2006 German Grand Prix

July 2022 F1 Germany German 2006 French Grand Prix 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix 30 July 2006 Hockenheim2012.svg The Hockenheimring 12 18 Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2006 Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany Permanent racing facility 2.842 4.574 67 190.424 306.458 Sunny, 32°Chttps://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2006/gp/germany/report/result.php 2006 German Grand Prix Pitpass.com 23 July 2025 Kimi Räikkönen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1:14.070 Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari 1:16.357 17 Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari Kimi Räikkönen Finland McLaren-Mercedes GER The 2006 German Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2006)http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/762.html German Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061020085322/http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/762.html 3 January 2021 20 October 2006 was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 30 July 2006. The 67-lap race was the twelfth round of the 2006 Formula One season. Kimi Räikkönen took pole position, but it proved artificial, as McLaren had inadvertently not put enough fuel as intended in his car before qualifying. In the race, his early pitstop left him unable to challenge for the win. Michael Schumacher scored his 89th career win ahead of teammate Felipe Massa. The race also saw the last appearance by 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who blamed the split on the "lack of assurances about his short-term future with BMW Sauber".https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5243540.stm Villeneuve parts company with BMW BBC Sport 7 August 2006 3 April 2009http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17285.html Au revoir Jacques GrandPrix.com 7 August 2006 21 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060831104458/http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17285.html 31 August 2006 livehttp://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17241.html Kubica replaces Villeneuve GrandPrix.com 1 August 2006 21 August 2006 Robert Kubica was promoted to drive in all the remaining Grands Prix. Background The Grand Prix weekend got off to a controversial start when the mass damper system fitted by Renault was deemed legal by the FIA appointed stewards, despite the FIA banning the use of these devices. The FIA appealed against their own steward's decision and Renault withdrew the system after Friday practice to avoid further sanctions. Driver changes Super Aguri's third driver Sakon Yamamoto replaced Franck Montagny to make his Formula One debut. Montagny took over the role of third driver from the Turkish Grand Prix on. 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 Williams's Alexander Wurz, the second by BMW Sauber's third driver Robert Kubica and the third by Christian Klien at Red Bull Racing.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2006/races/797/germany/practice/1 FORMULA 1™ GROSSER MOBIL 1 PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 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 Germany Markus Winkelhock Toro Rosso-Cosworth Switzerland Neel Jani Super Aguri-Honda - Qualifying thumb|David Coulthard qualified in the top ten in Red Bull Racing's second season of Formula One. 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. Kimi Räikkönen scored his ninth career pole position ahead of the Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa. Pos. Qualifying position No. Car number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position 1 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.214 1:14.410 1:14.070 1 2 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.904 1:13.778 1:14.205 2 3 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.412 1:14.094 1:14.569 3 4 12 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 1:15.869 1:14.378 1:14.862 4 5 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:15.916 1:14.540 1:14.894 5 6 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:15.757 1:14.652 1:14.934 6 7 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.518 1:14.746 1:15.282 7 8 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.789 1:14.743 1:15.923 8 9 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.655 1:15.021 1:15.936 9 10 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 1:15.836 1:14.826 1:16.326 10 11 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:15.719 1:15.094 11 12 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:15.816 1:15.141 12 13 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.430 1:15.150 202 2 14 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:16.281 1:15.329 13 15 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.183 1:15.380 14 16 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.234 1:15.397 15 17 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:16.399 16 18 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:17.093 212 2 19 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.185 17 20 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:17.836 18 21 23 Japan Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri-Honda 1:20.444 222 2 22 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth No time1 1 19 Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 158 etal Notes 1 1 – Scott Speed did not get a time in Q1 after going out in the first corner. 