2006 German Grand Prix | |||
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Race 12 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship | |||
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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:16.357 on lap 17 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
Lap leaders |
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.
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.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
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1 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.214 | 1:14.410 | 1:14.070 | 1 |
2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.904 | 1:13.778 | 1:14.205 | 2 |
3 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.412 | 1:14.094 | 1:14.569 | 3 |
4 | 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:15.869 | 1:14.378 | 1:14.862 | 4 |
5 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:15.916 | 1:14.540 | 1:14.894 | 5 |
6 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:15.757 | 1:14.652 | 1:14.934 | 6 |
7 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:15.518 | 1:14.746 | 1:15.282 | 7 |
8 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:15.789 | 1:14.743 | 1:15.923 | 8 |
9 | 4 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.655 | 1:15.021 | 1:15.936 | 9 |
10 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:15.836 | 1:14.826 | 1:16.326 | 10 |
11 | 9 | Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 1:15.719 | 1:15.094 | 11 | |
12 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:15.816 | 1:15.141 | 12 | |
13 | 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:15.430 | 1:15.150 | 20 1 | |
14 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:16.281 | 1:15.329 | 13 | |
15 | 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.183 | 1:15.380 | 14 | |
16 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.234 | 1:15.397 | 15 | |
17 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:16.399 | 16 | ||
18 | 19 | Christijan Albers | MF1-Toyota | 1:17.093 | 21 2 | ||
19 | 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:17.185 | 17 | ||
20 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1-Toyota | 1:17.836 | 18 | ||
21 | 23 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:20.444 | PL 3 | ||
22 | 21 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | No time | 19 | ||
Source: [6] |
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