Season 2006 · Round 11

French Grand Prix

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2006-07-16 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 70Lap · 308.586km
5 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:32:07.803
Team win 16pt P1 · P3 1-3
1 Fernando Alonso
Renault +10.100
6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +22.500
Fastest Lap
5 Michael Schumacher
1:17.111 · L46
DNF
6
Jenson Button L61 Mark Webber L55 Jarno Trulli L39 Rubens Barrichello L28 Tiago Monteiro L11 Takuma Sato L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
70Lap 308.586km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P15 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P15 David Coulthard 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Kimi Räikkönen 2 · GP #1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Massa MAS Massa MAS Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Speed SPE Speed SPE Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Klien KLI Klien KLI Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Albers ALB Albers ALB Montagny FMO Montagny FMO Button · retired L61 Button BUT Button BUT Webber · retired L53 Webber WEB Webber WEB Trulli · retired L39 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Barrichello · retired L18 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Monteiro · retired L11 Monteiro TMO Monteiro TMO Sato · retired L0 Sato SAT Sato SAT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 1 70 1:32:07.803 10
2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 3 70 +10.100 8
3 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 2 70 +22.500 6
4 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 5 70 +27.200 5
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 6 70 +33.000 4
6 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 7 70 +45.200 3
7 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 8 70 +49.400 2
8 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 11 69 +1 Lap 1
9 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 9 69 +1 Lap
10 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 14 69 +1 Lap
11 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 16 69 +1 Lap
12 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 12 69 +1 Lap
13 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 22 69 +1 Lap
14 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 18 68 +2 Laps
15 19 Christijan Albers MF1 15 68 +2 Laps
16 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri 20 67 +3 Laps
R 12 Jenson Button Honda 17 61 Technical
R 9 Mark Webber Williams 10 55 Wheel rim
R 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 4 39 Brakes
R 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 13 28 Engine
R 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 19 11 Mechanical
R 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 21 0 Transmission
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.865 1:15.111 1:15.493 POLE Q2
2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.277 1:15.679 1:15.510 +0.399 Q3
3 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.328 1:15.706 1:15.785 +0.595 Q2
4 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.550 1:15.776 1:16.036 +0.439 Q1
5 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.949 1:15.625 1:16.091 +0.514 Q2
6 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:16.154 1:15.742 1:16.281 +0.631 Q2
7 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.825 1:15.901 1:16.345 +0.790 Q2
8 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 1:16.679 1:15.902 1:16.632 +0.791 Q2
9 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:16.534 1:15.926 1:18.272 +0.815 Q2
10 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:16.350 1:15.974 1:18.663 +0.863 Q2
11 9 Mark Webber Williams 1:16.531 1:16.129 — +1.018 Q2
12 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.686 1:16.294 — +1.183 Q2
13 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 1:16.921 1:16.433 — +1.322 Q2
14 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.022 1:17.027 — +1.911 Q1
15 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1:17.117 1:17.063 — +1.952 Q2
16 19 Christijan Albers MF1 1:16.962 1:17.105 — +1.851 Q1
17 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:17.164 — — +2.053 Q1
18 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:17.304 — — +2.193 Q1
19 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:17.495 — — +2.384 Q1
20 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 1:17.589 — — +2.478 Q1
21 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri 1:18.637 — — +3.526 Q1
22 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:18.845 — — +3.734 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Michael Schumacher
2
6 Felipe Massa
3
1 Fernando Alonso
4
8 Jarno Trulli
5
7 Ralf Schumacher
6
3 Kimi Räikkönen
7
2 Giancarlo Fisichella
8
4 Pedro de la Rosa
9
14 David Coulthard ▲1
10
9 Mark Webber ▲1
11
16 Nick Heidfeld ▲1
12
15 Christian Klien ▲1
13
11 Rubens Barrichello ▲1
14
21 Scott Speed ▲1
15
19 Christijan Albers ▲1
16
17 Jacques Villeneuve ▲2
17
12 Jenson Button ▲2
18
10 Nico Rosberg ▼9
19
18 Tiago Monteiro ▲1
20
23 Franck Montagny ▲1
21
22 Takuma Sato ▲1
22
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi ▼5
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 5 Michael Schumacher 1:17.111 L46
2 6 Felipe Massa 1:17.141 L18
3 5 Michael Schumacher 1:17.281 L43
4 5 Michael Schumacher 1:17.288 L47
5 6 Felipe Massa 1:17.454 L36
6 5 Michael Schumacher 1:17.514 L44
7 5 Michael Schumacher 1:17.555 L45
8 5 Michael Schumacher 1:17.563 L50
9 5 Michael Schumacher 1:17.581 L14
10 6 Felipe Massa 1:17.591 L19
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
21
Scott Speed
+11
P14→P10
20
Vitantonio Liuzzi
+11
P22→P13
17
Jacques Villeneuve
+10
P16→P11
16
Nick Heidfeld
+9
P11→P8
12
Jenson Button
+9
P17→P—
7
Ralf Schumacher
+8
P5→P4
4
Pedro de la Rosa
+8
P8→P7
15
Christian Klien
+8
P12→P12
Most positions lost
Mark Webber −15 Jarno Trulli −12 Scott Speed −8
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Grid penalty ▼5 (P17 → P22)
▼5 (P17 → P22)
10 Nico Rosberg Grid penalty ▼9 (P9 → P18)
▼9 (P9 → P18)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
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