Race · Round 1 of 18 ·
2006 Bahrain Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso won for Renault from 4th on the grid at Bahrain International Circuit. 4 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Bahrain International CircuitSakhir, Bahrain
- Winner
- Fernando AlonsoRenault
- Fastest lap
- Nico Rosberg
- Entries
- 2218 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | R26 | 4 | 57 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 248 F1 | 1 | 57 | Finished | 8 | |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | MP4-21 | 22 | 57 | Finished | 6 | |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Honda | RA106 | 3 | 57 | Finished | 5 | |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | MP4-21 | 5 | 57 | Finished | 4 | |
| 6 | Mark Webber | Williams | FW28 | 7 | 57 | Finished | 3 | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | FW28 | 12 | 57 | Finished | 2 | fastest lap |
| 8 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | RB2 | 8 | 57 | Finished | 1 | |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 248 F1 | 2 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | RB2 | 13 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 11 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | STR1 | 15 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | F1.06 | 10 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 13 | Scott Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | STR1 | 16 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 14 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | — | 17 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | RA106 | 6 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | — | 14 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 17 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | M16 | PL | 55 | Finished | 0 | |
| 18 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | — | 20 | 53 | Finished | 0 | |
| DNF | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | — | 21 | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | F1.06 | 11 | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | R26 | 9 | 21 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| DNF | Christijan Albers | Midland | M16 | 18 | 0 | Driveshaft | 0 |
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 1:33.310 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.431 | — | — |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:33.579 | 1:32.014 | 1:31.478 | +0.047 | +0.047 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 1:32.603 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.549 | +0.118 | +0.071 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 1:32.433 | 1:31.215 | 1:31.702 | +0.271 | +0.153 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 4 | 1:33.233 | 1:31.487 | 1:32.164 | +0.733 | +0.462 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 | 1:33.922 | 1:32.322 | 1:32.579 | +1.148 | +0.415 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 9 | 1:33.454 | 1:32.309 | 1:33.006 | +1.575 | +0.427 |
| 8 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | 15 | 1:34.308 | 1:32.106 | 1:33.112 | +1.681 | +0.106 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 1:32.934 | 1:31.831 | 1:33.496 | +2.065 | +0.384 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 1:33.374 | 1:31.958 | 1:33.926 | +2.495 | +0.430 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 17 | 1:33.882 | 1:32.456 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 10 | 1:32.945 | 1:32.620 | — | — | — |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 14 | 1:33.678 | 1:32.850 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 1:33.987 | 1:33.066 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 20 | 1:34.439 | 1:33.416 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Scott Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 21 | 1:33.995 | 1:34.606 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 7 | 1:34.702 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Midland | 19 | 1:35.724 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | 18 | 1:35.900 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | 1:37.411 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 23 | 1:40.270 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Schumacher · Fernando Alonso | 1 · 4 | 2 · 1 | 15 · 19 | Michael Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 4 | 4 · 1 | 18 · 19 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Juan Pablo Montoya | 4 · 5 | 1 · 5 | 19 · 23 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Kimi Raikkonen | 1 · 22 | 2 · 3 | 15 · 30 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Felipe Massa | 1 · 2 | 2 · 9 | 15 · 8 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Kimi Raikkonen | 3 · 22 | 4 · 3 | 18 · 30 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Jenson Button | 2 · 3 | 9 · 4 | 8 · 18 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 · 5 | 4 · 5 | 18 · 23 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Juan Pablo Montoya · Mark Webber | 5 · 7 | 5 · 6 | 23 · 23 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Juan Pablo Montoya · Rubens Barrichello | 5 · 6 | 5 · 15 | 23 · 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Mark Webber | 6 · 7 | 15 · 6 | 16 · 23 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Mark Webber · Nico Rosberg | 7 · 12 | 6 · 7 | 23 · 1 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Christian Klien | 7 · 8 | 6 · 8 | 23 · 22 | Christian Klien | Kept their order |
| Christian Klien · Nico Rosberg | 8 · 12 | 8 · 7 | 22 · 1 | Nico Rosberg | Swapped places |
| Nico Rosberg · David Coulthard | 12 · 13 | 7 · 10 | 1 · 30 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Christian Klien | 2 · 8 | 9 · 8 | 8 · 22 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · David Coulthard | 2 · 13 | 9 · 10 | 8 · 30 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| David Coulthard · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 13 · 15 | 10 · 11 | 30 · 22 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Kept their order |
| David Coulthard · Jarno Trulli | 13 · 14 | 10 · 16 | 30 · 22 | Jarno Trulli | Kept their order |
| Nick Heidfeld · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 10 · 15 | 12 · 11 | 17 · 22 | Nick Heidfeld | Swapped places |
| Jarno Trulli · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 14 · 15 | 16 · 11 | 22 · 22 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Scott Speed | 15 · 16 | 11 · 13 | 22 · 25 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Kept their order |
