2006 Eurocup Mégane Trophy Explained

The 2006 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the second season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault.. The season began at Circuit Zolder on 29 April and finished at the Circuit de Catalunya on 29 October, after seven rounds and fourteen races.^[1] Jaap van Lagen won the title, having battled Matthieu Lahaye for the entire campaign.^[2]

Teams and drivers

Team Drivers Class Rounds TDS 2 Ludovic Badey 1–3 21 Mathieu Cheruy 7 41 Franck Mailleux 5 44 Jean-Philippe Madonia 6 46 Christophe Lefranc 6 Racing for Belgium 4 César Campaniço All 10 Miguel Freitas All 15 Wim Coelkelbergs 1, 3 36 Jan Charouz 2 39 Olivier Tielemans 4 42 Ron Marchal 5-7 Team Lompech Sport 5 Frédéric Gabillon 1, 4, 6–7 9 Sébastien Dhouailly 1 33 Jean-Charles Miginiac 2–7 Thierry Boutsen Racing 6 Renaud Kuppens All 9 Sébastien Dhouailly 2–7 34 Kurt Mollekens 1 Iris Racing 7 Pedro Petiz All Equipe Verschuur 8 Jeroen Reintjens 1–4 14 Jaap van Lagen All 26 Bernhard ten Brinke 1–6 Sesterheim Racing 11 Andreas Mayerl All Hirschi Racing Team 12 Pierre Hirschi 1–4 40 Jonathan Hirschi 5, 7 TP Compétition / Moteur Huger 17 Justin Keen 1 37 Luca Filippi 2 38 Mert Tahinci 2 Charles Hall 5 39 Luca di Cienzo 3, 5 71 Jean-Yves Mallat 6 72 Giuseppe Chiminelli 1 Renaud Derlot 6 Blue Jumeirah Team 18 Rafael Unzurrunzaga 1–2, 4–7 Oregon Team 19 Luigi Ferrara All 20 Massimiliano Fantini 1–6 Alessandro Balzan 7 Energy Racing 21 Mathieu Cheruy 1–6 22 Pascal Ballay All Epsilon Euskadi 23 James Kirkpatrick All 24 Jean-Philippe Dayraut All Saturn Motorsport 25 Victor Fernandez 1–4, 7 27 Lluis Llobet 1–4, 7 Race Performance 28 Ralph Meichtry All Roma Team Baumgärtner 29 Steve Abold 1–6 Tech 1 Racing 31 Bernard Delhez 1, 3 32 Matthieu Lahaye All 35 Bruce Lorgeré-Roux 2, 4-7 Delahaye 99 Anthony Beltoise 6

Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Circuit Zolder	29 April	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Equipe Verschuur
	R2		30 April	Jaap van Lagen	Luigi Ferrara	Jean-Philippe Dayraut	Epsilon Euskadi
2	R1	Istanbul Park	17 June	Ludovic Badey	Jaap van Lagen	Ludovic Badey	TDS
	R2		18 June	César Campaniço	César Campaniço	César Campaniço	Racing for Belgium
3	R1	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	15 July	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Jean-Philippe Dayraut	Epsilon Euskadi
	R2		16 July	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Equipe Verschuur
4	R1	Nürburgring	5 August	Matthieu Lahaye	Jaap van Lagen	Matthieu Lahaye	Tech 1 Racing
	R2		6 August	Matthieu Lahaye	Jaap van Lagen	César Campaniço	Racing for Belgium
5	R1	Donington Park	9 September	Matthieu Lahaye	Jaap van Lagen	Matthieu Lahaye	Tech 1 Racing
	R2		10 September	Matthieu Lahaye	Jean-Philippe Dayraut	Matthieu Lahaye	Tech 1 Racing
6	R1	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans	30 September	Jean-Philippe Dayraut	Matthieu Lahaye	Pedro Petiz	Iris Racing
	R2		1 October	Bruce Lorgeré-Roux	Jean-Philippe Dayraut	Jean-Philippe Dayraut	Epsilon Euskadi
7	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	24 October	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Jaap van Lagen	Equipe Verschuur
	R2		25 October	Jaap van Lagen	Matthieu Lahaye	Jaap van Lagen	Equipe Verschuur

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th		FL
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1

