The 2006 Canadian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2006)[2] was a Formula One motor race held on 25 June 2006 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the ninth race of the 2006 Formula One season.
| 2006 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship | |||
|
| |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 June 2006 | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2006 | ||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.361 km (2.710 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 305.270 km (189.686 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny and warm with temperatures reaching up to 28 °C (82 °F); wind speeds up to 4.1 kilometres per hour (2.5 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:14.942 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
| McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:15.841 on lap 22 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
Friday drivers
editThe bottom 6 teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
Background
editRace
editThe start of the race was expected to see some formation flying from the two Renaults, only for Fisichella to slightly creep forward before the lights went out. That hence allowed Räikkönen to immediately charge past him as the Italian hit the brakes as the lights went out, and would result in a drive-through penalty later in the race.
The first lap was marked by Midland cars colliding in a tight hairpin, Albers dropped out of the race and Monteiro had to go to the pits to repair the damage. In the second lap, Montoya, who was much faster than Rosberg, attacked the German at every corner trying to pass. However, this struggle ended in a crash at the start of lap 2, which led to Rosberg retiring and Montoya still trying to stay in the race for some time after the pit stop, but eventually retired on lap 14. Schumacher was stuck behind Trulli for a large proportion of the race before finally managing to overtake him, although Alonso had gained a considerable lead over him by this point.
Starting from the first lap, in the first segment of the distance, Räikkönen actively attacked Alonso in front, and nevertheless outlasted him on the track, going to a pit stop a lap later. Thanks to this, Raikkonen could win the race, but during a pit stop there were problems with the rear right wheel, and the Finn returned to the track, losing 5 seconds to Alonso. Indeed, the second round of stops would prove even more disastrous for Räikkönen, as he not only spun on his in-lap, but had an anti-stall when trying to leave his pitbox.
With just a handful of laps left the safety car was out for a second time, as home-town hero Jacques Villeneuve crashed into the wall due to brake failure. This was Villeneuve's last F1 start at the circuit named after his father. Finally, after the appearance of the safety car on lap 60, Michael Schumacher in third was able to close on Räikkonen and overtake him on lap 69 due to the latter's error.
Alonso took his sixth win of the season and extended his championship lead over Michael Schumacher, who finished second. Räikkönen finished in third place and completed the McLaren team on the podium. Alonso now had six wins and three second places from the first nine races.
Michelin scored their 100th win as a tyre supplier.
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Renault | 1:15.350 | 1:14.726 | 1:14.942 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | Renault | 1:15.917 | 1:15.295 | 1:15.178 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.376 | 1:15.273 | 1:15.386 | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | Toyota | 1:16.455 | 1:15.506 | 1:15.968 | 4 | |
| 5 | 5 | Ferrari | 1:15.716 | 1:15.139 | 1:15.986 | 5 | |
| 6 | 10 | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.404 | 1:15.269 | 1:16.012 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.251 | 1:15.253 | 1:16.228 | 7 | |
| 8 | 12 | Honda | 1:16.594 | 1:15.814 | 1:16.608 | 8 | |
| 9 | 11 | Honda | 1:16.735 | 1:15.601 | 1:16.912 | 9 | |
| 10 | 6 | Ferrari | 1:16.259 | 1:15.555 | 1:17.209 | 10 | |
| 11 | 17 | BMW Sauber | 1:16.493 | 1:15.832 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 15 | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:16.585 | 1:15.833 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 16 | BMW Sauber | 1:15.906 | 1:15.885 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Toyota | 1:16.702 | 1:15.888 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 20 | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:16.581 | 1:16.116 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 14 | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:16.514 | 1:16.301 | 221 | ||
| 17 | 9 | Williams-Cosworth | 1:16.985 | 16 | |||
| 18 | 21 | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:17.016 | 17 | |||
| 19 | 18 | MF1-Toyota | 1:17.121 | 18 | |||
| 20 | 19 | MF1-Toyota | 1:17.140 | 19 | |||
| 21 | 22 | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:19.088 | 20 | |||
| 22 | 23 | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:19.152 | 21 | |||
| Source:[3] | |||||||
- Notes
- ^1 – David Coulthard received a 10 place grid penalty because of an engine change after qualifying.
Race
editChampionship standings after the race
edit
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "Weather information for the "2006 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2015-05-20.
- ^ "Canada". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Domenjoz, Luc; et al. (February 2007). Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 138. ISBN 978-2-84707-110-8.
- ^ a b Domenjoz, Luc; et al. (February 2007). Formula One Yearbook 2006-2007. Chronosports S.A. p. 141. ISBN 978-2-84707-110-8.
- ^ a b "Canada 2006 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
External links
edit