2006 Darwin Triple Crown

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.

2006 Darwin Triple Crown
Event Information
Round 5 of 13 in the 2006 V8 Supercar Championship Series
Date30 June–2 July 2006
LocationDarwin, Northern Territory
VenueHidden Valley Raceway
WeatherFine
Results
Race 1
Distance 34 laps 97.580 km
Pole position Jason Bright
Ford Performance Racing		 1:09.0322
Winner Mark Skaife
Holden Racing Team		 41:07.5941
Race 2
Distance 48 laps 137.760 km
Winner Jason Bright
Ford Performance Racing		 1:00:37.8417
Race 3
Distance 48 laps 137.760 km
Winner Craig Lowndes
Triple Eight Race Engineering		 57:53.3776
Round Results
First
304 pts
Second
282 pts
Third
282 pts

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
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 1:09.2209
2 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.1059
3 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.1683
4 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.1814
5 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.2019
6 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.2664
7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.3217
8 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.3505
9 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.4002
10 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.5014
11 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.5714
12 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.6388
13 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.6568
14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.6955
15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.7167
16 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.7834
17 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.8980
18 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.9064
19 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9153
20 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +0.9207
21 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.9404
22 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9555
23 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ +0.9602
24 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +0.9888
25 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ +1.0429
26 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.1152
27 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.1942
28 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.2027
29 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.2485
30 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA +1.6635
31 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA +2.7183
Source:[1]

Top Ten Shootout
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Time
1 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 1:09.0322
2 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.1933
3 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.3428
4 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ +0.4601
5 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA +0.8121
6 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +0.8517
7 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +0.8991
8 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ +1.2354
9 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ +1.2988
10 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA +1.8832
Source:[2]

Race 1
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 41:07.5941 2 128
2 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +0.7129 4 124
3 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +7.0965 5 120
4 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 34 +7.5325 6 116
5 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +8.0885 3 112
6 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +9.0829 8 108
7 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 34 +15.8107 7 104
8 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 34 +20.1872 9 100
9 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 34 +20.3913 10 96
10 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +20.4100 13 92
11 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +25.1455 12 88
12 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 34 +26.1139 11 84
13 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +27.7013 14 80
14 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +35.4905 17 76
15 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +36.4059 19 72
16 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +41.2966 21 68
17 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +42.9231 22 64
18 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +43.9555 23 60
19 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +44.4760 27 56
20 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +47.6054 29 52
21 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +54.2141 18 48
22 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +54.6820 30 44
23 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 34 +58.1023 26 40
24 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +57.4819 1 36
25 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 34 +1:04.0166 28 32
26 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 34 +1:04.4029 25 28
27 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 33 +1 lap 24 24
28 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 33 +1 lap 16 20
29 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 30 +4 laps 15 16
30 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 30 +4 laps 31 12
31 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 28 +6 laps 20 8
Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:10.2958
Source:[3][4]

Race 2
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 1:00:37.8417 8 64
2 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +4.2865 3 62
3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 48 +4.4378 28 60
4 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 48 +8.7889 1 58
5 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 48 +8.8545 23 56
6 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +13.9154 16 54
7 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +16.8845 22 52
8 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +19.5985 27 50
9 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +21.1143 6 48
10 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +23.3676 30 46
11 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +30.4223 11 44
12 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +33.3197 9 42
13 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +34.0939 12 40
14 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +34.4836 26 38
15 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +34.9400 5 36
16 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +37.4191 17 34
17 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +38.3702 29 32
18 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +47.3897 13 30
19 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +47.7391 18 28
20 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +52.1716 4 26
21 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +53.0294 14 24
22 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 48 +53.5062 25 22
23 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:12.0275 2 20
24 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 47 +1 lap 15 18
25 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 7 16
26 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 46 +2 laps 10 14
27 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 46 +2 laps 20 12
28 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 40 +8 laps 31 10
Ret 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 44 Engine 24
Ret 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 7 Suspension 19
Ret 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 1 Crash 21
Fastest Lap: Mark Winterbottom (Ford Performance Racing), 1:10.1260
Source:[5][6]

