Round 1 of 182006Finished

BahrainGrand Prix 2006

Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

Chequered flag · Race winner

Fernando Alonso

Renault1:29:46.20557 laps

P2Michael Schumacher+1.246
P3Kimi Räikkönen+19.360

Full classification Session times

Bahrain International Circuit

Weekend, local dates: 10–12 Mar 2006
Lap length: 5.412 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Sakhir, Bahrain

Round 1 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Fri 10 Mar
Practice 1Finished
Start time not recorded
Practice 2Finished
Start time not recorded
Sat 11 Mar
Practice 3Finished
Start time not recorded
QualifyingFinished
Start time not recorded
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Sun 12 Mar
RaceFinished
14:30
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Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, with qualifying.

Bahrain Grand Prix 2006: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Fernando AlonsoRenault	Renault	4	Gained 3	57	1:29:46.20510 pts	10
2	Michael SchumacherFerrari	Ferrari	1	Lost 1	57	+1.2468 pts	8
3	Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren	McLaren	22	Gained 19	57	+19.3606 pts	6
4	Jenson ButtonHonda	Honda	3	Lost 1	57	+19.9925 pts	5
5	Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren	McLaren	5	No change	57	+37.0484 pts	4
6	Mark WebberWilliams	Williams	7	Gained 1	57	+41.9323 pts	3
7	Nico RosbergWilliamsFastest lap 1:32.408lap 42	Williams	12	Gained 5	57	+1:03.0432 pts	2
8	Christian KlienRed Bull	Red Bull	8	No change	57	+1:06.7711 pt	1
9	Felipe MassaFerrari	Ferrari	2	Lost 7	57	+1:09.9070 pts	0
10	David CoulthardRed Bull	Red Bull	13	Gained 3	57	+1:15.5410 pts	0
11	Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso	Toro Rosso	15	Gained 4	57	+1:25.9970 pts	0
12	Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber	BMW Sauber	10	Lost 2	56	+1 lap0 pts	0
13	Scott SpeedToro Rosso	Toro Rosso	16	Gained 3	56	+1 lap0 pts	0
14	Ralf SchumacherToyota	Toyota	17	Gained 3	56	+1 lap0 pts	0
15	Rubens BarrichelloHonda	Honda	6	Lost 9	56	+1 lap0 pts	0
16	Jarno TrulliToyota	Toyota	14	Lost 2	56	+1 lap0 pts	0
17	Tiago MonteiroMF1	MF1	19	Gained 2	55	+2 laps0 pts	0
18	Takuma SatoSuper Aguri	Super Aguri	20	Gained 2	53	+4 laps0 pts	0
DNF	Yuji IdeSuper Aguri · Mechanical	Super Aguri	21	–	35	Mechanical0 pts	0
DNF	Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber · Engine	BMW Sauber	11	–	29	Engine0 pts	0
DNF	Giancarlo FisichellaRenault · Hydraulics	Renault	9	–	21	Hydraulics0 pts	0
DNF	Christijan AlbersMF1 · Driveshaft	MF1	18	–	0	Driveshaft0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:29:46.205; Alonso, 57 laps
Fastest lap: 1:32.408; Rosberg, lap 42
Classified: 18of 22