2 2 – Jarno Trulli, Christijan Albers and Sakon Yamamoto received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes. Race Race report thumb|200px|right|Jacques Villeneuve walks away from his crashed F1.06 in his final F1 race. Many questioned the sudden pace of Kimi Räikkönen and the sudden lack of it at the Renault team. Soon after the start of the race, the first question was answered: McLaren had put a minimum amount of fuel in Räikkönen's car, forcing him to make a pit stop after just ten laps. And it became a long stop when his crew had problems changing the right rear tyre. All this meant that the Ferrari duo of Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa sailed off into the distance, with Jenson Button in the Honda and the Renaults of Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso chasing behind. Schumacher made his first stop without losing the lead. Meanwhile, Alonso was down in sixth behind Mark Webber. The Australian had started down in eleventh but later even passed Fisichella for fourth. During the second round of pit stops, Fisichella went off track and was passed by his teammate. Schumacher and Massa scored a comfortable 1-2. It was the German's 89th career win. Räikkönen used the unplanned third-stop strategy to its best to fight off Webber and overtake Button to take the third step on the podium. In the final stages, Webber's car developed an engine problem and he retired on lap 59. Jacques Villeneuve had crashed his BMW on lap 30. It would turn out to be the last race of his career. Midland drivers Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro were disqualified after the race for having illegally flexing rear wings.http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/7/4730.html Midlands disqualified over rear-wing flex 30 June 2006 formula1.com Formula One Administration 9 August 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080828183342/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/7/4730.html 28 August 2008 Race classification Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 67 1:27:51.693 2 10 2 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari Bridgestone 67 +0.720 3 8 3 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 67 +13.206 1 6 4 12 UK Jenson Button Honda Michelin 67 +18.898 4 5 5 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 67 +23.707 7 4 6 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Michelin 67 +24.814 5 3 7 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 67 +26.544 20 2 8 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 67 +48.131 12 1 9 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone67 +1:00.351 8 10 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 66 +1 lap 16 11 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 66 +1 lap 10 12 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 66 +1 lap 19 Ret Retired 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 59 Water Leak 11 Ret Retired 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 38 Gearbox 17 Ret Retired 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber Michelin 30 Accident 13 Ret Retired 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda Michelin 18 Engine 6 Ret Retired 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Michelin 9 Brakes 15 Ret Retired 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 2 Fuel Pump 9 Ret Retired 23 Japan Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 1 Driveshaft PL3 3 Ret Retired 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 0 Accident 14 DSQ Disqualified 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 66 Illegal rear wing (+1 lap)4 4 21 DSQ Disqualified 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 65 Illegal rear wing (+2 laps)4 4 18Source:2006 German Grand Prix - Race http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2006/762/ Formula1.com Formula1.com Limited 27 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140828094346/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2006/762/ 28 August 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/2006-german-grand-prix/ 2006 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 30 July 2006 23 October 2021 Notes 3 3 – Sakon Yamamoto started the race from the pit lane after changing the chassis of his Super Aguri after qualifying.https://au.motorsport.com/f1/news/schumacher-leads-ferrari-one-two-at-german-gp/1349973/ Schumacher leads Farrari one-two in German GP Motorsport.com 22 May 2026 22 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260522100807/https://au.motorsport.com/f1/news/schumacher-leads-ferrari-one-two-at-german-gp/1349973/ bot: unknown 4 4 – Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro originally finished 13th and 14th respectively were disqualified for having illegally flexing rear wings. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Fernando Alonso* 100 10px 2 GER Michael Schumacher* 89 10px 2 3 BRA Felipe Massa* 50 10px 1 4 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella* 49 10px 1 5 FIN Kimi Räikkönen* 49Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 2006 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Renault* 149 10px 2 ITA Ferrari* 139 10px 3 GBR McLaren-Mercedes* 77 10px 4 JPN Honda 37 10px 5 JPN Toyota 23Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. See also 2006 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round References External links Detailed German Grand Prix results (archived) German Grand Prix 2006 2006 French Grand Prix 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix 2005 German Grand Prix 2008 German Grand Prix 49 19 40 N 8 33 57 E source:kolossus-nowiki title German Grand Prix Category:German Grand Prix Grand Prix Grand Prix