2006 F1 Season
The 2006 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 60th season of Formula One motor racing. It featured the 57th Formula One World Championship which began on 12 March and ended on 22 October after eighteen races. The Drivers' Championship was won by Fernando Alonso of Renault for the second year in a row, with Alonso becoming the youngest ever double world champion at the time. Then-retiring seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher of Scuderia Ferrari finished runner-up, 13 points behind. The Constructors' Championship was won by Renault, which defeated Ferrari by five points.
Fernando AlonsoRenault
Race Calendar
R1
Bahrain Grand PrixBahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
Mar 122006
R2
Malaysian Grand PrixSepang International Circuit, Malaysia
Mar 192006
R3
Australian Grand PrixAlbert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
Apr 22006
R4
San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy
Apr 232006
R5
European Grand PrixNürburgring, Germany
May 72006
R6
Spanish Grand PrixCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
May 142006
R7
Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de Monaco, Monaco
May 282006
R8
British Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit, UK
Jun 112006
R9
Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada
Jun 252006
R10
United States Grand PrixIndianapolis Motor Speedway, USA
Jul 22006
R11
French Grand PrixCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France
Jul 162006
R12
German Grand PrixHockenheimring, Germany
Jul 302006
R13
Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroring, Hungary
Aug 62006
R14
Turkish Grand PrixIstanbul Park, Turkey
Aug 272006
R15
Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy
Sep 102006
R16
Chinese Grand PrixShanghai International Circuit, China
Oct 12006
R17
Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka Circuit, Japan
Oct 82006
R18
Brazilian Grand PrixAutódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil
Oct 222006
Driver Standings
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fernando AlonsoSpanish | 7 | 134 |
2 | Michael SchumacherGerman | 7 | 121 |
3 | Felipe MassaBrazilian | 2 | 80 |
4 | Giancarlo FisichellaItalian | 1 | 72 |
5 | Kimi RäikkönenFinnish | — | 65 |
6 | Jenson ButtonBritish | 1 | 56 |
7 | Rubens BarrichelloBrazilian | — | 30 |
8 | Juan Pablo MontoyaColombian | — | 26 |
9 | Nick HeidfeldGerman | — | 23 |
10 | Ralf SchumacherGerman | — | 20 |
11 | Pedro de la RosaSpanish | — | 19 |
12 | Jarno TrulliItalian | — | 15 |
13 | David CoulthardBritish | — | 14 |
14 | Jacques VilleneuveCanadian | — | 7 |
15 | Mark WebberAustralian | — | 7 |
16 | Robert KubicaPolish | — | 6 |
17 | Nico RosbergGerman | — | 4 |
18 | Christian KlienAustrian | — | 2 |
19 | Vitantonio LiuzziItalian | — | 1 |
20 | Christijan AlbersDutch | — | 0 |
21 | Yuji IdeJapanese | — | 0 |
22 | Tiago MonteiroPortuguese | — | 0 |
23 | Takuma SatoJapanese | — | 0 |
24 | Scott SpeedAmerican | — | 0 |
25 | Franck MontagnyFrench | — | 0 |
26 | Sakon YamamotoJapanese | — | 0 |
27 | Robert DoornbosDutch | — | 0 |
Constructor Standings
| Pos | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | RenaultFrench | 8 | 206 |
2 | FerrariItalian | 9 | 201 |
3 | McLarenBritish | — | 110 |
4 | HondaJapanese | 1 | 86 |
5 | BMW SauberGerman | — | 36 |
6 | ToyotaJapanese | — | 35 |
7 | Red BullAustrian | — | 16 |
8 | WilliamsBritish | — | 11 |
9 | Toro RossoItalian | — | 1 |
10 | MF1Russian | — | 0 |
11 | Super AguriJapanese | — | 0 |
12 | Spyker MF1Dutch | — | 0 |