Bahrain Grand Prix 2006: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	Michael SchumacherFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:33.310	1:32.025	1:31.431 (quickest in Q3)	1:31.431
2	Felipe MassaFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:33.579	1:32.014	1:31.478	1:31.478+0.047
3	Jenson ButtonHonda · Reached Q3	Honda	1:32.603	1:32.025	1:31.549	1:31.549+0.118
4	Fernando AlonsoRenault · Reached Q3	Renault	1:32.433 (quickest in Q1)	1:31.215 (quickest in Q2)	1:31.702	1:31.702+0.271
5	Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:33.233	1:31.487	1:32.164	1:32.164+0.733
6	Rubens BarrichelloHonda · Reached Q3	Honda	1:33.922	1:32.322	1:32.579	1:32.579+1.148
7	Mark WebberWilliams · Reached Q3	Williams	1:33.454	1:32.309	1:33.006	1:33.006+1.575
8	Christian KlienRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:34.308	1:32.106	1:33.112	1:33.112+1.681
9	Giancarlo FisichellaRenault · Reached Q3	Renault	1:32.934	1:31.831	1:33.496	1:33.496+2.065
10	Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber · Reached Q3	BMW Sauber	1:33.374	1:31.958	1:33.926	1:33.926+2.495
11 (out in Q2)	Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber · Out in Q2	BMW Sauber	1:33.882	1:32.456	No time	1:32.456+1.025
12	Nico RosbergWilliams · Out in Q2	Williams	1:32.945	1:32.620	No time	1:32.620+1.189
13	David CoulthardRed Bull · Out in Q2	Red Bull	1:33.678	1:32.850	No time	1:32.850+1.419
14	Jarno TrulliToyota · Out in Q2	Toyota	1:33.987	1:33.066	No time	1:33.066+1.635
15	Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso · Out in Q2	Toro Rosso	1:34.439	1:33.416	No time	1:33.416+1.985
16	Scott SpeedToro Rosso · Out in Q2	Toro Rosso	1:33.995	1:34.606	No time	1:34.606+3.175
17 (out in Q1)	Ralf SchumacherToyota · Out in Q1	Toyota	1:34.702	No time	No time	1:34.702+3.271
18	Christijan AlbersMF1 · Out in Q1	MF1	1:35.724	No time	No time	1:35.724+4.293
19	Tiago MonteiroMF1 · Out in Q1	MF1	1:35.900	No time	No time	1:35.900+4.469
20	Takuma SatoSuper Aguri · Out in Q1	Super Aguri	1:37.411	No time	No time	1:37.411+5.980
21	Yuji IdeSuper Aguri · Out in Q1	Super Aguri	1:40.270	No time	No time	1:40.270+8.839
22	Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren	McLaren	No time	No time	No time	–

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Sakhir, Bahrain

The circuit

Bahrain International Circuit

Circuit: Bahrain International Circuit
Location: Sakhir, Bahrain
Lap length: 5.412 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 1 of 18
Coordinates: 26.032° N, 50.511° E

