2006 French Grand Prix
This race was a scene of yet another record breaking milestone for Michael Schumacher, who became the first driver in F1 history to win the same Grand Prix on eight occasions (having previously won the French Grand Prix in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004). Schumacher also achieved his 22nd career hat trick (pole position, win & fastest lap at the same race), also a record. Fernando Alonso, driving a Renault at the team's home race, finished second, whilst Schumacher's Ferrari team-mate, Felipe Massa, completed the podium by finishing in third position.
This was the first time that neither Honda was classified. It was also the 68th and final pole position of Michael Schumacher's career. Schumacher held the record for the most pole positions until Lewis Hamilton surpassed it at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix.
Report
Practice and qualifying
Friday drivers
The bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 1:15.865 | 1:15.111 | 1:15.493 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 |  Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | 1:16.277 | 1:15.679 | 1:15.510 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 |  Fernando Alonso |
Renault | 1:16.328 | 1:15.706 | 1:15.785 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 |  Jarno Trulli |
Toyota | 1:15.550 | 1:15.776 | 1:16.036 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher |
Toyota | 1:15.949 | 1:15.625 | 1:16.091 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 |  Kimi Räikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.154 | 1:15.742 | 1:16.281 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Renault | 1:16.825 | 1:15.901 | 1:16.345 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Pedro de la Rosa |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.679 | 1:15.902 | 1:16.632 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Nico Rosberg |
Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.534 | 1:15.926 | 1:18.272 | 19 |
| 10 | 14 |  David Coulthard |
Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:16.350 | 1:15.974 | 1:18.663 | 9 |
| 11 | 9 |  Mark Webber |
Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.531 | 1:16.129 | 10 | |
| 12 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld |
BMW Sauber | 1:16.686 | 1:16.294 | 11 | |
| 13 | 15 |  Christian Klien |
Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:16.921 | 1:16.433 | 12 | |
| 14 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Honda | 1:17.022 | 1:17.027 | 13 | |
| 15 | 21 |  Scott Speed |
Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:17.117 | 1:17.063 | 14 | |
| 16 | 19 |  Christijan Albers |
MF1-Toyota | 1:16.962 | 1:17.105 | 15 | |
| 17 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi |
Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:17.164 | 22 | ||
| 18 | 17 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
BMW Sauber | 1:17.304 | 16 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Jenson Button |
Honda | 1:17.495 | 17 | ||
| 20 | 18 |  Tiago Monteiro |
MF1-Toyota | 1:17.589 | 18 | ||
| 21 | 23 |  Franck Montagny |
Super Aguri-Honda | 1:18.637 | 20 | ||
| 22 | 22 |  Takuma Sato |
Super Aguri-Honda | 1:18.845 | 21 | ||
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Race
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2006-10-17. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ "French". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Domenjoz, Luc; et al. (February 2007). Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 152. ISBN 978-2-84707-110-8.
- ^ Domenjoz, Luc; et al. (February 2007). Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 155. ISBN 978-2-84707-110-8.
- ^ "France 2006 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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