2006 Japanese Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
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| Race 17 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One season | ||
The Suzuka circuit | ||
| Date | October 8, 2006 | |
| Official name | XXXII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | |
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.807 km (3.608 mi) | |
| Distance | 53 laps, 307.573 km (191.224 mi) | |
| Weather | Fine | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| Time | 1:29.599 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| Time | 1:32.676 on lap 14 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
| Second | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| Third | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix was the seventeenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held between 6–8 October at Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka. It was won by Fernando Alonso, his last win for the Renault team before he moved to McLaren the following season. It was the first Formula One race to be broadcast in HDTV by Fuji Television.[1]
Felipe Massa started the race from pole, but Michael Schumacher soon passed him on lap 3 to take the lead. Schumacher was well on his way to victory and an undisputed lead in the championship with 1 race to go. On lap 37, Schumacher's engine failed, giving the lead to Fernando Alonso, who went on to win the race. This virtually gave the championship to Alonso.
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Friday Drivers
Qualifying results
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Race results
From [3]:
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 53 | 1:23:52.413 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 53 | +16.151 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 53 | +23.953 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | 53 | +34.101 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 53 | +43.596 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 53 | +46.717 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 53 | +48.869 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 53 | +1:16.095 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 53 | +1:16.932 | 12 | |
| 10 | 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 10 | |
| 11 | 4 | Pedro De La Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | 52 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 52 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| 13 | 15 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull-Ferrari | 52 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 14 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 52 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| 15 | 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 52 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 16 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1-Toyota | 51 | +2 laps | 21 | |
| 17 | 23 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri-Honda | 50 | +3 laps | 22 | |
| 18 | 21 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 48 | Steering | 19 | |
| Ret | 9 | Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 39 | Accident | 14 | |
| Ret | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 36 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 35 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 19 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1-Toyota | 20 | Driveshaft | 16 |
Notes
- Lap Leaders: Felipe Massa 2 (1–2); Michael Schumacher 34 (3–36); Fernando Alonso 17 (37–53)
- Last win: Michelin
- Third place Giancarlo Fisichella dedicated his third place to his best friend, Tonino Visciani, who died on 5 October 2006 after a heart attack.[4]
- Schumacher's engine failure was his first since the 2000 French Grand Prix.
- This was the 20th Japanese Grand Prix held at Suzuka. In 2007 and 2008, the race was hosted at Fuji Speedway. However, in 2009, the race returned to Suzuka.
- This was Alonso's first win in 4 months. The previous was at the Canadian Grand Prix. This was the only race that Alonso won in the second half of the season.
Standings after the race
Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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External links
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| Previous race: 2006 Chinese Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship 2006 season | Next race: 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 2005 Japanese Grand Prix | Japanese Grand Prix | Next race: 2007 Japanese Grand Prix |
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