thumb|right|De Audi R10 van Audi Sport Team Joest, winnaar in de LMP1 klasse. De 24 uur van Le Mans 2006 was de 74e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 17 en 18 juni 2006 op het Circuit de la Sarthe nabij Le Mans, Frankrijk.
De race werd gewonnen door de Audi Sport Joest Racing #8 van Frank Biela, Marco Werner en Emanuele Pirro. Voor Werner was het zijn tweede overwinning, terwijl Pirro en Biela allebei hun vierde zege boekten. Het was de eerste keer dat de race door een auto met dieselmotor werd gewonnen. De LMP2-klasse werd gewonnen door de Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) #25 van Mike Newton, Thomas Erdos en Andy Wallace. De GT1-klasse werd gewonnen door de Corvette Racing #64 van Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta en Jan Magnussen. De GT2-klasse werd gewonnen door de Team LNT #81 van Lawrence Tomlinson, Tom Kimber-Smith en Richard Dean.
Deelnemers LMP1 Nr. Team Coureurs 2 Zytek Engineering Team Essex Invest John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Philip Andersen 5 Swiss Spirit Harold Primat Marcel Fässler Philipp Peter 6 Lister Storm Racing Gavin Pickering Nicolas Kiesa Jens Reno Møller 7 Audi Sport Team Joest Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Allan McNish 8 Audi Sport Team Joest Frank Biela Marco Werner Emanuele Pirro 9 Creation Autosportif Ltd. Felipe Ortiz Beppe Gabbiani Jamie Campbell-Walter 12 Courage Compétition Sam Hancock Alexander Frei Gregor Fisken 13 Courage Compétition Shinji Nakano Jean-Marc Gounon Haruki Kurosawa 14 Racing for Holland Jan Lammers Alex Yoong Stefan Johansson 16 Pescarolo Sport Emmanuel Collard Érik Comas Nicolas Minassian 17 Pescarolo Sport Sébastien Loeb Éric Hélary Franck Montagny 19 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen
LMP2 Nr. Team Coureurs 20 Pir Competition Marc Rostan Simon Pullan Chris MacAllister 22 Rollcentre Racing Martin Short João Barbosa Stuart Moseley 24 Binnie Motorsports William Binnie Yojiro Terada Allen Timpany 25 Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Andy Wallace 27 Miracle Motorsports Andy Lally John Macaluso Ian James 30 Gerard Welter Patrice Roussel Frédéric Hauchard Julien Briché 32 Barazi-Epsilon Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Neil Cunningham 33 Intersport Racing Clint Field Liz Halliday Duncan Dayton 35 G-Force Racing Franck Hahn Jean-François Leroch Ed Morris 36 Paul Belmondo Racing Claude-Yves Gosselin Karim Ojjeh Pierre Ragues 37 Paul Belmondo Racing Jean-Bernard Bouvet Didier André Yann Clairay 39 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport ASM Team Racing for Portugal Miguel Amaral Warren Hughes Miguel Ángel de Castro
GT1 Nr. Team Coureurs 007 Aston Martin Racing Tomáš Enge Darren Turner Andrea Piccini 009 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy Stéphane Sarrazin Stéphane Ortelli 50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser Jean-Luc Blanchemain Gabriele Gardel 53 JLOC Isao Noritake Marco Apicella Koji Yamanishi Yasutaka Hinoi 61 Russian Age Racing Cirtek Motorsport Tim Sugden Nigel Smith Christian Vann 62 Russian Age Racing Team Modena Antonio García David Brabham Nelson Piquet jr. 63 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis 64 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen 66 ACEMCO Motorsports Johnny Mowlem Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi 67 Convers MenX Team Aleksej Vasiljev Robert Pergl Peter Kox 69 BMS Scuderia Italia Fabrizio Gollin Fabio Babini Christian Pescatori 72 Luc Alphand Aventures Luc Alphand Patrice Goueslard Jérôme Policand
GT2 Nr. Team Coureurs 73 Gordon Racing Team Ice Pol Racing Team Yves-Emmanuel Lambert Christian Lefort Romain Iannetta 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Luca Riccitelli Romain Dumas 77 Multimatic Motorsport Team Panoz Gunnar Jeannette Scott Maxwell Tommy Milner 80 Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Long Seth Neiman 81 Team LNT Lawrence Tomlinson Tom Kimber-Smith Richard Dean 83 Seikel Motorsport Farnbacher Racing Lars-Erik Nielsen Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher 85 Spyker Squadron b.v. Donny Crevels Peter Dumbreck Tom Coronel 86 Spyker Squadron b.v. Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans Jonny Kane 87 Scuderia Ecosse Andrew Kirkaldy Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen 89 Sebah Automotive Ltd. Christian Ried Xavier Pompidou Thorkild Thyrring 90 White Lightning Racing Krohn Racing Jörg Bergmeister Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn 91 T2M Motorsport Yutaka Yamagishi Jean-René de Fournoux Miro Konopka 93 Team Taisan Advan Kazuyuki Nishizawa Shinichi Yamaji Philip Collin 98 Noël del Bello Racing Adam Sharpe Patrick Bourdais Tom Cloet
Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt.
