Brazilian Grand Prix

Round 18 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

2006-10-22

Winner: Felipe Massa (Ferrari)

Felipe Massa

Ferrari

Fernando Alonso

Renault · +18.658

Jenson Button

Honda · +19.394

Who won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix?

The 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix was won by Felipe Massa driving for Ferrari, starting from pole position. Fernando Alonso finished second, +18.658 behind, with Jenson Button completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Michael Schumacher with a time of 1:12.162. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 18 of the 2006 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Jenson Button was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 11 positions from P14 to finish P3.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1	—	1:31:53.751	Finished	10
2	Fernando Alonso	Renault	4	▲2	+18.658	Finished	8
3	Jenson Button	Honda	14	▲11	+19.394	Finished	6
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	10	▲6	+24.094	Finished	5
5	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	2	▼3	+28.503	Finished	4
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	6	—	+30.287	Finished	3
7	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	5	▼2	+40.294	Finished	2
8	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren	12	▲4	+52.068	Finished	1
9	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	9	—	+1:07.642	Finished	0
10	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	19	▲9	—	+1 Lap	0
11	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	16	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Robert Doornbos	Red Bull	22	▲10	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	15	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Christijan Albers	Spyker MF1	17	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Tiago Monteiro	Spyker MF1	21	▲6	—	+2 Laps	0
16	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri	20	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
17	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	8	▼9	—	Accident	0
R	David Coulthard	Red Bull	18	—	—	Gearbox	0
R	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	3	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	7	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Mark Webber	Williams	11	—	—	Collision	0
R	Nico Rosberg	Williams	13	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:10.643	1:10.775	1:10.680
2	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	1:12.035	1:11.386	1:11.299
3	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	1:11.885	1:11.343	1:11.328
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:11.791	1:11.148	1:11.567
5	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:12.017	1:11.578	1:11.619
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:12.042	1:11.461	1:11.629
7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:11.713	1:11.550	1:11.695
8	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	1:12.307	1:11.648	1:11.882
9	Robert Kubica	BMW Sauber	1:12.040	1:11.589	1:12.131
10	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:11.565	1:10.313	—
11	Mark Webber	Williams	1:11.973	1:11.650	—
12	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren	1:11.825	1:11.658	—
13	Nico Rosberg	Williams	1:11.974	1:11.679	—
14	Jenson Button	Honda	1:12.085	1:11.742	—
15	Robert Doornbos	Red Bull	1:12.530	1:12.591	—
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	1:12.855	1:12.861	—
17	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	1:12.856	—	—
18	Christijan Albers	Spyker MF1	1:13.138	—	—
19	David Coulthard	Red Bull	1:13.249	—	—
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	1:13.269	—	—
21	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri	1:13.357	—	—
22	Tiago Monteiro	Spyker MF1	—	—	—

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Massa	P1	P1	P1	P1	P3	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Alonso	P4	P3	P3	P3	P1	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Button	P10	P6	P6	P6	P2	P4	P3	P3	P3	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Schumacher	P6	P19	P17	P17	P17	P13	P10	P8	P7	P7	P6	P6	P5	P4	P4
Räikkönen	P2	P2	P2	P2	P7	P5	P4	P4	P4	P3	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5

2006 Brazilian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix?+

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix on 2006-10-22 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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

P1: Felipe Massa (Ferrari). P2: Fernando Alonso (Renault), +18.658 behind. P3: Jenson Button (Honda), +19.394 behind.

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

Felipe Massa took pole position for the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix.

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

Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap of the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix with a time of 1:12.162.

Which team won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix with Felipe Massa taking victory.