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2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix


FieldValue
Grand PrixFrench
flagFrance
Official_NameAlice Grand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
ImageBugatti Circuit.svg
Course_mi2.597
Course_km4.180
Race_No5
Season_No17
Date21 May
Year2006
Pole_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Pole_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Time_MotoGP1:33.990
Fast_Rider_MotoGPValentino Rossi
Fast_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Fast_Time_MotoGP1:35.087
First_Rider_MotoGPMarco Melandri
First_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Second_Rider_MotoGPLoris Capirossi
Second_Rider_MotoGP_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_MotoGPDani Pedrosa
Third_Rider_MotoGP_CountrySpain
Pole_Rider_250Andrea Dovizioso
Pole_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_2501:39.733
Fast_Rider_250Hiroshi Aoyama
Fast_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Fast_Time_2501:39.964
First_Rider_250Yuki Takahashi
First_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Second_Rider_250Andrea Dovizioso
Second_Rider_250_CountryItaly
Third_Rider_250Shuhei Aoyama
Third_Rider_250_CountryJapan
Pole_Rider_125Mattia Pasini
Pole_Rider_125_CountryItaly
Pole_Time_1251:44.515
Fast_Rider_125Sergio Gadea
Fast_Rider_125_CountrySpain
Fast_Time_1251:44.637
First_Rider_125Thomas Lüthi
First_Rider_125_CountrySwitzerland
Second_Rider_125Mika Kallio
Second_Rider_125_CountryFinland
Third_Rider_125Fabrizio Lai
Third_Rider_125_CountryItaly

The 2006 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth race of the 2006 Motorcycle Grand Prix season. It took place on the weekend of 19–21 May 2006 at the Le Mans Bugatti circuit.

MotoGP classification

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetSources:
33ITA **Marco Melandri****Fortuna Honda****Honda**2844:57.3695**25**
65ITA **Loris Capirossi****Ducati Marlboro Team****Ducati**28+1.9296**20**
26ESP **Dani Pedrosa****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**28+2.2691**16**
27AUS **Casey Stoner****Honda LCR****Honda**28+5.49411**13**
69USA **Nicky Hayden****Repsol Honda Team****Honda**28+5.70910**11**
5USA **Colin Edwards****Camel Yamaha Team****Yamaha**28+11.5199**10**
6JPN **Makoto Tamada****Konica Minolta Honda****Honda**28+16.69213**9**
15ESP **Sete Gibernau****Ducati Marlboro Team****Ducati**28+18.1428**8**
24ESP **Toni Elías****Fortuna Honda****Honda**28+23.64516**7**
71AUS **Chris Vermeulen****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**28+39.36212**6**
7ESP **Carlos Checa****Tech 3 Yamaha****Yamaha**28+47.73014**5**
56JPN **Shinya Nakano****Kawasaki Racing Team****Kawasaki**28+47.7822**4**
66DEU **Alex Hofmann****Pramac d'Antin MotoGP****Ducati**28+1:09.09218**3**
77GBR **James Ellison****Tech 3 Yamaha****Yamaha**28+1:16.17217**2**
21USA **John Hopkins****Rizla Suzuki MotoGP****Suzuki**26+2 laps3**1**
30ESP José Luis CardosoPramac d'Antin MotoGPDucati21Retirement19
46ITA Valentino RossiCamel Yamaha TeamYamaha20Mechanical7
10USA Kenny Roberts Jr.Team RobertsKR211V1Retirement15
17FRA Randy de PunietKawasaki Racing TeamKawasaki0Accident4

250 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617181920212223RetRetRetRetDNQ
55JPN **Yuki Takahashi****Honda**2643:42.7734**25**
34ITA **Andrea Dovizioso****Honda**26+0.0981**20**
73JPN **Shuhei Aoyama****Honda**26+2.2155**16**
4JPN **Hiroshi Aoyama****KTM**26+2.4847**13**
7SMR **Alex de Angelis****Aprilia**26+11.2702**11**
15ITA **Roberto Locatelli****Aprilia**26+14.5979**10**
80ESP **Héctor Barberá****Aprilia**26+16.8293**9**
58ITA **Marco Simoncelli****Gilera**26+17.04111**8**
50FRA **Sylvain Guintoli****Aprilia**26+17.58912**7**
96CZE **Jakub Smrž****Aprilia**26+17.8056**6**
14AUS **Anthony West****Aprilia**26+39.03213**5**
8ITA **Andrea Ballerini****Aprilia**26+41.72814**4**
36COL **Martín Cárdenas****Honda**26+45.15018**3**
19ARG **Sebastián Porto****Honda**26+46.54510**2**
21FRA **Arnaud Vincent****Honda**26+55.74722**1**
23ESP Arturo TizónHonda26+55.84617
54SMR Manuel PoggialiKTM26+57.24115
28DEU Dirk HeidolfAprilia26+1:16.94120
25ITA Alex BaldoliniAprilia26+1:25.85616
31ITA Álvaro MolinaAprilia26+1:28.71523
22ITA Luca MorelliAprilia26+1:31.92626
24ESP Jordi CarchanoAprilia26+1:39.85325
85ITA Alessio PalumboAprilia25+1 lap27
48ESP Jorge LorenzoAprilia6Accident8
16FRA Jules CluzelAprilia0Accident21
45GBR Dan LinfootHonda0Accident24
57GBR Chaz DaviesAprilia0Accident19
47FRA Marc-Antoine ScacciaApriliaDid not qualify