Auto's die minder dan 70% van de afstand van de winnaar (266 ronden) hadden afgelegd en auto's die de laatste ronde niet waren gefinisht, werden niet geklasseerd.
Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Banden Ronden Motor 1 LMP1 8 Audi Sport Team Joest Frank Biela Marco Werner Emanuele Pirro Audi R10 TDI 380 Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 2 LMP1 17 Pescarolo Sport Sébastien Loeb Éric Hélary Franck Montagny Pescarolo C60 Hybrid 376 Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 3 LMP1 7 Audi Sport Team Joest Rinaldo Capello Tom Kristensen Allan McNish Audi R10 TDI 367 Audi TDI 5.5L Turbo V12 (Diesel) 4 GT1 64 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin Olivier Beretta Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 355 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 5 LMP1 16 Pescarolo Sport Emmanuel Collard Érik Comas Nicolas Minassian Pescarolo C60 Hybrid 352 Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 6 GT1 007 Aston Martin Racing Tomáš Enge Darren Turner Andrea Piccini Aston Martin DBR9 350 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 7 GT1 72 Luc Alphand Aventures Luc Alphand Patrice Goueslard Jérôme Policand Chevrolet Corvette C5-R 346 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 8 LMP2 25 Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) Mike Newton Thomas Erdos Andy Wallace MG-Lola EX264 343 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 9 GT1 62 Russian Age Racing Team Modena Antonio García David Brabham Nelson Piquet jr. Aston Martin DBR9 343 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 10 GT1 009 Aston Martin Racing Pedro Lamy Stéphane Sarrazin Stéphane Ortelli Aston Martin DBR9 342 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 11 GT1 66 ACEMCO Motorsports Johnny Mowlem Terry Borcheller Christian Fittipaldi Saleen S7-R 337 Ford 7.0L V8 12 GT1 63 Corvette Racing Ron Fellows Johnny O'Connell Max Papis Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 327 Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 13 LMP2 24 Binnie Motorsports William Binnie Yojiro Terada Allen Timpany Lola B05/42 326 Zytek ZG348 3.4L V8 14 LMP2 27 Miracle Motorsports Andy Lally John Macaluso Ian James Courage C65 324 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 15 GT2 81 Team LNT Lawrence Tomlinson Tom Kimber-Smith Richard Dean Panoz Esperante GT-LM 321 Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 16 GT2 83 Seikel Motorsport Farnbacher Racing Lars-Erik Nielsen Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher Porsche 911 GT3-RS 320 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 17 GT2 87 Scuderia Ecosse Andrew Kirkaldy Chris Niarchos Tim Mullen Ferrari F430GT 311 Ferrari F136 4.0L V8 18 GT2 80 Flying Lizard Motorsports Johannes van Overbeek Patrick Long Seth Neiman Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 309 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 LMP2 33 Intersport Racing Clint Field Liz Halliday Duncan Dayton Lola B05/40 297 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 20 LMP2 22 Rollcentre Racing Martin Short João Barbosa Stuart Moseley Radical SR9 294 Judd XV675 3.4L V8 21 LMP2 32 Barazi-Epsilon Juan Barazi Michael Vergers Neil Cunningham Courage C65 294 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 22 GT2 93 Team Taisan Advan Kazuyuki Nishizawa Shinichi Yamaji Philip Collin Porsche 911 GT3-RS 291 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 23 GT2 73 Gordon Racing Team Ice Pol Racing Team Yves-Emmanuel Lambert Christian Lefort Romain Iannetta Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 282 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 24 LMP1 2 Zytek Engineering Team Essex Invest John Nielsen Casper Elgaard Philip Andersen Zytek 06S 269 Zytek ZB408 4.0L V8 25 LMP1 19 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen Lola B06/10 267 AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8 NC