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===GP2=== Hamilton moved to ASM's sister GP2 team, [[ART Grand Prix]], for the [[2006 GP2 Series|2006 season]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/formula1/driver/profile/0,20666,12479_2454888_809,00.html|title=Lewis Hamilton|work=[[Sky Sports]]|publisher=[[Sky (UK & Ireland)|Sky]]|date=10 February 2010|access-date=31 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100904234425/http://www.skysports.com/formula1/driver/profile/0,20666,12479_2454888_809,00.html|archive-date=4 September 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hamilton won the GP2 championship at his first attempt, beating [[Nelson Piquet Jr.]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2006 GP2 SERIES - Standings |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/gp2/2006-gp2-series |website=motorsportmagazine.com |publisher=Motor Sport Magazine |access-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230906204803/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/2006-gp2-series/ |archive-date=6 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> He secured a dominant win at the [[2006 European GP2 Series round|Nürburgring]], amidst a penalty for speeding in the [[pit lane]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nurburgring 2006: Hamilton beats penalty and rest |url=https://www.crash.net/gp2/race-report/67144/1/nurburgring-2006-hamilton-beats-penalty-and-rest |access-date=19 December 2018 |work=crash.net |agency=Crash |date=6 May 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707020655/https://www.crash.net/gp2/race-report/67144/1/nurburgring-2006-hamilton-beats-penalty-and-rest |archive-date=7 July 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> At his home race in [[2006 Silverstone GP2 Series round|Silverstone]], Hamilton overtook two rivals at Becketts, a series of high-speed corners where overtaking is considered to be rare.<ref>{{cite news |title=Silverstone: DAMS team race two report |url=https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/hamilton-unrivaled-in-silverstone-sprint-race/221089/?nrt=73 |access-date=19 December 2018 |work=motorsport.com |agency=Motorsport Network |date=14 June 2006 |archive-date=20 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220235109/https://www.motorsport.com/fia-f2/news/hamilton-unrivaled-in-silverstone-sprint-race/221089/?nrt=73 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In [[2006 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round|Istanbul]] he recovered from a spin that left him in 18th place to take second.<ref>{{cite news |title=Istanbul 2006: Zuber win overshadowed by Hamilton |url=https://www.crash.net/gp2/race-report/67521/1/istanbul-2006-zuber-win-overshadowed-by-hamilton |access-date=19 December 2018 |work=crash.net |agency=Crash |date=27 August 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230611/https://www.crash.net/gp2/race-report/67521/1/istanbul-2006-zuber-win-overshadowed-by-hamilton |archive-date=20 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Hamilton won the title in unusual circumstances, inheriting the final point he needed after [[Giorgio Pantano]] was stripped of fastest lap in the [[2006 Monza GP2 Series round|Monza]] feature race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gp2series.com/en/website/2008gp2series/insidegp2/about-gp2/GP2-history/ |title=GP2 Series – History |publisher=GP2 Series (official website) |access-date=5 July 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517030121/http://www.gp2series.com/en//website/2008gp2series/insidegp2/about-gp2/GP2-history/ |archive-date=17 May 2008 }}</ref>
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