The 2006 FIA GT Championship came to an end last weekend with yet another GT2 win for the Ferrari F430GT. The Michelotto-built tipo had already added the FIA GT2 crown to that of ALMS GT2 and British GT, making it a stunning debut seaon.

The 430GT dominated this, the most prestigious GT series, winning all of the rounds but one and taking pole in every round (courtesy of Scuderia Ecosse). AF Corse won the GT2 Teams' title and Ecosse were second, though they were undoubtedly the stronger team as the season went on, winning five rounds, more than any other team. AF Corse took three wins and JMB the other. A failure to score in the opening round at Silverstone was costly for Scuderia Ecosse and AF Corse's 1-2 at the high scoring Spa 24 hours made a lot of difference, but nonetheless this was a great achievement for the Scottish team in their FIA GT debut season.

AF Corse drivers Jaime Melo and Matteo Bobbi took two wins, which helped them to first and second in the Drivers' title. Team mates Mika Salo and Rui Aguas tied for second, but Scuderia Ecosse's Tim Mullen was just half a point behind in third, taking two wins, one with Marino Franchitti and the other in the final round in Dubai with Chris Niarchos.

Nathan Kinch and Andrew Kirkaldy won three rounds and tied in fifth place, Kirkaldy being awarded the Drivers' Performance Award for taking eight pole positions. JMB's Tim Sugden was sixth, winning one round.

There was no Ferrari prescence in GT1, though the title was won by the re-badged Enzo - the Maserati MC12. A Labre Compétition 550M "Evo" fitted with a new engine developed by Care Racing made a welcome re-appearance in the final round, but running in G2 Spec. The car qualified quickest but was put behind all of the GT1 cars and given 10kg of ballast, following a ruling from the FIA GT Bureau on its running without restrictors. The car finished seventh in the race.