2006 Season - Round 2 - 2006-03-19
Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Jenson Button (Honda) home for Renault.
Fernando Alonso (Renault) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:34.803. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 16-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1 | Finished | 1:35.294 | 10 |
| 2 | 14Fernando Alonso | Renault | 7 | Finished | 1:34.803 | 8 |
| 3 | 22Jenson Button | Honda | 2 | Finished | 1:35.604 | 6 |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 1:35.566 | 5 |
| 5 | 19Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 21 | Finished | 1:35.954 | 4 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 14 | Finished | 1:35.647 | 3 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 10 | Finished | 1:36.002 | 2 |
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 22 | Finished | 1:35.686 | 1 |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:36.380 | 0 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 20 | +1 Lap | 1:36.188 | 0 |
| 11 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 13 | +2 Laps | 1:37.387 | 0 |
| 12 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 15 | +2 Laps | 1:38.198 | 0 |
| 13 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 16 | +2 Laps | 1:39.510 | 0 |
| 14 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 17 | +3 Laps | 1:40.199 | 0 |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 11 | Engine | 1:35.751 | 0 |
| 16 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 12 | Clutch | 1:37.313 | 0 |
| 17 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 18 | Mechanical | 1:42.833 | 0 |
| 18 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 8 | Hydraulics | 1:36.867 | 0 |
| 19 | Mark Webber | Williams | 4 | Hydraulics | 1:36.771 | 0 |
| 20 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 19 | Hydraulics | 1:38.078 | 0 |
| 21 | 6Nico Rosberg | Williams | 3 | Engine | 1:37.366 | 0 |
| 22 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 6 | Accident | 0 |