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2006 Australian Grand Prix

Date
2 Apr 2006
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Round
3 of 18
Winner
Fernando Alonso (Renault)
Pole position
Jenson Button (1:25.229)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 1 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 3 57 1:34:27.870 10
2 3 RAIKimi Räikkönen McLaren 4 57 +1.829 1:26.045 8
3 7 SCHRalf Schumacher Toyota 6 57 +24.824 6
4 16 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 8 57 +31.032 5
5 2 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Renault 2 57 +38.421 4
6 17 VILJacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 19q9 57 +49.554 3
7 11 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 16q17 57 +51.904 2
8 14 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 11q12 57 +53.983 1
9 21 SPEScott Speed Toro Rosso 18q19 57 +78.817 0
10 12 BUTJenson Button Honda 1 56 +1 Lap 0
11 19 ALBChristijan Albers MF1 17q18 56 +1 Lap 0
12 22 SATTakuma Sato Super Aguri 21 55 +2 Laps 0
13 23 IDEYuji Ide Super Aguri 22 54 +3 Laps 0
R 4 MONJuan Pablo Montoya McLaren 5 46 Electrical 0
R 18 TMOTiago Monteiro MF1 20 39 Mechanical 0
R 20 LIUVitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 12q13 37 Accident 0
R 5 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 10q11 32 Accident 0
R 9 WEBMark Webber Williams 7 22 Transmission 0
R 15 KLIChristian Klien Red Bull 13q14 4 Accident 0
R 8 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 9q10 0 Accident 0
R 10 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 14q15 0 Accident 0
R 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 15q16 0 Accident 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Jacques Villeneuve qualified 9th, started 19th; Jarno Trulli qualified 10th, started 9th; Michael Schumacher qualified 11th, started 10th; David Coulthard qualified 12th, started 11th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 13th, started 12th; Christian Klien qualified 14th, started 13th; Nico Rosberg qualified 15th, started 14th; Felipe Massa qualified 16th, started 15th; Rubens Barrichello qualified 17th, started 16th; Christijan Albers qualified 18th, started 17th; Scott Speed qualified 19th, started 18th. 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

Safety car, laps 1 to 4Safety car, laps 8 to 10Safety car, laps 33 to 36Safety car, laps 36 to 41 12345678910111213141516171819 Lap 1Lap 14Lap 29Lap 43Lap 57 Tiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 8Juan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 18Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 19Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 19Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 19Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 20Yuji Ide: pit stop on lap 20Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 21Christijan Albers: pit stop on lap 22Takuma Sato: pit stop on lap 23Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 23Vitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 23Yuji Ide: pit stop on lap 23Scott Speed: pit stop on lap 24Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 25Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 25David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 29Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 30Takuma Sato: pit stop on lap 33Scott Speed: pit stop on lap 33Christijan Albers: pit stop on lap 33Tiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 33Yuji Ide: pit stop on lap 33Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 33Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 34Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 34Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 34Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 34Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 34Vitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 34Juan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 34David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 38Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 38Takuma Sato: pit stop on lap 47 ALOFISRAIMONMSCSCHWEBBARBUTCOUKLIHEIVILTMOALBLIUSPESATIDE
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Shaded bands are safety-car periods. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Safety car, laps 1 to 4Safety car, laps 8 to 10Safety car, laps 33 to 36Safety car, laps 36 to 41 +0.0 s+20.0 s+40.0 s+60.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 17Lap 25Lap 33Lap 41Lap 49Lap 57 Tiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 8, 22.1 s in the pit laneJuan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 18, 22.9 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 19, 21.3 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 19, 23.3 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 19, 20.9 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 20, 23.0 s in the pit laneYuji Ide: pit stop on lap 20, 23.6 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 21, 23.2 s in the pit laneChristijan Albers: pit stop on lap 22, 22.2 s in the pit laneTakuma Sato: pit stop on lap 23, 22.1 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 23, 10.2 s in the pit laneVitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 23, 22.4 s in the pit laneYuji Ide: pit stop on lap 23, 22.4 s in the pit laneScott Speed: pit stop on lap 24, 22.9 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 25, 20.8 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 25, 21.3 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 29, 20.5 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 30, 19.7 s in the pit laneTakuma Sato: pit stop on lap 33, 23.0 s in the pit laneScott Speed: pit stop on lap 33, 40.9 s in the pit laneChristijan Albers: pit stop on lap 33, 30.7 s in the pit laneTiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 33, 37.9 s in the pit laneYuji Ide: pit stop on lap 33, 40.5 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 33, 22.9 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 34, 20.2 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 34, 20.9 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 34, 29.9 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 34, 21.5 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 34, 19.6 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 34, 20.8 s in the pit laneVitantonio Liuzzi: pit stop on lap 34, 22.8 s in the pit laneJuan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 34, 36.2 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 38, 19.9 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 38, 20.4 s in the pit laneTakuma Sato: pit stop on lap 47, 19.5 s in the pit lane ALOFISRAIMONMSCSCHWEBBARBUTCOUKLIHEIVILTMOALBLIUSPESATIDE
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 60 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 20, 34), stints of 20, 14, 23 laps
2nd
Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 21, 34), stints of 21, 13, 23 laps
3rd
Ralf Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 19, 23, 34), stints of 19, 4, 11, 23 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 9 · 3 or more: 3
First stops
median lap 22 of 57

