2006 Canadian Grand Prix

  2006 Canadian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One season
Date	25 June 2006
Official name	XLIII Grand Prix du Canada
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Street circuit
Course length	4.361 km (2.71 mi)
Distance	70 laps, 305.27 km (189.7 mi)
Weather	Sunny and warm with temperatures reaching up to 28 °C (82 °F); wind speeds up to 4.1 kilometres per hour (2.5 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Time	1:14.942
Fastest lap
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:15.841 on lap 22
Podium
First	Fernando Alonso	Renault
Second	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

Jenson Button out-qualified his Honda team-mate Rubens Barrichello and took the eighth place on the grid.

Nico Rosberg qualified in sixth place but retired on the first lap of the race.

Fernando Alonso during his pole position lap.

Michael Schumacher qualified his Ferrari 248 F1 in fifth position.

The two Midland drivers, Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro, collided on the first lap of the race.

Giancarlo Fisichella finished in fourth after qualifying second because of a drive-through penalty during the race.

The Toyota drivers, Jarno Trulli and Ralf Schumacher, during the race. Ralf eventually retired on lap 58.

Barrichello and Klien battling during the race.

The 2006 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 June 2006 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the ninth round of the 2006 Formula One season.

Race

Polesitter Fernando Alonso took his sixth win of the season and increased his championship lead over Michael Schumacher, who finished second after passing Kimi Räikkönen with two laps remaining when the Finn ran wide. Räikkönen subsequently finished in third position, completing the podium for the McLaren team. Alonso had now taken six wins and three second places from the first nine races.

There was problems at the start of the race when the two Midland cars collided at the tight hairpin on Lap 1, before Juan Pablo Montoya and Nico Rosberg collided on Lap 2 (which necessitated bringing out the safety car). Rosberg retired, whilst Montoya continued until he collided with a wall later in the race. Schumacher was stuck behind Jarno Trulli for a large proportion of the race before he finally managing to overtake him; although, Alonso had gained a considerable lead over him by this point.

With just a handful of laps left the safety car was out for a second time when home-town hero Jacques Villeneuve crashed into the wall because of brake failure. Räikkönen, who was 2nd in the snake of cars behind the safety car, was unable to take advantage of closing up to Alonso due to the presence of back-markers in front of him. He eventually lost the position to Schumacher.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q3	Q2	Q1	Grid
1	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:14.942	1:14.726	1:15.350	1
2	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:15.178	1:15.295	1:15.917	2
3	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.386	1:15.273	1:15.376	3
4	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:15.968	1:15.506	1:16.455	4
5	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.986	1:15.139	1:15.716	5
6	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Cosworth	1:16.012	1:15.269	1:16.404	6
7	4	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.228	1:15.253	1:16.251	7
8	12	Jenson Button	Honda	1:16.608	1:15.814	1:16.594	8
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:16.912	1:15.601	1:16.735	9
10	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:17.209	1:15.555	1:16.259	10
11	17	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber		1:15.832	1:16.493	11
12	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Ferrari		1:15.833	1:16.585	12
13	16	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber		1:15.885	1:15.906	13
14	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota		1:15.888	1:16.702	14
15	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso-Cosworth		1:16.116	1:16.581	15
16	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Ferrari		1:16.301	1:16.514	22^1
17	9	Mark Webber	Williams-Cosworth			1:16.985	16
18	21	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso-Cosworth			1:17.016	17
19	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1-Toyota			1:17.121	18
20	19	Christijan Albers	MF1-Toyota			1:17.140	19
21	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda			1:19.088	20
22	23	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri-Honda			1:19.152	21
Source:[2]

Notes

• ^1 – David Coulthard was demoted to 22nd because of an engine change after qualifying.

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	70	1:34:37.308	1	10
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	+2.111	5	8
3	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+8.813	3	6
4	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	70	+15.679	2	5
5	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	70	+25.172	10	4
6	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	69	+1 lap	4	3
7	16	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	69	+1 lap	13	2
8	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Ferrari	69	+1 lap	22	1
9	12	Jenson Button	Honda	69	+1 lap	8
10	21	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso-Cosworth	69	+1 lap	17
11	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Ferrari	69	+1 lap	12
12	9	Mark Webber	Williams-Cosworth	69	+1 lap	16
13	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso-Cosworth	68	+2 laps	15
14	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1-Toyota	66	+4 laps	18
15	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda	64	Accident	20
Ret	17	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	58	Brakes	11
Ret	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	58	Withdrew	14
Ret	4	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes	13	Accident	7
Ret	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	11	Engine	9
Ret	23	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri-Honda	2	Engine	21
Ret	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Cosworth	1	Collision	6
Ret	19	Christijan Albers	MF1-Toyota	0	Collision	19
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race

Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Drivers' Championship standings[3] Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 84 2 Michael Schumacher 59 3 Kimi Räikkönen 39 4 Giancarlo Fisichella 37 5 Felipe Massa 28

Constructors' Championship standings[3] Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 121 2 Ferrari 87 3 McLaren-Mercedes 65 4 Honda 29 5 BMW Sauber 19

References

1. "Weather information for the "2006 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
2. Domenjoz, Luc; et al. Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 138. ISBN 2-84707-110-5.
3. Domenjoz, Luc; et al. Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 141. ISBN 2-84707-110-5.

External links

• Detailed Canadian Grand Prix results

Coordinates: 39°47′42″N 86°14′05″W / 39.79500°N 86.23472°W