European Grand Prix

Round 5 · Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany

2006-05-07

Winner: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Renault · +3.751

Felipe Massa

Ferrari · +4.447

Who won the 2006 European Grand Prix?

The 2006 European Grand Prix was won by Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second, +3.751 behind, with Felipe Massa completing the podium. Michael Schumacher also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:32.099. It was an attrition-heavy race with 9 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 5 of the 2006 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. Nico Rosberg was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 15 positions from P22 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:35:58.765	Finished	10
2	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1	▼1	+3.751	Finished	8
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	3	—	+4.447	Finished	6
4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	5	▲1	+4.879	Finished	5
5	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	4	▼1	+1:12.586	Finished	4
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	11	▲5	+1:14.116	Finished	3
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	22	▲15	+1:14.565	Finished	2
8	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	9	▲1	+1:29.364	Finished	1
9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	7	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	13	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
11	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	17	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Tiago Monteiro	MF1	18	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Christijan Albers	MF1	16	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	10	—	—	Engine	0
R	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	8	—	—	Engine	0
R	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	20	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	21	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Jenson Button	Honda	6	—	—	Engine	0
R	Christian Klien	Red Bull	15	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Mark Webber	Williams	19	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	David Coulthard	Red Bull	12	—	—	Accident	0
R	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	14	—	—	Accident	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:31.138	1:30.336	1:29.816
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.235	1:30.013	1:30.028
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:31.921	1:30.732	1:30.407
4	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:31.671	1:30.469	1:30.754
5	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:31.263	1:30.203	1:30.933
6	Jenson Button	Honda	1:31.420	1:30.755	1:30.940
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:31.809	1:30.733	1:31.419
8	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	1:31.545	1:30.865	1:31.542
9	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	1:31.774	1:30.671	1:31.880
10	Mark Webber	Williams	1:31.712	1:30.892	1:33.405
11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:31.470	1:30.944	—
12	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:32.053	1:31.194	—
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:31.574	1:31.197	—
14	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:31.742	1:31.227	—
15	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:31.457	1:31.422	—
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	1:32.651	1:31.728	—
17	Christian Klien	Red Bull	1:32.901	—	—
18	Christijan Albers	MF1	1:32.936	—	—
19	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	1:32.992	—	—
20	Tiago Monteiro	MF1	1:33.658	—	—
21	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:35.239	—	—
22	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	1:46.505	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	Final
Schumacher	P2	P2	P2	P4	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Alonso	P1	P1	P1	P3	P1	P1	P1	P4	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Massa	P3	P3	P3	P5	P3	P3	P3	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Räikkönen	P4	P4	P4	P1	P4	P4	P4	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Barrichello	P7	P7	P7	P8	P11	P6	P5	P5	P7	P5	P5	P5	P5

2006 European Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2006 European Grand Prix?+

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 2006 European Grand Prix on 2006-05-07 at Nürburgring.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2006 European Grand Prix?+

P1: Michael Schumacher (Ferrari). P2: Fernando Alonso (Renault), +3.751 behind. P3: Felipe Massa (Ferrari), +4.447 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2006 European Grand Prix?+

Fernando Alonso took pole position for the 2006 European Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2006 European Grand Prix?+

Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap of the 2006 European Grand Prix with a time of 1:32.099.

Which team won the 2006 European Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2006 European Grand Prix with Michael Schumacher taking victory.