59.20318**7**
66DEU **Alex Hofmann****Pramac d'Antin MotoGP****Ducati**24+1:14.06217**6**
30ESP **José Luis Cardoso****Pramac d'Antin MotoGP****Ducati**24+1:46.81519**5**
26ESP Dani PedrosaRepsol Honda TeamHonda11Retirement11
24ESP Toni ElíasFortuna HondaHonda9Accident14
27AUS Casey StonerHonda LCRHonda8Accident8
17FRA Randy de PunietKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki6Accident10
56JPN Shinya NakanoKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki6Ignored ride through penalty5
15ESP Sete GibernauDucati Marlboro TeamDucati0Collision13
33ITA Marco MelandriFortuna HondaHonda0Collision9
65ITA Loris CapirossiDucati Marlboro TeamDucati0Collision6

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819RetRetRetRetRetRetRetWD[OFFICIAL 250cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2006/250cc/CAT/RAC/classification.pdf)
34ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****Honda**2341:28.1791**25**
48ESP **Jorge Lorenzo****Aprilia**23+0.0952**20**
7SMR **Alex de Angelis****Aprilia**23+0.4224**16**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Aprilia**23+1.5877**13**
6ESP **Alex Debón****Aprilia**23+3.1363**11**
4JPN **Hiroshi Aoyama****KTM**23+4.0325**10**
55JPN **Yuki Takahashi****Honda**23+4.0729**9**
50FRA **Sylvain Guintoli****Aprilia**23+7.31512**8**
14AUS **Anthony West****Aprilia**23+43.10714**7**
36COL **Martín Cárdenas****Honda**23+43.19318**6**
54SMR **Manuel Poggiali****KTM**23+43.58215**5**
8ITA **Andrea Ballerini****Aprilia**23+44.40513**4**
16FRA **Jules Cluzel****Aprilia**23+52.42611**3**
23ESP **Arturo Tizón****Honda**23+1:05.47619**2**
37ARG **Fabricio Perren****Honda**23+1:08.87121**1**
21FRA Arnaud VincentHonda23+1:09.55622
24ESP Jordi CarchanoAprilia23+1:12.91320
85ITA Alessio PalumboAprilia23+1:42.30123
22ITA Luca MorelliAprilia23+1:47.62926
9ITA Franco BattainiAprilia17Retirement16
45GBR Dan LinfootHonda16Accident25
58ITA Marco SimoncelliGilera12Accident10
17DEU Franz AschenbrennerAprilia9Accident24
96CZE Jakub SmržAprilia7Accident8
25ITA Alex BaldoliniAprilia6Retirement17
73JPN Shuhei AoyamaHonda3Accident6
19ARG Sebastián PortoHondaWithdrew

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNQDNQWD[OFFICIAL 125cc REPORT](http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2006/125cc/CAT/RAC/classification.pdf)
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****Aprilia**2240:56.3701**25**
55ESP **Héctor Faubel****Aprilia**22+0.1874**20**
33ESP **Sergio Gadea****Aprilia**22+0.42311**16**
75ITA **Mattia Pasini****Aprilia**22+1.0945**13**
52CZE **Lukáš Pešek****Derbi**22+2.2357**11**
1CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Honda**22+2.40010**10**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****Aprilia**22+15.4563**9**
14HUN **Gábor Talmácsi****Honda**22+15.52913**8**
6ESP **Joan Olivé****Aprilia**22+25.25914**7**
32ITA **Fabrizio Lai****Honda**22+25.44112**6**
18ESP **Nicolás Terol****Derbi**22+26.4009**5**
35ITA **Raffaele De Rosa****Aprilia**22+31.58916**4**
42ESP **Pol Espargaró****Derbi**22+33.77227**3**
43ESP **Manuel Hernández****Aprilia**22+34.25628**2**
8ITA **Lorenzo Zanetti****Aprilia**22+36.21417**1**
38GBR Bradley SmithHonda22+36.23820
29ITA Andrea IannoneAprilia22+43.69315
63FRA Mike Di MeglioHonda22+45.59923
11DEU Sandro CorteseHonda22+45.63618
15ITA Michele PirroAprilia22+1:00.13826
44CZE Karel AbrahamAprilia22+1:00.23030
12ITA Federico SandiAprilia22+1:00.31634
26CHE Vincent BraillardAprilia22+1:00.77637
21ESP Mateo TúnezAprilia22+1:06.14125
23ITA Lorenzo BaroniHonda22+1:06.22522
13ITA Dino LombardiAprilia22+1:09.12924
45HUN Imre TóthAprilia22+1:09.16831
78NLD Hugo van den BergAprilia22+1:15.39338
37NLD Joey LitjensHonda22+1:30.45635
20ITA Roberto TamburiniAprilia22+1:54.27740
16ITA Michele ContiHonda13Retirement33
41ESP Aleix EspargaróHonda8Retirement21
10ESP Ángel RodríguezAprilia8Retirement39
36FIN Mika KallioKTM2Accident2
24ITA Simone CorsiGilera2Accident8
60ESP Julián SimónKTM2Accident6
53ITA Simone GrotzkyjAprilia0Retirement29
7FRA Alexis MasbouMalaguti0Accident32
34ESP Esteve RabatHonda0Accident19
9AUT Michael RansederKTM0Accident36
71JPN Tomoyoshi KoyamaMalagutiDid not start
76ESP Iván MaestroHondaDid not qualify
39GBR Danny WebbHondaDid not qualify
17DEU Stefan BradlKTMWithdrew

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round seven has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1USA Nicky Hayden119
2ITA Loris Capirossi99
3ITA Valentino Rossi90
4ITA Marco Melandri89
5ESP Dani Pedrosa86

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Honda151
2JPN Yamaha119
3ITA Ducati105
4JPN Suzuki54
5USA KR211V44
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 2005 Catalan Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2007 Catalan Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2006 Catalan MotoGP".
  2. (13 June 2017). "2006 Catalan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  3. "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT".
  4. "GRAN PREMI CINZANO DE CATALUNYA · MotoGP Race Classification 2006".
  5. (2006). "Standings".
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