2006 Season - Round 16 - 2006-10-01
Michael Schumacher won the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso (Renault) second and Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) third. The win came from P6 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Fernando Alonso (Renault), who could not convert it into the win.
Fernando Alonso (Renault) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:37.586. Christijan Albers (Spyker MF1) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P15 at the flag — a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 6 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 1:38.553 | 10 |
| 2 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | Finished | 1:37.586 | 8 |
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | Finished | 1:39.332 | 6 |
| 4 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 4 | Finished | 1:39.206 | 5 |
| 5 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 7 | Finished | 1:39.149 | 4 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 3 | Finished | 1:39.749 | 3 |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 8 | Finished | 1:39.164 | 2 |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Williams | 14 | Finished | 1:39.907 | 1 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 12 | Finished | 1:40.549 | 0 |
| 10 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | 1:41.710 | 0 |
| 11 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | 1:40.471 | 0 |
| 12 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:39.801 | 0 |
| 13 | 88Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:40.193 | 0 |
| 14 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | 1:39.681 | 0 |
| 15 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 22 | +3 Laps | 1:41.483 | 0 |
| 16 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 19 | +4 Laps | 1:41.847 | 0 |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 16 | Oil pressure | 1:39.823 | 0 |
| 18 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 20 | Collision | 1:39.397 | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 17 | Pneumatics | 1:44.787 | 0 |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 18 | Spun off | 1:45.356 | 0 |
| 21 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 5 | Throttle | 1:44.094 | 0 |
| 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 21 | Disqualified | 1:40.856 | 0 |