2006 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe

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Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

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Race

2006-05-07 · time TBA

Nürburgring

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest lap · Race · 1:35:58.765 · 60 laps	10
2	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Race · 1:36:02.516 · 60 laps	8
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:36:03.212 · 60 laps	6
4	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Race · 1:36:03.644 · 60 laps	5
5	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Race · 1:37:11.351 · 60 laps	4
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Race · 1:37:12.881 · 60 laps	3
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Race · 1:37:13.330 · 60 laps	2
8	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Race · 1:37:28.129 · 60 laps	1
9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Christijan Albers	Midland	Race · Time not recorded · 59 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 45 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jenson Button	Honda	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 28 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 28 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mark Webber	Williams	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 12 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Race · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Race · Collision damage · 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.

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Fernando Alonso · Renault

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Kimi Räikkönen · McLaren

Rubens Barrichello · Honda

Giancarlo Fisichella · Renault

Nico Rosberg · Williams

Jacques Villeneuve · BMW Sauber

Jarno Trulli · Toyota

Nick Heidfeld · BMW Sauber

Scott Speed · Toro Rosso

Tiago Monteiro · Midland

Christijan Albers · Midland

Ralf Schumacher · Toyota

Juan Pablo Montoya · McLaren

Takuma Sato · Super Aguri

Franck Montagny · Super Aguri

Jenson Button · Honda

Christian Klien · Red Bull

Mark Webber · Williams

David Coulthard · Red Bull

Vitantonio Liuzzi · Toro Rosso

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.138 · Q2 1:30.336 · Q3 1:29.819 · 20 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.235 · Q2 1:30.013 · Q3 1:30.028 · 19 laps
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.921 · Q2 1:30.732 · Q3 1:30.407 · 21 laps
4	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.671 · Q2 1:30.469 · Q3 1:30.754 · 20 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.263 · Q2 1:30.203 · Q3 1:30.933 · 20 laps
6	Jenson Button	Honda	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.420 · Q2 1:30.755 · Q3 1:30.940 · 23 laps
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.809 · Q2 1:30.733 · Q3 1:31.419 · 26 laps
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.774 · Q2 1:30.671 · Q3 1:31.880 · 22 laps
9	Mark Webber	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.712 · Q2 1:30.892 · Q3 1:33.405 · 20 laps
10	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.545 · Q2 1:30.865 · Q3 1:36.998 · 22 laps
11	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.470 · Q2 1:30.944 · 13 laps
12	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.053 · Q2 1:31.194 · 7 laps
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.574 · Q2 1:31.197 · 9 laps
14	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.742 · Q2 1:31.227 · 13 laps
15	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:31.457 · Q2 1:31.422 · 9 laps
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.621 · Q2 1:31.728 · 12 laps
17	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.901 · 7 laps
18	Christijan Albers	Midland	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.936 · 5 laps
19	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:32.992 · 7 laps
20	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Qualifying · Q1 1:33.658 · 6 laps
21	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.239 · 4 laps
22	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	Qualifying · Q1 1:46.505 · 4 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Starting grid · 1:29.819
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.028
3	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.407
4	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Starting grid · 1:30.754
5	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:30.933
6	Jenson Button	Honda	Starting grid · 1:30.940
7	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:31.419
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:31.880
9	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:36.998
10	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:30.944
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Starting grid · 1:31.197
12	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:31.227
13	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:31.422
14	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:31.728
15	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:32.901
16	Christijan Albers	Midland	Starting grid · 1:32.936
17	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:32.992
18	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Starting grid · 1:33.658
19	Mark Webber	Williams	Starting grid · 1:33.405 · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:35.239
21	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:46.505
22	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.194 · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.079 · 20 laps
2	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.399 · 29 laps
3	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.852 · 22 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.858 · 4 laps
5	Robert Doornbos	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.944 · 19 laps
6	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.635 · 7 laps
7	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.213 · 6 laps
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.402 · 5 laps
9	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.995 · 6 laps
10	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.332 · 21 laps
11	Neel Jani	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.365 · 19 laps
12	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.612 · 8 laps
13	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.985 · 8 laps
14	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.062 · 10 laps
15	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.817 · 20 laps
16	Franck Montagny	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.933 · 16 laps
17	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
19	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
20	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
21	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
22	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
23	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.675 · 27 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.579 · 14 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.619 · 14 laps
4	Robert Doornbos	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.799 · 25 laps
5	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.870 · 29 laps
6	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.883 · 19 laps
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.920 · 12 laps
8	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.991 · 30 laps
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.030 · 19 laps
10	Adrian Sutil	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.179 · 23 laps
11	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.215 · 19 laps
12	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.472 · 23 laps
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.536 · 13 laps
14	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.546 · 18 laps
15	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.631 · 11 laps
16	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.825 · 14 laps
17	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.968 · 14 laps
18	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.066 · 19 laps
19	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.241 · 14 laps
20	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.308 · 12 laps
21	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.406 · 19 laps
22	Neel Jani	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.479 · 26 laps
23	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.669 · 21 laps
24	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.688 · 12 laps
25	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.902 · 18 laps
26	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.255 · 25 laps
27	Franck Montagny	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.665 · 16 laps
28	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · Time not recorded · 5 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.788 · 12 laps
2	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.093 · 10 laps
3	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.395 · 21 laps
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.531 · 13 laps
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.584 · 12 laps
6	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:31.807 · 14 laps
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.104 · 16 laps
8	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.197 · 13 laps
9	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.290 · 17 laps
10	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.320 · 11 laps
11	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.459 · 15 laps
12	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.505 · 18 laps
13	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.534 · 18 laps
14	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.711 · 16 laps
15	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.773 · 16 laps
16	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.779 · 15 laps
17	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:32.989 · 12 laps
18	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.120 · 24 laps
19	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:33.744 · 19 laps
20	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.469 · 21 laps
21	Franck Montagny	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.706 · 20 laps
22	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.082 · 15 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:32.099
2	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:32.472
3	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:32.532
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:32.964
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:33.099
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:33.571
7	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:33.579
8	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:33.607
9	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:33.952
10	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:33.953
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:34.035
12	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:34.037
13	Jenson Button	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:34.042
14	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:34.091
15	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:34.553
16	Mark Webber	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:35.415
17	Christijan Albers	Midland	Fastest laps · 1:35.428
18	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Fastest laps · 1:35.504
19	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:36.706
20	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:37.214
21	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 2:24.500