| Nick Heidfeld · Scott Speed | 10 · 16 | 12 · 13 | 17 · 25 | Nick Heidfeld | Kept their order |
| Scott Speed · Ralf Schumacher | 16 · 17 | 13 · 14 | 25 · 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Ralf Schumacher | 6 · 17 | 15 · 14 | 16 · 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Rubens Barrichello · Jarno Trulli | 6 · 14 | 15 · 16 | 16 · 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Davidson | Honda | 36 | 1:31.353 | — | — | 28 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 1:31.751 | +0.398 | +0.398 | 15 |
| 3 | Alexander Wurz | Williams | 35 | 1:31.764 | +0.411 | +0.013 | 27 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:32.175 | +0.822 | +0.411 | 13 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 1:32.538 | +1.185 | +0.363 | 13 |
| 6 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 20 | 1:32.703 | +1.350 | +0.165 | 24 |
| 7 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull Racing | 37 | 1:32.926 | +1.573 | +0.223 | 24 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 1:33.215 | +1.862 | +0.289 | 14 |
| 9 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 1:33.226 | +1.873 | +0.011 | 12 |
| 10 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 38 | 1:33.244 | +1.891 | +0.018 | 26 |
| 11 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | 15 | 1:33.557 | +2.204 | +0.313 | 8 |
| 12 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 3 | 1:33.577 | +2.224 | +0.020 | 11 |
| 13 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 4 | 1:33.726 | +2.373 | +0.149 | 15 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 1:33.848 | +2.495 | +0.122 | 9 |
| 15 | Neel Jani (never started a Grand Prix) | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 40 | 1:33.900 | +2.547 | +0.052 | 24 |
| 16 | Scott Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 21 | 1:34.284 | +2.931 | +0.384 | 22 |
| 17 | Mark Webber | Williams | 9 | 1:34.333 | +2.980 | +0.049 | 5 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 | 1:34.384 | +3.031 | +0.051 | 9 |
| 19 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 14 | 1:34.432 | +3.079 | +0.048 | 7 |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | 18 | 1:34.459 | +3.106 | +0.027 | 14 |
| 21 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 10 | 1:34.953 | +3.600 | +0.494 | 5 |
| 22 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 7 | 1:35.170 | +3.817 | +0.217 | 18 |
| 23 | Markus Winkelhock | Midland | 39 | 1:35.686 | +4.333 | +0.516 | 24 |
| 24 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 1:35.898 | +4.545 | +0.212 | 11 |
| 25 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 17 | 1:36.264 | +4.911 | +0.366 | 8 |
| 26 | Christijan Albers | Midland | 19 | 1:36.314 | +4.961 | +0.050 | 16 |
| 27 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | 1:37.588 | +6.235 | +1.274 | 19 |
| 28 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 23 | 1:39.021 | +7.668 | +1.433 | 21 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing. † Drove in practice and never started a Grand Prix.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 1:31.857 | — | — | 16 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 1:31.868 | +0.011 | +0.011 | 8 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 1:31.975 | +0.118 | +0.107 | 11 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 1:32.050 | +0.193 | +0.075 | 12 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:32.826 | +0.969 | +0.776 | 6 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 17 | 1:32.913 | +1.056 | +0.087 | 14 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 1:33.038 | +1.181 | +0.125 | 16 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 3 | 1:33.262 | +1.405 | +0.224 | 12 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 7 | 1:33.523 | +1.666 | +0.261 | 14 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 9 | 1:33.876 | +2.019 | +0.353 | 11 |
| 11 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | 15 | 1:33.944 | +2.087 | +0.068 | 14 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 | 1:34.009 | +2.152 | +0.065 | 15 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 1:34.094 | +2.237 | +0.085 | 11 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 14 | 1:34.142 | +2.285 | +0.048 | 16 |
| 15 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 4 | 1:34.406 | +2.549 | +0.264 | 11 |
| 16 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 10 | 1:34.434 | +2.577 | +0.028 | 11 |
| 17 | Christijan Albers | Midland | 19 | 1:34.541 | +2.684 | +0.107 | 14 |
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | 18 | 1:35.026 | +3.169 | +0.485 | 14 |
| 19 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 20 | 1:35.351 | +3.494 | +0.325 | 13 |
| 20 | Scott Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 21 | 1:35.532 | +3.675 | +0.181 | 13 |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | 1:36.994 | +5.137 | +1.462 | 15 |
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 23 | 1:41.889 | +10.032 | +4.895 | 10 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
Filed on Wikimedia Commons under this race's own category, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require. The filing is the Commons editors' and has not been checked here.
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The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
Renault R26
Renault R26 front-left 2017 Museo Fernando Alonso · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ferrari 248 F1
Michael Schumacher Ferrari 248F1 2006 Brazil · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
McLaren MP4-21
Juan Pablo Montoya Canada 2006 (crop) · TMWolf Cropped by Diniz · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Honda RA106
Rubens Barrichello 2006 Brazil · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Williams FW28
Nico Rosberg 2006 Canada 2 · TMWolf · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR1
Scott Speed Canada 2006 (crop) · TMWolf Cropped by Diniz . · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
2 more photographs
BMW Sauber F1.06
Nick Heidfeld 2006 Brazil · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Midland M16
Tiago Monteiro 2006 April · paulwoolrich · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 1 of 2006
- Grand Prix
- Bahrain Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Grand Prix circuit · 5.412 km · 15 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Renault
- Entrant
- Renault
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.