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[1] km (2.741 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 308.586[1] km (191.746 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)[2] 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 FIA Formula One World Championship, 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.

ConstructorNatDriver
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 5Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari 1:15.865 1:15.111 1:15.493 1
2 6Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari 1:16.277 1:15.679 1:15.510 2
3 1Spain Fernando AlonsoRenault 1:16.328 1:15.706 1:15.785 3
4 8Italy Jarno TrulliToyota 1:15.550 1:15.776 1:16.036 4
5 7Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota 1:15.949 1:15.625 1:16.091 5
6 3Finland Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes 1:16.154 1:15.742 1:16.281 6
7 2Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault 1:16.825 1:15.901 1:16.345 7
8 4Spain Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes 1:16.679 1:15.902 1:16.632 8
9 10Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth 1:16.534 1:15.926 1:18.272 19
10 14United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari 1:16.350 1:15.974 1:18.663 9
11 9Australia Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth 1:16.531 1:16.129 10
12 16Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber 1:16.686 1:16.294 11
13 15Austria Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari 1:16.921 1:16.433 12
14 11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda 1:17.022 1:17.027 13
15 21United States Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.117 1:17.063 14
16 19Netherlands Christijan AlbersMF1-Toyota 1:16.962 1:17.105 15
17 20Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.164 22
18 17Canada Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber 1:17.304 16
19 12United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda 1:17.495 17
20 18Portugal Tiago MonteiroMF1-Toyota 1:17.589 18
21 23France Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda 1:18.637 20
22 22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda 1:18.845 21
Source:[3]

Race

The race was won by Ferrari's Michael Schumacher.
Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 5Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari 70 1:32:07.803 1 10
2 1Spain Fernando AlonsoRenault 70 +10.131 3 8
3 6Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari 70 +22.546 2 6
4 7Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota 70 +27.212 5 5
5 3Finland Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes 70 +33.006 6 4
6 2Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault 70 +45.265 7 3
7 4Spain Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes 70 +49.407 8 2
8 16Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber 69 +1 lap 11 1
9 14United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari 69 +1 lap 9
10 21United States Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth 69 +1 lap 14
11 17Canada Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber 69 +1 lap 16
12 15Austria Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari 69 +1 lap 12
13 20Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth 69 +1 lap 22
14 10Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth 68 +2 laps 19
15 19Netherlands Christijan AlbersMF1-Toyota 68 +2 laps 15
16 23France Franck MontagnySuper Aguri-Honda 67 +3 laps 20
Ret 12United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda 61 Engine 17
Ret 9Australia Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth 55 Wheel rim 10
Ret 8Italy Jarno TrulliToyota 39 Brakes 4
Ret 11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda 18 Engine 13
Ret 18Portugal Tiago MonteiroMF1-Toyota 11 Accident 18
Ret 22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda 0 Transmission 21
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
  2. ↑ "French". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  3. ↑ Domenjoz, Luc; et al. (February 2007). Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 152. ISBN 978-2-84707-110-8.
  4. ↑ Domenjoz, Luc; et al. (February 2007). Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 155. ISBN 978-2-84707-110-8.
  5. 1 2 "France 2006 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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