Event Information | ||||||||||||||
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Round 5 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series | ||||||||||||||
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Date | 30 June–2 July 2006 | |||||||||||||
Location | Darwin, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||
Venue | Hidden Valley Raceway | |||||||||||||
Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
Results | ||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Darwin Triple Crown (commercially known as the 2006 Skycity Triple Crown) was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 30 June–2 July 2006. The event was held at the Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory, and consisted of three races culminating in 373 kilometres. It was the fifth round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Background
Tony Ricciardello and José Fernández continued their ride-share agreement at Britek Motorsport, with the Western Australian driver taking the reins for the round. Over at Paul Morris Motorsport, Fabian Coulthard was replaced with Steven Ellery to give the former Triple 8 and Holden Young Lions driver some miles before joining Paul Morris for the Endurance rounds.
Results
Qualifying
Top Ten Shootout
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | 1:09.0322 |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.1933 |
3 | 16 | ![]() |
HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3428 |
4 | 15 | ![]() |
HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.4601 |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8121 |
6 | 888 | ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8517 |
7 | 7 | ![]() |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.8991 |
8 | 3 | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsport | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.2354 |
9 | 11 | ![]() |
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +1.2988 |
10 | 88 | ![]() |
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +1.8832 |
Source:[2] |
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Round standings
Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 3 | 1 | 304 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 8 | 3 | 282 |
= | ![]() |
2 | 10 | 5 | 282 |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 14 | 2 | 270 |
5 | ![]() |
3 | 17 | 18 | 252 |
6 | ![]() |
1 | 28 | 6 | 246 |
7 | ![]() |
10 | 7 | 9 | 240 |
8 | ![]() |
24 | 1 | 4 | 216 |
9 | ![]() |
15 | 16 | 7 | 210 |
10 | ![]() |
21 | 11 | 10 | 184 |
11 | ![]() |
8 | Ret | 13 | 180 |
= | ![]() |
9 | 5 | 26 | 180 |
13 | ![]() |
18 | 21 | 11 | 172 |
14 | ![]() |
16 | 6 | 23 | 162 |
15 | ![]() |
26 | 9 | 12 | 160 |
16 | ![]() |
13 | Ret | 14 | 156 |
= | ![]() |
11 | Ret | 16 | 156 |
= | ![]() |
14 | 19 | 20 | 156 |
19 | ![]() |
29 | 2 | 15 | 150 |
20 | ![]() |
23 | 12 | 17 | 146 |
= | ![]() |
7 | 22 | 28 | 146 |
22 | ![]() |
17 | 24 | 18 | 142 |
23 | ![]() |
20 | 13 | 21 | 140 |
= | ![]() |
12 | 27 | 22 | 140 |
25 | ![]() |
28 | 20 | 19 | 102 |
26 | ![]() |
22 | 26 | 25 | 90 |
= | ![]() |
31 | 4 | 27 | 90 |
28 | ![]() |
19 | 18 | Ret | 86 |
29 | ![]() |
25 | 25 | 24 | 84 |
30 | ![]() |
27 | 15 | Ret | 60 |
31 | ![]() |
30 | 23 | 29 | 48 |
Source:[9] |
Championship standings
Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
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1 | ![]() |
1324 | |
2 | ![]() |
1316 | -8 |
3 | ![]() |
1311 | -13 |
4 | ![]() |
1202 | -112 |
5 | ![]() |
1191 | -123 |
References
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Qualifying". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Top Ten Shootout". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #1". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #2". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 3". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #3". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Meet Points". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
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