2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 5597041 225585049 2008-07-14T12:44:33Z Asendoh 2505649 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225581595 by [[Special:Contributions/60.48.182.126|60.48.182.126]] ([[User talk:60.48.182.126|talk]]) {{MotoGP season | Previous = 2005 | Current = 2006 | Next = 2007 }} The '''2006 [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] season''' was the 58th [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.]] [[Road racing]] World Championship season. [[Image:2006 Valencia Motogp.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Valentino Rossi|Rossi]] congratulates [[Nicky Hayden|Hayden]] despite losing the world championship to the American rider.]] ==Season summary== The 2006 [[MotoGP]] season was one of the closest battles and most thrilling in recent memory in which American [[Nicky Hayden]] claimed his first [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|World Championship]] on a [[Honda]]. Seven different riders claimed Grand Prix victories including first time winners [[Daniel Pedrosa]], [[Toni Elías]] and [[Troy Bayliss]]. [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha's]] [[Valentino Rossi]] fought back from a 51 point deficit to lead the championship going into the final rounds. Hayden's fortunes took a dip when he was taken out by his team-mate Pedrosa at the penultimate round in [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Portugal]], but he bounced back to win the crown when Rossi crashed at the final round at [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|Valencia]]. In the 250 class, [[Aprilia|Aprilia's]] [[Jorge Lorenzo]] won his first championship taking 8 victories. Another Aprilia rider took the 125 crown with [[Álvaro Bautista]] also taking 8 wins. ==Grands Prix== {| class="wikitable" |- |align=center|'''Date''' |align=center|'''Grand Prix''' |align=center|'''Circuit''' |align=center|'''125 winner''' |align=center|'''250 winner''' |align=center|'''MotoGP winner''' |align=center|'''Report''' |- | [[March 26]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Spanish Grand Prix]] | [[Circuito Permanente de Jerez|Jerez]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]] | [[2006 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[April 8]] | {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|Qatar Grand Prix]] | [[Losail International Circuit|Losail]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]] | [[2006 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[April 30]] | {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|Turkish Grand Prix]] | [[Istanbul Racing Circuit|Istanbul]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Faubel]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]] | [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[May 14]] | {{flagicon|China}} [[Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|Chinese Grand Prix]] | [[Shanghai International Circuit|Shanghai]] | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Hector Barbera]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Daniel Pedrosa]] | [[2006 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[May 21]] | {{flagicon|France}} [[French motorcycle Grand Prix|French Grand Prix]] | [[Bugatti Circuit|Le Mans]] | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Thomas Lüthi]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Takahashi]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]] | [[2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[June 4]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Italian Grand Prix]] | [[Mugello Circuit|Mugello]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mattia Pasini]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]] | [[2006 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[June 18]] | {{flagicon|Catalonia}} [[Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|Catalan Grand Prix]] | [[Circuit de Catalunya|Catalunya]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]] | [[2006 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[June 24]] | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Dutch TT]] | [[TT Circuit Assen|Assen]] | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicky Hayden]] | [[2006 Dutch TT|Report]] |- | [[July 2]] | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[British motorcycle Grand Prix|British Grand Prix]] | [[Donington Park]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Daniel Pedrosa]] | [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[July 16]] | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[German motorcycle Grand Prix|German Grand Prix]] | [[Sachsenring|Sachsenring]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mattia Pasini]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Takahashi]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]] | [[2006 German motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[July 23]] | {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States Grand Prix (motorcycle)|United States Grand Prix]] | [[Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca|Laguna Seca]] |colspan="2" align="center"| '''No 125cc and 250cc race''' | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nicky Hayden]] | [[2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[August 20]] | {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|Czech Republic Grand Prix]] | [[Masaryk Circuit|Brno]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]] | [[2006 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[September 10]] | {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|Malaysian Grand Prix]] | [[Sepang International Circuit|Sepang]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]] | [[2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[September 17]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|Australian Grand Prix]] | [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|Phillip Island]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]] | [[2006 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[September 24]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Japanese Grand Prix]] | [[Twin