2006 French Grand Prix

2006 French Grand Prix
Race 11 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship
The Nevers Circuit modified in 2003
The Nevers Circuit modified in 2003
Race details
Date July 16, 2006
Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2006
Location Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.411 km (2.74 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 308.77 km (191.8 miles)
Weather Sunny, warm
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:15.493
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:17.111 on lap 46
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Renault
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2006 French Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2006) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, near Magny-Cours, France on 16 July 2006. The 70-lap race was the eleventh round of the 2006 Formula One season, the 57th French Grand Prix as part of the World Championship, and the 92nd overall. This race also marked the centenary of the first French Grand Prix in 1906.

This race was a scene of yet another record breaking milestone for Michael Schumacher, who became the first driver in F1 history to win the same Grand Prix on eight occasions (having previously won the French Grand Prix in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004). Schumacher also achieved his 22nd career hat trick (pole position, win & fastest lap at the same race), also a record. Fernando Alonso, driving a Renault at the team's home race, finished second, whilst Schumacher's Ferrari team-mate, Felipe Massa, completed the podium by finishing in third position.

This was the first time that neither Honda was classified. It was also the 68th and final pole position of Michael Schumacher's career. Schumacher held the record for the most pole positions until Lewis Hamilton surpassed it at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix.

Report

Practice and qualifying

Friday drivers

The bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.

Constructor Nat Driver
Williams-Cosworth Austria Alexander Wurz
Honda United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Red Bull-Ferrari Netherlands Robert Doornbos
BMW Sauber Poland Robert Kubica
MF1-Toyota Germany Adrian Sutil
Toro Rosso-Cosworth Switzerland Neel Jani
Super Aguri-Honda Japan Sakon Yamamoto

Classification

Qualifying

Home driver Franck Montagny driving for Super Aguri. It would be his last outing for the team in the 2006 season.
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.865 1:15.111 1:15.493 1
2 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.277 1:15.679 1:15.510 2
3 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.328 1:15.706 1:15.785 3
4 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.550 1:15.776 1:16.036 4
5 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.949 1:15.625 1:16.091 5
6 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.154 1:15.742 1:16.281 6
7 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.825 1:15.901 1:16.345 7
8 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.679 1:15.902 1:16.632 8
9 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.534 1:15.926 1:18.272 19
10 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 1:16.350 1:15.974 1:18.663 9
11 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:16.531 1:16.129 10
12 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.686 1:16.294 11
13 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:16.921 1:16.433 12
14 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.022 1:17.027 13
15 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.117 1:17.063 14
16 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:16.962 1:17.105 15
17 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.164 22
18 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:17.304 16
19 12 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 1:17.495 17
20 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:17.589 18
21 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.637 20
22 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.845 21
Source:

Race

The race was won by Ferrari's Michael Schumacher.
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 70 1:32:07.803 1 10
2 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 70 +10.131 3 8
3 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 +22.546 2 6
4 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 70 +27.212 5 5
5 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 70 +33.006 6 4
6 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 70 +45.265 7 3
7 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 70 +49.407 8 2
8 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 69 +1 lap 11 1
9 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 69 +1 lap 9
10 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth 69 +1 lap 14
11 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 69 +1 lap 16
12 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 69 +1 lap 12
13 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 69 +1 lap 22
14 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 68 +2 laps 19
15 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 68 +2 laps 15
16 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 67 +3 laps 20
Ret 12 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 61 Engine 17
Ret 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 55 Wheel rim 10
Ret 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 39 Brakes 4
Ret 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 18 Engine 13
Ret 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 11 Accident 18
Ret 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 0 Transmission 21
Source:

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

Coordinates: 46°51′51″N 3°09′49″E / 46.86417°N 3.16361°E / 46.86417; 3.16361


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