2006 Spanish Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won the 2006 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 14 May 2006 for Renault, from pole position; Michael Schumacher was second and Giancarlo Fisichella third. Pole position: Fernando Alonso.

Alonso took the lead for good on lap 47 of 66, from Michael Schumacher; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. Alonso stopped 2 times, on laps 17 and 40; 15 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 26. The fastest lap was Felipe Massa's, 1:16.648 on lap 42. 17 of 22 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Fernando Alonso led the championship with 54 points, 15 ahead of Michael Schumacher, with 12 rounds left.

Date

14 May 2006

Circuit

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain

Round

6 of 18

Winner

Fernando Alonso (Renault)

Pole position

Fernando Alonso (1:14.648)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 9 drivers: Jacques Villeneuve qualified 14th, started 22nd; Christian Klien qualified 15th, started 14th; Vitantonio Liuzzi qualified 16th, started 15th; Scott Speed qualified 17th, started 16th; Tiago Monteiro qualified 18th, started 17th; Christijan Albers qualified 19th, started 18th; Takuma Sato qualified 20th, started 19th; Franck Montagny qualified 21st, started 20th; David Coulthard 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

Fernando Alonso: 2 stops (laps 17, 40), stints of 17, 23, 26 laps

2nd

Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 23, 46), stints of 23, 23, 20 laps

3rd

Giancarlo Fisichella: 2 stops (laps 18, 41), stints of 18, 23, 25 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 15 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 26 of 66

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