2006 Australian Grand Prix

December 2019 F1 Australia Australian 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix 2006 San Marino Grand Prix Albert_Lake_Park_Street_Circuit_in_Melbourne,_Australia.svg Albert Park Street Circuit 2 April 2006 2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix 3 18 Melbourne Grand Prix CircuitAlbert Park, Melbourne, Australia Temporary street circuit 3.295 5.303 57 187.823 302.271 58 191.118 307.574 Cloudy with sunny breaks. Air temperature 20°C 103,000Aussie GP to revert to opening race in 2007 http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/04/02/1606688.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090903210441/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/04/02/1606688.htm dead 3 September 2009 ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2 April 2006 Jenson Button Honda 1:25.229 UK Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.045 57 Finland Fernando Alonso Renault Spain Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Finland Ralf Schumacher Toyota Germany AUS The 2006 Australian Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix)2006 FORMULA 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix - Race https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/792/australia/race-result.html 21 December 2020 was a Formula One motor race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne on 2 April 2006. It was the third race of the 2006 Formula One season. The race was won by Renault's Fernando Alonso (Renault's third win from three races), with the McLaren of Kimi Räikkönen second. Ralf Schumacher finished in third place to take the last podium of his career with the Toyota team. Polesitter Jenson Button retired from the race when his engine blew on the final lap. He eventually stopped roughly ten metres from the finish line, losing a points scoring position (fifth place) in the process. This was the last race until the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix that neither Ferrari was classified.F1 Mexican Grand Prix: Ferrari counts costs of first double DNF since 2006 http://www.crash.net/f1/news/224827/1/ferrari-counts-costs-of-first-double-dnf-since-2006.html crash.net 3 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151103214036/http://www.crash.net/f1/news/224827/1/ferrari-counts-costs-of-first-double-dnf-since-2006.html 3 November 2015 2 November 2015 Report Background The Australian Grand Prix had been the season opener since 1996, but this race was held later due to the 2006 Commonwealth Games being held in Melbourne at the time of the opening round. A pre-season test scheduled at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, in Spain from 24–26 February was also rescheduled and moved to the Bahrain International Circuit, in Bahrain. The season was instead opened in Bahrain, and Australia regained its first round of the season slot for 2007. Murray Walker made a return to the commentary box for a one-off with Australia's Network Ten. Friday drivers The bottom six 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 Germany Markus Winkelhock Toro Rosso-Cosworth Switzerland Neel Jani Race Juan Pablo Montoya spun as he completed the formation lap and lined up at the back of the grid. However, Giancarlo Fisichella then stalled his engine on the grid, forcing the start to be aborted. Fisichella had to start from the pit lane, while Montoya reclaimed his original grid position. On the first lap, Felipe Massa collided with Nico Rosberg and Christian Klien. The Williams and Red Bull sandwiched Massa's Ferrari as the Brazilian attempted to squeeze between them, pitching him into the wall hard and out of the race. Rosberg lost his rear wing, while Klien continued the race unharmed. The safety car was deployed as a result of the incident. Fisichella spun but continued, again in the Jones corner. Alonso passed Button on the start/finish straight when the safety car was recalled two laps later. On the third lap, Christian Klien crashed heavily near Clark Chicane after a suspension failure. Due to debris on the track, the safety car was deployed again. When the race resumed, Räikkönen attacked and passed Button. thumb|Mark Webber led his home race for Williams Pit stops began around ten laps later, with Montoya, Button and Trulli pitting first. Alonso and Räikkönen stopped, giving Mark Webber the lead of his home Grand Prix. When Webber took the lead on lap 21 in his Williams-Cosworth he became the first Australian driver to lead his home Grand Prix since John Bowe led the early laps of the non-championship 1984 race driving a Ralt RT4 Ford. On lap 32, Montoya touched the grass in the Prost turn, but managed to return to the track. Michael Schumacher ran wide at the same spot but lost control and struck the barriers. He said that his car was not easy to drive, and that the tires were not warm enough. This incident led to a third safety car deployment, during which many drivers made pit stops. Räikkönen entered just before Montoya, making a queue. On lap 35 the safety car was recalled and the race restarted. Alonso left a large gap to the safety car to slow down the cars behind, before accelerating to create a 3-second gap between the two leading cars. The 36th lap saw the safety car deployed once again, after Vitantonio Liuzzi crashed heavily near Whiteford. Liuzzi blamed Villeneuve for his crash.2001-03-15 Villeneuve: Crash not my fault http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/1222171.stm 2024-06-01 en-GB The race restarted on lap 40, and Alonso employed the same strategy as he had at the previous restart to gain a small lead over Räikkönen. On lap 39, Tiago Monteiro retired with a mechanical problem. Lap 46 saw Montoya retired with an electrical problem, caused when he ran wide and bounced over a kerb. On the final lap, two corners from the chequered flag, Jenson Button's engine blew, causing Fisichella right behind him to be covered in oil and struggling to control the car. Button pulled off the track about 10 metres from the finish line. He did so deliberately, giving up a points-scoring position, to avoid a 10-place position penalty in the next race.2020-04-09 "Get Out, Push the Car": When Jenson Button Was Asked to Push the Car to Finish Line in a Heartbreaking Finish https://www.essentiallysports.com/get-out-push-the-car-when-jenson-button-was-asked-to-push-the-car-to-finish-line-in-a-heartbreaking-finish/ 2024-06-01 EssentiallySports en Alonso wrapped up his tenth career victory, while Räikkönen took second place on the podium and Ralf Schumacher scored what proved to be the sole podium for Toyota in the season, and ultimately, his final podium in Formula One. This was despite a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Post-race After the race, the stewards issued a reprimand to Takuma Sato for failing to pay attention to blue flags, and a 25-second penalty to Scott Speed for failing to heed yellow flags. The American driver was also fined $5000 for using abusive language during a post-race hearing.Noble Jonathan 2 April 2006 Speed loses point after penalty https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/speed-loses-point-after-penalty-4401270/4401270/ 