2006 French Grand Prix

F1 France French 2006 United States Grand Prix 2006 German Grand Prix July 16 2006 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.svg The Nevers Circuit modified in 2003 11 18 Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2006 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France Permanent racing facility 2.741 4.411Grand Prix de France http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/F1/F1_Circuits/2006/France/circuit.html Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile 2023-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20061017101426/http://www.fia.com/sport/Championships/F1/F1_Circuits/2006/France/circuit.html 2006-10-17 70 191.746 308.586 Sunny, 34°Chttps://www.pitpass.com/src/seasons/2006/gp/france/report/result.php 2006 French Grand Prix Pitpass.com 23 July 2025 Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari 1:15.493 Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari 1:17.111 46 Michael Schumacher Germany Ferrari Fernando Alonso Spain Renault Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari FRA The 2006 French Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de France 2006)http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/761.html French Formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20061021031125/http://www.formula1.com/race/circuitdetail/761.html 3 January 2021 2006-10-21 was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, near Magny-Cours, France on 16 July 2006. Michael Schumacher of Scuderia Ferrari took pole position for the race and went on to win it ahead of championship leader Fernando Alonso with Renault. It was the German's 88th win in Formula One. Background The event was held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours for the 16th time in the circuit's history across the weekend of 14–16 July. The Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 2006 Formula One World Championship and the 56th running of the French Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.https://www.statsf1.com/en/grand-prix-france.aspx FRANCE StatsF1.com 23 July 2025 This race also marked the centenary of the first French Grand Prix in 1906. Championship standings before the race Going into the weekend, Fernando Alonso was leading the championship, as he had been since the start, now with 88 points, compared to Michael Schumacher with 69. Renault teammate Giancarlo Fisichella had overtaken Kimi Räikkönen for third place with 43 points. 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 and second sessions were led by BMW Sauber's third driver Robert Kubica and the third session was headed by both the team's regular drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Nick Heidfeld.https://www.formula1.com/en/results/2006/races/800/france/practice/1 FORMULA 1™ GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 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 Adrian Sutil Toro Rosso-Cosworth Switzerland Neel Jani Super Aguri-Honda Japan Sakon Yamamoto Qualifying thumb|275px|right|Home driver Franck Montagny driving for Super Aguri. It would be his last outing for the team in the 2006 season. 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. Michael Schumacher scored his 68th and final pole position. He had held the record for the most pole positions since surpassing Ayrton Senna at the 2006 San Marino Grand Prix and would hold it until Lewis Hamilton surpassed it at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix. Pos. Qualifying position No. Car number Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid Final grid position 1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.865 1:15.111 1:15.493 1 2 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.277 1:15.679 1:15.510 2 3 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.328 1:15.706 1:15.785 3 4 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.550 1:15.776 1:16.036 4 5 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.949 1:15.625 1:16.091 5 6 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.154 1:15.742 1:16.281 6 7 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.825 1:15.901 1:16.345 7 8 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.679 1:15.902 1:16.632 8 9 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.534 1:15.926 1:18.272 191 1 10 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 1:16.350 1:15.974 1:18.663 9 11 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:16.531 1:16.129 10 12 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.686 1:16.294 11 13 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:16.921 1:16.433 12 14 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.022 1:17.027 13 15 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.117 1:17.063 14 16 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:16.962 1:17.105 15 17 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:17.164 221 1 18 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:17.304 16 19 12 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 1:17.495 17 20 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:17.589 18 21 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.637 20 22 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:18.845 21Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 152 etal Notes 1 1 – Nico Rosberg and Vitantonio Liuzzi received a 10-place grid penalty for engine changes.http://www.formula1.com/race/news/4648/761.html Provisional grid - Rosberg, Liuzzi drop back Formula1.com 17 April 2026 20 July 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060720081100/http://www.formula1.com/race/news/4648/761.html bot: unknown Race The race was held on 16 July 2006 and was run for 70 laps.https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/france.aspx FRANCE 2006 StatsF1.com 23 July 2025 Race report At the start, Fernando Alonso challenged Felipe Massa for second place, locking up at the first hairpin, but the Brazilian managed to hold on and protect his second place, as well as Michael Schumacher's lead. While several battles emerged in the midfield, Schumacher set a series of fastest laps to grow his lead out to 8 seconds over Alonso at the time that Massa pitted on lap 16. After the first round of pit stops was completed, Schumacher led Massa by 6 seconds, with Alonso a further 5 seconds down the road. Jarno Trulli was fourth, but he was passed by Kimi Räikkönen on lap 26. Later in the race, Trulli would retire but his teammate Ralf Schumacher would end up finishing in that fourth position. Alonso lost time behind backmarkers and was trailing Schumacher by 16 seconds when the German made his second stop. After Alonso had visited the pits for the second time, the gap had expanded to 26 seconds, with Massa still in between the rivals. When the Ferraris stopped for a third time, Alonso moved past Massa and conserved his tyres. He held on to second place and finished the race 10 seconds, but more importantly, just 2 points behind Schumacher. Schumacher became the first driver in Formula One history to win the same Grand Prix on eight occasions (having previously won the French Grand Prix in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004). Schumacher also achieved his 22nd career hat trick (pole position, win & fastest lap at the same race), also a record. Race classification thumb|right|The race was won by Ferrari's Michael Schumacher. Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari Bridgestone 70 1:32:07.803 1 10 2 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault Michelin 70 +10.131 3 8 3 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari Bridgestone 70 +22.546 2 6 4 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota Bridgestone 70 +27.212 5 5 5 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 70 +33.006 6 4 6 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault Michelin 70 +45.265 7 3 7 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes Michelin 70 +49.407 8 2 8 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber Michelin 69 +1 lap 11 1 9 14 UK David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 69 +1 lap 9 10 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 69 +1 lap 14 11 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber Michelin 69 +1 lap 16 12 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari Michelin 69 +1 lap 12 13 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth Michelin 69 +1 lap 22 14 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 68 +2 laps 19 15 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 68 +2 laps 15 16 23 France Franck Montagny Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 67 +3 laps 20 Ret Retired 12 UK Jenson Button Honda Michelin 61 Engine 17 Ret Retired 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth Bridgestone 55 Wheel rim 10 Ret Retired 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 39 Brakes 4 Ret Retired 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda Michelin 18 Engine 13 Ret Retired 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota Bridgestone 11 Accident 18 Ret Retired 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda Bridgestone 0 Transmission 21 Source:Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007 Domenjoz Luc February 2007 Chronosports S.A. 978-2-84707-110-8 155 etal Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ESP Fernando Alonso 96 10px 2 GER Michael Schumacher 79 10px 3 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella 46 10px 4 FIN Kimi Räikkönen 43 10px 5 BRA Felipe Massa 42Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/france/championnat.aspx France 2006 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 17 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Position Constructor Points 10px 1 FRA Renault 142 10px 2 ITA Ferrari 121 10px 3 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 71 10px 4 JPN Honda 32 10px 1 5 JPN Toyota 21Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2006 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round References External links Detailed French Grand Prix results French Grand Prix 2006 2006 United States Grand Prix 2006 German Grand Prix 2005 French Grand Prix 2007 French Grand Prix 46 51 51 N 3 09 49 E source:kolossus-nowiki title French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Grand Prix French Grand Prix