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2006 BTCC season
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The 2006 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season will be the 49th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. As in 2005, there will be ten racing weekends at nine different circuits; each round comprising three races, making a thirty round competition in total. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... See also: 2006 in sports 16 March 2006 (Thursday) Football: UEFA Cup 2005-06 - Round of 16, second leg, progressing teams shown in bold. ... Image File history File links Btcc_logo. ... The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom. ... The 2005 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship season was the 48th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... The 2007 British Touring Car Championship season will be the 50th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season. ... People whose family name is or was Dunlop include James Dunlop (1793-1848), Scottish-Australian astronomer John Boyd Dunlop, Scottish inventor and founder of the Dunlop rubber company John Thomas Dunlop, United States administrator Sir Edward Weary Dunlop, Australian war hero Douglas Morton Dunlop, Scottish-American professor of history and... The current BTCC logo The British Touring Car Championship is a series of races for saloon cars which is held each year in the United Kingdom and Ireland. ...

Changes for 2006

• In 2006, the number of grid places to be reversed for race three’s starting grid will vary between six and ten. The actual number will be unknown at each race meeting until it is randomly drawn by the winner of race two, immediately after that race.
• The base-weight of BTC-spec cars will increase to 1175kg (although the difference in base weight between BTC and S2000-spec cars will be the same as existed at the end of 2005)
• Cars of those who enter the BTCC late, or dip in and out of the championship, with be penalised with a maximum success ballast at their first meeting or on their return. The ballast amount will subsequently reduce in the second and third meeting in which that car comeptes

Teams and Drivers

M = Manufacturer team
I = Independent team
E = Car built to Super 2000 regulations

No.	Driver	Nat.	Cl.	Team	Car	Spec	Notes
1	Matt Neal		I	Team Halfords	Honda Integra
4	Jason Plato		M	Seat Sport UK	SEAT León	E
5	Tom Chilton	Matt Neal is a British motor racing driver, best known for his success in the British Touring Car Championship, although he has also won an ETCC race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Team Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team, best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship. ... The Honda Integra (sold in the USA as the Acura Integra) is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Jason Plato is a British auto racing driver, born in 1968 in Oxford. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... An old SEAT 600 The 3-door Hatchback SEAT Ibiza. SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... 2002 SEAT León 2005 SEAT León Cupra R The SEAT León is a model of car manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and sold under the SEAT brand. ... Tom Chilton is a British auto racing driver, born on March 15 1985 in Surrey. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ...	M	VX Racing Triple 8 Race Engineering is a UK and Australia based motorsport team, best known for running the works Vauxhall team in the BTCC and Team Betta in Austrlian V8 Supercars External links Triple 8 Race Engineering Team Betta (888 Australia) Category: ...	Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...
6	Colin Turkington		I	Team RAC	MG ZS
7	Rob Collard		I	Team RAC	MG ZS
10	Gavin Smith	Colin Turkington is an auto racing driver from Newry in Northern Ireland, born on 21st March 1982. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... History WSR Headquarters in Sunbury-on-Thames, England Founded in 1981, West Surrey Racing is run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. ... 2002 MG ZS The MG ZS (2001-present) is a sporting family car derived from the Rover 45 (launched in 1999). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... History WSR Headquarters in Sunbury-on-Thames, England Founded in 1981, West Surrey Racing is run by New Zealander Dick Bennetts. ... 2002 MG ZS The MG ZS (2001-present) is a sporting family car derived from the Rover 45 (launched in 1999). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ireland. ...	M	VX Racing Triple 8 Race Engineering is a UK and Australia based motorsport team, best known for running the works Vauxhall team in the BTCC and Team Betta in Austrlian V8 Supercars External links Triple 8 Race Engineering Team Betta (888 Australia) Category: ...	Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...
11	Fabrizio Giovanardi	Fabrizio Giovanardi (born December 14, 1966) is a racecar driver. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ...	M	VX Racing Triple 8 Race Engineering is a UK and Australia based motorsport team, best known for running the works Vauxhall team in the BTCC and Team Betta in Austrlian V8 Supercars External links Triple 8 Race Engineering Team Betta (888 Australia) Category: ...	Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...
12	Mark Proctor		I	Fast-Tec Motorsport	Honda Civic Type-R
14	James Thompson		M	Seat Sport UK	SEAT León	E	Thompson and Turner to share 2nd SEAT drive throughout the season
15	Martyn Bell		I	Geoff Steel Racing	BMW 320i E46	E
20	James Kaye		I	Synchro Motorsport	Honda Civic Type-R
24	Darren Turner		M	Seat Sport UK	SEAT León	E	Thompson and Turner to share 2nd SEAT drive throughout the season
25	Gareth Howell (possibly)		I	Team Halfords	Honda Integra
28	Jason Hughes		I	Kartworld Racing	MG ZS
52	Gordon Shedden		I	Team Halfords	Honda Integra
55	Dave Pinkney		I	Motorbase Performance	Honda Integra
66	Mark Smith		I	Infront Motorsport	Alfa Romeo 156	E
77	Mike Jordan		I	Team Eurotech racing with John Guest	Honda Integra
82	Fiona Leggate		I	Thurlby Motors Boston Bowl with Tech-Speed	Vauxhall Astra Coupé		Racing on bio-ethanol fuel

