Season 2006 · Round 5

European Grand Prix

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2006-05-07 · Nürburgring · Germany · European Grand Prix · 60Lap · 308.880km
5 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari 1:35:58.765
Team win 16pt P1 · P3 1-3
1 Fernando Alonso
Renault +3.751
6 Felipe Massa
Ferrari +4.447
Fastest Lap
5 Michael Schumacher
1:32.099 · L39
DNF
9
Ralf Schumacher L52 Juan Pablo Montoya L52 Takuma Sato L45 Franck Montagny L29 Jenson Button L28 Christian Klien L28 Mark Webber L12 David Coulthard L2 Vitantonio Liuzzi L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 15/41 36.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P21
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
60Lap 308.880km 41 races held (1951–) Lap record 1:18.354 · Juan Pablo Montoya (2001)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P2 Fernando Alonso 3 wins · → Michael Schumacher -3
P3 Rubens Barrichello 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
Fastest Lap
P1 Michael Schumacher 2 · GP #1
P1 Felipe Massa 2 · GP #1
P1 Nico Rosberg 2 · GP #1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -3
P3 Jenson Button 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 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Massa MAS Massa MAS Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Rosberg ROS Rosberg ROS Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Heidfeld HEI Heidfeld HEI Speed SPE Speed SPE Monteiro TMO Monteiro TMO Albers ALB Albers ALB Schumacher · retired L52 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Pablo Montoya · retired L52 Pablo Montoya MON Pablo Montoya MON Sato · retired L45 Sato SAT Sato SAT Montagny · retired L29 Montagny FMO Montagny FMO Button · retired L28 Button BUT Button BUT Klien · retired L28 Klien KLI Klien KLI Webber · retired L12 Webber WEB Webber WEB Coulthard · retired L2 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Liuzzi · retired L0 Liuzzi LIU Liuzzi LIU
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Michael Schumacher FL Ferrari 2 60 1:35:58.765 10
2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1 60 +3.751 8
3 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 3 60 +4.447 6
4 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 5 60 +4.879 5
5 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 4 60 +1:12.586 4
6 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 11 60 +1:14.116 3
7 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 22 60 +1:14.565 2
8 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 9 60 +1:29.364 1
9 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 7 59 +1 Lap
10 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 13 59 +1 Lap
11 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 17 59 +1 Lap
12 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 18 59 +1 Lap
13 19 Christijan Albers MF1 16 59 +1 Lap
R 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 10 52 Engine
R 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 8 52 Engine
R 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 20 45 Hydraulics
R 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri 21 29 Hydraulics
R 12 Jenson Button Honda 6 28 Engine
R 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 15 28 Gearbox
R 9 Mark Webber Williams 19 12 Hydraulics
R 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 12 2 Accident
R 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 14 0 Accident
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:31.138 1:30.336 1:29.816 POLE Q3
2 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:31.235 1:30.013 1:30.028 +0.197 Q2
3 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:31.921 1:30.732 1:30.407 +0.591 Q3
4 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:31.671 1:30.469 1:30.754 +0.653 Q2
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren 1:31.263 1:30.203 1:30.933 +0.387 Q2
6 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:31.420 1:30.755 1:30.940 +0.939 Q2
7 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:31.809 1:30.733 1:31.419 +0.917 Q2
8 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:31.545 1:30.865 1:31.542 +1.049 Q2
9 4 Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren 1:31.774 1:30.671 1:31.880 +0.855 Q2
10 9 Mark Webber Williams 1:31.712 1:30.892 1:33.405 +1.076 Q2
11 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:31.470 1:30.944 — +1.128 Q2
12 10 Nico Rosberg Williams 1:32.053 1:31.194 — +1.378 Q2
13 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:31.574 1:31.197 — +1.381 Q2
14 14 David Coulthard Red Bull 1:31.742 1:31.227 — +1.411 Q2
15 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:31.457 1:31.422 — +1.606 Q2
16 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:32.651 1:31.728 — +1.912 Q2
17 15 Christian Klien Red Bull 1:32.901 — — +3.085 Q1
18 19 Christijan Albers MF1 1:32.936 — — +3.120 Q1
19 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso 1:32.992 — — +3.176 Q1
20 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 1:33.658 — — +3.842 Q1
21 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri 1:35.239 — — +5.423 Q1
22 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri 1:46.505 — — +16.689 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Fernando Alonso
2
5 Michael Schumacher
3
6 Felipe Massa
4
11 Rubens Barrichello
5
3 Kimi Räikkönen
6
12 Jenson Button
7
8 Jarno Trulli
8
4 Juan Pablo Montoya ▲1
9
17 Jacques Villeneuve ▼1
10
7 Ralf Schumacher ▲1
11
2 Giancarlo Fisichella ▲2
12
14 David Coulthard ▲2
13
16 Nick Heidfeld ▲2
14
20 Vitantonio Liuzzi ▲2
15
15 Christian Klien ▲2
16
19 Christijan Albers ▲2
17
21 Scott Speed ▲2
18
18 Tiago Monteiro ▲2
19
9 Mark Webber ▼9
20
22 Takuma Sato ▲1
21
23 Franck Montagny ▲1
22
10 Nico Rosberg ▼10
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 1:32.099 L39
2 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.167 L40
3 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.420 L38
4 3 Kimi Räikkönen 1:32.472 L43
5 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.523 L37
6 1 Fernando Alonso 1:32.532 L37
7 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.544 L36
8 1 Fernando Alonso 1:32.722 L36
9 5 Michael Schumacher 1:32.794 L16
10 1 Fernando Alonso 1:32.871 L35
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
+20
P22→P7
7
Ralf Schumacher
+13
P10→P—
11
Rubens Barrichello
+12
P4→P5
4
Juan Pablo Montoya
+12
P8→P—
2
Giancarlo Fisichella
+11
P11→P6
17
Jacques Villeneuve
+11
P9→P8
21
Scott Speed
+10
P17→P11
3
Kimi Räikkönen
+7
P5→P4
Most positions lost
Jacques Villeneuve −11 Rubens Barrichello −10 Juan Pablo Montoya −10
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 ▼1 (P8 → P9)
▼1 (P8 → P9)
9 Mark Webber Grid penalty ▼9 (P10 → P19)
▼9 (P10 → P19)
10 Nico Rosberg Grid penalty ▼10 (P12 → P22)
▼10 (P12 → P22)
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