Season 2006 · Round 17

Japanese Grand Prix

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2006-10-08 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 53Lap · 307.573km
1 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:23:52.413
Team win 16pt P1 · P3 1-3
6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +16.151
2 Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault +23.953
Fastest Lap
1 Fernando Alonso
1:32.676 · L14
DNF
4
Mark Webber L39 Michael Schumacher L36 David Coulthard L35 Christijan Albers L20
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
53Lap 307.573km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Fernando Alonso 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P10 Rubens Barrichello 1 wins · → Damon Hill -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 22 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Massa MAS Massa MAS Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Button BUT Button BUT Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Kubica KUB Kubica KUB Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS de la Rosa DLR de la Rosa DLR Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Doornbos DOO Doornbos DOO Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Sato SAT Sato SAT Monteiro TMO Monteiro TMO Yamamoto YAM Yamamoto YAM Speed · stopped L48 · classified P18 Speed SPE Speed SPE Webber · retired L39 Webber WEB Webber WEB Schumacher · retired L36 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Coulthard · retired L35 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Albers · retired L20 Albers ALB Albers ALB
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Fernando Alonso FL Renault 5 53 1:23:52.413 10
2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1 53 +16.151 8
3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 6 53 +23.953 6
4 12 Jenson Button Honda 7 53 +34.101 5
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 11 53 +43.596 4
6 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 4 53 +46.717 3
7 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 3 53 +48.869 2
8 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 9 53 +1:16.095 1
9 17 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 12 53 +1:16.932
10 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 10 52 +1 Lap
11 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 13 52 +1 Lap
12 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 8 52 +1 Lap
13 15 Robert Doornbos Red Bull 18 52 +1 Lap
14 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 15 52 +1 Lap
15 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 20 52 +1 Lap
16 18 Tiago Monteiro Spyker MF1 21 51 +2 Laps
17 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri 22 50 +3 Laps
18 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 19 48 Steering
R 9 Mark Webber Williams 14 39 Accident
R 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 36 Engine
R 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 17 35 Gearbox
R 19 Christijan Albers Spyker MF1 16 20 Driveshaft
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:30.112 1:29.830 1:29.599 +0.645 Q3
2 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.279 1:28.954 1:29.711 POLE Q2
3 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:30.595 1:30.299 1:29.989 +1.035 Q3
4 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:30.420 1:30.204 1:30.039 +1.085 Q3
5 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:30.976 1:30.357 1:30.371 +1.403 Q2
6 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:31.696 1:30.306 1:30.599 +1.352 Q2
7 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:30.847 1:30.268 1:30.992 +1.314 Q2
8 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:31.972 1:30.598 1:31.478 +1.644 Q2
9 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:31.811 1:30.470 1:31.513 +1.516 Q2
10 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:30.585 1:30.321 1:31.856 +1.367 Q2
11 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:32.080 1:30.827 — +1.873 Q2
12 17 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:31.204 1:31.094 — +2.140 Q2
13 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren 1:31.581 1:31.254 — +2.300 Q2
14 9 Mark Webber Williams 1:31.647 1:31.276 — +2.322 Q2
15 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:31.741 1:31.943 — +2.787 Q1
16 19 Christijan Albers Spyker MF1 1:32.221 1:33.750 — +3.267 Q1
17 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:32.252 — — +3.298 Q1
18 15 Robert Doornbos Red Bull 1:32.402 — — +3.448 Q1
19 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1:32.867 — — +3.913 Q1
20 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:33.666 — — +4.712 Q1
21 18 Tiago Monteiro Spyker MF1 1:33.709 — — +4.755 Q1
22 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri — —
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Felipe Massa
2
5 Michael Schumacher
3
7 Ralf Schumacher
4
8 Jarno Trulli
5
1 Fernando Alonso
6
2 Giancarlo Fisichella
7
12 Jenson Button
8
11 Rubens Barrichello
9
16 Nick Heidfeld
10
10 Nico Rosberg
11
3 Kimi Räikkönen
12
17 Robert Kubica
13
4 Pedro de la Rosa
14
9 Mark Webber
15
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi
16
19 Christijan Albers
17
14 David Coulthard
18
15 Robert Doornbos
19
21 Scott Speed
20
22 Takuma Sato
21
18 Tiago Monteiro
22
23 Sakon Yamamoto
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 1:32.676 L14
2 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.792 L32
3 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.807 L35
4 1 Fernando Alonso 1:32.811 L33
5 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.889 L3
6 5 Michael Schumacher 1:33.100 L34
7 5 Michael Schumacher 1:33.114 L33
8 1 Fernando Alonso 1:33.176 L31
9 1 Fernando Alonso 1:33.177 L13
10 5 Michael Schumacher 1:33.195 L31
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
11
Rubens Barrichello
+15
P8→P12
12
Jenson Button
+14
P7→P4
18
Tiago Monteiro
+13
P21→P16
2
Giancarlo Fisichella
+12
P6→P3
15
Robert Doornbos
+11
P18→P13
3
Kimi Räikkönen
+10
P11→P5
22
Takuma Sato
+10
P20→P15
16
Nick Heidfeld
+8
P9→P8
Most positions lost
Rubens Barrichello −17 Jenson Button −12 David Coulthard −11
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