2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 12 March 2006 |
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| Circuit | Sakhir, 57 laps |
| Round | 1 of 18 |
| Race numbers | The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 2005 Chinese Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +3 |  Fernando Alonso | Renault | 57 | 1hr 29m 46.205s | 10 |
| 2 | -1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 57 | +1.246s | 8 |
| 3 | +19 |  Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +19.360s | 6 |
| 4 | -1 |  Jenson Button | Honda | 57 | +19.992s | 5 |
| 5 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +37.048s | 4 | |
| 6 | +1 |  Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 57 | +41.932s | 3 |
| 7 | +5 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 57 | +1m 03.043s | 2 |
| 8 |  Christian Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 06.771s | 1 | |
| 9 | -7 |  Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 57 | +1m 09.907s | |
| 10 | +3 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 15.541s | |
| 11 | +4 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 57 | +1m 25.997s | |
| 12 | -2 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +3 |  Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +3 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -9 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | -2 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | PL |  Tiago Monteiro | Midland-Toyota | 55 | +2 laps | |
| 18 | +2 |  Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 53 | +4 laps | |
| R | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri-Honda | 35 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber-BMW | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 21 | DNF | ||
| R |  Christijan Albers | Midland-Toyota | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Honda |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth |
| 8 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber-BMW |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth |
| 16 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Midland-Toyota |
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| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda |
| 21 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri-Honda |
| 22 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Tiago Monteiro | Midland-Toyota | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.431 | |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.478 | 0.047 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:31.549 | 0.118 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.702 | 0.271 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:32.164 | 0.733 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:32.579 | 1.148 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 1:33.006 | 1.575 |
| 8 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:33.112 | 1.681 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:33.496 | 2.065 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:33.926 | 2.495 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:32.456 | |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:32.620 | |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:32.850 | |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.066 | |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:33.416 | |
| 16 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:34.606 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:34.702 | |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Midland-Toyota | 1:35.724 | |
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland-Toyota | 1:35.900 | |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:37.411 | |
| 21 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:40.270 | |
| 22 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren-Mercedes | – | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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| Anthony Davidson | Honda |
| Robert Doornbos | Red Bull-Ferrari |
 Neel Jani | Toro Rosso-Cosworth |
 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW |
| Markus Winkelhock |  Midland-Toyota |
| Alexander Wurz | Williams-Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2006 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Fernando Alonso | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | 8 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 6 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | 5 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 4 |
| 6 | Mark Webber | 3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | 2 |
| 8 | Christian Klien | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 |  Renault | 10 |
| 2 | McLaren-Mercedes | 10 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 8 |
| 4 | Honda | 5 |
| 5 | Williams-Cosworth | 5 |
| 6 | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Yuji Ide, Nico Rosberg, Scott Speed (first American driver to start a race since 1993)
- Midland, Super Aguri, Toro Rosso
- Wins
- 9th for Fernando Alonso
- 26th for Renault
- Podiums
- 143rd for Michael Schumacher, 31st for Kimi Raikkonen, 24th for Fernando Alonso
- 563rd for Ferrari, 386th for McLaren, 71st for Renault
- Poles
- 65th for Michael Schumacher EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ayrton Senna)
- 180th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- 61st for Ferrari EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Williams)
- Fastest laps
- 1st for Nico Rosberg (107th different fastest lap setter, 7th German driver; last until 2009)
- 129th for Williams (last until 2009)
- Front row starts
- 105th for Michael Schumacher, 1st for Felipe Massa (135th different front row starter, 6th Brazilian driver)
- Points finishes
- 175th for Michael Schumacher, 1st for Nico Rosberg (301st different point scorer, 17th German driver)