The 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series was the second Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. It began on April 29 at

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and finished in

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on October 29 after 17 races.

Teams and drivers

Calendar and race winners

Eight rounds formed meetings of the 2006 World Series by Renault season, with an additional round supporting the

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. Note: *

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originally won the first race at Misano, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. His team, Draco Multiracing USA, appealed the decision, but on January 24, 2007, the Italian National Court of Appeal for Motorsport upheld the original ruling. * Borja García originally won the second race at Spa, but was disqualified for a technical infringement. However, on October 27, 2006, a court decided to revoke the disqualification and returned the win and points to both the driver and the team. His team,

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, did however receive a financial penalty for the infringement.

Points system

Points were awarded at the end of each race according to the following system: In addition: * One point was awarded for

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for each race * One point was awarded for fastest lap for each race The maximum number of points a driver could earn each weekend (except Monaco) was 34 and the maximum number for a team was 58.

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

* Polesitter for feature race in bold * Driver in ''italics'' has been awarded two points for fastest lap * † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Notes: * Miloš Pavlović set the fastest lap in the sprint race at

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, but was not awarded the two bonus points because of a yellow flag infringement

Teams

References

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