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2006 European Grand Prix

Date
7 May 2006
Circuit
Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Round
5 of 18
Winner
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
Pole position
Fernando Alonso (1:29.816)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 5 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 2 60 1:35:58.765 1:32.099 10
2 1 ALOFernando Alonso Renault 1 60 +3.751 8
3 6 MASFelipe Massa Ferrari 3 60 +4.447 6
4 3 RAIKimi Räikkönen McLaren 5 60 +4.879 5
5 11 BARRubens Barrichello Honda 4 60 +72.586 4
6 2 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Renault 11q13 60 +74.116 3
7 10 ROSNico Rosberg Williams 22q12 60 +74.565 2
8 17 VILJacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 9q8 60 +89.364 1
9 8 TRUJarno Trulli Toyota 7 59 +1 Lap 0
10 16 HEINick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 13q15 59 +1 Lap 0
11 21 SPEScott Speed Toro Rosso 17q19 59 +1 Lap 0
12 18 TMOTiago Monteiro MF1 18q20 59 +1 Lap 0
13 19 ALBChristijan Albers MF1 16q18 59 +1 Lap 0
R 7 SCHRalf Schumacher Toyota 10q11 52 Engine 0
R 4 MONJuan Pablo Montoya McLaren 8q9 52 Engine 0
R 22 SATTakuma Sato Super Aguri 20q21 45 Hydraulics 0
R 23 FMOFranck Montagny Super Aguri 21q22 29 Hydraulics 0
R 12 BUTJenson Button Honda 6 28 Engine 0
R 15 KLIChristian Klien Red Bull 15q17 28 Gearbox 0
R 9 WEBMark Webber Williams 19q10 12 Hydraulics 0
R 14 COUDavid Coulthard Red Bull 12q14 2 Accident 0
R 20 LIUVitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 14q16 0 Accident 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 15 drivers: Jacques Villeneuve qualified 8th, started 9th; Juan Pablo Montoya qualified 9th, started 8th; Mark Webber qualified 10th, started 19th; Ralf Schumacher qualified 11th, started 10th; Nico Rosberg qualified 12th, started 22nd; Giancarlo Fisichella qualified 13th, started 11th; David Coulthard qualified 14th, started 12th; Nick Heidfeld qualified 15th, started 13th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 16th, started 14th; Christian Klien qualified 17th, started 15th; Christijan Albers qualified 18th, started 16th; Scott Speed qualified 19th, started 17th; Tiago Monteiro qualified 20th, started 18th; Takuma Sato qualified 21st, started 20th; Franck Montagny 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

Safety car, laps 3 to 4 123456789101112131415161718192021 Lap 1Lap 15Lap 30Lap 45Lap 60 David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 1David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 2Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 17Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 20Jenson Button: pit stop on lap 21Christian Klien: pit stop on lap 21Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 21Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 22Christijan Albers: pit stop on lap 22Franck Montagny: pit stop on lap 22Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 23Scott Speed: pit stop on lap 23Takuma Sato: pit stop on lap 24Tiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 24Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 25Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 26Juan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 27Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 28Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 33Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 38Felipe Massa: pit stop on lap 40Takuma Sato: pit stop on lap 41Christijan Albers: pit stop on lap 41Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 41Tiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 42Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 43Scott Speed: pit stop on lap 43Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 44Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 44Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 44Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 44Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 44Nick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 45Juan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 48Nico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 49 ALOFISRAIMONMSCMASSCHTRUWEBROSBARBUTCOUKLIHEIVILTMOALBSPESATFMO
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 3 to 4 +0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 9Lap 18Lap 26Lap 35Lap 43Lap 52Lap 60 David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 1, 39.5 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 2, 39.6 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 17, 24.3 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 17, 25.1 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18, 24.8 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 20, 25.4 s in the pit laneJenson Button: pit stop on lap 21, 25.3 s in the pit laneChristian Klien: pit stop on lap 21, 24.3 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 21, 25.1 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 22, 24.6 s in the pit laneChristijan Albers: pit stop on lap 22, 26.0 s in the pit laneFranck Montagny: pit stop on lap 22, 25.5 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 23, 24.9 s in the pit laneScott Speed: pit stop on lap 23, 25.9 s in the pit laneTakuma Sato: pit stop on lap 24, 24.2 s in the pit laneTiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 24, 24.6 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 25, 23.6 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 26, 24.4 s in the pit laneJuan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 27, 25.7 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 28, 23.3 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 33, 23.5 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 38, 25.2 s in the pit laneFelipe Massa: pit stop on lap 40, 24.2 s in the pit laneTakuma Sato: pit stop on lap 41, 25.6 s in the pit laneChristijan Albers: pit stop on lap 41, 24.8 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 41, 23.8 s in the pit laneTiago Monteiro: pit stop on lap 42, 25.1 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 43, 23.8 s in the pit laneScott Speed: pit stop on lap 43, 25.3 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 44, 23.5 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 44, 23.1 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 44, 23.1 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 44, 22.8 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 44, 24.1 s in the pit laneNick Heidfeld: pit stop on lap 45, 23.5 s in the pit laneJuan Pablo Montoya: pit stop on lap 48, 24.9 s in the pit laneNico Rosberg: pit stop on lap 49, 23.2 s in the pit lane ALOFISRAIMONMSCMASSCHTRUWEBROSBARBUTCOUKLIHEIVILTMOALBSPESATFMO
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 118 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 18, 41), stints of 18, 23, 19 laps
2nd
Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 17, 38), stints of 17, 21, 22 laps
3rd
Felipe Massa: 2 stops (laps 17, 40), stints of 17, 23, 20 laps
Finishers
2 stops: 13
First stops
median lap 22 of 60

