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2006 Malaysian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSepang, 56 laps
Round2 of 18
Race numbers

The 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix was the:

  • 752nd World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship Malaysian Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Sepang
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault561hr 30m 40.529s10
2+5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault56+4.585s8
3-1(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda56+9.631s6
4+1(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes56+39.351s5
5+16(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari56+43.254s4
6+8(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari56+43.854s3
7+3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW56+1m 20.461s2
8+14(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota56+1m 21.288s1
9 (ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota55+1 lap 
10+10(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda55+1 lap 
11+2(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth54+2 laps 
12+3(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota54+2 laps 
13+3(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota54+2 laps 
14+3(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda53+3 laps 
R (DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW48DNF 
R (USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth41DNF 
R (JPN) Yuji IdeSuper Aguri-Honda33DNF 
R (AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari26DNF 
R (AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth15DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari10DNF 
R (DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth6DNF 
R (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, Rubens Barrichello, and Felipe Massa received 10-place grid penalties for engine changes.
  • Ralf Schumacher was required to start from the back of the grid after an engine change.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:33.840 
2(GBR) Jenson ButtonHonda1:33.9860.146
3(DEU) Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:34.6260.786
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:34.6680.828
5(AUS) Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:34.6720.832
6(COL) Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren-Mercedes1:34.9161.076
7(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenMcLaren-Mercedes1:34.9831.143
8(ESP) Fernando AlonsoRenault1:35.7471.907
9(AUT) Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari1:38.7154.875
10(DEU) Ralf SchumacherToyota– 
Q2
11(GBR) David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:34.614 
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:34.683 
13(ITA) Jarno TrulliToyota1:34.702 
14(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber-BMW1:34.752 
15(DEU) Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber-BMW1:34.783 
16(BRA) Felipe MassaFerrari– 
Q1
17(USA) Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:36.297 
18(ITA) Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:36.581 
19(NLD) Christijan AlbersMidland-Toyota1:37.426 
20(PRT) Tiago MonteiroMidland-Toyota1:37.819 
21(JPN) Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:39.011 
22(JPN) Yuji IdeSuper Aguri-Honda1:40.720 

Free practice appearances

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ESP) Fernando Alonso18
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher11
3(GBR) Jenson Button11
4(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella10
5(COL) Juan Pablo Montoya9
6(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen6
7(BRA) Felipe Massa4
8(AUS) Mark Webber3
9(DEU) Nico Rosberg2
10(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve2
11(DEU) Ralf Schumacher1
12(AUT) Christian Klien1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Renault28
2Ferrari15
3McLaren-Mercedes15
4Honda11
5Williams-Cosworth5
6BMW Sauber-BMW2
7Toyota1
8Red Bull-Ferrari1

Stats & milestones

Wins
3rd and last for Giancarlo Fisichella
27th for Renault
Race 1-2
2nd and last for Renault
Podiums
25th for Fernando Alonso
14th for Giancarlo Fisichella
13th for Jenson Button (first for Honda)
72nd & 73rd for Renault
6th for Honda (first since 1968)
Poles
3rd for Giancarlo Fisichella (last until 2009; last Italian polesitter until 2009; last for Renault)
44th for Renault
Fastest laps
4th for Fernando Alonso
23rd for Renault
Front row starts
8th for Jenson Button (first for Honda)
6th for Giancarlo Fisichella
Points finishes
50th for Giancarlo Fisichella & Jacques Villeneuve
Pole & win
2nd and last for Giancarlo Fisichella