The 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix started March 19th, 2006 at 16:00 on Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Giancarlo Fisichella started from pole position with Jenson Button next to him. Nico Rosberg started from third place.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 40 seconds Giancarlo Fisichella finished the race first. The podium was completed with Fernando Alonso in second and Jenson Button in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Fernando Alonso in a time of 1:34.803.
After the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 18 points. Alonso is 7 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.
After 1 hour, 30 minutes and 40 seconds Giancarlo Fisichella finished the race first. The podium was completed with Fernando Alonso in second and Jenson Button in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Fernando Alonso in a time of 1:34.803.
After the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 18 points. Alonso is 7 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.
Circuit
Location
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Date
March 19th, 2006 at 16:00
Round
2/18
Winner
Giancarlo Fisichella
Winning time
1:30:40.529
Pole position
Giancarlo Fisichella
Fastest lap
Fernando Alonso 1:34.803
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:30:40.529 | 1 | 56 | 10 |
| 2 5 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | +4.585 | 7 | 56 | 8 |
| 3 1 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | +9.631 | 2 | 56 | 6 |
| 4 1 | #4 Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | +39.351 | 5 | 56 | 5 |
| 5 16 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +43.254 | 21 | 56 | 4 |
| 6 8 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +43.854 | 14 | 56 | 3 |
| 7 3 | #17 Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | +1:20.461 | 10 | 56 | 2 |
| 8 14 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | +1:21.288 | 22 | 56 | 1 |
| 9 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +1 Lap | 9 | 55 | 0 |
| 10 10 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | +1 Lap | 20 | 55 | 0 |
| 11 2 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | +2 Laps | 13 | 54 | 0 |
| 12 3 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | +2 Laps | 15 | 54 | 0 |
| 13 3 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | +2 Laps | 16 | 54 | 0 |
| 14 3 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | +3 Laps | 17 | 53 | 0 |
| - | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | DNF (Engine) | 11 | 48 | 0 |
| - | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | DNF (Clutch) | 12 | 41 | 0 |
| - | #23 Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | DNF (Mechanical) | 18 | 33 | 0 |
| - | #15 Christian Klien | Red Bull | DNF (Hydraulics) | 8 | 26 | 0 |
| - | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | DNF (Hydraulics) | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| - | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | DNF (Hydraulics) | 19 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:35.488 | 1:33.623 | 1:33.840 | |
| 2 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:35.023 | 1:33.527 | 1:33.986 | +0.146 |
| 3 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.105 | 1:34.563 | 1:34.626 | +0.786 |
| 4 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:35.810 | 1:34.574 | 1:34.668 | +0.828 |
| 5 | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | 1:35.252 | 1:34.279 | 1:34.672 | +0.832 |
| 6 | #4 Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:34.536 | 1:34.568 | 1:34.916 | +1.076 |
| 7 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:34.667 | 1:34.351 | 1:34.983 | +1.143 |
| 8 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.514 | 1:33.997 | 1:35.747 | +1.907 |
| 9 | #15 Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:35.171 | 1:34.537 | 1:38.715 | +4.875 |
| 10 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:35.214 | 1:34.586 | ||
| 11 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:34.839 | 1:34.614 | ||
| 12 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:35.526 | 1:34.683 | ||
| 13 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.517 | 1:34.702 | ||
| 14 | #17 Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:35.391 | 1:34.752 | ||
| 15 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:35.588 | 1:34.783 | ||
| 16 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.091 | |||
| 17 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:36.297 | |||
| 18 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.581 | |||
| 19 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:37.426 | |||
| 20 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:37.819 | |||
| 21 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:39.011 | |||
| 22 | #23 Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:40.720 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:34.126 | 16 | |
| 2 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34.180 | +0.054 | 13 |
| 3 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:34.585 | +0.459 | 13 |
| 4 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:34.616 | +0.490 | 20 |
| 5 | #15 Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:34.815 | +0.689 | 12 |
| 6 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:34.854 | +0.728 | 10 |
| 7 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:35.040 | +0.914 | 7 |
| 8 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:35.242 | +1.116 | 14 |
| 9 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:35.639 | +1.513 | 14 |
| 10 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:35.690 | +1.564 | 19 |
| 11 | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | 1:35.700 | +1.574 | 11 |
| 12 | #17 Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:36.144 | +2.018 | 9 |
| 13 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:36.505 | +2.379 | 13 |
| 14 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:36.549 | +2.423 | 15 |
| 15 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:36.655 | +2.529 | 13 |
| 16 | #4 Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:37.053 | +2.927 | 8 |
| 17 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.148 | +3.022 | 21 |
| 18 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:37.232 | +3.106 | 18 |
| 19 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:37.437 | +3.311 | 19 |
| 20 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:37.900 | +3.774 | 17 |
| 21 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:38.821 | +4.695 | 15 |
| 22 | #23 Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:40.542 | +6.416 | 18 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #36 Anthony Davidson | Honda | 1:35.041 | 14 | |
| 2 | #35 Alexander Wurz | Williams | 1:35.388 | +0.347 | 30 |