LMP2 20 Pir Competition Marc Rostan Simon Pullan Chris MacAllister Pilbeam MP93 244 Judd XV675 3.4L V8 NC GT1 53 JLOC Isao Noritake Marco Apicella Koji Yamanishi Yasutaka Hinoi Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT 283 Lamborghini L535 6.0L V12 DNF GT2 89 Sebah Automotive Ltd. Christian Ried Xavier Pompidou Thorkild Thyrring Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 256 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DNF LMP1 9 Creation Autosportif Ltd. Felipe Ortiz Beppe Gabbiani Jamie Campbell-Walter Creation CA06/H 240 Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 DNF GT1 50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser Jean-Luc Blanchemain Gabriele Gardel Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello 222 Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 DNF GT2 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Raymond Narac Luca Riccitelli Romain Dumas Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 211 Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 DNF GT2 86 Spyker Squadron b.v. Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans Jonny Kane Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R 202 Audi 3.8L V8 DNF GT1 67 Convers MenX Team Aleksej Vasiljev Robert Pergl Peter Kox Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello 196 Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 DNF GT2 91 T2M Motorsport Yutaka Yamagishi Jean-René de Fournoux Miro Konopka Porsche 911 GT3-RS 196 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DNF LMP2 39 Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport ASM Team Racing for Portugal Miguel Amaral Warren Hughes Miguel Ángel de Castro Lola B05/40 196 AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 DNF LMP1 6 Lister Storm Racing Gavin Pickering Nicolas Kiesa Jens Reno Møller Lister Storm LMP Hybrid 192 Chevrolet LS1 6.0L V8 DNF LMP1 14 Racing for Holland Jan Lammers Alex Yoong Stefan Johansson Dome S101Hb 182 Judd GV5 5.0L V10 DNF LMP1 12 Courage Compétition Sam Hancock Alexander Frei Gregor Fisken Courage LC70 171 Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8 DNF GT2 90 White Lightning Racing Krohn Racing Jörg Bergmeister Niclas Jönsson Tracy Krohn Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 148 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DNF LMP2 30 Gerard Welter Patrice Roussel Frédéric Hauchard Julien Briché WR LMP04 134 Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4 DNF LMP1 5 Swiss Spirit Harold Primat Marcel Fässler Philipp Peter Courage LC70 132 Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 DNF GT1 61 Russian Age Racing Cirtek Motorsport Tim Sugden Nigel Smith Christian Vann Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello 124 Ferrari F133 5.9L V12 DNF GT2 98 Noël del Bello Racing Adam Sharpe Patrick Bourdais Tom Cloet Porsche 911 GT3-RSR 115 Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 DNF LMP2 36 Paul Belmondo Racing Claude-Yves Gosselin Karim Ojjeh Pierre Ragues Courage C65 84 Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 DNF LMP2 37 Paul Belmondo Racing Jean-Bernard Bouvet Didier André Yann Clairay Courage C65 48 Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 DNF LMP2 35 G-Force Racing Franck Hahn Jean-François Leroch Ed Morris Courage C65 47 Judd XV675 3.4L V8 DNF GT2 85 Spyker Squadron b.v. Donny Crevels Peter Dumbreck Tom Coronel Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R 40 Audi 3.8L V8 DNF LMP1 13 Courage Compétition Shinji Nakano Jean-Marc Gounon Haruki Kurosawa Courage LC70 35 Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8 DNF GT2 77 Multimatic Motorsport Team Panoz Gunnar Jeannette Scott Maxwell Tommy Milner Panoz Esperante GT-LM 34 Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 DNF GT1 69 BMS Scuderia Italia Fabrizio Gollin Fabio Babini Christian Pescatori Aston Martin DBR9 3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12
2006 Le Mans