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2006 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 7 May 2006

Name
2006 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/755

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT

Grand Prix context

2006 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe · Nürburgring

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2006 Formula 1 World Championship · round 5

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:35:58.765 · 60 laps · ferrari10
2Fernando AlonsoRenault1:36:02.516 · 60 laps · renault8
3Felipe MassaFerrari1:36:03.212 · 60 laps · ferrari6
4Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:36:03.644 · 60 laps · mercedes5
5Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:37:11.351 · 60 laps · honda4
6Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:37:12.881 · 60 laps · renault3
7Nico RosbergWilliams1:37:13.330 · 60 laps · cosworth2
8Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber1:37:28.129 · 60 laps · bmw1
9Jarno TrulliToyotaTime not recorded · 59 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
10Nick HeidfeldBMW SauberTime not recorded · 59 laps · bmwUnknown / not applicable
11Scott SpeedToro RossoTime not recorded · 59 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
12Tiago MonteiroMidlandTime not recorded · 59 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
13Christijan AlbersMidlandTime not recorded · 59 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
DNFRalf SchumacherToyotaEngine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · toyotaUnknown / not applicable
DNFJuan Pablo MontoyaMcLarenEngine · Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFTakuma SatoSuper AguriHydraulics · Time not recorded · 45 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFFranck MontagnySuper AguriHydraulics · Time not recorded · 29 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFJenson ButtonHondaEngine · Time not recorded · 28 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFChristian KlienRed BullTransmission · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFMark WebberWilliamsHydraulics · Time not recorded · 12 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable
DNFDavid CoulthardRed BullCollision damage · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFVitantonio LiuzziToro RossoCollision damage · Time not recorded · 0 laps · cosworthUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenaultQ1 1:31.138 · 20 laps · renault
2Michael SchumacherFerrariQ1 1:31.235 · 19 laps · ferrari
3Felipe MassaFerrariQ1 1:31.921 · 21 laps · ferrari
4Rubens BarrichelloHondaQ1 1:31.671 · 20 laps · honda
5Kimi RäikkönenMcLarenQ1 1:31.263 · 20 laps · mercedes
6Jenson ButtonHondaQ1 1:31.420 · 23 laps · honda
7Jarno TrulliToyotaQ1 1:31.809 · 26 laps · toyota
8Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLarenQ1 1:31.774 · 22 laps · mercedes
9Mark WebberWilliamsQ1 1:31.712 · 20 laps · cosworth
10Jacques VilleneuveBMW SauberQ1 1:31.545 · 22 laps · bmw
11Ralf SchumacherToyotaQ1 1:31.470 · 13 laps · toyota
12Nico RosbergWilliamsQ1 1:32.053 · 7 laps · cosworth
13Giancarlo FisichellaRenaultQ1 1:31.574 · 9 laps · renault
14David CoulthardRed BullQ1 1:31.742 · 13 laps · ferrari
15Nick HeidfeldBMW SauberQ1 1:31.457 · 9 laps · bmw
16Vitantonio LiuzziToro RossoQ1 1:32.621 · 12 laps · cosworth
17Christian KlienRed BullQ1 1:32.901 · 7 laps · ferrari
18Christijan AlbersMidlandQ1 1:32.936 · 5 laps · toyota
19Scott SpeedToro RossoQ1 1:32.992 · 7 laps · cosworth
20Tiago MonteiroMidlandQ1 1:33.658 · 6 laps · toyota
21Takuma SatoSuper AguriQ1 1:35.239 · 4 laps · honda
22Franck MontagnySuper AguriQ1 1:46.505 · 4 laps · honda

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoRenault1:29.819 · renault
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:30.028 · ferrari
3Felipe MassaFerrari1:30.407 · ferrari
4Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:30.754 · honda
5Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:30.933 · mercedes
6Jenson ButtonHonda1:30.940 · honda
7Jarno TrulliToyota1:31.419 · toyota
8Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:31.880 · mercedes
9Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber1:36.998 · bmw
10Ralf SchumacherToyota1:30.944 · toyota
11Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:31.197 · renault
12David CoulthardRed Bull1:31.227 · ferrari
13Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1:31.422 · bmw
14Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso1:31.728 · cosworth
15Christian KlienRed Bull1:32.901 · ferrari
16Christijan AlbersMidland1:32.936 · toyota
17Scott SpeedToro Rosso1:32.992 · cosworth
18Tiago MonteiroMidland1:33.658 · toyota
19Mark WebberWilliams1:33.405 · cosworth
20Takuma SatoSuper Aguri1:35.239 · honda
21Franck MontagnySuper Aguri1:46.505 · honda
22Nico RosbergWilliams1:31.194 · cosworth

