2006 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix

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

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Race

2006-03-19 · time TBA

Sepang 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	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Race · 1:30:40.529 · 56 laps	10
2	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest lap · Race · 1:30:45.114 · 56 laps	8
3	Jenson Button	Honda	Race · 1:30:50.160 · 56 laps	6
4	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Race · 1:31:19.880 · 56 laps	5
5	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Race · 1:31:23.783 · 56 laps	4
6	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · 1:31:24.383 · 56 laps	3
7	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Race · 1:32:00.990 · 56 laps	2
8	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Race · 1:32:01.817 · 56 laps	1
9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Race · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Christijan Albers	Midland	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Race · Time not recorded · 54 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Race · Time not recorded · 53 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 48 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Race · Clutch · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Race · Throttle · Time not recorded · 33 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mark Webber	Williams	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 15 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 10 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 6 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Race · Collision · 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.

Giancarlo Fisichella · Renault

Fernando Alonso · Renault

Jenson Button · Honda

Juan Pablo Montoya · McLaren

Felipe Massa · Ferrari

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Jacques Villeneuve · BMW Sauber

Ralf Schumacher · Toyota

Jarno Trulli · Toyota

Rubens Barrichello · Honda

Vitantonio Liuzzi · Toro Rosso

Christijan Albers · Midland

Tiago Monteiro · Midland

Takuma Sato · Super Aguri

Nick Heidfeld · BMW Sauber

Scott Speed · Toro Rosso

Yuji Ide · Super Aguri

Christian Klien · Red Bull

Mark Webber · Williams

David Coulthard · Red Bull

Nico Rosberg · Williams

Kimi Räikkönen · McLaren

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.488 · Q2 1:33.623 · Q3 1:33.840 · 22 laps
2	Jenson Button	Honda	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.023 · Q2 1:33.527 · Q3 1:33.986 · 19 laps
3	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.105 · Q2 1:34.563 · Q3 1:34.626 · 19 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.810 · Q2 1:34.574 · Q3 1:34.668 · 23 laps
5	Mark Webber	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.252 · Q2 1:34.279 · Q3 1:34.672 · 18 laps
6	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.536 · Q2 1:34.568 · Q3 1:34.916 · 18 laps
7	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.667 · Q2 1:34.351 · Q3 1:34.983 · 18 laps
8	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.514 · Q2 1:33.997 · Q3 1:35.747 · 22 laps
9	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.171 · Q2 1:34.537 · Q3 1:38.715 · 16 laps
10	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.214 · Q2 1:34.586 · 10 laps
11	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:34.839 · Q2 1:34.614 · 12 laps
12	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.526 · Q2 1:34.683 · 14 laps
13	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.517 · Q2 1:34.702 · 12 laps
14	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.391 · Q2 1:34.752 · 10 laps
15	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.588 · Q2 1:34.783 · 10 laps
16	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:35.091 · 3 laps
17	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.297 · 6 laps
18	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Qualifying · Q1 1:36.581 · 7 laps
19	Christijan Albers	Midland	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.426 · 7 laps
20	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Qualifying · Q1 1:37.819 · 6 laps
21	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Qualifying · Q1 1:39.011 · 6 laps
22	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Qualifying · Q1 1:40.720 · 6 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Starting grid · 1:33.840
2	Jenson Button	Honda	Starting grid · 1:33.986
3	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 1:34.626
4	Mark Webber	Williams	Starting grid · 1:34.672
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:34.916
6	Kimi Räikkönen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:34.983
7	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Starting grid · 1:35.747
8	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:38.715
9	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Starting grid · 1:34.702
10	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:34.752
11	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Starting grid · 1:34.783
12	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:36.297
13	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Starting grid · 1:36.581
14	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:34.668 · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places
15	Christijan Albers	Midland	Starting grid · 1:37.426
16	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Starting grid · 1:37.819
17	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:39.011
18	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Starting grid · 1:40.720
19	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:34.614 · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places
20	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Starting grid · 1:34.683 · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places
21	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Starting grid · Time not recorded · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places
22	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Starting grid · Time not recorded · 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 · 1:34.946 · 19 laps
2	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.733 · 22 laps
3	Anthony Davidson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.997 · 25 laps
4	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.709 · 4 laps
5	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.042 · 7 laps
6	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.043 · 4 laps
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.557 · 18 laps
8	Robert Doornbos	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.604 · 18 laps
9	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.826 · 9 laps
10	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.448 · 5 laps
11	Neel Jani	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.668 · 21 laps
12	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.837 · 8 laps
13	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.599 · 14 laps
14	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.899 · 8 laps
15	Giorgio Mondini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.092 · 22 laps
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.123 · 8 laps
17	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:40.608 · 12 laps
18	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:41.072 · 18 laps
19	Yuji Ide	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:43.449 · 19 laps
20	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
21	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
22	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 2 laps
23	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · Time not recorded · 1 laps
24	Nick Heidfeld	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 · 1:35.041 · 14 laps
2	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.388 · 30 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.806 · 14 laps
4	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.924 · 22 laps
5	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.132 · 15 laps
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.182 · 14 laps
7	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.617 · 17 laps
8	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.661 · 12 laps
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.045 · 9 laps
10	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.270 · 13 laps
11	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.317 · 23 laps
12	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.418 · 7 laps
13	Robert Kubica	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.457 · 28 laps
14	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.463 · 12 laps
15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.590 · 22 laps
16	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.603 · 8 laps
17	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.695 · 20 laps
18	Neel Jani	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.831 · 23 laps
19	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:37.926 · 21 laps
20	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.081 · 5 laps
21	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.205 · 6 laps
22	Giorgio Mondini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.256 · 20 laps
23	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.644 · 10 laps
24	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:38.918 · 20 laps
25	Robert Doornbos	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.105 · 28 laps
26	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:39.416 · 20 laps
27	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:41.549 · 22 laps
28	Yuji Ide	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:43.164 · 16 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.126 · 16 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.180 · 13 laps
3	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.585 · 13 laps
4	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.616 · 20 laps
5	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.815 · 12 laps
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:34.854 · 10 laps
7	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.040 · 7 laps
8	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.242 · 14 laps
9	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.639 · 14 laps
10	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.690 · 19 laps
11	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:35.700 · 11 laps
12	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.144 · 9 laps
13	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.505 · 13 laps
14	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.549 · 15 laps
15	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:36.655 · 13 laps
16	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.053 · 8 laps
17	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.148 · 21 laps
18	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.232 · 18 laps
19	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.437 · 19 laps
20	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:37.900 · 17 laps
21	Takuma Sato	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:38.821 · 15 laps
22	Yuji Ide	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:40.542 · 18 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:34.803
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault	Fastest laps · 1:35.294
3	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:35.566
4	Jenson Button	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:35.604
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.647
6	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:35.686
7	Nick Heidfeld	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:35.751
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.954
9	Jacques Villeneuve	BMW Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:36.002
10	Rubens Barrichello	Honda	Fastest laps · 1:36.188
11	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	Fastest laps · 1:36.380
12	Mark Webber	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:36.771
13	Christian Klien	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:36.867
14	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:37.313
15	Nico Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:37.366
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Fastest laps · 1:37.387
17	David Coulthard	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:38.078
18	Christijan Albers	Midland	Fastest laps · 1:38.198
19	Tiago Monteiro	Midland	Fastest laps · 1:39.510
20	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:40.199
21	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri	Fastest laps · 1:42.833

