2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying
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- 2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying
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v2026.17.0 · session/753-qualifying
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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.
Grand Prix context
2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · Albert Park Circuit
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2006 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:34:27.870 · 57 laps · renault | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:34:29.699 · 57 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:34:52.694 · 57 laps · toyota | 6 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:34:58.902 · 57 laps · bmw | 5 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:35:06.291 · 57 laps · renault | 4 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:35:17.424 · 57 laps · bmw | 3 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:35:19.774 · 57 laps · honda | 2 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:35:21.853 · 57 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 9 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:35:46.687 · 57 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Honda | Engine · Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Christijan Albers | Midland | Time not recorded · 56 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | Time not recorded · 54 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | Electrical · Time not recorded · 46 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 39 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | Accident · Time not recorded · 37 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Accident · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mark Webber | Williams | Transmission · Time not recorded · 22 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Christian Klien | Red Bull | Accident · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · toyota | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 0 laps · cosworth | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Honda | Q1 1:28.081 · 25 laps · honda | |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | Q1 1:27.765 · 23 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Q1 1:28.569 · 24 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | Q1 1:27.193 · 22 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | Q1 1:27.079 · 22 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | Q1 1:28.007 · 28 laps · toyota | |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | Q1 1:27.669 · 22 laps · cosworth | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:27.796 · 30 laps · bmw | |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | Q1 1:28.460 · 19 laps · bmw | |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Q1 1:27.748 · 14 laps · toyota | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Q1 1:28.228 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Q1 1:28.408 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:28.999 · 18 laps · cosworth | |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | Q1 1:28.757 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Q1 1:28.351 · 11 laps · cosworth | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Q1 1:28.868 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Q1 1:29.943 · 6 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | Midland | Q1 1:30.226 · 8 laps · toyota | |
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:30.426 · 9 laps · cosworth | |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | Q1 1:30.709 · 7 laps · toyota | |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | Q1 1:32.279 · 7 laps · honda | |
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | Q1 1:36.164 · 7 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:25.229 · honda | |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:25.635 · renault | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:25.778 · renault | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:25.822 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:25.976 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:26.612 · toyota | |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:26.937 · cosworth | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27.579 · bmw | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Time not recorded · toyota | |
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26.718 · ferrari | |
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:27.023 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:27.219 · cosworth | |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:27.591 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:29.422 · cosworth | |
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:29.943 · honda | |
| 17 | Christijan Albers | Midland | 1:30.226 · toyota | |
| 18 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:30.426 · cosworth | |
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:29.239 · bmw | |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | 1:30.709 · toyota | |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:32.279 · honda | |
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:36.164 · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 13 | Nico Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Christian Klien | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 16 | Scott Speed | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Christijan Albers | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Tiago Monteiro | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Anthony Davidson | 1 | 1:28.259 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Doornbos | 2 | 1:28.559 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 3 | 1:28.595 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:28.713 |
| freePractice1Results | Felipe Massa | 5 | 1:29.025 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1:29.041 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 7 | 1:29.411 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Wurz | 8 | 1:29.461 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 9 | 1:29.576 |
