Season 2006 · Round 16

Chinese Grand Prix

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2006-10-01 · Shanghai International Circuit · China · Chinese Grand Prix · 56Lap · 305.066km
5 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:37:32.747
1 Fernando Alonso
Renault +3.121
Team win 14pt P2 · P3 2-3
2 Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault +44.197
Fastest Lap
1 Fernando Alonso
1:37.586 · L49
DNF
5
Ralf Schumacher L49 Felipe Massa L44 Jarno Trulli L38 Tiago Monteiro L37 Kimi Räikkönen L18
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 12/19 63.2%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
56Lap 305.066km 19 races held (2004–) Lap record 1:32.238 · Michael Schumacher (2004)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P2 Nico Rosberg 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -4
P4 Michael Schumacher 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 18 starts · GP #1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
P3 Felipe Massa 14 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Button BUT Button BUT de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Webber WEB Webber WEB Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Doornbos DOO Doornbos DOO Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Speed SPE Speed SPE Albers ALB Albers ALB Yamamoto YAM Yamamoto YAM Schumacher · retired L49 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Massa · retired L44 Massa MAS Massa MAS Trulli · retired L38 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Monteiro · retired L37 Monteiro TMO Monteiro TMO Räikkönen · retired L18 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Sato · stopped L55 · classified P22 Sato SAT Sato SAT
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 6 56 1:37:32.747 10
2 1 Fernando Alonso FL Renault 1 56 +3.121 8
3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 2 56 +44.197 6
4 12 Jenson Button Honda 4 56 +1:12.056 5
5 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 7 56 +1:17.137 4
6 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 3 56 +1:19.131 3
7 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 8 56 +1:31.979 2
8 9 Mark Webber Williams 14 56 +1:43.588 1
9 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 12 56 +1:43.796
10 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 13 55 +1 Lap
11 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 15 55 +1 Lap
12 15 Robert Doornbos Red Bull 10 55 +1 Lap
13 17 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 9 55 +1 Lap
14 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 11 55 +1 Lap
15 19 Christijan Albers Spyker MF1 22 53 +3 Laps
16 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri 19 52 +4 Laps
R 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 16 49 Oil pressure
R 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 20 44 Collision
R 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 17 38 Pneumatics
R 18 Tiago Monteiro Spyker MF1 18 37 Spun off
R 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 5 18 Throttle
D 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 21 55 Disqualified
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:44.128 1:43.951 1:44.360 POLE Q2
2 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:44.378 1:44.336 1:44.992 +0.385 Q2
3 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:47.072 1:45.228 1:45.503 +1.277 Q2
4 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:45.809 1:44.662 1:45.503 +0.711 Q2
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:44.909 1:45.622 1:45.754 +0.958 Q1
6 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:47.366 1:45.660 1:45.775 +1.709 Q2
7 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 1:44.808 1:45.095 1:45.877 +0.857 Q1
8 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:46.249 1:45.055 1:46.053 +1.104 Q2
9 17 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:46.049 1:45.576 1:46.632 +1.625 Q2
10 15 Robert Doornbos Red Bull 1:46.387 1:45.747 1:48.021 +1.796 Q2
11 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1:46.222 1:45.851 — +1.900 Q2
12 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:45.931 1:45.968 — +1.980 Q1
13 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:45.564 1:46.172 — +1.613 Q1
14 9 Mark Webber Williams 1:48.560 1:46.413 — +2.462 Q2
15 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:47.535 1:47.419 — +3.468 Q2
16 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:48.894 — — +4.943 Q1
17 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:49.098 — — +5.147 Q1
18 18 Tiago Monteiro Spyker MF1 1:49.903 — — +5.952 Q1
19 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri 1:55.560 — — +11.609 Q1
20 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:47.231 1:45.970 — +2.019 Q2
21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:50.326 — — +6.375 Q1
22 19 Christijan Albers Spyker MF1 1:49.542 — — +5.591 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Fernando Alonso
2
2 Giancarlo Fisichella
3
11 Rubens Barrichello
4
12 Jenson Button
5
3 Kimi Räikkönen
6
5 Michael Schumacher
7
4 Pedro de la Rosa
8
16 Nick Heidfeld
9
17 Robert Kubica
10
15 Robert Doornbos
11
21 Scott Speed
12
14 David Coulthard
13
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi
14
9 Mark Webber
15
10 Nico Rosberg
16
7 Ralf Schumacher
17
8 Jarno Trulli
18
18 Tiago Monteiro
19
23 Sakon Yamamoto
20
6 Felipe Massa
21
22 Takuma Sato
22
19 Christijan Albers
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 1 Fernando Alonso 1:37.586 L49
2 1 Fernando Alonso 1:37.623 L52
3 1 Fernando Alonso 1:37.700 L53
4 1 Fernando Alonso 1:37.740 L51
5 1 Fernando Alonso 1:38.353 L48
6 1 Fernando Alonso 1:38.412 L47
7 1 Fernando Alonso 1:38.443 L46
8 1 Fernando Alonso 1:38.525 L45
9 5 Michael Schumacher 1:38.553 L50
10 5 Michael Schumacher 1:38.578 L53
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
17
Robert Kubica
+20
P9→P13
15
Robert Doornbos
+16
P10→P12
9
Mark Webber
+13
P14→P8
6
Felipe Massa
+13
P20→P—
10
Nico Rosberg
+12
P15→P11
14
David Coulthard
+11
P12→P9
22
Takuma Sato
+11
P21→P—
4
Pedro de la Rosa
+10
P7→P5
Most positions lost
Robert Kubica −16 Scott Speed −13 Vitantonio Liuzzi −10
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