James Thompson and Darren Turner will share the second SEAT. Thompson will drive at Brands Hatch (April), Mondello Park, Oulton Park, Croft, Snetterton and Silverstone, while Turner will contest the rounds at Thruxton, Donington Park, Knockhill and Brands Hatch (September). Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Honda Civic is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... James Thompson (often known as Jimmy, or Thommo) is a British auto racing driver from York. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... An old SEAT 600 The 3-door Hatchback SEAT Ibiza. SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... 2002 SEAT León 2005 SEAT León Cupra R The SEAT León is a model of car manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and sold under the SEAT brand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The BMW 3 Series is a line of compact luxury cars manufactured by BMW since May 1975. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Honda Civic is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... An old SEAT 600 The 3-door Hatchback SEAT Ibiza. SEAT is a Volkswagen subsidiary and one of the leading car makers in Spain. ... 2002 SEAT León 2005 SEAT León Cupra R The SEAT León is a model of car manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and sold under the SEAT brand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Team Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team, best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship. ... The Honda Integra (sold in the USA as the Acura Integra) is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... 2002 MG ZS The MG ZS (2001-present) is a sporting family car derived from the Rover 45 (launched in 1999). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Team Dynamics is a UK-based motor-racing team, best known for their successes as an independent squad in the British Touring Car Championship. ... The Honda Integra (sold in the USA as the Acura Integra) is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Honda Integra (sold in the USA as the Acura Integra) is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Alfa Romeo 156, manufactured by Alfa Romeo, was introduced in 1997 as replacement for the 155. ... Jordans Eurotech Honda Integra livery for 2006 Mike Jordan is a British racing driver from Sutton Coldfield, born on February 17, 1958. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Honda Integra (sold in the USA as the Acura Integra) is an automobile manufactured by Honda. ... Fiona Leggate is a British auto racing driver, born on May 28, 1980 in Lincolnshire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...

Possible additional entries

No.	Driver	Nat.	Cl.	Team	Car	Spec	Notes
#	TBA		I	Tech-Speed	Vauxhall Astra Coupé
#	Richard Marsh		I	Team Griffin Racing	Peugeot 307
#	Mark Jones		I	Xero Competition	Lexus IS200		Set to be confirmed next week - Oulton Park start
#	TBA		I	Xero Competition	Lexus IS200		Set to be confirmed next week - Oulton Park start
#	TBA		I	DW Racing	Vauxhall Astra Coupé
#	TBA		I	DW Racing	Vauxhall Astra Coupé
#	Jamie Spence		I	Quest Racing	Vauxhall Astra Coupé

The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Peugeot 307 is a compact automobile produced by the French Peugeot manufacturer since 2001. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Lexus IS (originally known as the Toyota Altezza in Japan) is a compact luxury sports car from Lexus. ... The Lexus IS (originally known as the Toyota Altezza in Japan) is a compact luxury sports car from Lexus. ... The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ... The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Astra is a General Motors (GM) small family car, badged as an Opel in continental Europe, a Vauxhall in the United Kingdom, a Holden in Australasia, and a Chevrolet in Latin America. ...

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