The Brazilian pilot Felipe Massa was selected like the Latin American Pilot the 2006 when receiving massive endorsement of forty and nine journalists and printed, radial, televising and digital mass media representatives of fourteen nations, distinction that by fifth occasion grants the Association of Cronistas of Deporte to Motor of Latin America, while also the Brazilian Nelson Angelo Piquet received the preferences between the young prospectuses up to 21 years of age.
Massa, of 24 years of age, in his first season with the equipment Ferrari de Fórmula 1 prevailed in the great prizes of Turkey and Brazil, besides culminating third party in World-wide behind Fernando Alonso and the Michael Schumacher. In the second square another Brazilian finalized, Castroneves Helium, runner-up of the Indy Racing League, while by second consecutive season the Mexican Luis “Chapulín” Diaz was recognized by the subchampionship in the series Grand American in the Daytona category Prototypes.

In his first season with Ferrari Felipe Massa gained the Great Prize of Brazil. Also it won skillfully in the GP of Turkey

Felipe Massa accumulated the amount record of 223 points, product from 39 selections to the first place (near 80%), 4 to the second, 3 to the third party, 1 to the fourth and 1 to fifth. Castroneves registered 84 points, with 13 votes to the second place, 6 to the third party, 5 to the fourth and 4 to fifth. Diaz entered 65 so many, including 4 votes to the first place, 1 to the second, 9 to the third party, 4 to the fourth and 6 to fifth.
The Brazilian group of the ten best ones completed the Augusto Farfus (56 points), the Dark brown Seine (53) and Vítor Meira (37), the Argentinean Jose Maria “Pechito” Lopez (30), the Ernesto Venezuelan Jose Appearance (28), Brazilian the Dark brown Junqueira (25) and the Brazilian Nelson Angelo Piquet (24). Also they received a vote like the best one of the absolute year Dark brown Junqueira (Champ Car), Augusto Farfus (WTCC), the Dark brown Seine (F3 England), Vitor Meira (Indy Racing League) and Nelsinho Piquet, like the Paraguayan rallista Francisco Gorostiaga.

NELSINHO PIQUET RECOVERS THE CONTROL BETWEEN THE PROSPECTUSES

In its last season in the subcategory up to 21 years, the Brazilian Nelson Ángelo Piquet reached his third distinction like the best prospectus, it had obtained as it in editions 2003 and 2004, while in edition 2005 his compatriot Lucas Di Grassi surpassed. Piquet Jr, runner-up of the GP2 Series, received 151 points with 21 selections to the first position, 8 to the second, 2 to the third party, 3 to the fourth and 2 to fifth.
The second and third place was for the Ernesto Venezuelans Jose Appearance and Shepherd Maldonado, with 107 and 87 so many, respectively, dupla that like the winner, it was born in 1985. Ernesto Viso culminated sixth in the GP2 Series with two victories, while Shepherd Maldonado arrived third party in the World Series by Renault with 3 conquests. In the fourth place the Argentinean Ricardo Rissati was placed, monarch of Formula 3 Spanish with 70 points, followed by the champion of the Formula 3 National or B of England, the Venezuelan Rodolfo “Speedy” González, who obtained 66 units.
They integrated the squad of the ten better prospectuses the Mexican Salvador “Chava” Durán with 51 points product of his activities in A1 GP and F3 England, the August Argentinean Scalbi added 47 thanks to the sceptre added in the F.Renault 1600cc Italy, its compatriot Esteban Guerrieri received 40 by the fourth place in the Euroseries de Fórmula 3, the Brazilian Luis Razia Jr crowned champion in the South American F3 and it offered 18 points him, while the Ecuadorian Sebastián Merchán accumulated 14 so many by its activities in Panam GP Series and the match of winter of Renault Formula of Italy.

