Season 2006 · Round 3

Australian Grand Prix

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2006-04-02 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 57Lap · 302.271km
1 Fernando Alonso
Renault 1:34:27.870
Team win 14pt P1 · P5
3 Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren +1.800
7 Ralf Schumacher
Toyota +24.800
Fastest Lap
3 Kimi Räikkönen
1:26.045 · L57
DNF
9
Juan Pablo Montoya L46 Tiago Monteiro L39 Vitantonio Liuzzi L37 Michael Schumacher L32 Mark Webber L22 Christian Klien L4 Jarno Trulli L0 Nico Rosberg L0 Felipe Massa L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
57Lap 302.271km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P2 Jenson Button 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 David Coulthard 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Speed SPE Speed SPE Button BUT Button BUT Albers ALB Albers ALB Sato SAT Sato SAT Ide IDE Ide IDE Pablo Montoya · retired L46 Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Monteiro · retired L39 Monteiro TMO Monteiro TMO Liuzzi · retired L37 Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU Schumacher · retired L32 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Webber · retired L22 Webber WEB Webber WEB Klien · retired L4 Klien KLI Klien KLI Trulli · retired L0 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Rosberg · retired L0 Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Massa · retired L0 Massa MAS Massa MAS
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 3 57 1:34:27.870 10
2 3 Kimi Räikkönen FL McLaren 4 57 +1.800 8
3 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 6 57 +24.800 6
4 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 8 57 +31.000 5
5 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 2 57 +38.100 4
6 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 19 57 +49.500 3
7 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 16 57 +51.900 2
8 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 11 57 +53.900 1
9 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 18 57 +1:18.800
10 12 Jenson Button Honda 1 56 +1 Lap
11 19 Christijan Albers MF1 17 56 +1 Lap
12 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 21 55 +2 Laps
13 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri 22 54 +3 Laps
R 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 5 46 Electrical
R 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 20 39 Mechanical
R 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 12 37 Accident
R 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 10 32 Accident
R 9 Mark Webber Williams 7 22 Transmission
R 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 13 4 Accident
R 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 9 0 Accident
R 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 14 0 Accident
R 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 15 0 Accident
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:28.081 1:26.337 1:25.229 POLE Q3
2 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:27.765 1:26.196 1:25.635 +0.406 Q3
3 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:28.569 1:25.729 1:25.778 +0.500 Q2
4 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:27.193 1:26.161 1:25.822 +0.593 Q3
5 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 1:27.079 1:25.902 1:25.976 +0.673 Q2
6 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:28.007 1:26.596 1:26.612 +1.367 Q2
7 9 Mark Webber Williams 1:27.669 1:26.075 1:26.937 +0.846 Q2
8 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:27.796 1:26.014 1:27.579 +0.785 Q2
9 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:28.460 1:26.714 1:29.239 +1.485 Q2
10 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:27.748 1:26.327 — +1.098 Q2
11 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:28.228 1:26.718 — +1.489 Q2
12 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:28.408 1:27.023 — +1.794 Q2
13 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:28.999 1:27.219 — +1.990 Q2
14 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 1:28.757 1:27.591 — +2.362 Q2
15 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:28.351 1:29.422 — +3.122 Q1
16 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:28.868 — — +3.639 Q1
17 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:29.943 — — +4.714 Q1
18 19 Christijan Albers MF1 1:30.226 — — +4.997 Q1
19 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1:30.426 — — +5.197 Q1
20 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 1:30.709 — — +5.480 Q1
21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:32.279 — — +7.050 Q1
22 23 Yuji Ide Super Aguri 1:36.164 — — +10.935 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
12 Jenson Button
2
2 Giancarlo Fisichella
3
1 Fernando Alonso
4
3 Kimi Räikkönen
5
4 Juan Pablo Montoya
6
7 Ralf Schumacher
7
9 Mark Webber
8
16 Nick Heidfeld
9
8 Jarno Trulli ▲1
10
5 Michael Schumacher ▲1
11
14 David Coulthard ▲1
12
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi ▲1
13
15 Christian Klien ▲1
14
10 Nico Rosberg ▲1
15
6 Felipe Massa ▲1
16
11 Rubens Barrichello ▲1
17
19 Christijan Albers ▲1
18
21 Scott Speed ▲1
19
17 Jacques Villeneuve ▼10
20
18 Tiago Monteiro
21
22 Takuma Sato
22
23 Yuji Ide
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 3 Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.045 L57
2 1 Fernando Alonso 1:26.189 L49
3 3 Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.477 L55
4 3 Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.493 L54
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.514 L56
6 3 Kimi Räikkönen 1:26.617 L53
7 1 Fernando Alonso 1:26.902 L18
8 1 Fernando Alonso 1:26.926 L47
9 1 Fernando Alonso 1:26.961 L46
10 1 Fernando Alonso 1:26.968 L48
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
2
Giancarlo Fisichella
+16
P2→P5
4
Juan Pablo Montoya
+10
P5→P—
11
Rubens Barrichello
+9
P16→P7
21
Scott Speed
+9
P18→P9
7
Ralf Schumacher
+8
P6→P3
16
Nick Heidfeld
+8
P8→P4
17
Jacques Villeneuve
+8
P19→P6
14
David Coulthard
+8
P11→P8
Most positions lost
Juan Pablo Montoya −19 Jenson Button −9 Scott Speed −7
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
17 Jacques Villeneuve Grid penalty ▼10 (P9 → P19)
▼10 (P9 → P19)
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