2006 German Grand Prix

Coordinates: 49°19′40″N 8°33′57″E / 49.32778°N 8.56583°E / 49.32778; 8.56583
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2006 German Grand Prix
Race 12 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship
The Hockenheimring
The Hockenheimring
Race details
Date 30 July 2006
Official name Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2006
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.574 km (2.842 miles)
Distance 67 laps, 306.458 km (190.424 miles)
Weather Sunny, warm
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:14.070
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time 1:16.357 on lap 17
Podium
First
  • Germany Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Second Ferrari
Third
  • Finland Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders
David Coulthard qualified in the top ten in Red Bull Racing's second season of Formula One.

The 2006 German Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 2006)[1] was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 30 July 2006. The 67-lap race was the twelfth round of the 2006 Formula One season and was won by Michael Schumacher. The Grand Prix weekend got off to a controversial start when the mass damper system fitted by Renault was deemed legal by the FIA appointed stewards, despite the FIA banning the use of these devices. The FIA appealed against the steward's decision, Renault withdrew the system after Friday practice to avoid further sanctions.

Kimi Räikkönen took pole position, it proved artificial as McLaren had inadvertently not put enough fuel as intended in his car before qualifying. In the race, Räikkönen's early pitstop left him unable to challenge at the front, and the way was left clear for Ferrari to score a dominant one-two. Perhaps due to the damper issue, Renault were not competitive; it was the first time in 2006 that neither of their cars finished the race on the podium.

Sakon Yamamoto made his Formula One début at the Grand Prix, starting from pit lane after changing chassis after the qualifying session. He was not the only one to suffer changes after qualifying, as Jarno Trulli and Christijan Albers both had to change engines, incurring ten-place penalties. A nightmare weekend for Albers was summed up with his disqualification, along with team-mate Tiago Monteiro, as the Midlands were disqualified after the race for having illegally flexing rear wings.[2] The race also saw the last appearance by 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who blamed the split on the "lack of assurances about his short-term future with BMW Sauber".[3][4][5] Robert Kubica was promoted internally at BMW to drive at the Hungaroring because Villeneuve was still recovering from the after-effects of his crash in Germany, and went on to race in all the remaining Grands Prix.

Friday drivers[edit]

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.

Constructor Nat Driver
Williams-Cosworth Austria Alexander Wurz
Honda United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Red Bull-Ferrari Netherlands Robert Doornbos
BMW Sauber Poland Robert Kubica
MF1-Toyota Germany Markus Winkelhock
Toro Rosso-Cosworth Switzerland Neel Jani
Super Aguri-Honda -

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.214 1:14.410 1:14.070 1
2 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:14.904 1:13.778 1:14.205 2
3 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:14.412 1:14.094 1:14.569 3
4 12 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda 1:15.869 1:14.378 1:14.862 4
5 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:15.916 1:14.540 1:14.894 5
6 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:15.757 1:14.652 1:14.934 6
7 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault 1:15.518 1:14.746 1:15.282 7
8 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.789 1:14.743 1:15.923 8
9 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.655 1:15.021 1:15.936 9
10 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari 1:15.836 1:14.826 1:16.326 10
11 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 1:15.719 1:15.094 11
12 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari 1:15.816 1:15.141 12
13 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.430 1:15.150 201
14 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:16.281 1:15.329 13
15 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.183 1:15.380 14
16 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.234 1:15.397 15
17 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth 1:16.399 16
18 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 1:17.093 212
19 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:17.185 17
20 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 1:17.836 18
21 23 Japan Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri-Honda 1:20.444 PL3
22 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth No time 19
Source:[6]
Notes
  • ^1Jarno Trulli qualified 13th but dropped ten places on the starting grid due to an engine change to his Toyota.
  • ^2Christijan Albers qualified 18th but dropped ten places on the starting grid due to an engine change to his MF1.
  • ^3Sakon Yamamoto started the race from the pit lane after changing the chassis of his Super Aguri after qualifying.

Race[edit]

Jacques Villeneuve walks away from his crashed F1.06 in his final F1 race.
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari B 67 1:27:51.693 2 10
2 6 Brazil Felipe Massa Ferrari B 67 +0.720 3 8
3 3 Finland Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes M 67 +13.206 1 6
4 12 United Kingdom Jenson Button Honda M 67 +18.898 4 5
5 1 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault M 67 +23.707 7 4
6 2 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Renault M 67 +24.814 5 3
7 8 Italy Jarno Trulli Toyota B 67 +26.544 20 2
8 15 Austria Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari M 67 +48.131 12 1
9 7 Germany Ralf Schumacher Toyota B 67 +1:00.351 8
10 20 Italy Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth M 66 +1 lap 16
11 14 United Kingdom David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari M 66 +1 lap 10
12 21 United States Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth M 66 +1 lap 19
Ret 9 Australia Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth B 59 Water Leak 11
Ret 22 Japan Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda B 38 Gearbox 17
Ret 17 Canada Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber M 30 Accident 13
Ret 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Honda M 18 Engine 6
Ret 16 Germany Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber M 9 Brakes 15
Ret 4 Spain Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes M 2 Fuel Pump 9
Ret 23 Japan Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri-Honda B 1 Driveshaft PL
Ret 10 Germany Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth B 0 Accident 14
DSQ 19 Netherlands Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota B 66 Disqualified1 21
DSQ 18 Portugal Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota B 65 Disqualified1 18
Source:[7][8]
Notes

Championship standings after the race[edit]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "German". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Midlands disqualified over rear-wing flex". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 30 June 2006. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Villeneuve parts company with BMW". BBC Sport. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  4. ^ "Au revoir Jacques". GrandPrix.com. 7 August 2006. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
  5. ^ "Kubica replaces Villeneuve". GrandPrix.com. 1 August 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
  6. ^ Domenjoz, Luc; et al. (February 2007). Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 158. ISBN 978-2-84707-110-8.
  7. ^ "2006 German Grand Prix - Race". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  8. ^ "2006 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 30 July 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Germany 2006 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

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