2006 Italian Grand Prix

The 2006 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 September 2006 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. It was the fifteenth race of the 2006 Formula One season, and was won by Michael Schumacher driving a Ferrari car.

2006 Italian Grand Prix
Race 15 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship
The Monza circuit after modified in 2000
Race details
Date September 10, 2006
Official name LXXVII Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.793 km (3.6 mi)
Distance 53 laps, 307.029 km (190.8 mi)
Weather Warm and sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 °C (81 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver
McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1.21.484
Fastest lap
Driver Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:22.559 on lap 13
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
  • Kimi Räikkönen
 McLaren-Mercedes
Third
BMW Sauber

Immediately following the race, Michael Schumacher announced that he would retire from motor racing at the end of the 2006 season. Robert Kubica achieved his first career podium finish, in only his third Grand Prix. It was also only the second Grand Prix meeting appearance of Kubica's Friday driver successor, Sebastian Vettel. Vettel had impressed at the Turkish Grand Prix by setting the fastest time in one session, but he set the fastest time in both Friday practice sessions at this Grand Prix.[2][3] The race was also the first race to see the introduction of a new High Speed Barrier developed by the FIA Institute and the FIA. The system, which was installed at the end of the run-off areas at the circuit’s second chicane and Parabolica corners, was designed for use at corners with high speed approaches and limited run-off areas.[4] Also this was the last race of the Red Bull driver Christian Klien, until his return to a race seat at the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.

After the race, in the press conference, Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from Formula One.[5] The race was his 90th victory. Three years later however in 2010, Schumacher returned to F1 with Mercedes.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
1 3 Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes 1:21.994 1:21.349 1:21.484 1
2 5 Michael SchumacherFerrari 1:21.711 1:21.353 1:21.486 2
3 16 Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber 1:21.764 1:21.425 1:21.653 3
4 6 Felipe MassaFerrari 1:22.028 1:21.225 1:21.704 4
5 12 Jenson ButtonHonda 1:22.512 1:21.572 1:22.011 5
6 17 Robert KubicaBMW Sauber 1:22.437 1:21.270 1:22.258 6
7 4 Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes 1:22.422 1:21.878 1:22.280 7
8 11 Rubens BarrichelloHonda 1:22.640 1:21.688 1:22.787 8
9 2 Giancarlo FisichellaRenault 1:22.486 1:21.722 1:23.175 9
10 1 Fernando AlonsoRenault 1:21.747 1:21.526 1:25.688 101
11 8 Jarno TrulliToyota 1:22.093 1:21.924 11
12 10 Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth 1:22.581 1:22.203 12
13 7 Ralf SchumacherToyota 1:22.622 1:22.280 13
14 14 David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari 1:22.618 1:22.589 14
15 21 Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth 1:22.943 1:23.165 15
16 15 Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari 1:22.898 No time 16
17 20 Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth 1:23.043 17
18 19 Christijan AlbersSpyker MF1-Toyota 1:23.116 18
19 9 Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth 1:23.341 19
20 18 Tiago MonteiroSpyker MF1-Toyota 1:23.920 20
21 22 Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda 1:24.289 21
22 23 Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda 1:26.001 22
Source:[6]
Notes
  • ^1 – Fernando Alonso originally qualified with a time of 1:21.829 in Q3, but had his three fastest Q3 times deleted, effectively demoting him from fifth to tenth, after Monza stewards controversially penalized him, judging he had impeded Ferrari's Felipe Massa during qualifying.[7]

Race
Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 5 Michael SchumacherFerrari 53 1:14:51.975 2 10
2 3 Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren-Mercedes 53 +8.046 1 8
3 17 Robert KubicaBMW Sauber 53 +26.414 6 6
4 2 Giancarlo FisichellaRenault 53 +32.045 9 5
5 12 Jenson ButtonHonda 53 +32.685 5 4
6 11 Rubens BarrichelloHonda 53 +42.409 8 3
7 8 Jarno TrulliToyota 53 +44.662 11 2
8 16 Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber 53 +45.309 3 1
9 6 Felipe MassaFerrari 53 +45.995 4
10 9 Mark WebberWilliams-Cosworth 53 +72.602 19
11 15 Christian KlienRed Bull-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 16
12 14 David CoulthardRed Bull-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 14
13 21 Scott SpeedToro Rosso-Cosworth 52 +1 lap 15
14 20 Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso-Cosworth 52 +1 lap 17
15 7 Ralf SchumacherToyota 52 +1 lap 13
16 22 Takuma SatoSuper Aguri-Honda 51 +2 laps 21
17 19 Christijan AlbersSpyker MF1-Toyota 51 +2 laps 18
Ret 18 Tiago MonteiroSpyker MF1-Toyota 44 Brakes 20
Ret 1 Fernando AlonsoRenault 43 Engine 10
Ret 4 Pedro de la RosaMcLaren-Mercedes 20 Engine 7
Ret 23 Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri-Honda 18 Hydraulics 22
Ret 10 Nico RosbergWilliams-Cosworth 9 Driveshaft 12
Source:[8]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References
  1. Weather info for the 2006 Italian Grand Prix at Weather Underground
  2. "FORMULA 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2006". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on August 21, 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  3. "FORMULA 1 Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2006". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  4. The High Speed Safety Barrier FIA.com. Retrieved 4 October 2006 Archived October 17, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Schumacher confirms his retirement". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.
  6. "Italian GP - Saturday - Qualifying Session 1 Results". GrandPrix.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. "Alonso punished for blocking Massa". Archived from the original on 27 January 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2006.
  8. "Italian GP - Sunday - Race Results". GrandPrix.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  9. "Italy 2006 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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