The 2006 V8 Supercar season was the 47th year of touring car racing in Australia since the first runnings of the Australian Touring Car Championship and the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000, the Armstrong 500.
Contents
There were 21 V8 Supercar meetings held during 2006; a thirteen-round series for V8 Supercars, the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series (VCS), two of them endurance races; a seven-round second tier V8 Supercar series 2006 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series (FVS) and a V8 Supercar support programme event at the 2006 Australian Grand Prix.
This was the last season of V8 Supercars broadcast by Network Ten; at the conclusion of 2006 the broadcasting rights were handed over to the Seven Network from the 2007 season onwards. However, Network Ten are still permitted to broadcast the Albert Park race meeting; which is a non-championship event.
Season review
Rick Kelly won the championship. It came down to the last race, where Rick Kelly narrowly beat Craig Lowndes for the championship.
Race calendar
The 2006 V8 Supercar season consisted of 21 events.
Panasonic V8 Supercars GP 100
This meeting was a support event of the 2006 Australian Grand Prix.