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2006 Italian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryItaly
Grand PrixItalian
Previous_round2006 Turkish Grand Prix
Next_round2006 Chinese Grand Prix
Date10 September
Year2006
ImageMonza track map.svg
CaptionThe Monza circuit after modified in 2000
Race_No15
Season_No18
Official nameFormula 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2006
LocationAutodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course_mi3.6
Course_km5.793
Distance_laps53
Distance_mi190.8
Distance_km307.029
WeatherWarm and sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 C
Pole_DriverKimi Räikkönen
Pole_CountryFinland
Pole_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Pole_Time1.21.484
Fast_DriverKimi Räikkönen
Fast_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Fast_Time1:22.559
Fast_Lap13
Fast_CountryFinland
First_DriverMichael Schumacher
First_CountryGermany
First_TeamFerrari
Second_DriverKimi Räikkönen
Second_CountryFinland
Second_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Third_DriverRobert Kubica
Third_CountryPoland
Third_TeamBMW Sauber
Lapchart

The 2006 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2006) was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 2006 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. It was the fifteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season, and was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car.

Immediately following the race, Schumacher announced that he would retire from motor racing at the end of the 2006 season. Robert Kubica achieved his first career podium finish, in only his third Grand Prix. It was also only the second Grand Prix meeting appearance of Kubica's Friday driver successor, Sebastian Vettel. Vettel had impressed at the by setting the fastest time in one session, but he set the fastest time in both Friday practice sessions at this Grand Prix. The race was also the first race to see the introduction of a new High Speed Barrier developed by the FIA Institute and the FIA. The system, which was installed at the end of the run-off areas at the circuit's second chicane and Parabolica corners, was designed for use at corners with high speed approaches and limited run-off areas. Also this was the last race of the Red Bull driver Christian Klien, until his return to a race seat at the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.

After the race, in the press conference, Schumacher announced his retirement from Formula One. On the same day, it was announced that Ferrari would replace Schumacher with Kimi Räikkönen. The race was his 90th victory. Four years later however in , Schumacher returned to F1 with Mercedes.

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.

ConstructorNatDriver
Williams-CosworthAustriaAlexander Wurz
HondaUKAnthony Davidson
Red Bull-FerrariNetherlandsRobert Doornbos
BMW SauberGermanySebastian Vettel
MF1-ToyotaSwitzerlandGiorgio Mondini
Toro Rosso-CosworthSwitzerlandNeel Jani
Super Aguri-HondaFranceFranck Montagny

Race report

At the start Kimi Räikkönen got away in the lead with Michael Schumacher and Nick Heidfeld tussling over 2nd. By lap 2 Fernando Alonso was up to 6th past Heidfeld as Schumacher and Räikkönen begin to pull clear of the rest. On lap 10 Nico Rosberg lost power in his Williams and was the first retirement, his 4th consecutive retirement. On lap 15 Räikkönen pitted from the lead and two laps later Schumacher came in and jumped him, Robert Kubica took the lead stopping much later, on lap 23, which allowed Schumacher into the lead for the first time in the race. On lap 44 there was drama when Alonso pulled over with a smoky Renault after an engine failure, this caused a problem for Massa who locked up behind him and went off before pitting to change tyres. Michael Schumacher cruised to victory ahead of Räikkönen, with Kubica claiming his first podium in 3rd place.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3Grid12345678910111213141516171819202122Source:
3Finland Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.9941:21.349**1:21.484**1
5Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari**1:21.711**1:21.3531:21.4862
16Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:21.7641:21.4251:21.6533
6Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari1:22.028**1:21.225**1:21.7044
12United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda1:22.5121:21.5721:22.0115
17Poland Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:22.4371:21.2701:22.2586
4Spain Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes1:22.4221:21.8781:22.2807
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:22.6401:21.6881:22.7878
2Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:22.4861:21.7221:23.1759
1Spain Fernando AlonsoRenault1:21.7471:21.5261:25.68810
8Italy Jarno TrulliToyota1:22.0931:21.92411
10Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:22.5811:22.20312
7Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota1:22.6221:22.28013
14United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:22.6181:22.58914
21United States Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:22.9431:23.16515
15Austria Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari1:22.898No time16
20Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:23.04317
19Netherlands Christijan AlbersSpyker MF1-Toyota1:23.11618
9Australia Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:23.34119
18Portugal Tiago MonteiroSpyker MF1-Toyota1:23.92020
22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:24.28921
23Japan Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda1:26.00122

;Notes

  • – Fernando Alonso originally qualified with a time of 1:21.829 in Q3, but had his three fastest Q3 times deleted, effectively demoting him from fifth to tenth, after Monza stewards controversially penalized him, judging he had impeded Ferrari's Felipe Massa during qualifying.

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetRetRetSource:
5Germany **Michael Schumacher****Ferrari**531:14:51.9752**10**
3Finland **Kimi Räikkönen****McLaren-Mercedes**53+8.0461**8**
17Poland **Robert Kubica****BMW Sauber**53+26.4146**6**
2Italy **Giancarlo Fisichella****Renault**53+32.0459**5**
12UK **Jenson Button****Honda**53+32.6855**4**
11Brazil **Rubens Barrichello****Honda**53+42.4098**3**
8Italy **Jarno Trulli****Toyota**53+44.66211**2**
16Germany **Nick Heidfeld****BMW Sauber**53+45.3093**1**
6Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari53+45.9954
9Australia Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth53+72.60219
15Austria Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari52+1 lap16
14UK David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari52+1 lap14
21United States Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth52+1 lap15
20Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth52+1 lap17
7Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota52+1 lap13
22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda51+2 laps21
19Netherlands Christijan AlbersSpyker MF1-Toyota51+2 laps18
18Portugal Tiago MonteiroSpyker MF1-Toyota44Brakes20
1Spain Fernando AlonsoRenault43Engine10
4Spain Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes20Engine7
23Japan Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda18Hydraulics22
10Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth9Driveshaft12

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.DriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1ESP **Fernando Alonso***108
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2GER **Michael Schumacher***106
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3BRA Felipe Massa62
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4ITA Giancarlo Fisichella57
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5FIN Kimi Räikkönen57

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11ITA **Ferrari***168
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12FRA **Renault***165
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3GBR McLaren-Mercedes97
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4JPN Honda65
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 15GER BMW Sauber33
  • 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.

References

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

References

  1. [http://classic.wunderground.com/history/airport/LIML/2006/9/10/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Monza&req_state=&req_statename=Italy&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=138&reqdb.wmo=16080 Weather info for the 2006 Italian Grand Prix] at Weather Underground
  2. "Italia".
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  6. "Schumacher confirms his retirement". Formula One Administration.
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  10. "Italian GP - Sunday - Race Results". GrandPrix.com.
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