1 June 2024 autosport.com Classification Qualifying Pos. Qualifying position No. Car number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position 1 12 UK Jenson Button Honda 1:28.081 1:26.337 1:25.229 1 2 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:27.765 1:26.196 1:25.635 2 3 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.569 1:25.729 1:25.778 3 4 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.193 1:26.161 1:25.822 4 5 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.079 1:25.902 1:25.976 5 6 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:28.007 1:26.596 1:26.612 6 7 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:27.669 1:26.075 1:26.937 7 8 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:27.796 1:26.014 1:27.579 8 9 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:28.460 1:26.714 1:29.239 191 1 10 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:27.748 1:26.327 No time2 2 9 11 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:28.228 1:26.718 10 12 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 1:28.408 1:27.023 11 13 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:28.999 1:27.219 12 14 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:28.757 1:27.591 13 15 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:28.351 1:29.422 14 16 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:28.868 No time3 3 15 17 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:29.943 16 18 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:30.226 17 19 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:30.426 18 20 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:30.709 20 21 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:32.279 21 22 23 Japan Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda 1:36.164 22Source:2006 FORMULA 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2006/753/6277/ Formula1.com Formula One Administration 1 April 2006 16 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110829021621/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2006/753/6277/ 29 August 2011 Formula One Yearbook 2006–2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 96 etal Notes 1 1 – Jacques Villeneuve was handed a 10 place grid penalty following an engine change before qualifying.Button stuns with Australian pole http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/4/4184.html Formula1.com Formula One Administration 1 April 2006 16 December 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111224125312/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/4/4184.html 24 December 2011 2 2 – Jarno Trulli qualified for the final session however did not completed a timed lap due to gearbox problems. 3 3 – Felipe Massa lost control of his Ferrari during the second qualifying session (Q2) after running over a curb through turn 11 and crashing his car into the wall. It also prompted the session to be red flagged for some time. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 57 1:34:27.870 3 10 2 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 57 +1.829 4 8 3 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone 57 +24.824 6 6 4 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Michelin 57 +31.032 8 5 5 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Michelin 57 +38.421 PL4 4 4 6 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber Michelin 57 +49.554 19 3 7 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda Michelin 57 +51.904 16 2 8 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 57 +53.983 11 1 9 21 USA Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 57 +1:18.8175 5 18 10 12 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda Michelin 56 Engine 1 11 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 56 +1 lap 17 12 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 55 +2 laps 21 13 23 Japan Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 54 +3 laps 22 Ret Retired 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 46 Electrical 5 Ret Retired 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 39 Hydraulics 20 Ret Retired 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 37 Accident 12 Ret Retired 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 32 Accident 10 Ret Retired 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 22 Transmission 7 Ret Retired 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 4 Accident 13 Ret Retired 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 0 Collision 9 Ret Retired 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 0 Collision damage 14 Ret Retired 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari Bridgestone 0 Collision 15Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006–2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 99 etal Notes 4 4 – Giancarlo Fisichella stalled causing the first start to be aborted and started the race proper from the pitlane.Australian GP https://www.grandprix.com/races/australian-gp-2006.html www.grandprix.com www.grandprix.com 2 April 2006 1 February 2023 1 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20230201060723/https://www.grandprix.com/races/australian-gp-2006.html dead 5 5 – Scott Speed finished eighth but had 25 seconds added to his race time when he overtook David Coulthard under yellow flags.2006 FORMULA 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2006/753/6278/ Formula1.com Formula One Administration 2 April 2006 22 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140606084633/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2006/753/6278/ 6 June 2014 https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/speed-loses-point-after-penalty-4401270/4401270/ Speed loses point after penalty Autosport.com 2 April 2006 16 December 2023 Jenson Button was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance as he retired on the last lap. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Fernando Alonso 28 10px 2 2 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella 14 10px 3 3 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 14 10px 2 4 GER Michael Schumacher 11 10px 2 5 GBR Jenson Button 11Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/australie/championnat.aspx Australia 2006 – Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 7 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Renault 42 10px 1 2 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 23 10px 1 3 ITA Ferrari 15 10px 4 JPN Honda 13 10px 1 5 GER BMW Sauber 10Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em External links Detailed Australian Grand Prix results (archived) Australian Grand Prix result FIA's results table (archived) Results from The Official Formula 1 Website (archived) Australian Grand Prix 2006 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix 2006 San Marino Grand Prix 2005 Australian Grand Prix 2007 Australian Grand Prix 37 50 59 S 144 58 06 E source:kolossus-nowiki title Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Category:Australian Grand Prix Australian Grand Prix Category:Motorsport at Albert Park ms:Grand Prix Australia 2012