The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix started October 8th, 2006 at 16:00 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Felipe Massa started from pole position with Michael Schumacher next to him. Ralf Schumacher started from third place.
After 1 hour, 23 minutes and 52 seconds Fernando Alonso finished the race first. The podium was completed with Felipe Massa in second and Giancarlo Fisichella in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Fernando Alonso in a time of 1:32.676.
After the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 126 points. Alonso is 10 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.
After 1 hour, 23 minutes and 52 seconds Fernando Alonso finished the race first. The podium was completed with Felipe Massa in second and Giancarlo Fisichella in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Fernando Alonso in a time of 1:32.676.
After the 2006 Japanese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 126 points. Alonso is 10 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.
Circuit
Location
Suzuka, Japan
Date
October 8th, 2006 at 16:00
Round
17/18
Winner
Fernando Alonso
Winning time
1:23:52.413
Pole position
Felipe Massa
Fastest lap
Fernando Alonso 1:32.676
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 4 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:23:52.413 | 5 | 53 | 10 |
| 2 1 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +16.151 | 1 | 53 | 8 |
| 3 3 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | +23.953 | 6 | 53 | 6 |
| 4 3 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | +34.101 | 7 | 53 | 5 |
| 5 6 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | +43.596 | 11 | 53 | 4 |
| 6 2 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +46.717 | 4 | 53 | 3 |
| 7 4 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | +48.869 | 3 | 53 | 2 |
| 8 1 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +1:16.095 | 9 | 53 | 1 |
| 9 3 | #17 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | +1:16.932 | 12 | 53 | 0 |
| 10 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | +1 Lap | 10 | 52 | 0 |
| 11 2 | #4 Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | +1 Lap | 13 | 52 | 0 |
| 12 4 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | +1 Lap | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| 13 5 | #15 Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | +1 Lap | 18 | 52 | 0 |
| 14 1 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 15 | 52 | 0 |
| 15 5 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | +1 Lap | 20 | 52 | 0 |
| 16 5 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | +2 Laps | 21 | 51 | 0 |
| 17 5 | #23 Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | +3 Laps | 22 | 50 | 0 |
| 18 1 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | Steering | 19 | 48 | 0 |
| - | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 14 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 2 | 36 | 0 |
| - | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | DNF (Gearbox) | 17 | 35 | 0 |
| - | #19 Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | DNF (Driveshaft) | 16 | 20 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:30.112 | 1:29.830 | 1:29.599 | |
| 2 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.279 | 1:28.954 | 1:29.711 | +0.112 |
| 3 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:30.595 | 1:30.299 | 1:29.989 | +0.390 |
| 4 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:30.420 | 1:30.204 | 1:30.039 | +0.440 |
| 5 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:30.976 | 1:30.357 | 1:30.371 | +0.772 |
| 6 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:31.696 | 1:30.306 | 1:30.599 | +1.000 |
| 7 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:30.847 | 1:30.268 | 1:30.992 | +1.393 |
| 8 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:31.972 | 1:30.598 | 1:31.478 | +1.879 |
| 9 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.811 | 1:30.470 | 1:31.513 | +1.914 |
| 10 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:30.585 | 1:30.321 | 1:31.856 | +2.257 |
| 11 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.080 | 1:30.827 | ||
| 12 | #17 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.204 | 1:31.094 | ||
| 13 | #4 Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:31.581 | 1:31.254 | ||
| 14 | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | 1:31.647 | 1:31.276 | ||
| 15 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:31.741 | 1:31.943 | ||
| 16 | #19 Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 1:32.221 | 1:33.750 | ||
| 17 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:32.252 | |||
| 18 | #15 Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:32.402 | |||
| 19 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:32.867 | |||
| 20 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:33.666 | |||
| 21 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 1:33.709 | |||
| 22 | #23 Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.653 | 13 | |
| 2 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:31.863 | +1.210 | 15 |
| 3 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:32.310 | +1.657 | 12 |
| 4 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:32.527 | +1.874 | 13 |
| 5 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32.555 | +1.902 | 14 |
| 6 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:32.590 | +1.937 | 15 |
| 7 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:32.730 | +2.077 | 18 |
| 8 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.730 | +2.077 | 12 |
| 9 | #17 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:32.787 | +2.134 | 17 |
| 10 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:32.790 | +2.137 | 15 |
| 11 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:32.977 | +2.324 | 20 |
| 12 | #4 Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:33.163 | +2.510 | 12 |
| 13 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:33.213 | +2.560 | 20 |
| 14 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:33.270 | +2.617 | 23 |
| 15 | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | 1:33.339 | +2.686 | 17 |
| 16 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:33.451 | +2.798 | 16 |
| 17 | #15 Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:33.663 | +3.010 | 12 |
| 18 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:33.748 | +3.095 | 16 |
| 19 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:33.824 | +3.171 | 19 |
| 20 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:34.118 | +3.465 | 15 |
| 21 | #23 Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 1:34.646 | +3.993 | 10 |
| 22 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:34.727 | +4.074 | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:34.337 | 8 | |
| 2 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:34.408 | +0.071 | 10 |
| 3 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:34.565 | +0.228 | 10 |
| 4 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.863 | +0.526 | 5 |
| 5 | #36 Anthony Davidson | Honda | 1:34.906 | +0.569 | 23 |
| 6 | #38 Sebastian Vettel | BMW Sauber | 1:34.912 | +0.575 | 30 |
| 7 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:35.002 | +0.665 | 6 |
| 8 | #4 Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:35.064 | +0.727 | 6 |
| 9 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.343 | +1.006 | 12 |
| 10 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:35.367 | +1.030 | 5 |
| 11 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:35.375 | +1.038 | 12 |
| 12 | #37 Michael Ammermüller | Red Bull | 1:35.433 | +1.096 | 25 |
| 13 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:35.528 | +1.191 | 10 |
| 14 | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | 1:35.866 | +1.529 | 5 |
| 15 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:36.176 | +1.839 | 10 |