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Vitantonio Liuzzi	1	1	34.193
Christian Klien	1	1	9:34.749
Christian Klien	2	4	4:08.631
Tiago Monteiro	1	12	28.625
Ralf Schumacher	1	13	27.796
Mark Webber	1	14	26.486
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	17	29.126
Yuji Ide	1	16	30.339
Jenson Button	1	19	26.023
Christijan Albers	1	19	26.871
Takuma Sato	1	19	28.588
Vitantonio Liuzzi	2	19	34.239
Jarno Trulli	1	20	25.511
Scott Speed	1	22	29.904
Ralf Schumacher	2	22	28.675
Juan Pablo Montoya	1	23	26.518
Michael Schumacher	1	23	30.135
Jacques Villeneuve	1	23	27.015
Nick Heidfeld	1	24	25.701
Fernando Alonso	1	26	25.455
Felipe Massa	1	29	28.412
Rubens Barrichello	1	31	30.540
Jarno Trulli	2	36	30.312
Rubens Barrichello	2	36	30.219
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	38	25.473
Jenson Button	2	38	26.325
Tiago Monteiro	2	36	28.686
Christijan Albers	2	37	28.201
Vitantonio Liuzzi	3	37	28.073
Ralf Schumacher	3	38	28.431
Takuma Sato	2	39	28.241
Jacques Villeneuve	2	41	25.341
Juan Pablo Montoya	2	42	25.467
Nick Heidfeld	2	42	24.971
Fernando Alonso	2	43	24.441
Michael Schumacher	2	45	25.614

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	18
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
3	Jenson Button	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
4	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
7	Felipe Massa	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
8	Mark Webber	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
9	Nico Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
10	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
11	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
12	Christian Klien	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
13	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
14	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Nick Heidfeld	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Christijan Albers	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Tiago Monteiro	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Scott Speed	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	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	Constructorstandings · Championship record	28
2	Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	15
3	McLaren	Constructorstandings · Championship record	15
4	Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	11
5	Williams	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5
6	BMW Sauber	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
7	Toyota	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
8	Red Bull	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
9	Toro Rosso	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	Midland	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
11	Super Aguri	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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