125 cc classification

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNSDNQDNQ
1CHE **Thomas Lüthi****Honda**2442:54.5559**25**
36FIN **Mika Kallio****KTM**24+3.3806**20**
32ITA **Fabrizio Lai****Honda**24+9.8078**16**
19ESP **Álvaro Bautista****Aprilia**24+10.7892**13**
22ESP **Pablo Nieto****Aprilia**24+14.8507**11**
35ITA **Raffaele De Rosa****Aprilia**24+17.22622**10**
6ESP **Joan Olivé****Aprilia**24+20.57710**9**
33ESP **Sergio Gadea****Aprilia**24+21.81812**8**
29ITA **Andrea Iannone****Aprilia**24+27.03811**7**
24ITA **Simone Corsi****Gilera**24+30.17113**6**
10ESP **Ángel Rodríguez****Aprilia**24+30.55520**5**
60ESP **Julián Simón****KTM**24+30.81514**4**
71JPN **Tomoyoshi Koyama****Malaguti**24+30.89019**3**
55ESP **Héctor Faubel****Aprilia**24+31.45015**2**
11DEU **Sandro Cortese****Honda**24+31.87217**1**
9AUT Michael RansederKTM24+39.06127
14HUN Gábor TalmácsiHonda24+45.4684
17DEU Stefan BradlKTM24+45.71723
23ITA Lorenzo BaroniHonda24+46.07829
45HUN Imre TóthAprilia24+46.29921
38GBR Bradley SmithHonda24+46.58125
43ESP Manuel HernándezAprilia24+49.29430
15ITA Michele PirroAprilia24+1:00.77324
37NLD Joey LitjensHonda24+1:01.12828
44CZE Karel AbrahamAprilia24+1:05.34031
78NLD Hugo van den BergAprilia24+1:05.98926
63FRA Mike Di MeglioHonda24+1:15.10916
26CHE Vincent BraillardAprilia24+1:36.50139
7FRA Alexis MasbouMalaguti23+1 lap33
13ITA Dino LombardiAprilia23+1 lap40
85FRA Yannick DeschampsHonda23+1 lap37
53ITA Simone GrotzkyjAprilia13Retirement35
18ESP Nicolás TerolDerbi7Retirement18
20ITA Roberto TamburiniAprilia4Accident32
52CZE Lukáš PešekDerbi1Accident3
16ITA Michele ContiHonda0Accident36
21ESP Mateo TúnezAprilia0Accident34
75ITA Mattia PasiniAprilia0Accident1
8ITA Lorenzo ZanettiAprilia0Accident5
82FRA Matthieu LussianaHonda0Accident38
83FRA Clément DunikowskiHondaDid not start
84FRA Mathieu OlagnonHondaDid not start
41ESP Aleix EspargaróHondaDid not qualify
12ITA Federico SandiApriliaDid not qualify

Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)

Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round five has concluded.

;Riders' Championship standings

Pos.RiderPoints
1USA Nicky Hayden83
2ITA Marco Melandri79
3ITA Loris Capirossi79
4ESP Dani Pedrosa73
5AUS Casey Stoner65

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPoints
1JPN Honda115
2ITA Ducati79
3JPN Yamaha69
4JPN Suzuki35
5JPN Kawasaki32
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 2005 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2007 French Grand Prix

References

  1. (13 June 2017). "2006 French MotoGP".
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "2006 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  3. "Le Mans {{!}} The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project".
  4. (13 June 2017). "2006 French MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database".
  5. "2006 French Grand Prix : Classifications : MotoGP".
  6. "ALICE GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE · MotoGP Race Classification 2006".
  7. "2006 French Grand Prix : Classifications : 250cc".
  8. "2006 French Grand Prix : Classifications : 125cc".
  9. (2006). "Standings".
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