2006 European Grand Prix

F1 European 2006 San Marino Grand Prix 2006 Spanish Grand Prix Germany 7 May 2006 Nürburgring - Grand-Prix Stecke.svg Nürburgring 5 18 2006 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 3.2 5.148 60 192 308.88 Sunny, 20°Chttps://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2006/gp/europe/report/result.php 2006 European Grand Prix pitpass.com 23 July 2025 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:29.816 Spain Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:32.099 39 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Fernando Alonso Renault Spain Felipe Massa Ferrari Brazil EUR The 2006 European Grand Prix (formally the 2006 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe)http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/755.html Europe Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061020082451/http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/755.html 28 December 2020 2006-10-20 was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany on 7 May 2006. The 60-lap race was the fifth round of the 2006 Formula One season. It was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher who took his second victory of the season. Polesitter Fernando Alonso finished in second position for the Renault team, whilst the second Ferrari of Felipe Massa achieved his first podium finish of the season with third place. Franck Montagny made his Formula One début, becoming the first French F1 driver since Olivier Panis at the 2004 Japanese Grand Prix. Schumacher was the last to win his home race until Fernando Alonso in 2012. Background The event was held at the Nürburgring for the 36th time in the circuit's history. It was the 11th edition of the European Grand Prix at this venue and the fifth round of the 2006 championship. Championship standings before the race Fernando Alonso had been leading the championship since the get-go and had already gathered 36 points. Michael Schumacher's thrilling victory in Imola had lifted him into second place with 21 points. Kimi Räikkönen was in third with 18 points. Driver changes Franck Montagny was originally scheduled to act as the third driver for Super Aguri,http://www.pitpass.com/27821-Montagny-joins-Super-Aguri-as-third-driver-for-European-GP Montagny joins Super Aguri as third driver for European GP pitpass.com 10 January 2016 but was promoted to a race seathttp://www.pitpass.com/27874-Ide-replaced-by-Montagny-for-Super-Aguri Ide replaced by Montagny for Super Aguri pitpass.com 10 January 2016 after team driver Yuji Ide had his FIA Super License revokedhttp://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=27955 Ide's Superlicence revoked pitpass.com 10 January 2016 for erratic driving in prior races that season. Ide was set to act as the team's third driver for this race, according to the team, until the revocation came down. The license revocation meant Ide could no longer participate in Formula One. Practice Three free practice sessions were held.2006 FORMULA 1™ GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2006/races/794/europe/practice/1 23 July 2025 Formula1.com The first and second session were headed by Williams's third driver Alexander Wurz, before the third and most representative session saw the Ferraris of Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa top the timings. thumb|right|150px|Nick Heidfeld on the Friday before the race. 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 Adrian Sutil Toro Rosso-Cosworth Switzerland Neel Jani Super Aguri-Honda none Qualifying The qualifying session was affected by a red flag situation appearing during Q1 with 3½ minutes left on the timing monitors. Unfortunately, this was due to a software glitch in the timing system, and the session was quickly restarted. Jacques Villeneuve initially finished outside the top 16, but his time, set on a lap which he finished during the red flag, was reinstated. This placed him 7th in the session. Christian Klien had abandoned his lap, thinking it would not count, and he felt to have lost out through it. Pos. Qualifying position No. Car number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position 1 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault1:31.138 1:30.336 1:29.816 1 2 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.2351:30.013 1:30.028 2 3 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.921 1:30.732 1:30.407 3 4 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:31.671 1:30.469 1:30.754 4 5 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:31.263 1:30.203 1:30.933 5 6 12 UK Jenson Button Honda 1:31.420 1:30.755 1:30.940 6 7 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:31.809 1:30.733 1:31.419 7 8 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes 1:31.774 1:30.671 1:31.880 8 9 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:31.712 1:30.892 1:33.405 191 1 10 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:31.545 1:30.865 1:36.998 92 2 11 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:31.470 1:30.944 10 12 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:32.053 1:31.194 221 1 13 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:31.574 1:31.197 11 14 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 1:31.742 1:31.227 12 15 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:31.457 1:31.422 13 16 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:32.651 1:31.728 14 17 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:32.901 15 18 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:32.936 16 19 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:32.992 17 20 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:33.658 18 21 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:35.239 20 22 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 1:46.505 21 Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006–2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 110 etal Notes 1 1 – Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg both had their engines changed, and were both dropped ten places on the grid on Sunday. They started the race in 19th and 22nd places respectively.2006 FORMULA 1™ GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2006/races/794/europe/starting-grid 23 July 2025 Formula1.com 2 2 – Jacques Villeneuve originally qualified 8th with a time of 1:31.542, but his fastest three laps from the third qualifying session were deleted due to blocking the Renault of Giancarlo Fisichella. Race The race was held on 7 May 2006 and was run for 60 laps.Europe 2006 • STATS F1 https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/europe.aspx 23 July 2025 statsf1.com Race report Fernando Alonso kept his lead at the start. Felipe Massa challenged his teammate for second, but Michael Schumacher held on through the first corner. Ralf Schumacher hit Vitantonio Liuzzi, who then collided with David Coulthard. Liuzzi was left stranded on track, which brought out the safety car. Coulthard recovered to do a pit stop but retired a lap later. The safety car was deployed for three laps. At the restart, Kimi Räikkönen passed Jenson Button for fourth but little else changed in the order. The front runners pitted on laps 17 and 18 and kept their relative positions. Alonso and Schumacher traded fastest laps until the Renault driver pitted on lap 38. The German was now in free air and pushed his Ferrari for three more laps. He rejoined the race a whopping five seconds ahead of his Spanish rival and managed to extend his advantage even further. In the final stages, Massa and Räikkönen challenged Alonso for second place, but did not take any risks and the order was unchanged. Massa scored his first podium finish in Formula One. Race classification Pos Position No Car number Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 60 1:35:58.765 2 10 2 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 60 +3.751 1 8 3 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari Bridgestone 60 +4.447 3 6 4 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 60 +4.879 5 5 5 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda Michelin 60 +1:12.586 4 4 6 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Michelin 60 +1:14.116 11 3 7 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 60 +1:14.565 22 2 8 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber Michelin 60 +1:29.364 9 1 9 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 7 10 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Michelin 59 +1 Lap 13 11 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 59 +1 Lap 17 12 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 18 13 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 59 +1 Lap 16 Ret Retired 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone 52 Engine 10 Ret Retired 4 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 52 Engine 8 Ret Retired 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 45 Hydraulics 20 Ret Retired 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 29 Hydraulics 21 Ret Retired 12 UK Jenson Button Honda Michelin 28 Engine 6 Ret Retired 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 28 Transmission 15 Ret Retired 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 12 Hydraulics 19 Ret Retired 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 2 Collision damage 12 Ret Retired 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 0 Collision damage 14 Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006–2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 113 etal Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Fernando Alonso 44 10px 2 GER Michael Schumacher 31 10px 3 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 23 10px 4 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella 18 10px 2 5 BRA Felipe Massa 15Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/europe/championnat.aspx Europe 2006 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Renault 62 10px 1 2 ITA Ferrari 46 10px 1 3 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 38 10px 4 JPN Honda 19 10px 5 GER BMW Sauber 11Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2006 European GP2 Series round References External links Detailed European Grand Prix results European Grand Prix 2006 2006 San Marino Grand Prix 2006 Spanish Grand Prix 2005 European Grand Prix 2007 European Grand Prix 50 20 08 N 6 56 51 E source:kolossus-nowiki title European Grand Prix Category:European Grand Prix European Grand Prix Category:Sport in Rhineland-Palatinate European Grand Prix