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
David Coulthard	1	1	39.531
David Coulthard	2	2	39.601
Fernando Alonso	1	17	24.330
Felipe Massa	1	17	25.076
Michael Schumacher	1	18	24.781
Rubens Barrichello	1	20	25.431
Jenson Button	1	21	25.270
Jacques Villeneuve	1	21	25.070
Christian Klien	1	21	24.301
Nick Heidfeld	1	22	24.623
Christijan Albers	1	22	25.996
Kimi Räikkönen	1	23	24.882
Franck Montagny	1	22	25.514
Scott Speed	1	23	25.866
Tiago Monteiro	1	24	24.615
Takuma Sato	1	24	24.213
Jarno Trulli	1	25	23.624
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	26	24.415
Juan Pablo Montoya	1	27	25.691
Ralf Schumacher	1	28	23.261
Nico Rosberg	1	33	23.501
Fernando Alonso	2	38	25.225
Felipe Massa	2	40	24.185
Michael Schumacher	2	41	23.754
Christijan Albers	2	41	24.766
Takuma Sato	2	41	25.605
Tiago Monteiro	2	42	25.123
Jarno Trulli	2	43	23.755
Scott Speed	2	43	25.255
Kimi Räikkönen	2	44	23.542
Rubens Barrichello	2	44	23.129
Ralf Schumacher	2	44	22.771
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	44	23.098
Jacques Villeneuve	2	44	24.100
Nick Heidfeld	2	45	23.546
Juan Pablo Montoya	2	48	24.857
Nico Rosberg	2	49	23.175

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	44
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	31
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	23
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
5	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	15
7	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	13
8	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	7
9	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
12	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
13	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
14	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
15	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
16	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Yuji Ide	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	62
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	46
3	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	38
4	Honda Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	19
5	BMW Sauber BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	11
6	Williams Cosworth	Constructorstandings · Championship record	10
7	Toyota Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
8	Red Bull Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
9	Toro Rosso Cosworth	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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