Race · Round 3 of 18 ·
2006 Australian Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso won for Renault from 3rd on the grid at Albert Park. 9 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Albert ParkMelbourne, Australia
- Winner
- Fernando AlonsoRenault
- Pole
- Jenson Button
- Fastest lap
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Entries
- 2213 classified
Classification
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 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 1:28.081 | 1:26.337 | 1:25.229 | — | — |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 1:27.765 | 1:26.196 | 1:25.635 | +0.406 | +0.406 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 1:28.569 | 1:25.729 | 1:25.778 | +0.549 | +0.143 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 3 | 1:27.193 | 1:26.161 | 1:25.822 | +0.593 | +0.044 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 4 | 1:27.079 | 1:25.902 | 1:25.976 | +0.747 | +0.154 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 7 | 1:28.007 | 1:26.596 | 1:26.612 | +1.383 | +0.636 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 9 | 1:27.669 | 1:26.075 | 1:26.937 | +1.708 | +0.325 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 1:27.796 | 1:26.014 | 1:27.579 | +2.350 | +0.642 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 17 | 1:28.460 | 1:26.714 | 1:29.239 | +4.010 | +1.660 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 1:27.748 | 1:26.327 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 1:28.228 | 1:26.718 | — | — | — |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 14 | 1:28.408 | 1:27.023 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 20 | 1:28.999 | 1:27.219 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | 15 | 1:28.757 | 1:27.591 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 10 | 1:28.351 | 1:29.422 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:28.868 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 | 1:29.943 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Midland | 19 | 1:30.226 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Scott Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 21 | 1:30.426 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | 18 | 1:30.709 | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | 1:32.279 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 23 | 1:36.164 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Alonso · Kimi Raikkonen | 3 · 4 | 1 · 2 | 20 · 21 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Ralf Schumacher | 4 · 6 | 2 · 3 | 21 · 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Ralf Schumacher · Nick Heidfeld | 6 · 8 | 3 · 4 | 19 · 25 | Ralf Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Jacques Villeneuve | 16 · 19 | 7 · 6 | 30 · 33 | Rubens Barrichello | Swapped places |
| Scott Speed · Jacques Villeneuve | 18 · 19 | 9 · 6 | 24 · 33 | Scott Speed | Swapped places |
| David Coulthard · Rubens Barrichello | 11 · 16 | 8 · 7 | 29 · 30 | David Coulthard | Swapped places |
| Rubens Barrichello · Christijan Albers | 16 · 17 | 7 · 11 | 30 · 22 | Christijan Albers | Kept their order |
| David Coulthard · Scott Speed | 11 · 18 | 8 · 9 | 29 · 24 | Scott Speed | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Scott Speed | 1 · 18 | 10 · 9 | 19 · 24 | Jenson Button | Swapped places |
| Christijan Albers · Scott Speed | 17 · 18 | 11 · 9 | 22 · 24 | Christijan Albers | Swapped places |
| Jenson Button · Christijan Albers | 1 · 17 | 10 · 11 | 19 · 22 | Jenson Button | Kept their order |
| Christijan Albers · Takuma Sato | 17 · 21 | 11 · 12 | 22 · 23 | Christijan Albers | Kept their order |
| Takuma Sato · Yuji Ide | 21 · 22 | 12 · 13 | 23 · 20 | Yuji Ide | 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 | 1:26.822 | — | — | 28 |
| 2 | Alexander Wurz | Williams | 35 | 1:26.832 | +0.010 | +0.010 | 27 |
| 3 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 38 | 1:27.200 | +0.378 | +0.368 | 25 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 1:27.213 | +0.391 | +0.013 | 12 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 1:27.443 | +0.621 | +0.230 | 14 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 1:27.658 | +0.836 | +0.215 | 16 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 3 | 1:27.773 | +0.951 | +0.115 | 16 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 | 1:28.075 | +1.253 | +0.302 | 20 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 4 | 1:28.200 | +1.378 | +0.125 | 15 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:28.227 | +1.405 | +0.027 | 17 |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 1:28.280 | +1.458 | +0.053 | 11 |
