2006 Formula 1 World Championship

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Total races

Driver champion

Fernando Alonso

Constructor champion

Renault

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2006 Bahrain Grand Prix

First race

Mar 12, 2006

Date first race

2006 Brazilian Grand Prix

Last race

Oct 22, 2006

Date last race

ALO (7), MSC (7)

Most wins

ALO (6)

Most pole positions

ALO (14)

Most podiums

FIS (16), MSC (16)

Most in points

MSC (7)

Most fastest laps

WEB (10)

Most DNF

2006 standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	7	14	134
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	7	12	121	-13
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	2	7	80	-54
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1	5	72	-62
5	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	0	6	65	-69
6	Jenson Button	Honda	1	3	56	-78
7	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	0	0	30	-104
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	0	2	26	-108
9	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	0	1	23	-111
10	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	0	1	20	-114
11	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren	0	1	19	-115
12	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	0	0	15	-119
13	David Coulthard	Red Bull	0	1	14	-120
14	Mark Webber	Williams	0	0	7	-127
15	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	0	0	7	-127
16	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	0	1	6	-128
17	Nico Rosberg	Williams	0	0	4	-130
18	Christian Klien	Red Bull	0	0	2	-132
19	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	0	0	1	-133
20	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	0	0	0	-134
21	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	0	0	0	-134
22	Christijan Albers	Midland	0	0	0	-134
23	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	0	0	0	-134
24	Robert Doornbos	Red Bull	0	0	0	-134
25	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	0	0	0	-134
26	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri	0	0	0	-134
27	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	0	0	0	-134

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Renault	Renault	8	19	206
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	9	19	201	-5
3	McLaren	Mercedes	0	9	110	-96
4	Honda	Honda	1	3	86	-120
5	BMW Sauber	BMW	0	2	36	-170
6	Toyota	Toyota	0	1	35	-171
7	Red Bull	Ferrari	0	1	16	-190
8	Williams	Cosworth	0	0	11	-195
9	Toro Rosso	Cosworth	0	0	1	-205
10	Midland	Toyota	0	0	0	-206
11	Super Aguri	Honda	0	0	0	-206

2006 schedule

	Race	Date	Winner	2nd	3rd	Pole position
1	2006 Bahrain Grand Prix	Mar 12	#1 Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	Michael Schumacher
2	2006 Malaysian Grand Prix	Mar 19	#2 Giancarlo Fisichella	Fernando Alonso	Jenson Button	Giancarlo Fisichella
3	2006 Australian Grand Prix	Apr 2	#1 Fernando Alonso	Kimi Räikkönen	Ralf Schumacher	Jenson Button
4	2006 San Marino Grand Prix	Apr 23	#5 Michael Schumacher	Fernando Alonso	Juan Pablo Montoya	Michael Schumacher
5	2006 European Grand Prix	May 7	#5 Michael Schumacher	Fernando Alonso	Felipe Massa	Fernando Alonso
6	2006 Spanish Grand Prix	May 14	#1 Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Giancarlo Fisichella	Fernando Alonso
7	2006 Monaco Grand Prix	May 28	#1 Fernando Alonso	Juan Pablo Montoya	David Coulthard	Fernando Alonso
8	2006 British Grand Prix	Jun 11	#1 Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	Fernando Alonso
9	2006 Canadian Grand Prix	Jun 25	#1 Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	Fernando Alonso
10	2006 United States Grand Prix	Jul 2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Felipe Massa	Giancarlo Fisichella	Michael Schumacher
11	2006 French Grand Prix	Jul 16	#5 Michael Schumacher	Fernando Alonso	Felipe Massa	Michael Schumacher
12	2006 German Grand Prix	Jul 30	#5 Michael Schumacher	Felipe Massa	Kimi Räikkönen	Kimi Räikkönen
13	2006 Hungarian Grand Prix	Aug 6	#12 Jenson Button	Pedro de la Rosa	Nick Heidfeld	Kimi Räikkönen
14	2006 Turkish Grand Prix	Aug 27	#6 Felipe Massa	Fernando Alonso	Michael Schumacher	Felipe Massa
15	2006 Italian Grand Prix	Sep 10	#5 Michael Schumacher	Kimi Räikkönen	Robert Kubica	Kimi Räikkönen
16	2006 Chinese Grand Prix	Oct 1	#5 Michael Schumacher	Fernando Alonso	Giancarlo Fisichella	Fernando Alonso
17	2006 Japanese Grand Prix	Oct 8	#1 Fernando Alonso	Felipe Massa	Giancarlo Fisichella	Felipe Massa
18	2006 Brazilian Grand Prix	Oct 22	#6 Felipe Massa	Fernando Alonso	Jenson Button	Felipe Massa

