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2006 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMagny-Cours, 70 laps
Round11 of 18
Race numbers

The 2006 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 761st World Championship race
  • 56th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 16th World Championship race at Magny-Cours
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari701hr 32m 07.803s10
2+1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault70+10.131s8
3-1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari70+22.546s6
4+1(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota70+27.212s5
5+1(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes70+33.006s4
6+1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault70+45.265s3
7+1(ESP) Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes70+49.407s2
8+3(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW69+1 lap1
9 (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari69+1 lap 
10+4(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth69+1 lap 
11+5(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW69+1 lap 
12 (AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari69+1 lap 
13+9(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth69+1 lap 
14+5(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth68+2 laps 
15 (NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota68+2 laps 
16+4(FRA) Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda67+3 laps 
R (GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda61DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth53DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota39DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda18DNF 
R (PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota11DNF 
R (JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Nico Rosberg and Vitantonio Liuzzi received 10-place grid penalties for engine changes.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:15.493 
2(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:15.5100.017
3(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:15.7850.292
4(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:16.0360.543
5(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota1:16.0910.598
6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.2810.788
7(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:16.3450.852
8(ESP) Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.6321.139
9(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:18.2722.779
10(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:16.6631.170
Q2
11(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:16.129 
12(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:16.294 
13(AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari1:16.433 
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:17.027 
15(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:17.063 
16(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota1:17.105 
Q1
17(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:17.164 
18(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW1:17.304 
19(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:17.495 
20(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota1:17.589 
21(FRA) Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda1:18.637 
22(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:18.845 

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
(JPN) Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso96
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher79
3(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella46
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen43
5(BRA) Felipe Massa42
6(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya26
7(GBR) Jenson Button16
8(BRA) Rubens Barrichello16
9(DEU) Ralf Schumacher13
10(DEU) Nick Heidfeld13
11(GBR) David Coulthard10
12(ITA) Jarno Trulli8
13(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve7
14(AUS) Mark Webber6
15(DEU) Nico Rosberg4
16(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa2
17(ITA) Vitantonio Liuzzi1
18(AUT) Christian Klien1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Renault142
2Ferrari121
3McLaren-Mercedes71
4Honda32
5Toyota21
6BMW Sauber-BMW20
7Red Bull-Ferrari11
8Williams-Cosworth10
9Toro Rosso-Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Franck Montagny
Wins
88th for Michael Schumacher
187th for Ferrari
Podiums
150th for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to score 150 podiums, 1st German driver)
33rd for Fernando Alonso
3rd for Felipe Massa
572nd & 573rd for Ferrari
83rd for Renault
Poles
68th and last for Michael Schumacher
183rd for Ferrari
1-2 start
63rd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
73rd for Michael Schumacher
189th for Ferrari
Front row starts
109th for Michael Schumacher
3rd for Felipe Massa
Points finishes
50th for Fernando Alonso
Pole & win
40th and last for Michael Schumacher (1st driver to win 40 races from pole, 1st German driver)
Win & fastest lap
47th for Michael Schumacher
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
22nd and last for Michael Schumacher (last German driver to complete a hat-trick until 2009)