2006 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

2006-03-12 · time TBA

Bahrain International Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Race · 1:29:46.205 · 57 laps	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · 1:29:47.451 · 57 laps	8
3	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Race · 1:30:05.565 · 57 laps	6
4	Jenson Button	Honda	Race · 1:30:06.197 · 57 laps	5
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Race · 1:30:23.253 · 57 laps	4
6	Mark Webber	Williams	Race · 1:30:28.137 · 57 laps	3
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest lap · Race · 1:30:49.248 · 57 laps	2
8	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Race · 1:30:52.976 · 57 laps	1
9	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:30:56.112 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Race · 1:31:01.746 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Race · 1:31:12.202 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 35 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 21 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Christijan Albers	Midland	Race · Driveshaft · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Fernando Alonso · Renault

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen · McLaren

Jenson Button · Honda

Juan Pablo Montoya · McLaren

Mark Webber · Williams

Nico Rosberg · Williams

Christian Klien · Red Bull

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

David Coulthard · Red Bull

Vitantonio Liuzzi · Toro Rosso

Nick Heidfeld · BMW Sauber

Scott Speed · Toro Rosso

Ralf Schumacher · Toyota

Rubens Barrichello · Honda

Jarno Trulli · Toyota

Tiago Monteiro · Midland

Takuma Sato · Super Aguri

Yuji Ide · Super Aguri

Jacques Villeneuve · BMW Sauber

Giancarlo Fisichella · Renault

Christijan Albers · Midland

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.310 · Q2 1:32.025 · Q3 1:31.431 · 20 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.579 · Q2 1:32.014 · Q3 1:31.478 · 20 laps
3	Jenson Button	Honda	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.603 · Q2 1:32.025 · Q3 1:31.549 · 23 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.433 · Q2 1:31.215 · Q3 1:31.702 · 20 laps
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.233 · Q2 1:31.487 · Q3 1:32.164 · 20 laps
6	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.922 · Q2 1:32.322 · Q3 1:32.579 · 26 laps
7	Mark Webber	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.454 · Q2 1:32.309 · Q3 1:33.006 · 20 laps
8	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.308 · Q2 1:32.106 · Q3 1:33.112 · 25 laps
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.934 · Q2 1:31.831 · Q3 1:33.496 · 20 laps
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.374 · Q2 1:31.958 · Q3 1:33.926 · 24 laps
11	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.882 · Q2 1:32.456 · 11 laps
12	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.945 · Q2 1:32.620 · 10 laps
13	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.678 · Q2 1:32.850 · 12 laps
14	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.987 · Q2 1:33.066 · 11 laps
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.439 · Q2 1:33.416 · 13 laps
16	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.995 · Q2 1:34.606 · 10 laps
17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.702 · 7 laps
18	Christijan Albers	Midland	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.724 · 6 laps
19	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.900 · 4 laps
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.411 · 6 laps
21	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.270 · 6 laps
22	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:31.431
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:31.478
3	Jenson Button	Honda	Starting grid · 1:31.549
4	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Starting grid · 1:31.702
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:32.164
6	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Starting grid · 1:32.579
7	Mark Webber	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.006
8	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:33.112
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Starting grid · 1:33.496
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.926
11	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:32.456
12	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:32.620
13	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:32.850
14	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:33.066
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:33.416
16	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:34.606
17	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:34.702
18	Christijan Albers	Midland	Starting grid · 1:35.724
19	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Starting grid · 1:35.900
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:37.411
21	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:40.270
22	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.170 · 20 laps
2	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.184 · 18 laps
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.388 · 6 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.469 · 5 laps
5	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.800 · 6 laps
6	Neel Jani	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.831 · 15 laps
7	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.887 · 6 laps
8	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.925 · 6 laps
9	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.017 · 4 laps
10	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.083 · 8 laps
11	Robert Doornbos	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.203 · 15 laps
12	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.371 · 7 laps
13	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.542 · 9 laps
14	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.930 · 9 laps
15	Markus Winkelhock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.918 · 16 laps
16	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.190 · 15 laps
17	Yuji Ide	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.782 · 15 laps
18	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
19	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
21	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
22	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
23	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
24	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.353 · 28 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.751 · 15 laps
3	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.764 · 27 laps
4	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.175 · 13 laps
5	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.538 · 13 laps
6	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.703 · 24 laps
7	Robert Doornbos	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.926 · 24 laps
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.215 · 14 laps
9	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.226 · 12 laps
10	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.244 · 26 laps
11	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.557 · 8 laps
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.577 · 11 laps
13	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.726 · 15 laps
14	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.848 · 9 laps
15	Neel Jani	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.900 · 24 laps
16	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.284 · 22 laps
17	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.333 · 5 laps
18	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.384 · 9 laps
19	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.432 · 7 laps
20	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.459 · 14 laps
21	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.953 · 5 laps
22	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.170 · 18 laps
23	Markus Winkelhock	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.686 · 24 laps
24	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.898 · 11 laps
25	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.264 · 8 laps
26	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.314 · 16 laps
27	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.588 · 19 laps
28	Yuji Ide	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.021 · 21 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.857 · 16 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.868 · 8 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.975 · 11 laps
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.050 · 12 laps
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.826 · 6 laps
6	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.913 · 14 laps
7	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.038 · 16 laps
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.262 · 12 laps
9	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.523 · 14 laps
10	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.876 · 11 laps
11	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.944 · 14 laps
12	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.009 · 15 laps
13	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.094 · 11 laps
14	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.142 · 16 laps
15	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.406 · 11 laps
16	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.434 · 11 laps
17	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.541 · 14 laps
18	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.026 · 14 laps
19	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.351 · 13 laps
20	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.532 · 13 laps
21	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.994 · 15 laps
22	Yuji Ide	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:41.889 · 10 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:32.408
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:32.523
3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:32.534
4	Mark Webber	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:32.660
5	Jenson Button	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:32.729
6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:32.739
7	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:32.771
8	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:32.864
9	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:33.108
10	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:33.212
11	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:33.376
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:33.480
13	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:33.694
14	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:33.772
15	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:33.840
16	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:34.112
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:34.320
18	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:34.852
19	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Fastest laps · 1:35.940
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:37.104
21	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:38.302

