2006 Spanish Grand Prix

F1 Spain Spanish 2006 European Grand Prix 2006 Monaco Grand Prix May 14 2006 Catalunya (2004-2006).svg Circuit de Catalunya 6 18 Formula 1 Gran Premio Telefónica de España 2006 Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain2006 Spanish Grand Prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2006-spanish-grand-prix/ Motor Sport 31 May 2022 2.875 4.627 66 189.75 305.256 Sunny, 28°C2006 Spanish Grand Prix https://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2006/gp/spain/report/result.php Pitpass.com 23 July 2025 131,200 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:14.648 Spain Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.648 42 Brazil Fernando Alonso Renault Spain Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Italy ESP The 2006 Spanish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Telefónica de España 2006)http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/756.html Spanish Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061020084754/http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/756.html 2 January 2021 2006-10-20 was a Formula One motor race held on 14 May 2006 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the sixth round of the 2006 Formula One season and the forty-eighth Spanish Grand Prix. The 66-lap race was won by Fernando Alonso for the Renault team, from a pole position start. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari with Alonso's teammate Giancarlo Fisichella third. As a consequence of the race, Alonso stretched his lead to fifteen points in the Drivers' Championship over Schumacher. Alonso's team, Renault, also increased their lead, but did so in the Constructors' Championship standings. This put them nineteen points ahead of Ferrari. Background Championship standings before the race Before the race, Renault driver Fernando Alonso led the Drivers' Championship with 44 points; Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher was second on 31 points. Behind Alonso and Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship, Kimi Räikkönen was third on 23 points in a McLaren, with Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa on 18 and 15 points respectively. In the Constructors' Championship, Renault were leading on 62 points and Ferrari were second on 46 points, with McLaren third on 42 points. Entrants The Grand Prix was contested by eleven teams with two drivers each. The teams (also known as Constructors) were Renault, McLaren, Ferrari, Toyota, Williams, Honda, Red Bull, BMW, MF1, Toro Rosso and Super Aguri. Practice Three practice sessions were held before the Sunday race: two on Friday, both lasting 90 minutes, and one on Saturday for 60 minutes.2006 Formula One Sporting Regulations http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/548514743__2006_F1_SPORTING_REGULATIONS.pdf Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 15 December 2005 28 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20060408104015/http://www.fia.com/resources/documents/548514743__2006_F1_SPORTING_REGULATIONS.pdf 8 April 2006 The first session was led by Ferrari's Felipe Massa, the second by Honda's third driver Anthony Davidson and the third by Massa's teammate Michael Schumacher.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2006/races/795/spain/practice/1 FORMULA 1™ GRAN PREMIO TELEFÓNICA DE ESPAÑA 2006 - PRACTICE 1 formula1.com 23 July 2025 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 Williams-Cosworth Austria Alexander Wurz Honda UK Anthony Davidson Red Bull-Ferrari Netherlands Robert Doornbos BMW Sauber Poland Robert Kubica MF1-Toyota Switzerland Giorgio Mondini Toro Rosso-Cosworth Switzerland Neel Jani Super Aguri-Honda - Qualifying Saturday afternoon's qualifying session was divided into three parts. The first part ran for 15 minutes, and cars that finished the session 17th position or lower were eliminated from qualifying. The second part of the qualifying session lasted 15 minutes and eliminated cars that finished in positions 11 to 16. The final part of the qualifying session ran for 20 minutes which determined the positions from first to tenth, and decided pole position. Cars which failed to make the final session could refuel before the race, so ran lighter in those sessions. Championship leader Fernando Alonso clinched his second pole position of the season with a time of 1:14.648 and was joined on the front row by Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella. Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa put their Ferraris on the second row of the grid. Pos. Qualifying position No. Car number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position 1 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault1:15.816 1:15.124 1:14.648 1 2 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.046 1:14.766 1:14.709 2 3 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:16.0491:14.637 1:14.970 3 4 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.359 1:15.245 1:15.442 4 5 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:16.266 1:15.258 1:15.885 5 6 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:16.234 1:15.164 1:15.885 6 7 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:16.174 1:15.068 1:15.976 7 8 12 UK Jenson Button Honda 1:16.054 1:15.150 1:16.008 8 9 