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
ALOFernando Alonso220 (23.0 s), 34 (20.9 s)
201423
RAIKimi Räikkönen221 (23.2 s), 34 (29.9 s)
211323
SCHRalf Schumacher319 (20.9 s), 23 (10.2 s), 34 (20.8 s)
1941123
HEINick Heidfeld225 (20.8 s), 34 (20.2 s)
25923
FISGiancarlo Fisichella219 (23.3 s), 34 (19.6 s)
191523
VILJacques Villeneuve133 (22.9 s)
3324
BARRubens Barrichello230 (19.7 s), 38 (20.4 s)
30819
COUDavid Coulthard229 (20.5 s), 38 (19.9 s)
29919
SPEScott Speed224 (22.9 s), 33 (40.9 s)
24924
BUTJenson Button219 (21.3 s), 34 (21.5 s)
191522
ALBChristijan Albers222 (22.2 s), 33 (30.7 s)
221123
SATTakuma Sato323 (22.1 s), 33 (23.0 s), 47 (19.5 s)
2310148
IDEYuji Ide320 (23.6 s), 23 (22.4 s), 33 (40.5 s)
2031021
MONJuan Pablo Montoya218 (22.9 s), 34 (36.2 s)
181612
TMOTiago Monteiro28 (22.1 s), 33 (37.9 s)
8256
LIUVitantonio Liuzzi223 (22.4 s), 34 (22.8 s)
23113
MSCMichael Schumacher125 (21.3 s)
257

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Jenson ButtonHonda1:28.0811:26.3371:25.229fastest Q3
2Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:27.7651:26.1961:25.635+0.406 Q3
3Fernando AlonsoRenault1:28.5691:25.7291:25.778+0.500 Q2
4Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:27.1931:26.1611:25.822+0.593 Q3
5Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:27.0791:25.9021:25.976+0.673 Q2
6Ralf SchumacherToyota1:28.0071:26.5961:26.612+1.367 Q2
7Mark WebberWilliams1:27.6691:26.0751:26.937+0.846 Q2
8Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:27.7961:26.0141:27.579+0.785 Q2
9Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber1:28.4601:26.7141:29.239+1.485 Q2
10Jarno TrulliToyota1:27.7481:26.327+1.098 Q2
11Michael SchumacherFerrari1:28.2281:26.718+1.489 Q2
12David CoulthardRed Bull1:28.4081:27.023+1.794 Q2
13Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso1:28.9991:27.219+1.990 Q2
14Christian KlienRed Bull1:28.7571:27.591+2.362 Q2
15Nico RosbergWilliams1:28.3511:29.422+3.122 Q1
16Felipe MassaFerrari1:28.868+3.639 Q1
17Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:29.943+4.714 Q1
18Christijan AlbersMF11:30.226+4.997 Q1
19Scott SpeedToro Rosso1:30.426+5.197 Q1
20Tiago MonteiroMF11:30.709+5.480 Q1
21Takuma SatoSuper Aguri1:32.279+7.050 Q1
22Yuji IdeSuper Aguri1:36.164+10.935 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 2 28
2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1 14
3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 0 14
4 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 0 11
5 Jenson Button Honda 0 11
6 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 0 9
7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 0 7
8 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 5
9 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 0 5
10 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 4

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Renault 3 42
2 McLaren 0 23
3 Ferrari 0 15
4 Honda 0 13
5 BMW Sauber 0 10
6 Toyota 0 7
7 Williams 0 5
8 Red Bull 0 2
9 Toro Rosso 0 0
10 MF1 0 0

Full 2006 standings