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2006 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 60 laps
Round5 of 18
Race numbers

The 2006 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 755th World Championship race
  • 16th World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 36th World Championship race at Nurburgring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari601hr 35m 58.765s10
2-1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault60+3.751s8
3 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari60+4.447s6
4+1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes60+4.879s5
5-1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda60+1m 12.586s4
6+5(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault60+1m 14.116s3
7+15(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth60+1m 14.565s2
8+1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW60+1m 29.364s1
9-2(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota59+1 lap 
10+3(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW59+1 lap 
11+6(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth59+1 lap 
12+6(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota59+1 lap 
13+3(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota59+1 lap 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota52DNF 
R (COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes52DNF 
R (JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda45DNF 
R (FRA) Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda29DNF 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda28DNF 
R (AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari28DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth12DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari2DNF 
R (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault
2 (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
3 (BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari
4 (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda
5 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes
6 (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda
7 (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota
8 (COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes
9 (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW
10 (DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota
11 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault
12 (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari
13 (DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
14 (ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth
15 (AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari
16 (NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota
17 (USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth
18 (PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota
19-10(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth
20 (JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda
21 (FRA) Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda
22-10(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth

Notes

  • Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg received 10-place grid penalties for engine changes.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:29.819 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:30.0280.209
3(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:30.4070.588
4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:30.7540.935
5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.9331.114
6(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:30.9401.121
7(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:31.4191.600
8(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.8802.061
9(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:33.4053.586
10(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW1:36.9987.179
Q2
11(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota1:30.944 
12(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:31.194 
13(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:31.197 
14(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:31.227 
15(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:31.422 
16(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:31.728 
Q1
17(AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari1:32.901 
18(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota1:32.936 
19(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:32.992 
20(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota1:33.658 
21(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:35.239 
22(FRA) Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda1:46.505 

Notes

  • Jacques Villeneuve has his best three lap times from Q3 deleted for impeding Giancarlo Fisichella.

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Anthony DavidsonHonda
(NLD) Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari
(CHE) Neel JaniToro Rosso-Cosworth
(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW
(DEU) Adrian SutilMidland-Toyota
(AUT) Alexander WurzWilliams-Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso44
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher31
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen23
4(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella18
5(BRA) Felipe Massa15
6(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya15
7(GBR) Jenson Button13
8(DEU) Ralf Schumacher7
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello6
10(AUS) Mark Webber6
11(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve6
12(DEU) Nick Heidfeld5
13(DEU) Nico Rosberg4
14(GBR) David Coulthard1
15(AUT) Christian Klien1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Renault62
2Ferrari46
3McLaren-Mercedes38
4Honda19
5BMW Sauber-BMW11
6Williams-Cosworth10
7Toyota7
8Red Bull-Ferrari2

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Franck Montagny
Milestone race start
150th for Ralf Schumacher (26th driver to start 150 races, 3rd German driver)
600th for McLaren (2nd constructor to start 600 races)
Wins
86th for Michael Schumacher
185th for Ferrari
Podiums
145th for Michael Schumacher
28th for Fernando Alonso
1st for Felipe Massa (189th different podium finisher, 8th Brazilian driver)
565th & 566th for Ferrari
76th for Renault
Poles
10th for Fernando Alonso (27th driver to take ten pole positions, 1st Spanish driver)
45th for Renault
Fastest laps
70th for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to set 70 fastest laps, 1st German driver)
185th for Ferrari
Front row starts
107th for Michael Schumacher
13th for Fernando Alonso
Points finishes
50th for Kimi Raikkonen
Win & fastest lap
45th for Michael Schumacher