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2006 Japanese Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryJapan
Grand PrixJapanese
Previous_round2006 Chinese Grand Prix
Next_round2006 Brazilian Grand Prix
Date8 October
Year2006
ImageSuzuka circuit map--2005.svg
CaptionThe Suzuka circuit
Race_No17
Season_No18
Official name2006 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
LocationSuzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.608
Course_km5.807
Distance_laps53
Distance_mi191.117
Distance_km307.573
WeatherFine
Attendance361,000
Pole_DriverFelipe Massa
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:29.599
Pole_CountryBrazil
Fast_DriverFernando Alonso
Fast_TeamRenault
Fast_Time1:32.676
Fast_Lap14
Fast_CountrySpain
First_DriverFernando Alonso
First_TeamRenault
First_CountrySpain
Second_DriverFelipe Massa
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryBrazil
Third_DriverGiancarlo Fisichella
Third_TeamRenault
Third_CountryItaly
Lapchart

The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2006 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One race held on 8 October 2006 at the Suzuka Circuit, in Suzuka, Japan. It was the seventeenth and penultimate round of the 2006 Formula One World Championship, and marked the 32nd running of the Japanese Grand Prix. It was won by Fernando Alonso, his last win for the Renault team before he moved to McLaren the following season.

It was the 20th Grand Prix to be held at Suzuka. It was the first Formula One race to be filmed and broadcast in high-definition television. However the Fuji Television broadcast was only available in Japan.

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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.

TeamNatDriver
Williams-CosworthAustriaAlexander Wurz
HondaUKAnthony Davidson
Red Bull-FerrariGermanyMichael Ammermüller
BMW SauberGermanySebastian Vettel
Spyker MF1-ToyotaGermanyAdrian Sutil
Toro Rosso-CosworthSwitzerlandNeel Jani
Super Aguri-HondaFranceFranck Montagny

Race

Felipe Massa started the race from pole, but Michael Schumacher passed him on lap 3 to take the lead. Meanwhile, Alonso was struggling to get past the Toyotas of Trulli and Ralf Schumacher. By lap 10 Alonso was 5.4 seconds off the leader. On lap 15 Alonso managed to pass Massa in the pitstops and chased Schumacher. He succeeded in closing the gap from 5.4 seconds on lap 10 to 4.2 seconds by lap 27 only for it to open up to 5.9 seconds by lap 34 after the two drivers encountered backmarkers. The race was crucial in the fight for the World Championship, as whoever finished ahead of the two would take the championship lead into the final race. On lap 37, after the two rivals had made their final pitstops, Schumacher's engine failed, his first engine failure since the 2000 French Grand Prix, giving the lead to Alonso, who went on to win the race. As a result, he needed only one point from the final race to secure the title.

, Alonso's win remains the last victory for a car running on Michelin tyres, as the manufacturer pulled out of Formula One at the end of the season. Third place finisher Giancarlo Fisichella dedicated to his best friend, Tonino Visciani, who had died on 5 October 2006 after a heart attack.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQ1Q2Q3Grid12345678910111213141516171819202122Source:
6Brazil Felipe MassaFerrari**1:30.112**1:29.830**1:29.599**1
5Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari1:31.279**1:28.954**1:29.7112
7Germany Ralf SchumacherToyota1:30.5951:30.2991:29.9893
8Italy Jarno TrulliToyota1:30.4201:30.2041:30.0394
1Spain Fernando AlonsoRenault1:30.9761:30.3571:30.3715
2Italy Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:31.6961:30.3061:30.5996
12United Kingdom Jenson ButtonHonda1:30.8471:30.2681:30.9927
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:31.9721:30.5981:31.4788
16Germany Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:31.8111:30.4701:31.5139
10Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth1:30.5851:30.3211:31.85610
3Finland Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes1:32.0801:30.82711
17Poland Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:31.2041:31.09412
4Spain Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.5811:31.25413
9Australia Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth1:31.6471:31.27614
20Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth1:31.7411:31.94315
19Netherlands Christijan AlbersSpyker MF1-Toyota1:32.2211:33.75016
14United Kingdom David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari1:32.25217
15Netherlands Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari1:32.40218
21United States Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth1:32.86719
22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda1:33.66620
18Portugal Tiago MonteiroSpyker MF1-Toyota1:33.70921
23Japan Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-HondaNo time22

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415161718RetRetRetRetSource:
1Spain **Fernando Alonso****Renault**531:23:53.4135**10**
6Brazil **Felipe Massa****Ferrari**53+16.1511**8**
2Italy **Giancarlo Fisichella****Renault**53+23.9536**6**
12UK **Jenson Button****Honda**53+34.1017**5**
3Finland **Kimi Räikkönen****McLaren-Mercedes**53+43.59611**4**
8Italy **Jarno Trulli****Toyota**53+46.7174**3**
7Germany **Ralf Schumacher****Toyota**53+48.8693**2**
16Germany **Nick Heidfeld****BMW Sauber**53+1:16.0959**1**
17Poland Robert KubicaBMW Sauber53+1:16.93212
10Germany Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth52+1 lap10
4Spain Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes52+1 lap13
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloHonda52+1 lap8
15Netherlands Robert DoornbosRed Bull-Ferrari52+1 lap18
20Italy Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth52+1 lap15
22Japan Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda52+1 lap20
18Portugal Tiago MonteiroSpyker MF1-Toyota51+2 laps21
23Japan Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda50+3 laps22
21USA Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth48Power steering19
9Australia Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth39Accident14
5Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari36Engine2
14UK David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari35Gearbox17
19Netherlands Christijan AlbersSpyker MF1-Toyota20Driveshaft16

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.DriverPointsSource:
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 11ESP **Fernando Alonso***126
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 12GER **Michael Schumacher***116
[[File:1uparrow green.svg10px]] 13BRA Felipe Massa70
[[File:1downarrow red.svg10px]] 14ITA Giancarlo Fisichella69
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5FIN Kimi Räikkönen61

;Constructors' Championship standings

Pos.ConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]1FRA **Renault***195
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]2ITA **Ferrari***186
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]3GBR McLaren-Mercedes105
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]4JPN Honda78
[[File:1rightarrow blue.svg10px]]5GER BMW Sauber36
  • 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

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