Ring Motegi|Motegi]] | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]] | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]] | [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[October 15]] | {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Portuguese Grand Prix]] | [[Autódromo do Estoril|Estoril]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Toni Elías]] | [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |- | [[October 29]] | {{flagicon|Valencia}} [[Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|Valencia Grand Prix]] | [[Circuit de Valencia|Valencia]] | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Faubel]] | {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Alex de Angelis]] | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Troy Bayliss]] | [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|Report]] |} ===2006 MotoGP World Championship final standings=== * Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions. {| | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" |- valign="top" !valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Rider !valign="middle"| Team !width="2%"| [[2006 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] {{flagicon|Spain}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]] {{flagicon|Qatar}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|TUR]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|CHN]] {{flagicon|China}} !width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] {{flagicon|France}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] {{flagicon|Italy}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Catalonia motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]] {{flagicon|Catalonia}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Dutch TT|NED]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} !width="2%"| [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] {{flagicon|UK}} !width="2%"| [[2006 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] {{flagicon|Germany}} !width="2%"| [[2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}} !width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] {{flagicon|Australia}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] {{flagicon|Japan}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] {{flagicon|Portugal}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]] {{flagicon|Valencia}} !valign="middle"| Pts |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nicky Hayden|Hayden]] | [[Honda]] |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 | '''252''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi|Rossi]] | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 | '''247''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi|Capirossi]] | [[Ducati]] |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 | '''229''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri|Melandri]] | [[Honda]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 | '''228''' |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Daniel Pedrosa|Pedrosa]] | [[Honda]] |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 | '''215''' |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Kenny Roberts, Jr.|Roberts]] | [[Team Roberts|Roberts]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 | '''134''' |- ! 7 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Colin Edwards|Edwards]] | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#ffdf9f"| 3 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 | '''124''' |- ! 8 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Casey Stoner|Stoner]] | [[Honda]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 | DNS |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | '''119''' |- ! 9 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Toni Elías|Elías]] | [[Honda]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | DNS | INJ |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 | '''116''' |- ! 10 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)|Hopkins]] | [[Suzuki]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 | '''116''' |- ! 11 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Chris Vermeulen|Vermeulen]] | [[Suzuki]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | '''98''' |- ! 12 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Makoto Tamada|Tamada]] | [[Honda]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 | '''96''' |- ! 13 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sete Gibernau|Gibernau]] | [[Ducati]] |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | INJ | INJ |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 | INJ |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 5 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 4 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | INJ | '''95''' |- ! 14 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shinya Nakano|Nakano]] | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#000000" style="color: white"| DSQ |bgcolor="#dfdfdf"| 2 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 6 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 | '''92''' |- ! 15 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Checa|Checa]] | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 8 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 7 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 | '''75''' |- ! 16 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Randy de Puniet|de Puniet]] | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | '''37''' |- ! 17 | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Alex Hofmann|Hofmann]] | [[Ducati]] |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 10 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 12 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | '''30''' |- ! 18 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[James Ellison (motorcycle racer)|Ellison]] | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 18 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 9 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 | '''26''' |- ! 