Position heatmap

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
ALO	463	263	164	82	57	53	7	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MSC	366	211	166	47	43	95	41	30	13	8	2	5	15	4	5	19	13	6	2	1	0	0
MAS	154	179	149	145	90	32	38	37	58	38	40	14	14	4	1	10	15	18	21	6	3	0
FIS	57	64	129	151	106	153	100	117	48	31	37	11	8	8	10	3	12	0	4	0	0	0
RAI	54	251	107	121	140	65	36	19	27	11	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
BUT	25	85	114	183	95	126	87	34	49	21	15	24	4	27	28	41	6	3	4	0	0	0
BAR	0	4	13	54	198	101	139	72	55	93	27	54	65	35	30	8	0	5	5	7	1	6
MOY	6	30	45	141	56	45	37	4	17	27	20	0	1	1	1	8	0	1	1	0	0	0
HEI	0	16	14	63	65	62	120	171	116	74	40	77	32	48	22	23	5	12	19	2	0	0
RSC	2	2	34	24	73	86	66	68	120	53	48	62	25	66	84	51	54	14	5	1	0	0
DLR	0	24	49	5	38	20	74	63	42	12	23	13	29	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	2	1	45	72	46	96	60	100	105	85	87	59	33	25	24	40	4	2	9	0	0	0
COU	0	0	6	10	12	55	60	56	94	101	155	127	68	62	57	34	26	3	3	1	2	0
WEB	3	4	61	26	76	52	34	59	51	88	38	87	55	18	0	0	2	14	0	0	1	0
VIL	0	0	0	0	6	23	103	104	56	48	74	64	34	44	32	13	11	29	2	1	2	0
KUB	5	3	41	10	5	15	37	39	54	44	8	21	31	27	7	7	3	1	0	0	0	0
ROS	0	0	0	0	18	31	31	61	83	48	124	41	25	50	50	32	37	12	10	1	7	0
KLI	0	0	0	3	8	25	58	51	45	63	40	73	90	49	41	53	17	23	5	5	6	0
LIU	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	29	46	126	132	57	123	172	101	47	61	40	1	7	0	0
SPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	28	107	88	131	167	167	114	52	57	26	4	1	0	0
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	18	19	21	59	66	212	178	91	84	49	26	52
ALB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	34	64	107	65	141	94	77	85	93	35	16	14
SAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	11	36	51	57	119	91	112	120	99	106	23	5
DOO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	26	38	11	31	15	9	7	11	4	2	6
IDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	2	8	34	20	15	33	18	0
YAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13	18	39	34	15	2	55	18
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	46	51	52	36	43	1

Laps in the lead

Pos.	Driver	Laps
1	Fernando Alonso	463
2	Michael Schumacher	366
3	Felipe Massa	154
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	57
5	Kimi Räikkönen	54
6	Jenson Button	25
7	Juan Pablo Montoya	6
8	Robert Kubica	5
9	Mark Webber	3
10	Jarno Trulli	2
11	Ralf Schumacher	2

2006 Formula 1 world championship

The 2006 Formula 1 season included 18 Grands Prix, featuring teams and drivers competing across iconic circuits. From the opening race in Bahrain to the finale in Brazil, fans followed the action as drivers and teams competed for championship glory.

Championship results

Fernando Alonso won the Drivers' Championship, representing Renault, with a total of 134 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Renault claimed victory, finishing the season with 206 points.

