2006 European Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 2006 European Grand Prix at Nürburgring on 7 May 2006 for Ferrari, from 2nd on the grid; Fernando Alonso was second and Felipe Massa third. Pole position: Fernando Alonso.

Schumacher took the lead for good on lap 45 of 60, from Kimi Räikkönen; the lead changed hands 6 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 3 to 4). Schumacher stopped 2 times, on laps 18 and 41; 13 of 13 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 22. The fastest lap was Michael Schumacher's, 1:32.099 on lap 39. 13 of 22 starters were classified; 9 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 44 points, 13 ahead of Michael Schumacher, with 13 rounds left.

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

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

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 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

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