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded44
2Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded31
3Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded23
4Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded18
5Felipe MassaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
6Juan Pablo MontoyaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded15
7Jenson ButtonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
8Ralf SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded7
9Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
10Mark WebberNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
11Jacques VilleneuveNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
12Nick HeidfeldNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded5
13Nico RosbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
14David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
15Christian KlienNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
16Jarno TrulliNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
17Scott SpeedNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
18Vitantonio LiuzziNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
19Christijan AlbersNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
20Tiago MonteiroNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Takuma SatoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
22Yuji IdeNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsAlexander Wurz11:32.079
freePractice1ResultsAnthony Davidson21:32.399
freePractice1ResultsRobert Kubica31:32.852
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher41:32.858
freePractice1ResultsRobert Doornbos51:32.944
freePractice1ResultsJenson Button61:33.635
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello71:34.213
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen81:34.402
freePractice1ResultsRalf Schumacher91:34.995
freePractice1ResultsAdrian Sutil101:35.332
freePractice1ResultsNeel Jani111:35.365
freePractice1ResultsScott Speed121:35.612
freePractice1ResultsChristijan Albers131:35.985
freePractice1ResultsTiago Monteiro141:36.062
freePractice1ResultsTakuma Sato151:37.817
freePractice1ResultsFranck Montagny161:37.933
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso17Unknown
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella18Unknown
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli19Unknown
freePractice1ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya20Unknown
freePractice1ResultsChristian Klien21Unknown
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard22Unknown
freePractice1ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi23Unknown
freePractice2ResultsAlexander Wurz11:32.675
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso21:33.579
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher31:33.619
freePractice2ResultsRobert Doornbos41:33.799
freePractice2ResultsAnthony Davidson51:33.870
freePractice2ResultsRalf Schumacher61:33.883
freePractice2ResultsJenson Button71:33.920
freePractice2ResultsRobert Kubica81:33.991
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella91:34.030
freePractice2ResultsAdrian Sutil101:34.179
freePractice2ResultsNico Rosberg111:34.215
freePractice2ResultsChristijan Albers121:34.472
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen131:34.536
freePractice2ResultsFelipe Massa141:34.546
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello151:34.631
freePractice2ResultsMark Webber161:34.825
freePractice2ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya171:34.968
freePractice2ResultsChristian Klien181:35.066
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard191:35.241
freePractice2ResultsNick Heidfeld201:35.308
freePractice2ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi211:35.406
freePractice2ResultsNeel Jani221:35.479
freePractice2ResultsScott Speed231:35.669
freePractice2ResultsJacques Villeneuve241:35.688
freePractice2ResultsTiago Monteiro251:35.902
freePractice2ResultsTakuma Sato261:36.255
freePractice2ResultsFranck Montagny271:36.665
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli28Unknown
freePractice3ResultsMichael Schumacher11:30.788
freePractice3ResultsFelipe Massa21:31.093
freePractice3ResultsRalf Schumacher31:31.395
freePractice3ResultsJacques Villeneuve41:31.531
freePractice3ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella51:31.584
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso61:31.807
freePractice3ResultsJenson Button71:32.104
freePractice3ResultsChristian Klien81:32.197
freePractice3ResultsVitantonio Liuzzi91:32.290
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen101:32.320
freePractice3ResultsNico Rosberg111:32.459
freePractice3ResultsScott Speed121:32.505
freePractice3ResultsRubens Barrichello131:32.534
freePractice3ResultsMark Webber141:32.711
freePractice3ResultsNick Heidfeld151:32.773
freePractice3ResultsDavid Coulthard161:32.779
freePractice3ResultsJuan Pablo Montoya171:32.989
freePractice3ResultsJarno Trulli181:33.120
freePractice3ResultsTiago Monteiro191:33.744
freePractice3ResultsChristijan Albers201:34.469
freePractice3ResultsFranck Montagny211:35.706
freePractice3ResultsTakuma Sato221:36.082

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
David Coulthard1139.531
David Coulthard2239.601
Fernando Alonso11724.330
Felipe Massa11725.076
Michael Schumacher11824.781
Rubens Barrichello12025.431
Jenson Button12125.270
Jacques Villeneuve12125.070
Christian Klien12124.301
Nick Heidfeld12224.623
Christijan Albers12225.996
Kimi Räikkönen12324.882
Franck Montagny12225.514
Scott Speed12325.866
Tiago Monteiro12424.615
Takuma Sato12424.213
Jarno Trulli12523.624
Giancarlo Fisichella12624.415
Juan Pablo Montoya12725.691
Ralf Schumacher12823.261
Nico Rosberg13323.501
Fernando Alonso23825.225
Felipe Massa24024.185
Michael Schumacher24123.754
Christijan Albers24124.766
Takuma Sato24125.605
Tiago Monteiro24225.123
Jarno Trulli24323.755
Scott Speed24325.255
Kimi Räikkönen24423.542
Rubens Barrichello24423.129
Ralf Schumacher24422.771
Giancarlo Fisichella24423.098
Jacques Villeneuve24424.100
Nick Heidfeld24523.546
Juan Pablo Montoya24824.857
Nico Rosberg24923.175

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