2006 D1 Grand Prix season

=Changes for the 2006 Season=

* An extra 1 point is now awarded to the driver who manages to earn a perfect score of 100.0 during a 100pt tansou (solo run) round from the judges.
* Jyuri Tamashiro replaces Hatsuno Sugaya as a "D1 Gal".
* The D1SL debuts as a full championship season.
* The two national series (D1GB, United Kingdom; and D1MY, Malaysia debuts as full-championship seasons).
* Introduction of four regional D1SL series in Japan, which awards the winners a D1 License.

2006 Schedules

"n.b. Winning Driver are mentioned on the right"

2006 D1 Grand Prix Point Series

Round 1 - March 3/4 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, USA - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Round 2 - April 29/30 - Sports Land SUGO, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan - Ken Nomura (ER34)
Round 3 - May 13/14 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Round 4 - July 29/30 - Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture, Japan - Ken Nomura (ER34)
Round 5 - August 26/27 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Nobushige Kumakubo (GDB)
Round 6 - September 9/10 - Suzuka Circuit, Mie Prefecture, Japan - Hideo Hiraoka (S15)
Round 7 - October 21/22 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan - Masato Kawabata (S15)
Round 8 - December 15/16 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, USA - Kazuhiro Tanaka (GDB)

2006 D1 Street Legal Series

Round 1 - February 4/5 - Sekiya Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan - Masao Suenaga (FD3S)
Round 2 - April 15/16 - Ebisu South Course, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan - Masao Suenaga (FD3S)
Round 3 - April 29/30 - Sports Land Sugo, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Toru Inose (S15)
Round 4 - May 13/14 - Fuji Speedway, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Hiroyuki Fukushima (PS13)
Round 5 - July 29/30 - Autopolis, Ōita Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Kazuyoshi Okamura (S15)
Round 6 - August 26/27 - Ebisu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (D1GP Week) - Yoshinori Koguchi (JZX100)
Round 7 - November 11/12 - Sekiya Hills, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan - Tetsuya Hibino (S14)

Exhibition Rounds

Exhibition RD-1 June 17/18 - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK - Yasuyuki Kazama (S15)
Exhibition RD-2 July 14/15 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - Toshiki Yoshioka (AE86)
World All-Star December 17 - Irwindale Speedway, Irwindale, California, USA - Ken Nomura (ER34)

Domestic National Series

UK Series

Round 1 - 28th May - Rockingham Motor Speedway, Northamptonshire - Brett Castle (S14)
Round 2 - 17th June - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, - Phil Morrison (S14)
Round 3 - 2nd July - Knockhill, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland - Damien Mulvey (PS13)
Round 4 - 20th August - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire - Mark Luney (BNR32)
Round 5 - 3rd September - Silverstone, Silverstone, Northamptonshire - Ben Broke Smith (HCR32)

Malaysia Series

Round 1 - 11th March - Go-Kart track, Shah Alam, Selangor - Zero Lim Kim Ling (A31)
Round 2 - 22nd April - Danga Bay, Johor Bahru - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)
Round 3 - 1st July - car park, Shah Alam, Selangor - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)
Round 4 - 12th August - Batu Kawan Stadium car park, Batu Kawan, Penang - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)
Round 5 - 28th October - Shah Alam, Selangor - Tengku Djan Ley (AE86)

New Zealand Driver search

Round 1 - 28th May - Pukekohe Park Raceway, New Zealand - Sean Falconer, Dayna Jury, Jarius Wharerau, Darren McDonald [http://ignitionmagazine.co.nz/coverage/8]
Round 2 - 16th Septamber - Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park, New Zealand - Adam Richards, Glen Pupich, Phil Taylor, Kahu Campbell [http://ignitionmagazine.co.nz/coverage/18]

Championship Results

"Round 1"

"Round 4"

"Round 7"
* Highlighted in blue - 100pt tansou (solo run) bonus
* [http://www.d1gp.co.jp/pointranking_2006.html Source: D1GP] Official Site 2006 Championship table

D1SL

Trivia

*Darren McNamara of the D1GB series is the only driver to be invited to round 8 who finished the season outside the top 10 (11th) and is the only driver from that reigion to enter his own car. He was knocked out in both point scoring and exhibition event by Ken Nomura in the Best 8 round.

ee also

* D1 Grand Prix
* Drifting (motorsport)

ource

[http://www.d1gp.co.jp/results_reports_2006.html D1GP Results Database 2006]