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Home / Seasons / 2006 F1 World Championship Season / 2006 French Grand Prix

2006 French Grand Prix

DateSunday, 16 July 2006
Winner
  • Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Pole position
  • Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
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 Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari701hr 32m 07.803s10
2+1Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoRenault70+10.131s8
3-1Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari70+22.546s6
4+1Germany flag lazyload Ralf SchumacherToyota70+27.212s5
5+1Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes70+33.006s4
6+1Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaRenault70+45.265s3
7+1Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes70+49.407s2
8+3Germany flag lazyload Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW69+1 lap1
9 United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari69+1 lap 
10+4USA flag lazyload Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth69+1 lap 
11+5Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW69+1 lap 
12 Austria flag lazyload Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari69+1 lap 
13+9Italy flag lazyload Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth69+1 lap 
14+5Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth68+2 laps 
15 Netherlands flag lazyload Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota68+2 laps 
16+4France flag lazyload Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda67+3 laps 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonHonda61DNF 
R Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth53DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Jarno TrulliToyota39DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloHonda18DNF 
R Portugal flag lazyload Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota11DNF 
R Japan flag lazyload Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari
2 Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari
3 Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoRenault
4 Italy flag lazyload Jarno TrulliToyota
5 Germany flag lazyload Ralf SchumacherToyota
6 Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes
7 Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaRenault
8 Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes
9 United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari
10 Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth
11 Germany flag lazyload Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW
12 Austria flag lazyload Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari
13 Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloHonda
14 USA flag lazyload Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth
15 Netherlands flag lazyload Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota
16 Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW
17 United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonHonda
18 Portugal flag lazyload Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota
19-10Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth
20 France flag lazyload Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda
21 Japan flag lazyload Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda
22-10Italy flag lazyload Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth

Notes

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari1:15.493 
2Brazil flag lazyload Felipe MassaFerrari1:15.5100.017
3Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoRenault1:15.7850.292
4Italy flag lazyload Jarno TrulliToyota1:16.0360.543
5Germany flag lazyload Ralf SchumacherToyota1:16.0910.598
6Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.2810.788
7Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:16.3450.852
8Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.6321.139
9Germany flag lazyload Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:18.2722.779
10United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:16.6631.170
Q2
11Australia flag lazyload Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:16.129 
12Germany flag lazyload Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:16.294 
13Austria flag lazyload Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari1:16.433 
14Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:17.027 
15USA flag lazyload Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:17.063 
16Netherlands flag lazyload Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota1:17.105 
Q1
17Italy flag lazyload Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:17.164 
18Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW1:17.304 
19United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson ButtonHonda1:17.495 
20Portugal flag lazyload Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota1:17.589 
21France flag lazyload Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda1:18.637 
22Japan flag lazyload Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:18.845 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
United Kingdom flag lazyload Anthony DavidsonJapan flag lazyload Honda
Netherlands flag lazyload Robert DoornbosUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Red Bull-Ferrari
Switzerland flag Neel JaniItaly flag lazyload Toro Rosso-Cosworth
Poland flag lazyload Robert KubicaGermany flag lazyload BMW Sauber-BMW
Germany flag lazyload Adrian SutilRussia flag lazyload Midland-Toyota
Austria flag lazyload Alexander WurzUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Cosworth
Japan flag lazyload Sakon YamamotoJapan flag lazyload Super Aguri-Honda

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-2006 French Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso96
2Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher79
3Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo Fisichella46
4Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen43
5Brazil flag lazyload Felipe Massa42
6Colombia flag lazyload Juan Pablo Montoya26
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Jenson Button16
8Brazil flag lazyload Rubens Barrichello16
9Germany flag lazyload Ralf Schumacher13
10Germany flag lazyload Nick Heidfeld13
11United Kingdom flag lazyload David Coulthard10
12Italy flag lazyload Jarno Trulli8
13Canada flag lazyload Jacques Villeneuve7
14Australia flag lazyload Mark Webber6
15Germany flag lazyload Nico Rosberg4
16Spain flag lazyload Pedro de la Rosa2
17Italy flag lazyload Vitantonio Liuzzi1
18Austria flag lazyload Christian Klien1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1France flag lazyload Renault142
2Italy flag lazyload Ferrari121
3United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes71
4Japan flag lazyload Honda32
5Japan flag lazyload Toyota21
6Germany flag lazyload BMW Sauber-BMW20
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Red Bull-Ferrari11
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Cosworth10
9Italy flag lazyload Toro Rosso-Cosworth1

Statistics & 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
Qualifying 1-2
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)

See also

  • French Grand Prix
  • Magny-Cours circuit
  • 2006 World Championship season

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