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.613 1:15.422 1:16.015 9 10 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.322 1:15.468 1:17.144 10 11 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:16.685 1:15.502 11 12 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.195 1:15.801 12 13 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:17.213 1:15.804 13 14 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:16.066 1:15.847 221 1 15 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:16.627 1:15.928 14 16 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.105 1:16.661 15 17 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.361 16 18 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:17.702 17 19 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:18.024 18 20 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.920 19 21 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 1:20.763 20 22 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari No time2 2 21 Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 116 etal Notes 1 1 – Jacques Villeneuve received a ten-place grid penalty due to an engine change. The engine was damaged during transport to Barcelona. 2 2 – David Coulthard did not get any time in the first part of Q1 as a mechanical failure caused him to spin into the tyre barriers at the third corner. Race The race was held on 14 May 2006 and was run for 66 laps.https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/espagne.aspx Spain 2006 StatsF1.com 23 July 2005 Race report 200px|thumb|right|The Renault cars of Alonso and Fisichella occupied the front row of the grid. At the start, the first four remained in formation, although Felipe Massa was pressured by Kimi Räikkönen, who had jumped up from ninth to fifth. Fernando Alonso managed to break away while teammate Giancarlo Fisichella held up the chasers. The first round of pit stops was initiated by Alonso on lap 17. Fisichella followed him on lap 18 and Massa on lap 19. Suddenly, Juan Pablo Montoya spun at high speed and beached his McLaren on a kerb. If the safety car was deployed, it would give Schumacher a big advantage, but Montoya's car was lifted away by a crane. Alonso lost time while passing one of the Midlands and Schumacher lost time when he made a rare mistake on his own. The German pitted on lap 23 and rejoined 10 seconds behind the race leader, but crucially just ahead of Fisichella. The second round of pit stops did not lead to any changes in the leading pack and Alonso took his third win of the season, extending his championship lead to 15 points. Race classification Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 66 1:26:21.759 1 10 2 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 66 +18.502 3 8 3 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Michelin 66 +23.951 2 6 4 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari Bridgestone 66 +29.853 4 5 5 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 66 +56.875 9 4 6 12 UK Jenson Button Honda Michelin 66 +58.347 8 3 7 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda Michelin 65 +1 Lap 5 2 8 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Michelin 65 +1 Lap 10 1 9 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 65 +1 Lap 11 10 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 65 +1 Lap 7 11 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 65 +1 Lap 13 12 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber Michelin 65 +1 Lap 22 13 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 65 +1 Lap 14 14 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 65 +1 Lap 21 15 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 63 Hydraulics 15 16 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 63 +3 Laps 17 17 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 62 +4 Laps 19 Ret Retired 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 48 Broken wing 18 Ret Retired 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 47 Engine 16 Ret Retired 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone 31 Electronics 6 Ret Retired 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 17 Spin 12 Ret Retired 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 10 Driveshaft 20 Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 119 etal Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Fernando Alonso 54 10px 2 GER Michael Schumacher 39 10px 3 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 27 10px 4 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella 24 10px 5 BRA Felipe Massa 20Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/espagne/championnat.aspx Spain 2006 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Renault 78 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 59 10px 3 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 42 10px 4 JPN Honda 24 10px 5 GER BMW Sauber 12Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2006 Catalunya GP2 Series round References External links Detailed Spanish Grand Prix results Spanish Grand Prix 2006 2006 European Grand Prix 2006 Monaco Grand Prix 2005 Spanish Grand Prix 2007 Spanish Grand Prix 41 34 12 N 2 15 40 E source:kolossus-nowiki title Spanish Grand Prix Category:Spanish Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:May 2006 sports events in Europe