The 2006 Perth V8 400 was a motor race for V8 Supercars held on the weekend of 12–14 May 2006. The event was held at Barbagallo Raceway in Perth, Western Australia, and consisted of three races culminating in 400 kilometres. It was the third round of thirteen in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series.
Background
Britek Motorsports' second car returned to the track after José Fernández' heavy accident in the Adelaide 500, this time with local Sports Sedan driver Tony Ricciardello behind the wheel. The entry's Pukekohe replacement, Mark Porter and his MSport team, returned to the Fujitsu Series.
The only other change occurred at Paul Morris Motorsport; Alan Gurr was back in the teams' Holden Commodore VZ having been replaced by New Zealander Fabian Coulthard at the preceding round across the Tasman.
Results
Qualifying
Top Ten Shootout
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Mark Skaife
|
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | 55.8667 |
| 2 | 16 | Garth Tander
|
HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.0604 |
| 3 | 22 | Todd Kelly
|
Holden Racing Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3312 |
| 4 | 15 | Rick Kelly
|
HSV Dealer Team | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.3730 |
| 5 | 888 | Craig Lowndes
|
Triple Eight Race Engineering | Ford Falcon BA | +0.4076 |
| 6 | 7 |  Steven Richards
|
Perkins Engineering | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6484 |
| 7 | 51 | Greg Murphy
|
Paul Weel Racing | Holden Commodore VZ | +0.6874 |
| 8 | 6 | Jason Bright
|
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.7018 |
| 9 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom
|
Ford Performance Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8269 |
| 10 | 17 | Steven Johnson
|
Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | +0.8543 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Race 1
Race 2
Race 3
Round standings
| Pos. | Driver | R1 | R2 | R3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven Richards
|
2 | 2 | 7 | 290 |
| 2 | Mark Skaife
|
1 | 18 | 1 | 286 |
| 3 | Craig Lowndes
|
3 | 14 | 2 | 282 |
| 4 | Garth Tander
|
4 | 10 | 5 | 274 |
| 5 | Mark Winterbottom
|
6 | 13 | 3 | 268 |
| 6 | Russell Ingall
|
10 | 8 | 6 | 250 |
| 7 | Rick Kelly
|
7 | 11 | 14 | 224 |
| 8 | Steven Johnson
|
9 | 17 | 10 | 220 |
| 9 | Jason Richards
|
18 | 9 | 8 | 208 |
| 10 | Jamie Whincup
|
21 | 4 | 9 | 202 |
| 11 | Paul Dumbrell
|
11 | 20 | 12 | 198 |
| 12 | Greg Murphy
|
14 | 3 | 19 | 192 |
| 13 | Cameron McConville
|
13 | 25 | 11 | 184 |
| 14 | Steve Owen
|
17 | 15 | 13 | 180 |
| 15 | Andrew Jones
|
20 | 7 | 18 | 164 |
| 16 | Will Davison
|
16 | 22 | 16 | 158 |
| = | Jason Bargwanna
|
15 | 16 | 20 | 158 |
| 18 | Dean Canto
|
22 | 1 | 22 | 152 |
| 19 | James Courtney
|
12 | 5 | Ret | 140 |
| 20 | Todd Kelly
|
30 | 28 | 4 | 138 |
| 21 | Paul Radisich
|
31 | 6 | 15 | 134 |
| 22 | Jason Bright
|
5 | Ret | 28 | 132 |
| 23 |  Max Wilson
|
8 | 19 | Ret | 128 |
| 24 | Lee Holdsworth
|
24 | 12 | 24 | 114 |
| 25 | Alan Gurr
|
26 | 23 | 17 | 112 |
| = | Paul Morris
|
19 | 21 | 25 | 112 |
| 27 | Brad Jones
|
27 | 24 | 23 | 82 |
| 28 | John Bowe
|
25 | Ret | 21 | 80 |
| 29 | Warren Luff
|
23 | 26 | 27 | 78 |
| 30 | Marcus Marshall
|
28 | Ret | 26 | 48 |
| 31 | Tony Ricciardello
|
29 | 27 | Ret | 28 |
| Source:[9] | |||||
Championship standings
| Pos. | Driver | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell Ingall
|
780 | |
| 2 | Garth Tander
|
776 | -4 |
| 3 | Steven Richards
|
772 | -8 |
| 4 | Rick Kelly
|
763 | -17 |
| 5 | Craig Lowndes
|
710 | -70 |
References
- ^ "2006 Perth V8 400 – Qualifying". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Perth V8 400 – Top Ten Shootout". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 Perth V8 400 – Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 The Perth V8 400 #1". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Perth V8 400 – Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 The Perth V8 400 #2". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Perth V8 400 – Race 3". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2006 The Perth V8 400 #3". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
- ^ "2006 Perth V8 400 – MEETING POINTS REPORT". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
| Supercars Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 2006 PlaceMakers V8 International |
2006 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2006 V8 Supercars Winton round |
| Previous year: 2005 Perth 400 |
Perth SuperSprint | Next year: 2007 BigPond 400 |