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MSCMichael Schumacher218 (24.8 s), 41 (23.8 s)
182319
ALOFernando Alonso217 (24.3 s), 38 (25.2 s)
172122
MASFelipe Massa217 (25.1 s), 40 (24.2 s)
172320
RAIKimi Räikkönen223 (24.9 s), 44 (23.5 s)
232116
BARRubens Barrichello220 (25.4 s), 44 (23.1 s)
202416
FISGiancarlo Fisichella226 (24.4 s), 44 (23.1 s)
261816
ROSNico Rosberg233 (23.5 s), 49 (23.2 s)
331611
VILJacques Villeneuve221 (25.1 s), 44 (24.1 s)
212316
TRUJarno Trulli225 (23.6 s), 43 (23.8 s)
251816
HEINick Heidfeld222 (24.6 s), 45 (23.5 s)
222314
SPEScott Speed223 (25.9 s), 43 (25.3 s)
232016
TMOTiago Monteiro224 (24.6 s), 42 (25.1 s)
241817
ALBChristijan Albers222 (26.0 s), 41 (24.8 s)
221918
SCHRalf Schumacher228 (23.3 s), 44 (22.8 s)
28168
MONJuan Pablo Montoya227 (25.7 s), 48 (24.9 s)
27214
SATTakuma Sato224 (24.2 s), 41 (25.6 s)
24174
FMOFranck Montagny122 (25.5 s)
227
BUTJenson Button121 (25.3 s)
217
KLIChristian Klien121 (24.3 s)
217
COUDavid Coulthard21 (39.5 s), 2 (39.6 s)

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Fernando AlonsoRenault1:31.1381:30.3361:29.816fastest Q3
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:31.2351:30.0131:30.028+0.197 Q2
3Felipe MassaFerrari1:31.9211:30.7321:30.407+0.591 Q3
4Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:31.6711:30.4691:30.754+0.653 Q2
5Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:31.2631:30.2031:30.933+0.387 Q2
6Jenson ButtonHonda1:31.4201:30.7551:30.940+0.939 Q2
7Jarno TrulliToyota1:31.8091:30.7331:31.419+0.917 Q2
8Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber1:31.5451:30.8651:31.542+1.049 Q2
9Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:31.7741:30.6711:31.880+0.855 Q2
10Mark WebberWilliams1:31.7121:30.8921:33.405+1.076 Q2
11Ralf SchumacherToyota1:31.4701:30.944+1.128 Q2
12Nico RosbergWilliams1:32.0531:31.194+1.378 Q2
13Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:31.5741:31.197+1.381 Q2
14David CoulthardRed Bull1:31.7421:31.227+1.411 Q2
15Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:31.4571:31.422+1.606 Q2
16Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso1:32.6511:31.728+1.912 Q2
17Christian KlienRed Bull1:32.901+3.085 Q1
18Christijan AlbersMF11:32.936+3.120 Q1
19Scott SpeedToro Rosso1:32.992+3.176 Q1
20Tiago MonteiroMF11:33.658+3.842 Q1
21Takuma SatoSuper Aguri1:35.239+5.423 Q1
22Franck MontagnySuper Aguri1:46.505+16.689 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 44
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 31
3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 0 23
4 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1 18
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 0 15
6 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 0 15
7 Jenson Button Honda 0 13
8 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 0 7
9 Rubens Barrichello Honda 0 6
10 Mark Webber Williams 0 6

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Renault 3 62
2 Ferrari 2 46
3 McLaren 0 38
4 Honda 0 19
5 BMW Sauber 0 11
6 Williams 0 10
7 Toyota 0 7
8 Red Bull 0 2
9 Toro Rosso 0 0
10 MF1 0 0

Full 2006 standings