Season 2006 · Round 1

Bahrain Grand Prix

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2006-03-12 · Bahrain International Circuit · Bahrain · Bahrain Grand Prix · 57Lap · 308.238km
1 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:29:46.205
Team win 10pt P1 · P21
5 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari +1.246
3 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +19.360
Team win 10pt P3 · P5
Fastest Lap
10 Nico Rosberg
1:32.408 · L42
DNF
4
Yuji Ide L35 Jacques Villeneuve L29 Giancarlo Fisichella L21 Christijan Albers L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 11/22 50%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P31
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
57Lap 308.238km 22 races held (2004–) Lap record 55.404 · George Russell (2020)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 Felipe Massa 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
P6 Michael Schumacher 1 wins · → Felipe Massa -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 16 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
P4 Felipe Massa 13 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Button BUT Button BUT Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Webber WEB Webber WEB Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Klien KLI Klien KLI Massa MAS Massa MAS Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Speed SPE Speed SPE Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Monteiro TMO Monteiro TMO Sato SAT Sato SAT Ide · retired L35 Ide IDE Ide IDE Villeneuve · retired L29 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Fisichella · retired L21 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Albers · retired L0 Albers ALB Albers ALB
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 4 57 1:29:46.205 10
2 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 57 +1.246 8
3 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 22 57 +19.360 6
4 12 Jenson Button Honda 3 57 +19.992 5
5 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 5 57 +37.048 4
6 9 Mark Webber Williams 7 57 +41.932 3
7 10 Nico Rosberg FL Williams 12 57 +1:03.043 2
8 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 8 57 +1:06.771 1
9 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2 57 +1:09.907
10 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 13 57 +1:15.541
11 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 15 57 +1:25.997
12 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 10 56 +1 Lap
13 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 16 56 +1 Lap
14 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 17 56 +1 Lap
15 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 6 56 +1 Lap
16 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 14 56 +1 Lap
17 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 19 55 +2 Laps
18 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 20 53 +4 Laps
R 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri 21 35 Mechanical
R 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 11 29 Engine
R 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 9 21 Hydraulics
R 19 Christijan Albers MF1 18 0 Driveshaft
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:33.310 1:32.025 1:31.431 +0.216 Q3
2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:33.579 1:32.014 1:31.478 +0.263 Q3
3 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:32.603 1:32.025 1:31.549 +0.334 Q3
4 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:32.433 1:31.215 1:31.702 POLE Q2
5 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 1:33.233 1:31.487 1:32.164 +0.272 Q2
6 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:33.922 1:32.322 1:32.579 +1.107 Q2
7 9 Mark Webber Williams 1:33.454 1:32.309 1:33.006 +1.094 Q2
8 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 1:34.308 1:32.106 1:33.112 +0.891 Q2
9 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:32.934 1:31.831 1:33.496 +0.616 Q2
10 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:33.374 1:31.958 1:33.926 +0.743 Q2
11 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:33.882 1:32.456 — +1.241 Q2
12 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:32.945 1:32.620 — +1.405 Q2
13 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:33.678 1:32.850 — +1.635 Q2
14 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:33.987 1:33.066 — +1.851 Q2
15 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:34.439 1:33.416 — +2.201 Q2
16 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1:33.995 1:34.606 — +2.780 Q1
17 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:34.702 — — +3.487 Q1
18 19 Christijan Albers MF1 1:35.724 — — +4.509 Q1
19 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 1:35.900 — — +4.685 Q1
20 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:37.411 — — +6.196 Q1
21 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri 1:40.270 — — +9.055 Q1
22 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren — —
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Michael Schumacher
2
6 Felipe Massa
3
12 Jenson Button
4
1 Fernando Alonso
5
4 Juan Pablo Montoya
6
11 Rubens Barrichello
7
9 Mark Webber
8
15 Christian Klien
9
2 Giancarlo Fisichella
10
16 Nick Heidfeld
11
17 Jacques Villeneuve
12
10 Nico Rosberg
13
14 David Coulthard
14
8 Jarno Trulli
15
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi
16
21 Scott Speed
17
7 Ralf Schumacher
18
19 Christijan Albers
19
18 Tiago Monteiro
20
22 Takuma Sato
21
23 Yuji Ide
22
3 Kimi Räikkönen
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 10 Nico Rosberg 1:32.408 L42
2 10 Nico Rosberg 1:32.521 L26
3 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.523 L38
4 1 Fernando Alonso 1:32.534 L21
5 10 Nico Rosberg 1:32.577 L30
6 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.588 L35
7 10 Nico Rosberg 1:32.618 L25
8 9 Mark Webber 1:32.660 L25
9 10 Nico Rosberg 1:32.696 L40
10 10 Nico Rosberg 1:32.709 L41
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
10
Nico Rosberg
+19
P12→P7
16
Nick Heidfeld
+15
P10→P12
6
Felipe Massa
+14
P2→P9
3
Kimi Räikkönen
+13
P22→P3
12
Jenson Button
+12
P3→P4
14
David Coulthard
+10
P13→P10
21
Scott Speed
+10
P16→P13
7
Ralf Schumacher
+10
P17→P14
Most positions lost
Felipe Massa −20 Rubens Barrichello −17 Giancarlo Fisichella −15
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15