Race details | ||
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Race 11 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One season | ||
The Nevers Circuit modified in 2003 | ||
Date | July 16, 2006 | |
Official name | XCII Grand Prix de France | |
Location | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 4.411 km (2.74 mi) | |
Distance | 70 laps, 308.77 km (191.8 mi) | |
Weather | Sunny, warm | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Time | 1:15.493 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Time | 1:17.111 on lap 46 | |
Podium | ||
First | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Second | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
Third | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
The 2006 French Grand Prix (formally the XCII Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, near Magny-Cours, France on 16 July 2006. The race, contested over 70 laps, 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 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 different 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.
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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 |
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Williams-Cosworth | Alexander Wurz | |
Honda | Anthony Davidson | |
Red Bull-Ferrari | Robert Doornbos | |
BMW Sauber | Robert Kubica | |
MF1-Toyota | Adrian Sutil | |
Toro Rosso-Cosworth | Neel Jani | |
Super Aguri-Honda | Sakon Yamamoto |
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
From:[1]
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 |
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1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.493 | 1:15.111 | 1:15.865 |
2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:15.510 | 1:15.679 | 1:16.277 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.785 | 1:15.706 | 1:16.328 |
4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.036 | 1:15.776 | 1:15.550 |
5 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:16.091 | 1:15.625 | 1:15.949 |
6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.281 | 1:15.742 | 1:16.154 |
7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:16.345 | 1:15.901 | 1:16.825 |
8 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.632 | 1:15.902 | 1:16.679 |
9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:18.272 | 1:15.926 | 1:16.534 |
10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:18.663 | 1:15.974 | 1:16.350 |
11 | || Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.129 | 1:16.531 | |
12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.294 | 1:16.686 | |
13 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:16.433 | 1:16.921 | |
14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.027 | 1:17.022 | |
15 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:17.063 | 1:17.117 | |
16 | Christijan Albers | MF1-Toyota | 1:17.105 | 1:16.962 | |
17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:17.164 | ||
18 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:17.304 | ||
19 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:17.495 | ||
20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1-Toyota | 1:17.589 | ||
21 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:18.637 | ||
22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:18.845 |
Race[]
From:[2]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 70 | 1:32:07.803 | 1 | 10 |
2 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 70 | +10.131 | 3 | 8 |
3 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 70 | +22.546 | 2 | 6 |
4 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 70 | +27.212 | 5 | 5 |
5 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +33.006 | 6 | 4 |
6 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 70 | +45.265 | 7 | 3 |
7 | 4 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +49.407 | 8 | 2 |
8 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 69 | +1 lap | 11 | 1 |
9 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 9 | |
10 | 21 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | 14 | |
11 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 69 | +1 lap | 16 | |
12 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 12 | |
13 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 69 | +1 lap | 22 | |
14 | 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 68 | +2 laps | 18 | |
15 | 19 | Christijan Albers | MF1-Toyota | 68 | +2 laps | 15 | |
16 | 23 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri-Honda | 67 | +3 laps | 20 | |
Ret | 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | 61 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 9 | Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 55 | Wheel rim | 10 | |
Ret | 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 39 | Brakes | 4 | |
Ret | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 28 | Engine | 13 | |
Ret | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1-Toyota | 11 | Accident | 19 | |
Ret | 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 0 | Transmission | 21 |
Standings after the race[]
Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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