| 12 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 17 | 1:28.440 | +1.618 | +0.160 | 22 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 14 | 1:28.531 | +1.709 | +0.091 | 18 |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Williams | 9 | 1:28.860 | +2.038 | +0.329 | 10 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 1:29.053 | +2.231 | +0.193 | 5 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 1:29.138 | +2.316 | +0.085 | 20 |
| 17 | Scott Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 21 | 1:29.196 | +2.374 | +0.058 | 18 |
| 18 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 7 | 1:29.379 | +2.557 | +0.183 | 16 |
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | 18 | 1:29.713 | +2.891 | +0.334 | 21 |
| 20 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull Racing | 37 | 1:29.876 | +3.054 | +0.163 | 32 |
| 21 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | 15 | 1:29.879 | +3.057 | +0.003 | 9 |
| 22 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 10 | 1:29.933 | +3.111 | +0.054 | 11 |
| 23 | Neel Jani (never started a Grand Prix) | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 40 | 1:30.686 | +3.864 | +0.753 | 26 |
| 24 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 20 | 1:30.734 | +3.912 | +0.048 | 14 |
| 25 | Christijan Albers | Midland | 19 | 1:30.830 | +4.008 | +0.096 | 18 |
| 26 | Markus Winkelhock | Midland | 39 | 1:31.260 | +4.438 | +0.430 | 25 |
| 27 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | 1:32.556 | +5.734 | +1.296 | 27 |
| 28 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 23 | 1:34.224 | +7.402 | +1.668 | 22 |
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 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 16 | 1:35.335 | — | — | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 17 | 1:36.281 | +0.946 | +0.946 | 16 |
| 3 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 20 | 1:36.373 | +1.038 | +0.092 | 10 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 1:36.414 | +1.079 | +0.041 | 13 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 7 | 1:36.445 | +1.110 | +0.031 | 10 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:36.506 | +1.171 | +0.061 | 11 |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | 1:37.332 | +1.997 | +0.826 | 10 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 11 | 1:37.481 | +2.146 | +0.149 | 15 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 8 | 1:37.492 | +2.157 | +0.011 | 10 |
| 10 | Scott Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 21 | 1:37.852 | +2.517 | +0.360 | 11 |
| 11 | Christian Klien | Red Bull Racing | 15 | 1:37.947 | +2.612 | +0.095 | 12 |
| 12 | Mark Webber | Williams | 9 | 1:38.036 | +2.701 | +0.089 | 7 |
| 13 | Jenson Button | Honda | 12 | 1:38.505 | +3.170 | +0.469 | 11 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | 14 | 1:38.683 | +3.348 | +0.178 | 15 |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 10 | 1:39.401 | +4.066 | +0.718 | 11 |
| 16 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | 18 | 1:39.515 | +4.180 | +0.114 | 7 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 1:39.654 | +4.319 | +0.139 | 11 |
| 18 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 23 | 1:40.261 | +4.926 | +0.607 | 18 |
| 19 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 22 | 1:41.448 | +6.113 | +1.187 | 5 |
| 20 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 4 | 1:44.350 | +9.015 | +2.902 | 3 |
| 21 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | 3 | 1:48.284 | +12.949 | +3.934 | 3 |
| 22 | Christijan Albers | Midland | 19 | — | — | — | 3 |
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
McLaren MP4-21
Juan Pablo Montoya Canada 2006 (crop) · TMWolf Cropped by Diniz · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
BMW Sauber F1.06
Nick Heidfeld 2006 Brazil · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Honda RA106
Rubens Barrichello 2006 Brazil · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR1
Scott Speed Canada 2006 (crop) · TMWolf Cropped by Diniz . · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Midland M16
Tiago Monteiro 2006 April · paulwoolrich · 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.
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Ferrari 248 F1
Michael Schumacher Ferrari 248F1 2006 Brazil · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW28
Nico Rosberg 2006 Canada 2 · TMWolf · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 3 of 2006
- Grand Prix
- Australian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 5.303 km · 16 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.