Australian Grand Prix
2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Podium
RAIMcLaren
2
ALORenault
1
RSCToyota
3
Key facts
WinnerALO1:34:27.870 from P3
PoleBUT1:25.229
Fastest lapRAI1:26.045 on lap 57
Pit stops35recorded stops
Finishers13 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 3 | ▲2 | 57 | 1:34:27.870 | 10 | 1:26.189 | 2 |
| 2 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 4 | ▲2 | 57 | +1.829s | 8 | 1:26.045 | 2 |
| 3 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 6 | ▲3 | 57 | +24.824s | 6 | 1:27.810 | 3 |
| 4 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 8 | ▲4 | 57 | +31.032s | 5 | 1:27.700 | 2 |
| 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | PL | 57 | +38.421s | 4 | 1:27.561 | 2 | |
| 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 19 | ▲13 | 57 | +49.554s | 3 | 1:28.321 | 1 |
| 7 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 16 | ▲9 | 57 | +51.904s | 2 | 1:27.690 | 2 |
| 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | ▲3 | 57 | +53.983s | 1 | 1:28.250 | 2 |
| 9 | SPEScott Speed | Toro Rosso | 18 | ▲9 | 57 | +78.817s | 1:28.367 | 2 | |
| 10 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 1 | ▼9 | 56 | +1 lap | 1:27.799 | 2 | |
| 11 | ALBChristijan Albers | Midland | 17 | ▲6 | 56 | +1 lap | 1:29.238 | 2 | |
| 12 | SATTakuma Sato | Super Aguri | 21 | ▲9 | 55 | +2 laps | 1:30.574 | 3 | |
| 13 | IDEYuji Ide | Super Aguri | 22 | ▲9 | 54 | +3 laps | 1:33.737 | 3 | |
| DNF | MOYJuan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 5 | 46 | Electrical | 1:27.464 | 2 | ||
| DNF | MONTiago Monteiro | Midland | 20 | 39 | Hydraulics | 1:29.687 | 2 | ||
| DNF | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 12 | 37 | Accident | 1:27.988 | 2 | ||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 10 | 32 | Accident | 1:27.180 | 1 | ||
| DNF | WEBMark Webber | Williams | 7 | 22 | Transmission | 1:27.800 | |||
| DNF | KLIChristian Klien | Red Bull | 13 | 4 | Accident | 1:41.351 | |||
| DNF | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 9 | 0 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | 0 | Collision damage | – | |||
| DNF | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 15 | 0 | Collision | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RSC | 23 | 10.2s |
| 2 | SAT | 47 | 19.5s |
| 3 | FIS | 34 | 19.6s |
| 4 | BAR | 30 | 19.7s |
| 5 | COU | 38 | 19.9s |
| 6 | HEI | 34 | 20.2s |
| 7 | BAR | 38 | 20.4s |
| 8 | COU | 29 | 20.5s |
| 9 | HEI | 25 | 20.8s |
| 10 | RSC | 34 | 20.8s |
| 11 | RSC | 19 | 20.9s |
| 12 | ALO | 34 | 20.9s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 35 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUTJenson Button | Honda | 1:28.081 | 1:26.337 | 1:25.229 | |
| 2 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:27.765 | 1:26.196 | 1:25.635 | +0.406s |
| 3 | ALOFernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.569 | 1:25.729 | 1:25.778 | +0.549s |
| 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:27.193 | 1:26.161 | 1:25.822 | +0.593s |
| 5 | MOYJuan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:27.079 | 1:25.902 | 1:25.976 | +0.747s |
| 6 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:28.007 | 1:26.596 | 1:26.612 | +1.383s |
| 7 | WEBMark Webber | Williams | 1:27.669 | 1:26.075 | 1:26.937 | +1.708s |
| 8 | HEINick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27.796 | 1:26.014 | 1:27.579 | +2.350s |
| 9 | VILJacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:28.460 | 1:26.714 | 1:29.239 | +4.010s |
| 10 | TRUJarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.748 | 1:26.327 | – | +1.098s |
| 11 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28.228 | 1:26.718 | – | +1.489s |
| 12 | COUDavid Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:28.408 | 1:27.023 | – | +1.794s |
| 13 | LIUVitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:28.999 | 1:27.219 | – | +1.990s |
| 14 | KLIChristian Klien | Red Bull | 1:28.757 | 1:27.591 | – | +2.362s |
| 15 | ROSNico Rosberg | Williams | 1:28.351 | 1:29.422 | – | +4.193s |
| 16 | MASFelipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.868 | – | – | +3.639s |
| 17 | BARRubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:29.943 | – | – | +4.714s |
| 18 | ALBChristijan Albers | Midland | 1:30.226 | – | – | +4.997s |
| 19 | SPEScott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:30.426 | – | – | +5.197s |
| 20 | MONTiago Monteiro | Midland | 1:30.709 | – | – | +5.480s |
| 21 | SATTakuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:32.279 | – | – | +7.050s |
| 22 | IDEYuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:36.164 | – | – | +10.935s |
Albert Park Circuit
Previous winners here
| 2005 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
| 2004 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2003 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 2002 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2001 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2000 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 1999 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren |
| 1997 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams |
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