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Nico Rosberg	1	1	38.477
Yuji Ide	1	7	15.797
Felipe Massa	1	8	1:05.526
Ralf Schumacher	1	12	25.853
Michael Schumacher	1	15	27.009
Yuji Ide	2	14	33.196
Rubens Barrichello	1	16	27.177
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	16	27.474
Nick Heidfeld	1	17	27.416
Jenson Button	1	18	27.658
Tiago Monteiro	1	18	27.481
Yuji Ide	3	17	10:45.296
Takuma Sato	1	18	15.302
Fernando Alonso	1	19	26.602
Takuma Sato	2	19	1:14.871
Takuma Sato	3	20	40.992
Christian Klien	1	22	27.937
Vitantonio Liuzzi	1	22	27.441
Jarno Trulli	1	22	25.885
Juan Pablo Montoya	1	23	27.492
Mark Webber	1	23	26.208
Jacques Villeneuve	1	23	27.041
Takuma Sato	4	22	33.459
Scott Speed	1	25	27.579
Ralf Schumacher	2	26	25.781
Nico Rosberg	2	27	25.849
Takuma Sato	5	25	35.539
Kimi Räikkönen	1	30	29.638
David Coulthard	1	30	29.271
Felipe Massa	2	32	28.245
Nick Heidfeld	2	35	26.846
Michael Schumacher	2	36	27.374
Tiago Monteiro	2	37	27.136
Fernando Alonso	2	39	26.220
Rubens Barrichello	2	38	25.935
Mark Webber	2	39	26.605
Vitantonio Liuzzi	2	39	28.244
Jenson Button	2	40	25.424
Jarno Trulli	2	39	25.637
Christian Klien	2	41	26.075
Ralf Schumacher	3	41	25.497
Takuma Sato	6	39	30.916
Nico Rosberg	3	43	26.178
Scott Speed	2	43	27.118
Juan Pablo Montoya	2	44	25.369

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
6	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
7	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
8	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
9	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
10	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
12	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
13	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
2	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
4	Honda Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5
5	Williams Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5
6	Red Bull Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
7	Toro Rosso Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
8	BMW Sauber BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
9	Toyota Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Midland Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Super Aguri Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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