19 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Troy Bayliss|Bayliss]] | [[Ducati]] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |bgcolor="#ffffbf"| 1 | '''25''' |- ! 20 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jose Luis Cardoso|Cardoso]] | [[Ducati]] |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 11 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 16 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17 |bgcolor="#cfcfff"| 17 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 14 |bgcolor="#efcfff"| Ret | '''10''' |- ! 21 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kousuke Akiyoshi|Akiyoshi]] | [[Suzuki]] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 13 | | | '''3''' |- ! 22 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Garry McCoy|McCoy]] | [[Ilmor X3|Ilmor]] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 |bgcolor="#dfffdf"| 15 | '''2''' |- |- valign="top" !valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Rider !valign="middle"| Team !width="2%"| [[2006 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix|ESP]] {{flagicon|Spain}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix|QAT]] {{flagicon|Qatar}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Turkish motorcycle Grand Prix|TUR]] {{flagicon|Turkey}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Chinese motorcycle Grand Prix|CHN]] {{flagicon|China}} !width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix|FRA]] {{flagicon|France}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix|ITA]] {{flagicon|Italy}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Catalonia motorcycle Grand Prix|CAT]] {{flagicon|Catalonia}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Dutch TT|NED]] {{flagicon|Netherlands}} !width="2%"| [[2006 British motorcycle Grand Prix|GBR]] {{flagicon|UK}} !width="2%"| [[2006 German motorcycle Grand Prix|GER]] {{flagicon|Germany}} !width="2%"| [[2006 United States motorcycle Grand Prix|USA]] {{flagicon|United States}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix|CZE]] {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix|MAL]] {{flagicon|Malaysia}} !width="2%" style="background:#8fcfdf;"| [[2006 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix|AUS]] {{flagicon|Australia}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix|JPN]] {{flagicon|Japan}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix|POR]] {{flagicon|Portugal}} !width="2%"| [[2006 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix|VAL]] {{flagicon|Valencia}} !valign="middle"| Pts |} |valign="top"| {{F1 driver results legend}} |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- | '''Position''' | width=20| 1 | width=20| 2 | width=20| 3 | width=20| 4 | width=20| 5 | width=20| 6 | width=20| 7 | width=20| 8 | width=20| 9 | width=20| 10 | width=20| 11 | width=20| 12 | width=20| 13 | width=20| 14 | width=20| 15 |- | '''Points''' | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |} ===2006 250cc World Championship final standings=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Place ! Rider ! # Bike ! Country ! Team ! Points ! Wins |- | 1 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Lorenzo]] | 48 | [[Spain]] | [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]] | 289 | 8 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Dovizioso]] | 34 | [[Italy]] | [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] | 272 | 2 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Alex De Angelis]] | 7 | [[San Marino]] | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 228 | 1 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroshi Aoyama]] | 4 | [[Japan]] | [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]] | 193 | 2 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Roberto Locatelli]] | 15 | [[Italy]] | [[Team Toth]]-[[Aprilia]] | 191 | 0 |- | 6 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuki Takahashi]] | 55 | [[Japan]] | [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] | 156 | 2 |- | 7 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Barberá]] | 80 | [[Spain]] | [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]] | 152 | 1 |- | 8 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shuhei Aoyama]] | 73 | [[Japan]] | [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]] | 99 | 0 |- | 9 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Sylvain Guintoli]] | 50 | [[France]] | [[Equipe GP de France - Scrab]]-[[Aprilia]] | 96 | 0 |- | 10 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Simoncelli]] | 58 | [[Italy]] | [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]] | 92 | 0 |- | 11 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Anthony West (motorcycle racer)|Anthony West]] | 14 | [[Australia]] | [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 78 | 0 |- | 12 | {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Jakub Smrž]] | 96 | [[Czech Republic]] | [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 58 | 0 |- | 13 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Alex Debón]] | 6 | [[Spain]] | [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]] | 50 | 0 |- | 14 | {{flagicon|San Marino}} [[Manuel Poggiali]] | 54 | [[San Marino]] | [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]] | 50 | 0 |- | 15 | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Martín Cárdenas]] | 36 | [[Colombia]] | [[Würth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]]<br>[[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]] | 37 | 0 |- | 16 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Alex Baldolini]] | 25 | [[Italy]] | [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 26 | 0 |- | 17 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Ballerini]] | 8 | [[Italy]] | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 24 | 0 |- | 18 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Sebastian Porto]] | 19 | [[Argentina]] | [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]] | 20 | 0 |- | 19 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Aleix Espargaró]] | 42 | [[Spain]] | [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]] | 20 | 0 |- | 20 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jules