Pos Driver ZOL IST MIS NÜR DON BUG CAT Points 1 Jaap van Lagen 1 8 5 8 4 1 2 4 3 2 4 4 1 1 149 2 Matthieu Lahaye 4 2 17 Ret 8 6 1 3 1 1 20 2 2 2 123 3 César Campaniço Ret 5 2 1 Ret 2 4 1 6 9 9 5 3 3 107 4 Jean-Philippe Dayraut 2 1 Ret 21 1 4 6 12 4 11 2 1 Ret 8 98 5 Bruce Lorgeré-Roux 3 7 3 2 2 Ret 7 3 5 Ret 68 6 Ludovic Badey 3 3 1 2 2 Ret 60 7 Ralph Meichtry Ret 15 6 5 13 3 15 6 12 4 3 9 8 6 56 8 Pedro Petiz Ret Ret 4 DSQ EX 10 5 5 6 5 1 Ret 14 5 53 9 Renaud Kuppens 6 Ret 8 4 6 11 14 7 15 7 18 7 10 Ret 37 10 Luigi Ferrara 5 12 11 Ret 3 DSQ EX Ret 10 17 6 11 9 10 30 11 Bernhard ten Brinke Ret 6 14 12 17 5 12 9 11 3 11 10 27 12 James Kirkpatrick Ret 4 Ret Ret 5 17 Ret 8 19 Ret 19 Ret 7 19 22 13 Frédéric Gabillon 11 Ret DSQ 15 12 8 4 4 20 14 Jeroen Reintjens Ret Ret 7 6 Ret Ret 7 10 14 15 Miguel Freitas 7 Ret 9 Ret Ret 9 9 13 13 8 Ret Ret 13 Ret 14 16 Sébastien Dhouailly 8 Ret 18 10 18 Ret 13 14 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 12 17 Andreas Mayerl 14 Ret 13 11 9 14 11 18 14 10 5 13 12 13 11 18 Luca Filippi 15 3 10 19 Steve Abold 10 11 16 14 Ret Ret 10 16 8 12 Ret Ret 6 20 Luca di Cienzo 10 7 Ret DNS 5 21 Mathieu Cheruy 12 Ret 19 15 7 Ret 16 19 Ret 14 16 Ret 11 14 5 22 Massimiliano Fantini Ret 9 DNS Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 13 Ret DNS 5 23 Justin Keen 11 7 4 24 Olivier Tielemans 8 17 3 25 Jan Charouz 10 9 3 26 Kurt Mollekens 9 Ret 2 27 Wim Coelkelbergs 15 10 16 13 1 28 Pierre Hirschi 16 14 12 13 11 Ret 17 Ret 0 29 Bernard Delhez Ret 13 19 12 0 30 Jean-Charles Miginiac 23 16 12 15 18 20 17 Ret 17 15 18 16 0 31 Pascal Ballay 17 Ret 24 17 15 Ret 19 23 18 Ret 21 14 16 17 0 32 Lluis Llobet Ret Ret 21 18 14 16 20 21 17 Ret 0 32 Rafael Unzurrunzaga 19 17 DNQ DNQ 22 Ret Ret 16 22 18 21 20 0 33 Victor Fernandez 18 16 22 19 20 Ret 21 22 20 18 0 34 Mert Tahinci 20 20 0 Giuseppe Chiminelli Ret Ret 0 guest drivers ineligible for points Franck Mailleux 5 3 Renaud Derlot 13 6 Jonathan Hirschi DSQ EX 6 11 Alessandro Balzan 19 7 Jean-Yves Mallat 8 12 Ron Marchal 16 15 14 17 15 12 Jean-Philippe Madonia 15 16 Ret 15 Charles Hall Ret Ret Christophe Lefranc Ret DNS Anthony Beltoise DSQ Ret Pos Driver ZOL IST MIS NÜR DON BUG CAT Points

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

• The Eurocup Mégane Trophy website
• World Series by Renault results

Notes and References

1. Web site: ROUND 7: BARCELONA EUROCUP MEGANE TROPHY Results Booklet. 29 October 2006. World Series by Renault. Renault Sport. 7 April 2015.
2. Web site: Mégane Trophy Eurocup 2006 standings. driverdb.com. Driver Database. 7 April 2015.