LATIN AMERICAN PILOT PALMARES OF THE YEAR

2006 Felipe Massa (Brazil)
2005 Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia)
2004 Tony Kanaan (Brazil)
2003 Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia)
2002 Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia)

SMALLER PROSPECTUS OF 21 YEARS

2006 Nelson Angelo Piquet (Brazil)
2005 Lucas Di Grassi (Brazil)
2004 Nelson Angelo Piquet (Brazil)
2003 Nelson Angelo Piquet (Brazil)
2002 Jose Maria Lopez (Argentina)

LATIN AMERICAN MOTORIST 2006

1) Felipe Massa (Brazil) 223 pts
2) Castroneves helium (Brazil) 84 pts
3) Luis Diaz (Mexico) 68 pts
4) Augusto Farfus Jr (Brazil) 56 pts
5) The dark brown Seine (Brazil) 53 pts
6) Vítor Meira (Brazil) 37 pts
7) Jose Maria Lopez (Argentina) 30 pts
8) Ernesto Jose Appearance (Venezuela) 28 pts
9) Dark brown Junqueira (Brazil) 25 pts
10) Nelson Angelo Piquet (Brazil) 24 pts

They took part in the V election of the best representing Latin American pilots of fourteen nations. By Argentina: Fernando Tornello (Fox Sports), Alberto Way (Champions of the Steering wheel/Rosary); Miguel Angel Sebastián (Daily Bugler), Thomas Harpe (Sport POWER TV); Luis Satini (Radio 3); Héctor Losino (www.motoresapleno.com.ar), Martin Urruty (Daily Olé), Pablo Vignone (Carbureting), Ricardo and Mariella Pallero (Quickest Radius University Santa Fe), Matías Sanchez (Champions Rivadavia Radio), Sergio Canclini (Magazine the Motorcycle); Brazil: Américo Teixeira Jr (Magazine Motorsport Brazil/Brazilian Confederation of Motoring), Alessandro Méndes (Azimute Comunicao), Idario Araujo (www.vipcomm.com.br), Joao Vasconcelos (www.f3sudamweb.com); Colombia: Diego Fernando Mejía (RCN/Fox Sports), Courteous Jorge (ACDMAL); Nixon Carranza (Publimotos/Publimotor Magazine TV); Costa Rica: Arming Calderón Jr (www.mundomotorizado.com); Chile: Juan Esteban Lastra (Magazine daily Triumph the Nation), Felipe Ogrodnik (Mercury), Alexander Cisterns (Mercury), Ecuador: Robert Garcés (Magazine Magazine Car), Walter Tapoanta (Magazine Accelerating www.acelerando.com.ec); Spain: Alex Sternberg (Agency EFE), Bernardine Meyer (Radio Millenium MX, Tenerife); The United States: Andres Agulla (ESPN), Niky Pauli (Average Racing), Jaime Gabaldoni (Publisher Cars Channel/www.terra.com); Great Britain: Jose Miguel Pinochet (BBC London); Mexico: Carlos Jalife (Scudería Brother Rodriguez), Luis Hipólito Saline (Racing Moment TV), David Sanchez-Elm tree (Pan-American Automobile), Francisco Ciprián (Notimex), Victor Galván (www.infopits.com.mx); Paraguay: Caesar Insfrán (Daily He completes Hour); Juan Carlos D'Agostino (Radio Itapúa/www.itapuafm.com.py); Peru: Hans Peter Firbas (www.firbas.net); Uruguay: Brown Francisco (At full speed National Radio AM1130), Pink Mario (www.tuercasnews.com); Venezuela: Humberto Galarza (Daily Meridian/Pits 39); Rubens Yanes (Sinflash Racing), Jose Eduardo Teixeira (Venevisión/91.9 FM), Julian Afonso (Daily Automotive/Car and Driver in Spanish), Alexander Burger (Televen); Carlos Suchanek (Venezuelan of www.motores.com.ve Television); Rubén De Almada (www.pasionf1.com), Alberto Noble (Magazine Motor of Venezuela) and Octavio Estrada (daily Chronometer the Carabobeño).