Cluzel]] | 16 | [[France]] | [[Equipe GP de France]]-[[Aprilia]] | 15 | 0 |- | 21 | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dirk Heidolf]] | 28 | [[Germany]] | [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 15 | 0 |- | 22 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Arnaud Vincent]] | 21 | [[France]] | [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]] | 14 | 0 |- | 23 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Arturo Tizón]] | 23 | [[Spain]] | [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]] | 11 | 0 |- | 24 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[David De Gea]] | 41 | [[Spain]] | [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]] | 9 | 0 |- | 25 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Ryuji Yokoe]] | 86 | [[Japan]] | [[RT Morinokumasan Sendai]]-[[Yamaha]] | 8 | 0 |- | 26 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Franco Battaini]] | 9 | [[Italy]] | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 7 | 0 |- | 27 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Fabricio Perren]] | 37 | [[Argentina]] | [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] | 5 | 0 |- | 28 | {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Ratthapark Wilairot]] | 87 | [[Thailand]] | [[Thai Honda Castrol Endurance]]-[[Honda]] | 6 | 0 |- | 29 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jordi Carchano]] | 24 | [[Spain]] | [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]]<br>[[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 4 | 0 |- | 30 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Seijin Oikawa]] | 89 | [[Japan]] | [[Will Access With Plus Myu]]-[[Yamaha]] | 3 | 0 |- | 31 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Taro Sekiguchi]] | 44 | [[Japan]] | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 3 | 0 |- | 32 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Chaz Davies]] | 57 | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]]<br>[[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]]<br>[[Grillini Racing]]-[[Honda]] | 3 | 0 |- | 33 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Luca Morelli]] | 22 | [[Italy]] | [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 2 | 0 |- | 34 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Molina]] | 41 | [[Spain]] | [[Andalucia Team Mas]]-[[Aprilia]] | 2 | 0 |} ===2006 125cc World Championship final standings=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Place ! Rider ! # Bike ! Country ! Team ! Points ! Wins |- | 1 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Bautista]] | 19 | [[Spain]] | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 338 | 8 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Kallio]] | 36 | [[Finland]] | [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]] | 262 | 3 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Héctor Faubel]] | 55 | [[Spain]] | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 197 | 2 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mattia Pasini]] | 75 | [[Italy]] | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 192 | 2 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sergio Gadea]] | 33 | [[Spain]] | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 160 | 0 |- | 6 | {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Lukáš Pešek]] | 52 | [[Czech Republic]] | [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]] | 154 | 0 |- | 7 | {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gábor Talmácsi]] | 14 | [[Hungary]] | [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] | 119 | 0 |- | 8 | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Thomas Lüthi]] | 1 | [[Switzerland]] | [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]] | 113 | 1 |- | 9 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Julián Simón]] | 60 | [[Spain]] | [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]] | 97 | 0 |- | 10 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Joan Olivé]] | 6 | [[Spain]] | [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 85 | 0 |- | 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Fabrizio Lai]] | 32 | [[Italy]] | [[Valsir Seedor Racing]]-[[Honda]] | 83 | 0 |- | 12 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Simone Corsi]] | 24 | [[Italy]] | [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]] | 79 | 0 |- | 13 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pablo Nieto]] | 22 | [[Spain]] | [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 66 | 0 |- | 14 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Nicolás Terol]] | 18 | [[Spain]] | [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]] | 53 | 0 |- | 15 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Tomoyoshi Koyama]] | 71 | [[Japan]] | [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]] | 49 | 0 |- | 16 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Raffaele De Rosa]] | 35 | [[Italy]] | [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 37 | 0 |- | 17 | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sandro Cortese]] | 11 | [[Germany]] | [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]] | 23 | 0 |- | 18 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Angel Rodríguez]] | 10 | [[Spain]] | [[3C Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 20 | 0 |- | 19 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Bradley Smith (motorcycle racer)|Bradley Smith]] | 38 | [[United Kingdom]] | [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]] | 20 | 0 |- | 20 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pol Espargaró]] | 92/42 | [[Spain]] | [[Team RACC Derbi]]-[[Derbi]]<br>[[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Derbi]] | 19 | 0 |- | 21 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Lorenzo Zanetti]] | 8 | [[Italy]] | [[Skilled I.S.P.A. Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]] | 18 | 0 |- | 22 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Ianonne]] | 29 | [[Italy]] | [[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Aprilia]]<br>[[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 15 | 0 |- | 23 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Esteve Rabat]] | 80/34 | [[Spain]] | [[Wurth Honda]]-[[Honda]] | 11 | 0 |- | 24 | {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Karel Abraham]] | 44 | [[Czech Republic]] | [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 8 | 0 |- | 25 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Mike Di Meglio]] | 63 | [[France]] | [[FFM Honda Grand Prix 125]]-[[Honda]] | 8 | 0 |- | 26 | {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Stefan Bradl]] | 17 | [[Germany]] | [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM Junior Team ]]-[[KTM]] | 4 | 0 |- | 27 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Federico Sandi]] | 12 | [[Italy]] | [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] | 4 | 0 |- | 28 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Manuel Hernández]] | 43 | [[Spain]] | [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Honda]] | 4 | 0 |- | 29 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Hiroaki Kuzuhara]] | 90 | [[Japan]] | [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]] | 1 | 0 |} * Rabat and Espargaró rode race with wildcard and got permanent ride later. They used two different numbers during the season. ===MotoGP constructors final standings=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Place ! Constructor ! Points ! Wins |- | 1 | [[Honda]] | 360 | 8 |- | 2 | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | 289 | 5 |- | 3 | [[Ducati]] | 248 | 4 |- | 4 | [[Suzuki]] | 151 | 0 |- | 5 | [[KR211V]] | 134 | 0 |- | 6 | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] | 109 | 0 |- | 7 | [[Ilmor X3|Ilmor]] | 2 | 0 |} ===250cc constructors final standings=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Place ! Constructor ! Points ! Wins |- | 1 | [[Aprilia]] | 357 | 10 |- | 2 | [[Honda]] | 290 | 4 |- | 3 | [[KTM]] | 205 | 2 |- | 4 | [[Gilera]] | 92 | 0 |- | 5 | [[Yamaha]] | 8 | 0 |} ===125cc constructors final standings=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Place ! Constructor ! Points ! Wins |- | 1 | [[Aprilia]] | 373 | 12 |- | 2 | [[KTM]] | 267 | 3 |- | 3 | [[Honda]] | 170 | 1 |- | 4 | [[Derbi]] | 163 | 0 |- | 5 | [[Gilera]] | 79 | 0 |- | 6 | [[Malaguti]] | 49 | 0 |} == Participants== ===MotoGP participants=== {| | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !No !Rider !Team !Constructor !Chassis !Tyre |- | align="right" | 5 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Colin Edwards]] | [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] [[Camel Yamaha Team|Yamaha]] | [[Yamaha]] | YZR-M1 | align=center| {{Michelin}} |- | align=right| 6 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Makoto Tamada]] | [[Konica Minolta]] [[JiR|Honda]] | [[Honda]] | RC211V | align=center| {{Michelin}} |- | align="right" | 7 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Carlos Checa]] | [[Tech 3]] [[Yamaha]] | [[Yamaha]] | YZR-M1 | align="center" | {{Dunlop}} |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | align="right" | 8 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Naoki Matsudo]] | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] | Ninja ZX-RR | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | align=right| 8 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Garry McCoy]] | [[Ilmor|Ilmor SRT]] | [[Ilmor]] | X3 | align=center| {{Michelin}} |- | align=right| 10 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Kenny Roberts, Jr.]] | Team [[Kenny Roberts|Roberts]] | [[Kenny Roberts|Roberts]] / [[Honda]] | KR211V | align=center| {{Michelin}} |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" | align="right" | 12 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Troy Bayliss]] | [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team | [[Ducati]] | Desmosedici GP6 | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- | align="right" | 15 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sete Gibernau]] | [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team | [[Ducati]] | Desmosedici GP6 | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- | align="right" | 17 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Randy de Puniet]] | [[Kawasaki Racing Team]] | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] | Ninja ZX-RR | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- | align="right" | 21 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[John Hopkins (motorcycle racer)|John Hopkins]] | [[Rizla]] [[Suzuki MotoGP]] | [[Suzuki]] | XRE4 | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" | align="right" | 22 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ivan Silva]] | [[Pramac d'Antin]] MotoGP | [[Ducati]] | Desmosedici GP5 | align="center" | {{Dunlop}} |- | align="right" | 24 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Toni Elías]] | [[Fortuna (cigarette)|Fortuna]] [[Gresini racing|Honda]] | [[Honda]] | RC211V | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |- | align="right" | 26 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Dani Pedrosa]] | [[Repsol YPF|Repsol]] [[Repsol Honda|Honda Team]] | [[Honda]] | RC211V | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |- | align="right" | 27 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Casey Stoner]] | [[Honda]] [[Team LCR|LCR]] | [[Honda]] | RC211V | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |- | align="right" | 30 | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jose Luis Cardoso]] | [[Pramac d'Antin]] MotoGP | [[Ducati]] | Desmosedici GP5 | align="center" | {{Dunlop}} |- | align="right" | 33 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marco Melandri]] | [[Fortuna (cigarette)|Fortuna]] [[Gresini Racing|Honda]] | [[Honda]] | RC211V | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |- | align="right" | 46 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Valentino Rossi]] | [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]] [[Camel Yamaha Team|Yamaha]] | [[Yamaha]] | YZR-M1 | align=center| {{Michelin}} |- | align="right" | 56 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shinya Nakano]] | [[Kawasaki Racing Team]] | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]] | Ninja