2006 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	57
Races	18
Drivers’ Champion	Fernando Alonso (2nd title)
Constructors’ Champion	Renault (2nd and last title)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Fernando Alonso
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	Renault

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Bahrain	Sakhir	12 March
2	Malaysia	Sepang	19 March
3	Australia	Melbourne	02 April
4	San Marino	Imola	23 April
5	Europe	Nurburgring	07 May
6	Spain	Catalunya	14 May
7	Monaco	Monte Carlo	28 May
8	Britain	Silverstone	11 June
9	Canada	Montreal	25 June
10	USA	Indianapolis	02 July
11	France	Magny-Cours	16 July
12	Germany	Hockenheim	30 July
13	Hungary	Hungaroring	06 August
14	Turkey	Istanbul	27 August
15	Italy	Monza	10 September
16	China	Shanghai	01 October
17	Japan	Suzuka	08 October
18	Brazil	Interlagos	22 October

Last race (Grand Prix): San Marino
Last Grand Prix until…: 2008 for Germany
Last race at a circuit until…: 2008 for Hockenheim; 2009 for Suzuka; 2020 for Imola

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Bahrain	Result
2	Malaysia	Result
3	Australia	Result
4	San Marino	Result
5	Europe	Result
6	Spain	Result
7	Monaco	Result
8	Britain	Result
9	Canada	Result
10	USA	Result
11	France	Result
12	Germany	Result
13	Hungary	Result
14	Turkey	Result
15	Italy	Result
16	China	Result
17	Japan	Result
18	Brazil (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)	Result

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 2006 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

BMW Sauber: (DEU) Nick Heidfeld (All); (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (1-12); (POL) Robert Kubica (13-18) (Rookie) (first Polish driver to enter a World Championship race)
Ferrari: (BRA) Felipe Massa (All); (DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
Honda: (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All); (GBR) Jenson Button (All)
McLaren: (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (All); (COL) Juan Pablo Montoya (1-10); (ESP) Pedro de la Rosa (11-18)
Midland: (NLD) Christijan Albers (All); (PRT) Tiago Monteiro (All)
Red Bull: (GBR) David Coulthard (All); (AUT) Christian Klien (1-15); (NLD) Robert Doornbos (16-18)
Renault: (ESP) Fernando Alonso (All); (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (All)
Super Aguri: (GBR) Takuma Sato (All); (JPN) Yuji Ide (1-4) (Rookie); (FRA) Franck Montagny (5-11) (Rookie); (JPN) Sakon Yamamoto (12-18) (Rookie)
Toro Rosso: (ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi (All); (USA) Scott Speed (All) (Rookie)
Toyota: (DEU) Ralf Schumacher (All); (ITA) Jarno Trulli (All)
Williams: (DEU) Nico Rosberg (All) (Rookie); (AUS) Mark Webber (All)

Final season (constructors): BAR; Jordan; Minardi
Final season (drivers): Robert Doornbos; Yuji Ide; Franck Montagny; Tiago Monteiro; Juan Pablo Montoya; Jacques Villeneuve
Last entry (drivers) until…: 2010 for Pedro de la Rosa, Christian Klien and Michael Schumacher
Final season (constructors): BAR; Jordan; Minardi
Final season (constructors): Midland
First entry (constructors) since…: 1968 for Honda

The following drivers participated in a Friday practice session during the 2006 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

BMW Sauber: (POL) Robert Kubica (1-12) (Rookie); (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (14-18) (Rookie)
Honda: (GBR) Anthony Davidson (All)
Red Bull: (NLD) Robert Doornbos (1-15); (DEU) Michael Ammermuller (16-18) (Rookie)
Midland: (DEU) Markus Winkelhock (1, 3, 12-13) (Rookie); (CHE) Giorgio Mondini (2, 4, 6-10, 14-15) (Rookie); (DEU) Adrian Sutil (5, 11, 17) (Rookie); (FRA) Alexandre Premat (16) (Rookie); (VEN) Ernesto Viso (18) (Rookie)
Super Aguri: (JPN) Sakon Yamamoto (8-11); (FRA) Franck Montagny (14-18)
Toro Rosso: (CHE) Neel Jani (All) (Rookie)
Williams: (AUT) Alexander Wurz (All)

Driver	Grand Prix
Jenson Button (Honda)	Hungary
Felipe Massa (Ferrari)	Turkey

Constructor	Grand Prix
Red Bull (David Coulthard)	Monaco
BMW Sauber (Nick Heidfeld)	Hungary

Driver	Grand Prix
Felipe Massa (Ferrari)	Turkey