Race details | ||
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Race 17 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One season | ||
The Suzuka circuit |
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Date | October 8, 2006 | |
Official name | XXXII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | |
Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.807 km (3.608 mi) |
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Distance | 53 laps, 307.573 km (191.224 mi) | |
Weather | Fine | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
Time | 1:29.599 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
Time | 1:32.676 on lap 14 | |
Podium | ||
First | Fernando Alonso | Renault |
Second | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
Third | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault |
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The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix was the seventeenth race of the 2006 Formula One season. It was held between 6–8 October at Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka. It was won by Fernando Alonso, his last win for the Renault team before he moved to McLaren the following season. It was the first Formula One race to be broadcast in HDTV by Fuji Television,[1] and was the 20th Grand Prix to be held at Suzuka.
Felipe Massa started the race from pole, but Michael Schumacher soon passed him on lap 3 to take the lead. Schumacher was well on his way to victory and an undisputed lead in the championship with 1 race to go. On lap 37, Schumacher's engine failed, his first engine failure since the 2000 French Grand Prix, giving the lead to Fernando Alonso, who went on to win the race. This virtually gave the championship to Alonso. This was the most recent victory for Michelin, who pulled out of Formula One at the end of the season. Giancarlo Fisichella dedicated his third place finish to his best friend, Tonino Visciani, who died on 5 October 2006 after a heart attack.[2]
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The bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
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Pos | Nat | Name | Team/Engine | Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 |
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1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:29.599 | 1:29.830 | 1:30.112 | |
2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:29.711 | 1:28.954 | 1:31.279 | |
3 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:29.989 | 1:30.299 | 1:30.595 | |
4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:30.039 | 1:30.204 | 1:30.420 | |
5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:30.371 | 1:30.357 | 1:30.976 | |
6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:30.599 | 1:30.306 | 1:31.696 | |
7 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:30.992 | 1:30.268 | 1:30.847 | |
8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:31.478 | 1:30.598 | 1:31.972 | |
9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.513 | 1:30.470 | 1:31.811 | |
10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:31.856 | 1:30.321 | 1:30.585 | |
11 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:30.827 | 1:32.080 | ||
12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.094 | 1:31.204 | ||
13 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:31.254 | 1:31.581 | ||
14 | Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 1:31.276 | 1:31.647 | ||
15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:31.943 | 1:31.741 | ||
16 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1-Toyota | 1:33.750 | 1:32.221 | ||
17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:32.252 | |||
18 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:32.402 | |||
19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:32.867 | |||
20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:33.666 | |||
21 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1-Toyota | 1:33.709 | |||
22 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri-Honda | — |
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Note, only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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