ZX-RR | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | align="right" | 64 | {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Kousuke Akiyoshi]] | [[Suzuki|Team Suzuki]] MotoGP | [[Suzuki]] | XRE4 | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- | align="right" | 65 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Loris Capirossi]] | [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team | [[Ducati]] | Desmosedici GP6 | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- | rowspan=2 align="right" | 66 | rowspan=2 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Alex Hofmann]] | [[Pramac d'Antin]] MotoGP | [[Ducati]] | Desmosedici GP5 | align="center" | {{Dunlop}} |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" | [[Ducati Corse|Ducati]] [[Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboro]] Team | [[Ducati]] | Desmosedici GP6 | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- | align="right" | 69 | {{flagicon|United States}} [[Nicky Hayden]] | [[Repsol YPF|Repsol]] [[Repsol Honda|Honda Team]] | [[Honda]] | RC211V | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |- | align="right" | 71 | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Chris Vermeulen]] | [[Rizla]] [[Suzuki MotoGP]] | [[Suzuki]] | XRE4 | align="center" | {{Bridgestone}} |- | align="right" | 77 | {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[James Ellison (motorcycle racer)|James Ellison]] | [[Tech 3]] [[Yamaha]] | [[Yamaha]] | YZR-M1 | align="center" | {{Dunlop}} |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" | align="right" | 84 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michel Fabrizio]] | [[Fortuna (cigarette)|Fortuna]] [[Gresini Racing|Honda]] | [[Honda]] | RC211V | align="center" | {{Michelin}} |} |valign="top"| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" |- !colspan=2|Key |- style="background-color:#ccffcc" | Wildcard Rider |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" | Replacement Rider |- |} |} ===250cc participants=== ''According to the official website: [http://www.motogp.com www.motogp.com]'' {| class="wikitable" |-bgcolor=#cccccc |align=center|'''Number''' |align=center|'''Rider''' |align=center|'''Country''' |align=center|'''Team''' |- |align=center| 4 | [[Hiroshi Aoyama]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}} | [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]] |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" |align=center| 6 | [[Alex Debón]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 7 | [[Alex De Angelis]] |align=center| {{flagicon|San Marino}} | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 8 | [[Andrea Ballerini]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" |align=center| 9 | [[Franco Battaini]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 14 | [[Anthony West (motorcycle racer)|Anthony West]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Australia}} | [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 15 | [[Roberto Locatelli]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Team Toth]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 16 | [[Jules Cluzel]] |align=center| {{flagicon|France}} | [[Equipe GP de France - Scrab]]-[[Aprilia]] |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" |align=center| 17 | [[Franz Aschenbrenner]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}} | [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 21 | [[Arnaud Vincent]] |align=center| {{flagicon|France}} | [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 22 | [[Luca Morelli]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 23 | [[Arturo Tizón]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]] |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 24 |rowspan=2 | [[Jordi Carchano]] |rowspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]] |- | [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 25 | [[Alex Baldolini]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 28 | [[Dirk Heidolf]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}} | [[Kiefer - Bos - Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 34 | [[Andrea Dovizioso]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 36 |rowspan=2 | [[Martín Cárdenas]] |rowspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|Colombia}} | [[Würth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]] |- | [[Repsol Honda Team]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 37 | [[Fabricio Perren]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Argentina}} | [[Stop And Go Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 41 | [[Michele Danese]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 42 | [[Aleix Espargaró]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 44 | [[Taro Sekiguchi]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}} | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 48 | [[Jorge Lorenzo]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 50 | [[Sylvain Guintoli]] |align=center| {{flagicon|France}} | [[Equipe GP de France - Scrab]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 52 | [[David de Gea]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 54 | [[Manuel Poggiali]] |align=center| {{flagicon|San Marino}} | [[Red Bull KTM GP 250|Red Bull]]-[[KTM]] |- |align=center| 55 | [[Yuki Takahashi]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}} | [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] |- |rowspan=2 align=center| 57 |rowspan=2| [[Chaz Davies]] |rowspan=2 align=center| {{flagicon|UK}} | [[Campetella Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- style="background-color:#ffcccc" | [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 58 | [[Marco Simoncelli]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]] |- |align=center| 65 | [[Alessandro Brannetti]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 73 | [[Shuhei Aoyama]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}} | [[Repsol Honda Team]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 80 | [[Héctor Barberá]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Fortuna Aprilia]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 