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2006 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitInterlagos, 71 laps
Round18 of 18
Race numbers

The 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 768th World Championship race
  • 34th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 24th World Championship race at Interlagos
  • 2006 Drivers’ title decider
  • 2006 Constructors’ title decider
More 2006 season
More Brazilian Grands Prix
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari711hr 31m 53.751s10
2+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault71+18.658s8
3+11(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda71+19.394s6
4+6(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari71+24.094s5
5-3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes71+28.503s4
6 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault71+30.287s3
7-2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda71+40.294s2
8+4(ESP) Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes71+52.068s1
9 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW71+1m 07.642s 
10+9(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda70+1 lap 
11+5(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth70+1 lap 
12+10(NLD) Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari70+1 lap 
13+2(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth70+1 lap 
14+3(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota70+1 lap 
15+6(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota69+2 laps 
16+4(JPN) Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda69+2 laps 
17-9(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW63DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari14DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota10DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota9DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1DNF 
R (DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Nick Heidfeld ended lap 63 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
2 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes
3 (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
4 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
5 (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda
6 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault
7 (DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota
8 (DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
9 (POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW
10 (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
11 (AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth
12 (ESP) Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes
13 (DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth
14 (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda
15 (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth
16 (USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth
17 (NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota
18 (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari
19 (JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda
20 (JPN) Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda
21 (PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota
22-10(NLD) Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari

Notes

  • Robert Doornbos received a 10-place grid penalty for an engine change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:10.680 
2(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:11.2990.619
3(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:11.3280.648
4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:11.5670.887
5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:11.6190.939
6(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:11.6290.949
7(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota1:11.6951.015
8(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:11.8821.202
9(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:12.1311.451
10(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari– 
Q2
11(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:11.650 
12(ESP) Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes1:11.658 
13(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:11.679 
14(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:11.742 
15(NLD) Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari1:12.591 
16(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:12.861 
Q1
17(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:12.855 
18(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota1:13.138 
19(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:13.249 
20(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:13.269 
21(JPN) Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda1:13.357 
22(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota– 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(DEU) Michael AmmermullerRed Bull-Ferrari
(GBR) Anthony DavidsonHonda
(CHE) Neel JaniToro Rosso-Cosworth
(FRA) Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda
(DEU) Sebastian VettelBMW Sauber-BMW
(VEN) Ernesto VisoMidland-Toyota
(AUT) Alexander WurzWilliams-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso134
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher121
3(BRA) Felipe Massa80
4(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella72
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen65
6(GBR) Jenson Button56
7(BRA) Rubens Barrichello30
8(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya26
9(DEU) Nick Heidfeld23
10(DEU) Ralf Schumacher20
11(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa19
12(ITA) Jarno Trulli15
13(GBR) David Coulthard14
14(AUS) Mark Webber7
15(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve7
16(POL) Robert Kubica6
17(DEU) Nico Rosberg4
18(AUT) Christian Klien2
19(ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Renault206
2Ferrari201
3McLaren-Mercedes110
4Honda86
5BMW Sauber-BMW36
6Toyota35
7Red Bull-Ferrari16
8Williams-Cosworth11
9Toro Rosso-Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Robert Doornbos
Tiago Monteiro
Midland
World Champion
2nd and last title for Fernando Alonso (14th driver to win two championships, 1st Spanish driver)
2nd title for Renault (7th constructor to win two championships)
Wins
2nd for Felipe Massa
192nd for Ferrari
Podiums
37th for Fernando Alonso
15th for Jenson Button (last podium until 2009; last for Honda)
7th for Felipe Massa
581st for Ferrari
89th for Renault
8th for Honda
Poles
3rd for Felipe Massa
186th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
76th for Michael Schumacher (last until 2012; last for Ferrari)
193rd for Ferrari
Front row starts
19th for Kimi Raikkonen (last for McLaren)
7th for Felipe Massa
Points finishes
25th for Felipe Massa
Pole & win
2nd for Felipe Massa