2006 United States Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2006 United States Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 2 Jul 2006 for Ferrari, from pole position; Felipe Massa was second and Giancarlo Fisichella third. Pole position: Michael Schumacher.

Schumacher took the lead for good on lap 31 of 73, from Fernando Alonso; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 7). Schumacher stopped 2 times, on laps 29 and 54; 5 of 9 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 31. The fastest lap was Michael Schumacher's, 1:12.719 on lap 56. 9 of 22 starters were classified; 13 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 88 points, 19 ahead of Michael Schumacher, with 8 rounds left.

Date

2 Jul 2006

Circuit

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA

Round

10 of 18

Winner

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

Pole position

Michael Schumacher (1:10.832)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Nico Rosberg qualified 19th, started 21st; Jarno Trulli qualified 20th, started 22nd; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 21st, started 20th; Franck Montagny qualified 22nd, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 29, 54), stints of 29, 25, 19 laps

2nd

Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 30, 52), stints of 30, 22, 21 laps

3rd

Giancarlo Fisichella: 2 stops (laps 29, 53), stints of 29, 24, 20 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 5

First stops

median lap 31 of 73

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2006 standings