85 | [[Alessio Palumbo]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 96 | [[Jakub Smrž]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} | [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]] |} ===125cc participants=== ''According to the official website: [http://www.motogp.com www.motogp.com]'' {| class="wikitable" |-bgcolor=#cccccc |align=center|'''Number''' |align=center|'''Rider''' |align=center|'''Country''' |align=center|'''Team''' |- |align=center| 1 | [[Thomas Lüthi]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} | [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 6 | [[Joan Olivé]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 7 | [[Alexis Masbou]] |align=center| {{flagicon|France}} | [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]] |- |align=center| 8 | [[Lorenzo Zanetti]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Skilled I.S.P.A. Racing Team]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 9 | [[Michael Ransender]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Austria}} | [[Red Bull KTM Junior Team|Red Bull Junior]]-[[KTM]] |- |align=center| 10 | [[Angel Rodríguez]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[3C Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 11 | [[Sandro Cortese]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}} | [[Elit - Caffe Latte]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 12 | [[Federico Sandi]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[SSM Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 13 | [[Dino Lombardi]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[3C Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 14 | [[Gábor Talmácsi]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Hungary}} | [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 15 | [[Michele Pirro]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[WTR Blauer USA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 16 | [[Michele Conti]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Valsir Seedorf Racing]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 17 | [[Stefan Bradl]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Germany}} | [[Red Bull KTM Junior Team|Red Bull Junior]]-[[KTM]] |- |align=center| 18 | [[Nicolás Terol]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]] |- |align=center| 19 | [[Álvaro Bautista]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 20 | [[Roberto Tamburini]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Matteoni Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 21 | [[Mateo Túnez]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 22 | [[Pablo Nieto]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 23 | [[Lorenzo Baroni]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Humangest Racing Team]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 24 | [[Simone Corsi]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Squadra Corse Metis Gilera]]-[[Gilera]] |- |align=center| 26 | [[Vincent Braillard]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} | [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 29 | [[Andra Ianonne]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 32 | [[Fabrizio Lai]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Valsir Seedor Racing]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 33 | [[Sergio Gadea]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 34 | [[Esteve Rabat]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Wurth Honda BQR]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 35 | [[Raffaele De Rosa]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Multimedia Racing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 36 | [[Mika Kallio]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Finland}} | [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]] |- |align=center| 37 | [[Joey Litjens]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} | [[Arie Molenaar Racing]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 38 | [[Bradley Smith (motorcycle racer)|Bradley Smith]] |align=center| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} | [[Repsol Honda]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 43 | [[Manuel Hernández]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Nocable Angaia Racing]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 44 | [[Karal Abrahám]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} | [[Cardion AB Motoracing]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 45 | [[Imre Toth]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Hungary}} | [[Team Toth]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 52 | [[Lukáš Pešek]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} | [[Derbi Racing]]-[[Derbi]] |- |align=center| 53 | [[Simone Grotzkyj]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Campetella Racing Junior]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 55 | [[Héctor Faubel]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 60 | [[Julián Simón]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}} | [[Red Bull KTM GP 125|Red Bull KTM]]-[[KTM]] |- |align=center| 63 | [[Mike Di Meglio]] |align=center| {{flagicon|France}} | [[FFM Honda Grand Prix 125]]-[[Honda]] |- |align=center| 71 | [[Tomoyoshi Koyama]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}} | [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]] |- |align=center| 75 | [[Mattia Pasini]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Italy}} | [[Master - MVA Aspar Team|Master - MVA]]-[[Aprilia]] |- |align=center| 90 | [[Hiroaki Kuzuhara]] |align=center| {{flagicon|Japan}} | [[Malaguti Ajo Corse]]-[[Malaguti]] |} {{Grand Prix motorcycle racing}} [[Category:2006 in Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] [[Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons]] [[de:Motorrad-WM-Saison 2006]] [[es:Campeonato de motociclismo de 2006]] [[fr:Championnat du monde de vitesse moto 2006]] [[it:Motomondiale 2006]] [[nl:GP wegrace 2006]] [[ja:2006年のロードレース世界選手権]] [[pt:Temporada de MotoGP de 2006]] [[sl:Svetovno prvenstvo v motociklizmu sezona 2006]] [[fi:MotoGP-kausi 2006]] [[sv:Roadracing-VM 2006]]