Season highlights

Total races: 18
Drivers who won a race: 5
Teams with race victories: 3
Most wins by a driver: Fernando Alonso (7), Michael Schumacher (7)
Most podiums by a driver: Fernando Alonso (14)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
ALO	463	263	164	82	57	53	7	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MSC	366	211	166	47	43	95	41	30	13	8	2	5	15	4	5	19	13	6	2	1	0	0
MAS	154	179	149	145	90	32	38	37	58	38	40	14	14	4	1	10	15	18	21	6	3	0
FIS	57	64	129	151	106	153	100	117	48	31	37	11	8	8	10	3	12	0	4	0	0	0
RAI	54	251	107	121	140	65	36	19	27	11	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
BUT	25	85	114	183	95	126	87	34	49	21	15	24	4	27	28	41	6	3	4	0	0	0
BAR	0	4	13	54	198	101	139	72	55	93	27	54	65	35	30	8	0	5	5	7	1	6
MOY	6	30	45	141	56	45	37	4	17	27	20	0	1	1	1	8	0	1	1	0	0	0
HEI	0	16	14	63	65	62	120	171	116	74	40	77	32	48	22	23	5	12	19	2	0	0
RSC	2	2	34	24	73	86	66	68	120	53	48	62	25	66	84	51	54	14	5	1	0	0
DLR	0	24	49	5	38	20	74	63	42	12	23	13	29	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	2	1	45	72	46	96	60	100	105	85	87	59	33	25	24	40	4	2	9	0	0	0
COU	0	0	6	10	12	55	60	56	94	101	155	127	68	62	57	34	26	3	3	1	2	0
WEB	3	4	61	26	76	52	34	59	51	88	38	87	55	18	0	0	2	14	0	0	1	0
VIL	0	0	0	0	6	23	103	104	56	48	74	64	34	44	32	13	11	29	2	1	2	0
KUB	5	3	41	10	5	15	37	39	54	44	8	21	31	27	7	7	3	1	0	0	0	0
ROS	0	0	0	0	18	31	31	61	83	48	124	41	25	50	50	32	37	12	10	1	7	0
KLI	0	0	0	3	8	25	58	51	45	63	40	73	90	49	41	53	17	23	5	5	6	0
LIU	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	29	46	126	132	57	123	172	101	47	61	40	1	7	0	0
SPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	28	107	88	131	167	167	114	52	57	26	4	1	0	0
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	18	19	21	59	66	212	178	91	84	49	26	52
ALB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	34	64	107	65	141	94	77	85	93	35	16	14
SAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	11	36	51	57	119	91	112	120	99	106	23	5
DOO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	26	38	11	31	15	9	7	11	4	2	6
IDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	2	8	34	20	15	33	18	0
YAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13	18	39	34	15	2	55	18
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	46	51	52	36	43	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
ALO	463	263	164	82	57	53	7	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MSC	366	211	166	47	43	95	41	30	13	8	2	5	15	4	5	19	13	6	2	1	0	0
MAS	154	179	149	145	90	32	38	37	58	38	40	14	14	4	1	10	15	18	21	6	3	0
FIS	57	64	129	151	106	153	100	117	48	31	37	11	8	8	10	3	12	0	4	0	0	0
RAI	54	251	107	121	140	65	36	19	27	11	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
BUT	25	85	114	183	95	126	87	34	49	21	15	24	4	27	28	41	6	3	4	0	0	0
BAR	0	4	13	54	198	101	139	72	55	93	27	54	65	35	30	8	0	5	5	7	1	6
MOY	6	30	45	141	56	45	37	4	17	27	20	0	1	1	1	8	0	1	1	0	0	0
HEI	0	16	14	63	65	62	120	171	116	74	40	77	32	48	22	23	5	12	19	2	0	0
RSC	2	2	34	24	73	86	66	68	120	53	48	62	25	66	84	51	54	14	5	1	0	0
DLR	0	24	49	5	38	20	74	63	42	12	23	13	29	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	2	1	45	72	46	96	60	100	105	85	87	59	33	25	24	40	4	2	9	0	0	0
COU	0	0	6	10	12	55	60	56	94	101	155	127	68	62	57	34	26	3	3	1	2	0
WEB	3	4	61	26	76	52	34	59	51	88	38	87	55	18	0	0	2	14	0	0	1	0
VIL	0	0	0	0	6	23	103	104	56	48	74	64	34	44	32	13	11	29	2	1	2	0
KUB	5	3	41	10	5	15	37	39	54	44	8	21	31	27	7	7	3	1	0	0	0	0
ROS	0	0	0	0	18	31	31	61	83	48	124	41	25	50	50	32	37	12	10	1	7	0
KLI	0	0	0	3	8	25	58	51	45	63	40	73	90	49	41	53	17	23	5	5	6	0
LIU	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	29	46	126	132	57	123	172	101	47	61	40	1	7	0	0
SPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	28	107	88	131	167	167	114	52	57	26	4	1	0	0
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	18	19	21	59	66	212	178	91	84	49	26	52
ALB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	34	64	107	65	141	94	77	85	93	35	16	14
SAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	11	36	51	57	119	91	112	120	99	106	23	5
DOO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	26	38	11	31	15	9	7	11	4	2	6
IDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	2	8	34	20	15	33	18	0
YAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13	18	39	34	15	2	55	18
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	46	51	52	36	43	1

