2006· Round 1
Bahrain Grand Prix 2006
12 March 2006 · Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir
The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix, round 1 of the 2006 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Fernando Alonso (Renault), with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) second and Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) third. Held on 12 March 2006 at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir/Bahrain.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 🇪🇸Fernando Alonso | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 🇩🇪Michael Schumacher | 8 |
| 3 | 22 | 🇫🇮Kimi Räikkönen | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 🇬🇧Jenson Button | 5 |
| 5 | 5 | 🇨🇴Juan Pablo Montoya | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | 🇦🇺Mark Webber | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | 🇩🇪Nico Rosberg | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 🇦🇹Christian Klien | 1 |
| R | 9 | 🇮🇹Giancarlo Fisichella | — |
| 9 | 2 | 🇧🇷Felipe Massa | — |
| 10 | 13 | 🇬🇧David Coulthard | — |
| 11 | 15 | 🇮🇹Vitantonio Liuzzi | — |
| R | 11 | 🇨🇦Jacques Villeneuve | — |
| 12 | 10 | 🇩🇪Nick Heidfeld | — |
| 13 | 16 | 🇺🇸Scott Speed | — |
| 14 | 17 | 🇩🇪Ralf Schumacher | — |
| 15 | 6 | 🇧🇷Rubens Barrichello | — |
| 16 | 14 | 🇮🇹Jarno Trulli | — |
| 17 | 19 | 🇵🇹Tiago Monteiro | — |
| R | 18 | 🇳🇱Christijan Albers | — |
| 18 | 20 | 🇯🇵Takuma Sato | — |
| R | 21 | 🇯🇵Yuji Ide | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1:33.310 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.431 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | 1:33.579 | 1:32.014 | 1:31.478 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | 1:32.603 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.549 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | 1:32.433 | 1:31.215 | 1:31.702 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:33.233 | 1:31.487 | 1:32.164 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:33.922 | 1:32.322 | 1:32.579 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | 1:33.454 | 1:32.309 | 1:33.006 |
| 8 | Christian Klien | 1:34.308 | 1:32.106 | 1:33.112 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:32.934 | 1:31.831 | 1:33.496 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | 1:33.374 | 1:31.958 | 1:33.926 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1:33.882 | 1:32.456 | — |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | 1:32.945 | 1:32.620 | — |
| 13 | David Coulthard | 1:33.678 | 1:32.850 | — |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | 1:33.987 | 1:33.066 | — |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1:34.439 | 1:33.416 | — |
| 16 | Scott Speed | 1:33.995 | 1:34.606 | — |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | 1:34.702 | — | — |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | 1:35.724 | — | — |
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | 1:35.900 | — | — |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | 1:37.411 | — | — |
| 21 | Yuji Ide | 1:40.270 | — | — |
| 22 | Kimi Räikkönen | — | — |