2006 Spanish Grand Prix
- 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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | 66 | 1:26:21.759 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 66 | +18.502 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 66 | +23.951 | 6 | |
| 4 | 6 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 4 | 66 | +29.859 | 1:16.648 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 9 | 66 | +56.875 | 4 | |
| 6 | 12 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 8 | 66 | +58.347 | 3 | |
| 7 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 5 | 65 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 16 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 10 | 65 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | WEBMark Webber | Williams | 11 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 8 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 7 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 13 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 22q14 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | KLIChristian Klien | Red Bull | 14q15 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 21q22 | 65 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 15q16 | 63 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| 16 | 18 | TMOTiago Monteiro | MF1 | 17q18 | 63 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | SATTakuma Sato | Super Aguri | 19q20 | 62 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | ALBChristijan Albers | MF1 | 18q19 | 48 | Broken wing | 0 | |
| R | 21 | SPEScott Speed | Toro Rosso | 16q17 | 47 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 6 | 31 | Electronics | 0 | |
| R | 4 | MONJuan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 12 | 17 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | FMOFranck Montagny | Super Aguri | 20q21 | 10 | Driveshaft | 0 |
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
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
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 17 (23.7 s), 40 (23.4 s) | 172326 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 23 (23.3 s), 46 (22.6 s) | 232320 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 18 (23.0 s), 41 (23.3 s) | 182325 |
| MASFelipe Massa | 2 | 19 (23.2 s), 43 (23.4 s) | 192423 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 22 (23.3 s), 46 (22.8 s) | 222420 |
| BUTJenson Button | 2 | 25 (23.0 s), 44 (22.8 s) | 251922 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 24 (23.3 s), 41 (24.0 s) | 241724 |
| HEINick Heidfeld | 2 | 29 (23.2 s), 50 (21.4 s) | 292115 |
| WEBMark Webber | 2 | 28 (23.8 s), 47 (22.4 s) | 281918 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 2 | 27 (22.4 s), 46 (22.2 s) | 271919 |
| ROSNico Rosberg | 2 | 27 (23.5 s), 49 (25.7 s) | 272216 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 40 (24.6 s) | 4025 |
| KLIChristian Klien | 2 | 28 (23.6 s), 50 (22.3 s) | 282215 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 27 (23.7 s), 53 (21.2 s) | 272612 |
| LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 27 (23.4 s), 49 (22.3 s) | 272214 |
| TMOTiago Monteiro | 2 | 26 (22.4 s), 45 (24.6 s) | 261918 |
| SATTakuma Sato | 3 | 10 (23.7 s), 31 (23.6 s), 43 (23.0 s) | 10211219 |
| ALBChristijan Albers | 3 | 29 (43.1 s), 37 (29.3 s), 38 (248.1 s) | 29810 |
| SPEScott Speed | 1 | 26 (24.4 s) | 2621 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 16 (26.2 s) | 1615 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.816 | 1:15.124 | 1:14.648 | +0.011 Q3 | |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:16.046 | 1:14.766 | 1:14.709 | +0.072 Q3 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:16.049 | 1:14.637 | 1:14.970 | fastest Q2 | |
| 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.359 | 1:15.245 | 1:15.442 | +0.608 Q2 | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:16.266 | 1:15.258 | 1:15.885 | +0.621 Q2 | |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:16.234 | 1:15.164 | 1:15.885 | +0.527 Q2 | |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.174 | 1:15.068 | 1:15.976 | +0.431 Q2 | |
| 8 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:16.054 | 1:15.150 | 1:16.008 | +0.513 Q2 | |
| 9 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:16.613 | 1:15.422 | 1:16.015 | +0.785 Q2 | |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.322 | 1:15.468 | 1:17.144 | +0.831 Q2 | |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:16.685 | 1:15.502 | +0.865 Q2 | ||
| 12 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:16.195 | 1:15.801 | +1.164 Q2 | ||
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:17.213 | 1:15.804 | +1.167 Q2 | ||
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:16.066 | 1:15.847 | +1.210 Q2 | ||
| 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:16.627 | 1:15.928 | +1.291 Q2 | ||
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:17.105 | 1:16.661 | +2.024 Q2 | ||
| 17 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:17.361 | +2.724 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:17.702 | +3.065 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:18.024 | +3.387 Q1 | |||
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:18.920 | +4.283 Q1 | |||
| 21 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:20.763 | +6.126 Q1 | |||
| 22 | David Coulthard | Red Bull |
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
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 3 | 54 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 39 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 0 | 27 |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 24 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Honda | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 6 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 4 | 78 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 59 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Honda | 0 | 24 |
| 5 | BMW Sauber | 0 | 12 |
| 6 | Williams | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Toyota | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Red Bull | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF1 | 0 | 0 |