2006 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 2 Apr 2006
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 3 of 18
- Winner
- Fernando Alonso (Renault)
- Pole position
- Jenson Button (1:25.229)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 3 | 57 | 1:34:27.870 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 4 | 57 | +1.829 | 1:26.045 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 6 | 57 | +24.824 | 6 | |
| 4 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 8 | 57 | +31.032 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | 57 | +38.421 | 4 | |
| 6 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 19 | 57 | +49.554 | 3 | |
| 7 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 16 | 57 | +51.904 | 2 | |
| 8 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | 57 | +53.983 | 1 | |
| 9 | 21 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 18 | 57 | +78.817 | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 17 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 21 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 23 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 22 | 54 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 5 | 46 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 20 | 39 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 12 | 37 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 10 | 32 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Mark Webber | Williams | 7 | 22 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 13 | 4 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 9 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 15 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:28.081 | 1:26.337 | 1:25.229 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:27.765 | 1:26.196 | 1:25.635 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:28.569 | 1:25.729 | 1:25.778 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:27.193 | 1:26.161 | 1:25.822 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:27.079 | 1:25.902 | 1:25.976 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:28.007 | 1:26.596 | 1:26.612 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:27.669 | 1:26.075 | 1:26.937 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:27.796 | 1:26.014 | 1:27.579 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:28.460 | 1:26.714 | 1:29.239 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:27.748 | 1:26.327 | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28.228 | 1:26.718 | |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:28.408 | 1:27.023 | |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:28.999 | 1:27.219 | |
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:28.757 | 1:27.591 | |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:28.351 | 1:29.422 | |
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:28.868 | ||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:29.943 | ||
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:30.226 | ||
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:30.426 | ||
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:30.709 | ||
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:32.279 | ||
| 22 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:36.164 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 2 | 28 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | Honda | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 3 | 42 |
| 2 | McLaren | 0 | 23 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | Honda | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | BMW Sauber | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Toyota | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Williams | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Red Bull | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF1 | 0 | 0 |