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2006 French Grand Prix

Date
16 Jul 2006
Circuit
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
Round
11 of 18
Winner
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
Pole position
Michael Schumacher (1:15.493)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 1 70 1:32:07.803 1:17.111 10
2 1 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 3 70 +10.131 8
3 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 2 70 +22.546 6
4 7 SCHRalf Schumacher Toyota 5 70 +27.212 5
5 3 RAIKimi Räikkönen McLaren 6 70 +33.006 4
6 2 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Renault 7 70 +45.265 3
7 4 DLRPedro de la Rosa McLaren 8 70 +49.407 2
8 16 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 11q12 69 +1 Lap 1
9 14 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 9q10 69 +1 Lap 0
10 21 SPEScott Speed Toro Rosso 14q15 69 +1 Lap 0
11 17 VILJacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 16q18 69 +1 Lap 0
12 15 KLIChristian Klien Red Bull 12q13 69 +1 Lap 0
13 20 LIUVitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 22q17 69 +1 Lap 0
14 10 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 18q9 68 +2 Laps 0
15 19 ALBChristijan Albers MF1 15q16 68 +2 Laps 0
16 23 FMOFranck Montagny Super Aguri 20q21 67 +3 Laps 0
R 12 BUTJenson Button Honda 17q19 61 Technical 0
R 9 WEBMark Webber Williams 10q11 55 Wheel rim 0
R 8 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 4 39 Brakes 0
R 11 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 13q14 28 Engine 0
R 18 TMOTiago Monteiro MF1 19q20 11 Mechanical 0
R 22 SATTakuma Sato Super Aguri 21q22 0 Transmission 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 14 drivers: Nico Rosberg qualified 9th, started 18th; David Coulthard qualified 10th, started 9th; Mark Webber qualified 11th, started 10th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 12th, started 11th; Christian Klien qualified 13th, started 12th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 14th, started 13th; Scott Speed qualified 15th, started 14th; Christijan Albers qualified 16th, started 15th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 17th, started 22nd; Jacques Villeneuve qualified 18th, started 16th; Jenson Button qualified 19th, started 17th; Tiago Monteiro qualified 20th, started 19th; Franck Montagny qualified 21st, started 20th; Takuma Sato qualified 22nd, started 21st. 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

123456789101112131415161718192021 Lap 1Lap 18Lap 35Lap 53Lap 70 Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 16Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 17Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 17Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 18Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 18Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 19Franck Montagny: pit stop on lap 19Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 20Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 21Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 21Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 25Christijan Albers: pit stop on lap 26Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 27Scott Speed: pit stop on lap 28David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 29Vitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 31Christian Klien: pit stop on lap 31Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 32Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 34Franck Montagny: pit stop on lap 35Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 35Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 38Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 38Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 38Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 39Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 42Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 44Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 45Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 45Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 46Mark Webber: pit stop on lap 46Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 46Christijan Albers: pit stop on lap 48Scott Speed: pit stop on lap 50Pedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 50Franck Montagny: pit stop on lap 51David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 52Vitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 52Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 53Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 53Christian Klien: pit stop on lap 53Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 53Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 55Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 56 ALOFISRAIDLRMSCMASSCHTRUWEBROSBARBUTCOUKLIHEIVILTMOALBLIUSPEFMO
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 11Lap 21Lap 31Lap 40Lap 50Lap 60Lap 70 Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 16, 20.8 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 17, 21.4 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 17, 20.7 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 18, 22.2 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18, 20.1 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 18, 20.4 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 19, 20.8 s in the pit laneFranck Montagny: pit stop on lap 19, 20.8 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 20, 21.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 21, 21.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 21, 22.2 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22, 30.7 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 25, 22.4 s in the pit laneChristijan Albers: pit stop on lap 26, 32.0 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 27, 22.4 s in the pit laneScott Speed: pit stop on lap 28, 22.7 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 29, 21.4 s in the pit laneVitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 31, 21.1 s in the pit laneChristian Klien: pit stop on lap 31, 21.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 32, 24.8 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 34, 20.1 s in the pit laneFranck Montagny: pit stop on lap 35, 20.5 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 35, 20.2 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 38, 31.9 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 38, 21.6 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 38, 19.7 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 39, 276.2 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 42, 23.0 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 44, 23.6 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 45, 21.9 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 45, 21.6 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 46, 21.4 s in the pit laneMark Webber: pit stop on lap 46, 21.4 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 46, 21.1 s in the pit laneChristijan Albers: pit stop on lap 48, 23.4 s in the pit laneScott Speed: pit stop on lap 50, 20.6 s in the pit lanePedro de la Rosa: pit stop on lap 50, 20.8 s in the pit laneFranck Montagny: pit stop on lap 51, 22.1 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 52, 20.6 s in the pit laneVitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 52, 20.4 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 53, 20.4 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 53, 20.2 s in the pit laneChristian Klien: pit stop on lap 53, 22.3 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 53, 20.5 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 55, 19.4 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 56, 20.0 s in the pit lane ALOFISRAIDLRMSCMASSCHTRUWEBROSBARBUTCOUKLIHEIVILTMOALBLIUSPEFMO
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 130 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 18, 38, 55), stints of 18, 20, 17, 15 laps
2nd
Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 17, 42), stints of 17, 25, 28 laps
3rd
Felipe Massa: 3 stops (laps 16, 34, 53), stints of 16, 18, 19, 17 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 6
First stops
median lap 22 of 70