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
ALO	463	263	164	82	57	53	7	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MSC	366	211	166	47	43	95	41	30	13	8	2	5	15	4	5	19	13	6	2	1	0	0
MAS	154	179	149	145	90	32	38	37	58	38	40	14	14	4	1	10	15	18	21	6	3	0
FIS	57	64	129	151	106	153	100	117	48	31	37	11	8	8	10	3	12	0	4	0	0	0
RAI	54	251	107	121	140	65	36	19	27	11	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
BUT	25	85	114	183	95	126	87	34	49	21	15	24	4	27	28	41	6	3	4	0	0	0
BAR	0	4	13	54	198	101	139	72	55	93	27	54	65	35	30	8	0	5	5	7	1	6
MOY	6	30	45	141	56	45	37	4	17	27	20	0	1	1	1	8	0	1	1	0	0	0
HEI	0	16	14	63	65	62	120	171	116	74	40	77	32	48	22	23	5	12	19	2	0	0
RSC	2	2	34	24	73	86	66	68	120	53	48	62	25	66	84	51	54	14	5	1	0	0
DLR	0	24	49	5	38	20	74	63	42	12	23	13	29	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
TRU	2	1	45	72	46	96	60	100	105	85	87	59	33	25	24	40	4	2	9	0	0	0
COU	0	0	6	10	12	55	60	56	94	101	155	127	68	62	57	34	26	3	3	1	2	0
WEB	3	4	61	26	76	52	34	59	51	88	38	87	55	18	0	0	2	14	0	0	1	0
VIL	0	0	0	0	6	23	103	104	56	48	74	64	34	44	32	13	11	29	2	1	2	0
KUB	5	3	41	10	5	15	37	39	54	44	8	21	31	27	7	7	3	1	0	0	0	0
ROS	0	0	0	0	18	31	31	61	83	48	124	41	25	50	50	32	37	12	10	1	7	0
KLI	0	0	0	3	8	25	58	51	45	63	40	73	90	49	41	53	17	23	5	5	6	0
LIU	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	29	46	126	132	57	123	172	101	47	61	40	1	7	0	0
SPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	28	107	88	131	167	167	114	52	57	26	4	1	0	0
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	18	19	21	59	66	212	178	91	84	49	26	52
ALB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	34	64	107	65	141	94	77	85	93	35	16	14
SAT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	11	36	51	57	119	91	112	120	99	106	23	5
DOO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	26	38	11	31	15	9	7	11	4	2	6
IDE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	2	8	34	20	15	33	18	0
YAM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	13	18	39	34	15	2	55	18
MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	46	51	52	36	43	1