2006 German Grand Prix

  2006 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One season
The Hockenheimring
Date	July 30, 2006
Official name	LXVIII Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.574 km (2.842 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 306.458 km (190.414 mi)
Weather	Sunny, warm
Pole position
Driver	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:14.070
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:16.357 on lap 17
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

David Coulthard qualified in the top ten in Red Bull Racing's second season of Formula One.

The 2006 German Grand Prix (formally the Mobil 1 Grand Prix of Germany) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 30 July 2006. The 67-lap race was the twelfth round of the 2006 Formula One season and was won Michael Schumacher. The Grand Prix weekend got off to a controversial start when the mass damper system fitted by Renault was deemed legal by the FIA appointed stewards, despite the FIA banning the use of these devices. The FIA appealed against the steward's decision, but Renault then withdrew the system after Friday practice to avoid further sanctions.

Kimi Räikkönen took pole position, but it proved artificial as McLaren had inadvertently not put enough fuel as intended in his car before qualifying. In the race, Räikkönen's early pitstop left him unable to challenge at the front, and the way was left clear for Ferrari to score a dominant one-two. Perhaps due to the damper issue, Renault were not competitive; it was the first time in 2006 that neither of their cars finished the race on the podium.

Sakon Yamamoto made his Formula One début at the Grand Prix, starting from pit lane after changing chassis after the qualifying session. He was not the only one to suffer changes after qualifying, as Jarno Trulli and Christijan Albers both had to change engines, incurring ten-place penalties. A nightmare weekend for Albers was summed up with his disqualification, along with team-mate Tiago Monteiro, as the Midlands were disqualified after the race for having illegally flexing rear wings.^[1] The race also saw the last appearance by 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who blamed the split on the "lack of assurances about his short-term future with BMW Sauber".^[2][3][4] Robert Kubica was promoted internally at BMW to drive at the Hungaroring because Villeneuve was still recovering from the after-effects of his crash in Germany, and went on to race in all the remaining Grands Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q3	Q2	Q1	Grid
1	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:14.070	1:14.410	1:15.214	1
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.205	1:13.778	1:14.904	2
3	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:14.569	1:14.094	1:14.412	3
4	12	Jenson Button	Honda	1:14:862	1:14:378	1:15.869	4
5	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	1:14.894	1:14.540	1:15.916	5
6	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	1:14:934	1:14.652	1:15.757	6
7	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	1:15.282	1:14.746	1:15.518	7
8	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	1:15.923	1:14.743	1:15.789	8
9	4	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.936	1:15.021	1:15.655	9
10	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Ferrari	1:16.326	1:14.826	1:15.836	10
11	9	Mark Webber	Williams-Cosworth		1:15.094	1:15.719	11
12	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Ferrari		1:15.141	1:15.816	12
13	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota		1:15.150	1:15.430	20^1
14	17	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber		1:15:329	1:16.281	13
15	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Cosworth		1:15.380	1:16.183	14
16	16	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber		1:15.397	1:16.234	15
17	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso-Cosworth			1:16.399	16
18	19	Christijan Albers	MF1-Toyota			1:17.093	21^2
19	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda			1:17.185	17
20	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1-Toyota			1:17.836	18
21	23	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri-Honda			1:20.444	PL^3
22	21	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso-Cosworth			No time	19
Source:[5]

Notes

• ^1 – Jarno Trulli qualified 13th but dropped ten places on the starting grid due to an engine change to his Toyota.
• ^2 – Christijan Albers qualified 18th but dropped ten places on the starting grid due to an engine change to his MF1.
• ^3 – Sakon Yamamoto started the race from the pit lane after changing the chassis of his Super Aguri after qualifying.

Race

Jacques Villeneuve walks away from his crashed F1.06 in his final F1 race.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	67	1:27:51.693	2	10
2	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67	+0.720	3	8
3	3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren-Mercedes	67	+13.206	1	6
4	12	Jenson Button	Honda	67	+18.898	4	5
5	1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	67	+23.707	7	4
6	2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	67	+24.814	5	3
7	8	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	67	+26.544	20	2
8	15	Christian Klien	Red Bull-Ferrari	67	+48.131	12	1
9	7	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	67	+1:00.351	8
10	20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso-Cosworth	66	+1 lap	16
11	14	David Coulthard	Red Bull-Ferrari	66	+1 lap	10
12	21	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso-Cosworth	66	+1 lap	19
Ret	9	Mark Webber	Williams-Cosworth	59	Water Leak	11
Ret	22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri-Honda	38	Gearbox	17
Ret	17	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	30	Accident	13
Ret	11	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	18	Engine	6
Ret	16	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	9	Brakes	15
Ret	4	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren-Mercedes	2	Fuel Pump	9
Ret	23	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri-Honda	1	Driveshaft	22
Ret	10	Nico Rosberg	Williams-Cosworth	0	Accident	14
DSQ	19	Christijan Albers	MF1-Toyota	66	Disqualified^1	21
DSQ	18	Tiago Monteiro	MF1-Toyota	65	Disqualified^1	18
Source:[6]

Notes

• ^1 – Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro were disqualified for having illegally flexing rear wings.

Championship standings after the race

Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 100 2 Michael Schumacher 89 3 Felipe Massa 50 4 Giancarlo Fisichella 49 5 Kimi Räikkönen 49

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 149 2 Ferrari 139 3 McLaren-Mercedes 77 4 Honda 37 5 Toyota 23

References

1. "Midlands disqualified over rear-wing flex". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 2006-06-30. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
2. "Villeneuve parts company with BMW". BBC Sport. 7 August 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
3. "Au revoir Jacques". GrandPrix.com. 2006-08-07. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
4. "Kubica replaces Villeneuve". GrandPrix.com. 2006-08-01. Retrieved 2006-08-21.
5. Domenjoz, Luc; et al. Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 158. ISBN 2-84707-110-5.
6. "2006 German Grand Prix - Race". Formula1.com. Formula1.com Limited. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

External links

• Detailed German Grand Prix results (archived)

Coordinates: 49°19′40″N 8°33′57″E / 49.32778°N 8.56583°E