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Chinese Grand Prix

2006 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix

Round 16 of 18Shanghai International Circuit, ShanghaiOct 1 200656 laps

Podium

ALORenault

MSCFerrari

FISRenault

Key facts

WinnerMSC1:37:32.747 from P6

PoleALO1:44.360

Fastest lapALO1:37.586 on lap 49

Pit stops45recorded stops

Finishers16 / 22classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	6	▲5	56	1:37:32.747	10	1:38.553	2
2	ALOFernando Alonso	Renault	1	▼1	56	+3.121s	8	1:37.586	2
3	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Renault	2	▼1	56	+44.197s	6	1:39.332	2
4	BUTJenson Button	Honda	4	–	56	+72.056s	5	1:39.206	2
5	DLRPedro De la Rosa	McLaren	7	▲2	56	+77.137s	4	1:39.149	2
6	BARRubens Barrichello	Honda	3	▼3	56	+79.131s	3	1:39.749	2
7	HEINick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	8	▲1	56	+91.979s	2	1:39.164	2
8	WEBMark Webber	Williams	14	▲6	56	+103.588s	1	1:39.907	2
9	COUDavid Coulthard	Red Bull	12	▲3	56	+103.796s		1:40.549	2
10	LIUVitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	13	▲3	55	+1 lap		1:41.710	1
11	ROSNico Rosberg	Williams	15	▲4	55	+1 lap		1:40.471	2
12	DOORobert Doornbos	Red Bull	10	▼2	55	+1 lap		1:39.801	3
13	KUBRobert Kubica	BMW Sauber	9	▼4	55	+1 lap		1:40.193	3
14	SPEScott Speed	Toro Rosso	11	▼3	55	+1 lap		1:39.681	2
15	ALBChristijan Albers	Midland	22	▲7	53	+3 laps		1:41.483	3
16	YAMSakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri	19	▲3	52	+4 laps		1:41.847	4
DNF	RSCRalf Schumacher	Toyota	16		49	Oil pressure		1:39.823	1
DNF	MASFelipe Massa	Ferrari	20		44	Collision		1:39.397	2
DNF	TRUJarno Trulli	Toyota	17		38	Engine		1:44.787	1
DNF	MONTiago Monteiro	Midland	18		37	Spin		1:45.356	2
DNF	RAIKimi Räikkönen	McLaren	5		18	Throttle		1:44.094	1
DSQ	SATTakuma Sato	Super Aguri	21		55	Ignored blue flags		1:40.856	2

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	YAM	30	15.1s
2	HEI	25	23.3s
3	FIS	41	23.4s
4	KUB	40	23.6s
5	FIS	23	23.8s
6	KUB	24	23.9s
7	DOO	37	24.0s
8	WEB	21	24.0s
9	HEI	40	24.3s
10	MSC	21	24.3s
11	COU	39	24.3s
12	SAT	25	24.4s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 45 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	ALOFernando Alonso	Renault	1:44.128	1:43.951	1:44.360
2	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:44.378	1:44.336	1:44.992	+0.632s
3	BARRubens Barrichello	Honda	1:47.072	1:45.288	1:45.503	+1.143s
4	BUTJenson Button	Honda	1:45.809	1:44.662	1:45.503	+1.143s
5	RAIKimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:44.909	1:45.622	1:45.754	+1.394s
6	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:47.366	1:45.660	1:45.775	+1.415s
7	DLRPedro De la Rosa	McLaren	1:44.808	1:45.095	1:45.877	+1.517s
8	HEINick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:46.249	1:45.055	1:46.053	+1.693s
9	KUBRobert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:46.049	1:45.576	1:46.632	+2.272s
10	DOORobert Doornbos	Red Bull	1:46.387	1:45.747	1:48.021	+3.661s
11	SPEScott Speed	Toro Rosso	1:46.222	1:45.851	–	+1.491s
12	COUDavid Coulthard	Red Bull	1:45.931	1:45.968	–	+1.608s
13	MASFelipe Massa	Ferrari	1:47.231	1:45.970	–	+1.610s
14	LIUVitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	1:45.564	1:46.172	–	+1.812s
15	WEBMark Webber	Williams	1:48.560	1:46.413	–	+2.053s
16	ROSNico Rosberg	Williams	1:47.535	1:47.419	–	+3.059s
17	RSCRalf Schumacher	Toyota	1:48.894	–	–	+4.534s
18	TRUJarno Trulli	Toyota	1:49.098	–	–	+4.738s
19	MONTiago Monteiro	Midland	1:49.903	–	–	+5.543s
20	SATTakuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:50.326	–	–	+5.966s
21	YAMSakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri	1:55.560	–	–	+11.200s
22	ALBChristijan Albers	Midland	–	–	–

Shanghai International Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 2006. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

2005	Fernando Alonso	Renault
2004	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari

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