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MSCMichael Schumacher318 (20.1 s), 38 (19.7 s), 55 (19.4 s)
18201715
ALOFernando Alonso217 (21.4 s), 42 (23.0 s)
172528
MASFelipe Massa316 (20.8 s), 34 (20.1 s), 53 (20.2 s)
16181917
SCHRalf Schumacher222 (30.7 s), 46 (21.1 s)
222424
RAIKimi Räikkönen317 (20.7 s), 32 (24.8 s), 53 (20.4 s)
17152117
FISGiancarlo Fisichella218 (22.2 s), 45 (21.6 s)
182725
DLRPedro de la Rosa318 (20.4 s), 35 (20.2 s), 50 (20.8 s)
18171520
HEINick Heidfeld225 (22.4 s), 46 (21.4 s)
252123
COUDavid Coulthard229 (21.4 s), 52 (20.6 s)
292317
SPEScott Speed228 (22.7 s), 50 (20.6 s)
282219
VILJacques Villeneuve227 (22.4 s), 53 (20.5 s)
272616
KLIChristian Klien231 (21.3 s), 53 (22.3 s)
312216
LIUVitantonio Liuzzi231 (21.1 s), 52 (20.4 s)
312117
ROSNico Rosberg321 (21.6 s), 44 (23.6 s), 56 (20.0 s)
21231212
ALBChristijan Albers226 (32.0 s), 48 (23.4 s)
262220
FMOFranck Montagny319 (20.8 s), 35 (20.5 s), 51 (22.1 s)
19161616
BUTJenson Button221 (22.2 s), 45 (21.9 s)
212416
WEBMark Webber419 (20.8 s), 38 (21.6 s), 39 (276.2 s), 46 (21.4 s)
191979
TRUJarno Trulli220 (21.3 s), 38 (31.9 s)
2018

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:15.8651:15.1111:15.493fastest Q2
2Felipe MassaFerrari1:16.2771:15.6791:15.510+0.399 Q3
3Fernando AlonsoRenault1:16.3281:15.7061:15.785+0.595 Q2
4Jarno TrulliToyota1:15.5501:15.7761:16.036+0.439 Q1
5Ralf SchumacherToyota1:15.9491:15.6251:16.091+0.514 Q2
6Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:16.1541:15.7421:16.281+0.631 Q2
7Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:16.8251:15.9011:16.345+0.790 Q2
8Pedro de la RosaMcLaren1:16.6791:15.9021:16.632+0.791 Q2
9Nico RosbergWilliams1:16.5341:15.9261:18.272+0.815 Q2
10David CoulthardRed Bull1:16.3501:15.9741:18.663+0.863 Q2
11Mark WebberWilliams1:16.5311:16.129+1.018 Q2
12Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:16.6861:16.294+1.183 Q2
13Christian KlienRed Bull1:16.9211:16.433+1.322 Q2
14Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:17.0221:17.027+1.911 Q1
15Scott SpeedToro Rosso1:17.1171:17.063+1.952 Q2
16Christijan AlbersMF11:16.9621:17.105+1.851 Q1
17Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso1:17.164+2.053 Q1
18Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber1:17.304+2.193 Q1
19Jenson ButtonHonda1:17.495+2.384 Q1
20Tiago MonteiroMF11:17.589+2.478 Q1
21Franck MontagnySuper Aguri1:18.637+3.526 Q1
22Takuma SatoSuper Aguri1:18.845+3.734 Q1

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

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Fernando Alonso Renault 6 96
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 79
3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1 46
4 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 0 43
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 42
6 Juan Pablo Montoya 0 26
7 Jenson Button Honda 0 16
8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0 16
9 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 0 13
10 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 13

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Renault 7 142
2 Ferrari 4 121
3 McLaren 0 71
4 Honda 0 32
5 Toyota 0 21
6 BMW Sauber 0 20
7 Red Bull 0 11
8 Williams 0 10
9 Toro Rosso 0 1
10 MF1 0 0

Full 2006 standings