| 3 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:35.806 | +0.765 | 14 |
| 4 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:35.924 | +0.883 | 22 |
| 5 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:36.132 | +1.091 | 15 |
| 6 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:36.182 | +1.141 | 14 |
| 7 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:36.617 | +1.576 | 17 |
| 8 | #12 Jenson Button | Honda | 1:36.661 | +1.620 | 12 |
| 9 | #17 Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:37.045 | +2.004 | 9 |
| 10 | #11 Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:37.270 | +2.229 | 13 |
| 11 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:37.317 | +2.276 | 23 |
| 12 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:37.418 | +2.377 | 7 |
| 13 | #38 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:37.457 | +2.416 | 28 |
| 14 | #4 Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:37.463 | +2.422 | 12 |
| 15 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:37.590 | +2.549 | 22 |
| 16 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:37.603 | +2.562 | 8 |
| 17 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:37.695 | +2.654 | 20 |
| 18 | #40 Neel Jani | Toro Rosso | 1:37.831 | +2.790 | 23 |
| 19 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:37.926 | +2.885 | 21 |
| 20 | #9 Mark Webber | Williams | 1:38.081 | +3.040 | 5 |
| 21 | #10 Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:38.205 | +3.164 | 6 |
| 22 | #39 Giorgio Mondini | MF1 | 1:38.256 | +3.215 | 20 |
| 23 | #15 Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:38.644 | +3.603 | 10 |
| 24 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:38.918 | +3.877 | 20 |
| 25 | #37 Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:39.105 | +4.064 | 28 |
| 26 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:39.416 | +4.375 | 20 |
| 27 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:41.549 | +6.508 | 22 |
| 28 | #23 Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:43.164 | +8.123 | 16 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #35 Alexander Wurz | Williams | 1:34.946 | 19 | |
| 2 | #38 Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:35.733 | +0.787 | 22 |
| 3 | #36 Anthony Davidson | Honda | 1:35.997 | +1.051 | 25 |
| 4 | #4 Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:36.709 | +1.763 | 4 |
| 5 | #14 David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:37.042 | +2.096 | 7 |
| 6 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:37.043 | +2.097 | 4 |
| 7 | #6 Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:37.557 | +2.611 | 18 |
| 8 | #37 Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:37.604 | +2.658 | 18 |
| 9 | #7 Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:37.826 | +2.880 | 9 |
| 10 | #15 Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:38.448 | +3.502 | 5 |
| 11 | #40 Neel Jani | Toro Rosso | 1:38.668 | +3.722 | 21 |
| 12 | #8 Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:38.837 | +3.891 | 8 |
| 13 | #21 Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:39.599 | +4.653 | 14 |
| 14 | #18 Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:39.899 | +4.953 | 8 |
| 15 | #39 Giorgio Mondini | MF1 | 1:40.092 | +5.146 | 22 |
| 16 | #20 Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:40.123 | +5.177 | 8 |
| 17 | #19 Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:40.608 | +5.662 | 12 |
| 18 | #22 Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:41.072 | +6.126 | 18 |
| 19 | #23 Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:43.449 | +8.503 | 19 |
| 20 | #3 Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | ||
| 21 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | ||
| 22 | #2 Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | ||
| 23 | #17 Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1 | ||
| 24 | #16 Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 11 | -7 | |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1 | 11 | -7 | |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 1 | 10 | -8 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 9 | -9 | ||
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1 | 6 | -12 | |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | -14 | ||
| 8 | Mark Webber | Williams | 3 | -15 | ||
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 2 | -16 | ||
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 2 | -16 | ||
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1 | -17 | ||
| 12 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1 | -17 | ||
| 13 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 0 | -18 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 0 | -18 | ||
| 15 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 0 | -18 | ||
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 0 | -18 | ||
| 17 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 0 | -18 | ||
| 18 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | -18 | ||
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 0 | -18 | ||
| 20 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 0 | -18 | ||
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 0 | -18 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 2 | 3 | 28 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | 15 | -13 | |
| 3 | McLaren | 1 | 15 | -13 | |
| 4 | Honda | 1 | 11 | -17 | |
| 5 | Williams | 5 | -23 | ||
| 6 | BMW Sauber | 2 | -26 | ||
| 7 | Toyota | 1 | -27 | ||
| 8 | Red Bull | 1 | -27 | ||
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | -28 | ||
| 10 | MF1 | 0 | -28 | ||
| 11 | Super Aguri | 0 | -28 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:34.080 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen | Nico Rosberg | 1:36.424 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:42.062 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.066 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Lewis Hamilton | 1:39.199 - Sergio Pérez | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Sergio Pérez | Lewis Hamilton | 1:40.722 - Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Jenson Button | Nick Heidfeld | 1:40.571 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg | 1:37.054 - Mark Webber | Mark Webber |
| 2009 | #22 Jenson Button | Nick Heidfeld | Timo Glock | 1:36.641 - Jenson Button | Jenson Button |
| 2008 | #1 Kimi Räikkönen | Robert Kubica | Heikki Kovalainen | 1:35.366 - Nick Heidfeld | Felipe Massa |
| 2007 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.701 - Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Jarno Trulli | Nick Heidfeld | 1:35.483 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Jenson Button | 1:34.223 - Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso | |
| 2002 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Michael Schumacher |