| freePractice1Results | Christian Klien | 10 | 1:29.601 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 11 | 1:29.676 |
| freePractice1Results | Scott Speed | 12 | 1:31.017 |
| freePractice1Results | Christijan Albers | 13 | 1:31.039 |
| freePractice1Results | Tiago Monteiro | 14 | 1:31.812 |
| freePractice1Results | Takuma Sato | 15 | 1:34.036 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuji Ide | 16 | 1:36.684 |
| freePractice1Results | Markus Winkelhock | 17 | 1:36.859 |
| freePractice1Results | Neel Jani | 18 | 1:40.818 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 19 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 21 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Juan Pablo Montoya | 22 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Nick Heidfeld | 23 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 24 | Unknown |
| freePractice1Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 25 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Anthony Davidson | 1 | 1:26.822 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Wurz | 2 | 1:26.832 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Kubica | 3 | 1:27.200 |
| freePractice2Results | Jenson Button | 4 | 1:27.213 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 5 | 1:27.443 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 6 | 1:27.658 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:27.773 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 8 | 1:28.075 |
| freePractice2Results | Juan Pablo Montoya | 9 | 1:28.200 |
| freePractice2Results | Felipe Massa | 10 | 1:28.227 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:28.280 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 12 | 1:28.440 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 13 | 1:28.531 |
| freePractice2Results | Mark Webber | 14 | 1:28.860 |
| freePractice2Results | Nick Heidfeld | 15 | 1:29.053 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 16 | 1:29.138 |
| freePractice2Results | Scott Speed | 17 | 1:29.196 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 18 | 1:29.379 |
| freePractice2Results | Tiago Monteiro | 19 | 1:29.713 |
| freePractice2Results | Robert Doornbos | 20 | 1:29.876 |
| freePractice2Results | Christian Klien | 21 | 1:29.879 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Rosberg | 22 | 1:29.933 |
| freePractice2Results | Neel Jani | 23 | 1:30.686 |
| freePractice2Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 24 | 1:30.734 |
| freePractice2Results | Christijan Albers | 25 | 1:30.830 |
| freePractice2Results | Markus Winkelhock | 26 | 1:31.260 |
| freePractice2Results | Takuma Sato | 27 | 1:32.556 |
| freePractice2Results | Yuji Ide | 28 | 1:34.224 |
| freePractice3Results | Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 1:35.335 |
| freePractice3Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 1:36.281 |
| freePractice3Results | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 3 | 1:36.373 |
| freePractice3Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 | 1:36.414 |
| freePractice3Results | Ralf Schumacher | 5 | 1:36.445 |
| freePractice3Results | Felipe Massa | 6 | 1:36.506 |
| freePractice3Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:37.332 |
| freePractice3Results | Rubens Barrichello | 8 | 1:37.481 |
| freePractice3Results | Jarno Trulli | 9 | 1:37.492 |
| freePractice3Results | Scott Speed | 10 | 1:37.852 |
| freePractice3Results | Christian Klien | 11 | 1:37.947 |
| freePractice3Results | Mark Webber | 12 | 1:38.036 |
| freePractice3Results | Jenson Button | 13 | 1:38.505 |
| freePractice3Results | David Coulthard | 14 | 1:38.683 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Rosberg | 15 | 1:39.401 |
| freePractice3Results | Tiago Monteiro | 16 | 1:39.515 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:39.654 |
| freePractice3Results | Yuji Ide | 18 | 1:40.261 |
| freePractice3Results | Takuma Sato | 19 | 1:41.448 |
| freePractice3Results | Juan Pablo Montoya | 20 | 1:44.350 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 21 | 1:48.284 |
| freePractice3Results | Christijan Albers | 22 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiago Monteiro | 1 | 8 | 22.093 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 1 | 18 | 22.924 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 19 | 21.287 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 19 | 20.878 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 19 | 23.327 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 20 | 23.013 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 21 | 23.199 |
| Yuji Ide | 1 | 20 | 23.592 |
| Christijan Albers | 1 | 22 | 22.226 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1 | 23 | 22.449 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 2 | 23 | 10.164 |
| Takuma Sato | 1 | 23 | 22.059 |
| Scott Speed | 1 | 24 | 22.871 |
| Yuji Ide | 2 | 23 | 22.445 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 1 | 25 | 20.800 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 25 | 21.260 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 29 | 20.525 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 30 | 19.667 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 33 | 22.901 |
| Scott Speed | 2 | 33 | 40.915 |
| Tiago Monteiro | 2 | 33 | 37.932 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 34 | 20.934 |
| Christijan Albers | 2 | 33 | 30.698 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 34 | 29.926 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 2 | 34 | 36.160 |
| Nick Heidfeld | 2 | 34 | 20.160 |
| Takuma Sato | 2 | 33 | 22.983 |
| Jenson Button | 2 | 34 | 21.479 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 3 | 34 | 20.822 |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | 2 | 34 | 22.848 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 34 | 19.612 |
| Yuji Ide | 3 | 33 | 40.486 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 38 | 20.396 |
| David Coulthard | 2 | 38 | 19.899 |
| Takuma Sato | 3 | 47 | 19.486 |