2006 Formula 1 season starts with GP of Bahrain
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The 2006 Formula One season has started with the 57 lap Grand Prix of Bahrain on the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. It is the first time since Melbourne winning the Australian GP from Adelaide in 1996 that the opening race of the season has not been held in Australia. The date was changed to avoid conflicts with the 2006 Commonwealth Games. It is the third grand prix that has been raced at Bahrain, since it was completed in 2004. Last year's race was won by Fernando Alonso of the Renault F1 Team, who went on to win the championship.
The 2006 Formula One season has started with the 57 lap Grand Prix of Bahrain on the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir. It is the first time since Melbourne winning the Australian GP from Adelaide in 1996 that the opening race of the season has not been held in Australia. The date was changed to avoid conflicts with the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
It is the third grand prix that has been raced at Bahrain, since it was completed in 2004. Last year's race was won by Fernando Alonso of the Renault F1 Team, who went on to win the championship.
This year the results were as follows:
1.Fernando AlonsoRenault1.29.46.205 2.Michael SchumacherFerrari +1.246 3.Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren +19.360 4.Jenson ButtonHonda +19.9925.Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren+ 37.0486.Mark WebberWilliams+ 41.9327.Nico RosbergWilliams+ 1.03.0438.Christian KlienRed Bull+ 1.06.771 9.Felipe MassaFerrari+ 1.09.907 10.David CoulthardRed Bull+ 1.15.541 11.Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso+ 1.25.997 12.Nick HeidfeldBMW+ 1 lap 13.Scott SpeedToro Rosso+ 1 lap14.Ralf SchumacherToyota+ 1 lap 15.Rubens BarrichelloHonda+ 1 lap 16.Jarno TrulliToyota+ 1 lap 17.Tiago MonteiroMF1+ 2 laps 18.Takuma SatoSuper Aguri + 4 lap
de:Formel 1 in der Wüste: Großer Preis von Bahrain 2006
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