Race 3
Pos. No. Driver Team Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts.
1 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 48 57:53.3776 1 128
2 3 Jason Richards Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +3.8061 6 124
3 16 Garth Tander HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +11.1495 3 120
4 6 Jason Bright Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +18.6505 13 116
5 15 Rick Kelly HSV Dealer Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +22.4292 2 112
6 2 Mark Skaife Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +22.9175 8 108
7 50 Cameron McConville Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +30.2204 11 104
8 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +31.6249 5 100
9 1 Russell Ingall Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +32.0663 7 96
10 10 Jason Bargwanna WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +53.1736 16 92
11 021 Paul Radisich Team Kiwi Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +55.9518 20 88
12 51 Greg Murphy Paul Weel Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +59.0870 25 84
13 11 Paul Dumbrell Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 48 +59.5624 14 80
14 18 Will Davison Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +59.7202 23 76
15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +59.8438 24 72
16 8 Max Wilson WPS Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:02.5628 18 68
17 23 Andrew Jones Tasman Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:03.1333 21 64
18 55 Steve Owen Rod Nash Racing Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:04.0363 22 60
19 33 Lee Holdsworth Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:08.5552 30 56
20 34 Dean Canto Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:09.0656 12 52
21 12 John Bowe Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:10.0106 17 48
22 22 Todd Kelly Holden Racing Team Holden Commodore VZ 48 +1:13.8512 15 44
23 4 James Courtney Stone Brothers Racing Ford Falcon BA 48 +1:25.8256 10 40
24 14 Brad Jones Brad Jones Racing Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 29 36
25 20 Marcus Marshall Paul Cruickshank Racing Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 28 32
26 88 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 4 28
27 25 Warren Luff Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 47 +1 lap 26 24
28 7 Steven Richards Perkins Engineering Holden Commodore VZ 38 +10 laps 9 20
29 26 Tony Ricciardello Britek Motorsport Ford Falcon BA 38 +10 laps 31 16
Ret 39 Steven Ellery Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 19 27
Ret 67 Paul Morris Paul Morris Motorsport Holden Commodore VZ 1 Crash 19
Fastest Lap: Jason Bright (Ford Performance Racing), 1:10.2851
Source:[7][8]

Round standings
Pos. Driver R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Craig Lowndes 4 3 1 304
2 Garth Tander 5 8 3 282
= Rick Kelly 2 10 5 282
4 Jason Richards 6 14 2 270
5 Mark Winterbottom 3 17 18 252
6 Mark Skaife 1 28 6 246
7 Russell Ingall 10 7 9 240
8 Jason Bright 24 1 4 216
9 Cameron McConville 15 16 7 210
10 Jason Bargwanna 21 11 10 184
11 Paul Dumbrell 8 Ret 13 180
= Jamie Whincup 9 5 26 180
13 Paul Radisich 18 21 11 172
14 James Courtney 16 6 23 162
15 Greg Murphy 26 9 12 160
16 Will Davison 13 Ret 14 156
= Max Wilson 11 Ret 16 156
= Dean Canto 14 19 20 156
19 Steven Johnson 29 2 15 150
20 Andrew Jones 23 12 17 146
= Steven Richards 7 22 28 146
22 Steve Owen 17 24 18 142
23 John Bowe 20 13 21 140
= Todd Kelly 12 27 22 140
25 Lee Holdsworth 28 20 19 102
26 Marcus Marshall 22 26 25 90
= Warren Luff 31 4 27 90
28 Paul Morris 19 18 Ret 86
29 Brad Jones 25 25 24 84
30 Steven Ellery 27 15 Ret 60
31 Tony Ricciardello 30 23 29 48
Source:[9]

Championship standings
Pos. Driver Pts Gap
1 Garth Tander 1324
2 Craig Lowndes 1316 -8
3 Rick Kelly 1311 -13
4 Russell Ingall 1202 -112
5 Mark Winterbottom 1191 -123


References
  1. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Qualifying". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
  2. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Top Ten Shootout". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
  3. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 1". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
  4. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #1". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
  5. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 2". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
  6. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #2". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
  7. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Race 3". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
  8. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown #3". Racing-Reference.info. 21 June 2020.
  9. "2006 Skycity Triple Crown – Meet Points". Natsoft Race Results. 21 June 2020.
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