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2006 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round17 of 18
Race numbers

The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 767th World Championship race
  • 22nd World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 20th World Championship race at Suzuka (last until 2009)
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault531hr 23m 53.413s10
2-1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari53+16.151s8
3+3(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault53+23.953s6
4+3(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda53+34.101s5
5+6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes53+43.596s4
6-2(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota53+46.717s3
7-4(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota53+48.869s2
8+1(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW53+1m 16.095s1
9+3(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW53+1m 16.932s 
10 (DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth52+1 lap 
11+2(ESP) Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes52+1 lap 
12-4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda52+1 lap 
13+5(NLD) Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari52+1 lap 
14+1(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth52+1 lap 
15+5(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda52+1 lap 
16+5(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota51+2 laps 
17+5(JPN) Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda50+3 laps 
18+1(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth48DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth39DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari36DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari35DNF 
R (NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota20DNF 

Notes

  • Scott Speed ended lap 48 in P17 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Michael Schumacher ended lap 36 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari1:29.599 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:29.7110.112
3(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota1:29.9890.390
4(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:30.0390.440
5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:30.3710.772
6(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:30.5991.000
7(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:30.9921.393
8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:31.4781.879
9(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:31.5131.914
10(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:31.8562.257
Q2
11(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.827 
12(POL) Robert KubicaBMW Sauber-BMW1:31.094 
13(ESP) Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.254 
14(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:31.276 
15(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:31.943 
16(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota1:33.750 
Q1
17(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:32.252 
18(NLD) Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari1:32.402 
19(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:32.867 
20(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:33.666 
21(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota1:33.709 
22(JPN) Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda– 

Free practice appearances

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso126
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher116
3(BRA) Felipe Massa70
4(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella69
5(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen61
6(GBR) Jenson Button50
7(BRA) Rubens Barrichello28
8(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya26
9(DEU) Nick Heidfeld23
10(DEU) Ralf Schumacher20
11(ESP) Pedro de la Rosa18
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
1Renault195
2Ferrari186
3McLaren-Mercedes105
4Honda78
5BMW Sauber-BMW36
6Toyota35
7Red Bull-Ferrari16
8Williams-Cosworth11
9Toro Rosso-Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Wins
15th for Fernando Alonso
33rd for Renault
Podiums
36th for Fernando Alonso
18th for Giancarlo Fisichella (last podium until 2009; last for Renault)
6th for Felipe Massa
580th for Ferrari
87th & 88th for Renault
Poles
2nd for Felipe Massa
185th for Ferrari
1-2 start
65th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
8th for Fernando Alonso
27th for Renault (last until 2009)
Front row starts
113th for Michael Schumacher (last until 2012)
6th for Felipe Massa (last for Ferrari)
Points finishes
50th for Jarno Trulli
Win & fastest lap
3rd for Fernando Alonso (last for Renault)