And here they are, the winners of the prestigious Daily Sportscar Awards for 2006:
DSC Awards 2006 – Europe
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Driver of the Year for European Racing is
Emmanuel Collard
Dailysportscar’s 2006 European Car of the Year is the
Audi R10TDi
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Team of the Year in Europe is
Pescarolo Sport
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Rookie of the Year for Europe is
Jarek Janis
The 2006 Dailysportscar European Race of the Year was the
Spa 24 Hours
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Non-drivers of the Year for Europe are
Creation Autosportif’s Mike Jankowski and Ian Bickerton
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Spirit of the Paddock award for Europe goes to
Radio Le Mans
Dailysportscar’s 2006 European Surprise of the Year was the
LMP2 title win for Barazi Epsilon
The Dailysportscar 2006 Disappointment of the Year in Europe was
the failure of the Radical SR9 to take a class win
The Dailysportscar 2006 European Moment of the Year was
Team LNT taking the GT2 title at the Le Mans 24 Hours
DSC Awards 2006 – UK
The 2006 Dailysportscar UK National Driver of the Year is
Tim Mullen
The 2006 Dailysportscar Car of the Year for UK National Racing is
the Ferrari 430GT
The 2006 Dailysportscar Team of the Year for UK National Racing is
Scuderia Ecosse
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Newcomer of the Year for UK National racing is
Tom Kimber-Smith
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Non-driver of the Year for UK National racing is
Lawrence Tomlinson
The 2006 Moment of the Year for UK National Racing was
Chris Niarchos’s run through the field at Snetterton
The 2006 Dailysportscar Surprise of the Year for UK National Racing was
the GT2 title going down to the wire
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Race of the Year in UK National Motorsport was
Round 3 of the British GT Championship on Donington Park’s national circuit
The 2006 Dailysportscar Disappointment of the Year was
the manner of the exclusion of the Prosport 3000 from the Cup Class of the Championship
The 2006 Dailysportscar Spirit of the Paddock award for UK National Racing goes to
Richmond Racing
DSC Awards 2006 – North America
2006 Dailysportscar.com Driver of the Year for North American racing is
Jorg Bergmeister
Dailysportscar’s Car of the Year 2006 for North America is the
Audi R10 TDI
2006 Dailysportscar North American Team of the Year title for
Intersport Racing
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Rookie of the Year in North American Racing is
Colin Braun
The 2006 Dailysportscar Race of the Year for North America was
the New England Grand Prix at Lime Rock Park
The Dailysportscar Surprise of 2006 for North America were
Penske Porsche Unreliability and the Panoz GT2 win at the 12 Hours of Sebring
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Disappointment of the Year in North America was
the controversy associated with Performance Balancing
Dailysportscar’s 2006 ‘Moment’ of 2006 was, sadly but very approriately,
James Weaver announcing his retirement from racing immediately after the race at Laguna Seca
Dailysportscar’s 2006 Non-driver of the Year is
Rob Dyson
The winners of Dailysportscar’ 2006 Spirit of the Paddock award for North America are
John Hindhaugh and the ALMS Radio Web team
DSC Awards 2006 – A Special One For James Weaver
We are delighted, and very proud, to announce that
James Weaver is the first inductee into the Dailysportscar Hall of Fame
Congratulations to all the winners!