| 16 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:36.180 | +1.843 | 4 |
| 17 | #35 Alexander Wurz | Williams | 1:36.234 | +1.897 | 25 |
| 18 | #17 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:36.299 | +1.962 | 5 |
| 19 | #41 Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:37.354 | +3.017 | 20 |
| 20 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:37.441 | +3.104 | 15 |
| 21 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:37.501 | +3.164 | 16 |
| 22 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:37.596 | +3.259 | 6 |
| 23 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:37.702 | +3.365 | 9 |
| 24 | #40 Neel Jani | Toro Rosso | 1:37.741 | +3.404 | 26 |
| 25 | #15 Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:37.788 | +3.451 | 9 |
| 26 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:38.533 | +4.196 | 18 |
| 27 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:38.779 | +4.442 | 5 |
| 28 | #23 Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 1:38.955 | +4.618 | 14 |
| 29 | #39 Adrian Sutil | MF1 | 1:43.914 | +9.577 | 14 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #36 Anthony Davidson | Honda | 1:45.349 | 18 | |
| 2 | #40 Neel Jani | Toro Rosso | 1:46.138 | +0.789 | 21 |
| 3 | #38 Sebastian Vettel | BMW Sauber | 1:46.585 | +1.236 | 20 |
| 4 | #37 Michael Ammermüller | Red Bull | 1:47.162 | +1.813 | 21 |
| 5 | #39 Adrian Sutil | MF1 | 1:47.773 | +2.424 | 21 |
| 6 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:47.814 | +2.465 | 7 |
| 7 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:47.838 | +2.489 | 6 |
| 8 | #41 Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:47.918 | +2.569 | 13 |
| 9 | #35 Alexander Wurz | Williams | 1:47.919 | +2.570 | 19 |
| 10 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:48.042 | +2.693 | 11 |
| 11 | #23 Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 1:50.479 | +5.130 | 9 |
| 12 | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | 1 | ||
| 13 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1 | ||
| 14 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | ||
| 15 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 2 | ||
| 16 | #15 Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1 | ||
| 17 | #17 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | ||
| 18 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1 | ||
| 19 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | ||
| 20 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1 | ||
| 21 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | ||
| 22 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 4 | ||
| 23 | #4 Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1 | ||
| 24 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1 | ||
| 25 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1 | ||
| 26 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1 | ||
| 27 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | 1 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 7 | 13 | 126 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 7 | 12 | 116 | -10 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | 6 | 70 | -56 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 5 | 69 | -57 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 6 | 61 | -65 | |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1 | 2 | 50 | -76 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 28 | -98 | ||
| 8 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 2 | 26 | -100 | |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1 | 23 | -103 | |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1 | 20 | -106 | |
| 11 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1 | 18 | -108 | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 15 | -111 | ||
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1 | 14 | -112 | |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Williams | 7 | -119 | ||
| 15 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 7 | -119 | ||
| 16 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1 | 6 | -120 | |
| 17 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 4 | -122 | ||
| 18 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 2 | -124 | ||
| 19 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1 | -125 | ||
| 20 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 0 | -126 | ||
| 21 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 0 | -126 | ||
| 22 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 0 | -126 | ||
| 23 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 0 | -126 | ||
| 24 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 0 | -126 | ||
| 25 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 0 | -126 | ||
| 26 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 0 | -126 | ||
| 27 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 0 | -126 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 8 | 18 | 195 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 8 | 18 | 186 | -9 |
| 3 | McLaren | 9 | 105 | -90 | |
| 4 | Honda | 1 | 2 | 78 | -117 |
| 5 | BMW Sauber | 2 | 36 | -159 | |
| 6 | Toyota | 1 | 35 | -160 | |
| 7 | Red Bull | 1 | 16 | -179 | |
| 8 | Williams | 11 | -184 | ||
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 1 | -194 | ||
| 10 | MF1 | 0 | -195 | ||
| 11 | Super Aguri | 0 | -195 | ||
| 12 | Spyker MF1 | 0 | -195 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:33.706 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Lando Norris | Oscar Piastri | 1:34.183 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:44.411 - Guanyu Zhou | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | 1:30.983 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Max Verstappen | 1:32.318 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:33.144 - Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:35.118 - Sebastian Vettel | Nico Rosberg |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.145 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:51.600 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Romain Grosjean | 1:34.587 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | Kamui Kobayashi | 1:35.774 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2011 | #4 Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:36.568 - Jenson Button | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Fernando Alonso | 1:33.474 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Jarno Trulli | Lewis Hamilton | 1:32.569 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2008 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Robert Kubica | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.426 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2007 | #2 Lewis Hamilton | Heikki Kovalainen | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.193 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2005 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Giancarlo Fisichella | Fernando Alonso | 1:31.540 - Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Ralf Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:32.730 - Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #1 Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1998 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1995 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Johnny Herbert | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Mika Häkkinen | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1990 | #20 Nelson Piquet | Roberto Moreno | Aguri Suzuki | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #19 Alessandro Nannini | Riccardo Patrese | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | Stefan Johansson | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1977 | #1 James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | Mario Andretti | |
| 1976 | #5 Mario Andretti | Patrick Depailler | James Hunt | Mario Andretti |