Lap length by year

2005–today20065.412 km
20045.417 km

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Fernando AlonsoRenault

1:29:46.20510 pts

Michael SchumacherFerrari

+1.2468 pts

Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren

+19.3606 pts

Jenson ButtonHonda

+19.9925 pts

Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren

+37.0484 pts

Mark WebberWilliams

+41.9323 pts

Nico RosbergWilliamsFastest lap 1:32.408lap 42

+1:03.0432 pts

Christian KlienRed Bull

+1:06.7711 pt

Felipe MassaFerrari

+1:09.9070 pts

David CoulthardRed Bull

+1:15.5410 pts

Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso

+1:25.9970 pts

Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber

+1 lap0 pts

Scott SpeedToro Rosso

+1 lap0 pts

Ralf SchumacherToyota

+1 lap0 pts

Rubens BarrichelloHonda

+1 lap0 pts

Jarno TrulliToyota

+1 lap0 pts

Tiago MonteiroMF1

+2 laps0 pts

Takuma SatoSuper Aguri

+4 laps0 pts

DNF

Yuji IdeSuper Aguri · Mechanical

Mechanical0 pts

DNF

Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber · Engine

Engine0 pts

DNF

Giancarlo FisichellaRenault · Hydraulics

Hydraulics0 pts

DNF

Christijan AlbersMF1 · Driveshaft

Driveshaft0 pts

Pos

Driver

Best

Michael SchumacherFerrari · Reached Q3

1:31.431

Felipe MassaFerrari · Reached Q3

1:31.478+0.047

Jenson ButtonHonda · Reached Q3

1:31.549+0.118

Fernando AlonsoRenault · Reached Q3

1:31.702+0.271

Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren · Reached Q3

1:32.164+0.733

Rubens BarrichelloHonda · Reached Q3

1:32.579+1.148

Mark WebberWilliams · Reached Q3

1:33.006+1.575

Christian KlienRed Bull · Reached Q3

1:33.112+1.681

Giancarlo FisichellaRenault · Reached Q3

1:33.496+2.065

Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber · Reached Q3

1:33.926+2.495

Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber · Out in Q2

1:32.456+1.025

Nico RosbergWilliams · Out in Q2

1:32.620+1.189

David CoulthardRed Bull · Out in Q2

1:32.850+1.419

Jarno TrulliToyota · Out in Q2

1:33.066+1.635

Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso · Out in Q2

1:33.416+1.985

Scott SpeedToro Rosso · Out in Q2

1:34.606+3.175

Ralf SchumacherToyota · Out in Q1

1:34.702+3.271

Christijan AlbersMF1 · Out in Q1

1:35.724+4.293

Tiago MonteiroMF1 · Out in Q1

1:35.900+4.469

Takuma SatoSuper Aguri · Out in Q1

1:37.411+5.980

Yuji IdeSuper Aguri · Out in Q1

1:40.270+8.839

Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 57
Fernando Alonso	4	2	2	3	2	2	1	1
Michael Schumacher	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	2
Kimi Räikkönen	22	13	10	6	3	5	3	3
Jenson Button	3	6	4	8	4	1	4	4
Juan Pablo Montoya	5	4	3	1	5	4	5	5
Mark Webber	7	8	7	5	6	7	6	6
Nico Rosberg	12	21	19	16	12	8	8	7
Christian Klien	8	9	6	4	8	6	7	8
Felipe Massa	2	3	20	18	11	11	10	9
David Coulthard	13	10	12	10	7	9	9	10
Vitantonio Liuzzi	15	12	11	9	9	10	11	11
Nick Heidfeld	10	19	13	15	10	13	12	–
Scott Speed	16	14	15	14	14	12	13	–
Ralf Schumacher	17	16	16	17	16	14	14	–
Rubens Barrichello	6	5	5	11	13	15	15	–
Jarno Trulli	14	15	14	12	15	16	16	–
Tiago Monteiro	19	20	17	19	17	17	17	–
Takuma Sato	20	17	18	20	18	18	18	–
Yuji Ide	21	18	21	21	19	–	–	–
Jacques Villeneuve	11	11	9	7	–	–	–	–
Giancarlo Fisichella	9	7	8	13	–	–	–	–
Christijan Albers	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 57

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Räikkönen

Jenson Button

Juan Pablo Montoya

Mark Webber

Nico Rosberg

Christian Klien

Felipe Massa

David Coulthard

Vitantonio Liuzzi

Nick Heidfeld

–

Scott Speed

–

Ralf Schumacher

–

Rubens Barrichello

–

Jarno Trulli

–

Tiago Monteiro

–

Takuma Sato

–

Yuji Ide

–

Jacques Villeneuve

–

Giancarlo Fisichella

–

Christijan Albers

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 57
Fernando Alonso	4	2	2	3	2	2	1	1
Michael Schumacher	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	2
Kimi Räikkönen	22	13	10	6	3	5	3	3
Jenson Button	3	6	4	8	4	1	4	4
Juan Pablo Montoya	5	4	3	1	5	4	5	5
Mark Webber	7	8	7	5	6	7	6	6
Nico Rosberg	12	21	19	16	12	8	8	7
Christian Klien	8	9	6	4	8	6	7	8
Felipe Massa	2	3	20	18	11	11	10	9
David Coulthard	13	10	12	10	7	9	9	10
Vitantonio Liuzzi	15	12	11	9	9	10	11	11
Nick Heidfeld	10	19	13	15	10	13	12	–
Scott Speed	16	14	15	14	14	12	13	–
Ralf Schumacher	17	16	16	17	16	14	14	–
Rubens Barrichello	6	5	5	11	13	15	15	–
Jarno Trulli	14	15	14	12	15	16	16	–
Tiago Monteiro	19	20	17	19	17	17	17	–
Takuma Sato	20	17	18	20	18	18	18	–
Yuji Ide	21	18	21	21	19	–	–	–
Jacques Villeneuve	11	11	9	7	–	–	–	–
Giancarlo Fisichella	9	7	8	13	–	–	–	–
Christijan Albers	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 57

Fernando Alonso

Michael Schumacher

Kimi Räikkönen

Jenson Button

Juan Pablo Montoya

Mark Webber

Nico Rosberg

Christian Klien

Felipe Massa

David Coulthard

Vitantonio Liuzzi

Nick Heidfeld

–

Scott Speed

–

Ralf Schumacher

–

Rubens Barrichello

–

Jarno Trulli

–

Tiago Monteiro

–

Takuma Sato

–

Yuji Ide

–

Jacques Villeneuve

–

Giancarlo Fisichella

–

Christijan Albers

–