The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 17 of the 2006 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 8 October 2006. Felipe Massa started on pole position for Ferrari and Fernando Alonso was the race winner for Renault.
2006 FORMULA 1™ Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Michelin | 53 | 1:23:53.413 | - | - | 1:32.676 | 14 | 219.982 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:24:09.564 | +16.151 | +16.151 | 1:33.296 | 37 | 219.278 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Renault | Michelin | 53 | 1:24:17.366 | +23.953 | +7.802 | 1:33.564 | 13 | 218.940 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Michelin | 53 | 1:24:27.514 | +34.101 | +10.148 | 1:33.451 | 35 | 218.502 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 53 | 1:24:37.009 | +43.596 | +9.495 | 1:33.344 | 24 | 218.093 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:24:40.130 | +46.717 | +3.121 | 1:33.866 | 2 | 217.959 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | RSC | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:24:42.282 | +48.869 | +2.152 | 1:33.607 | 2 | 217.867 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Michelin | 53 | 1:25:09.508 | +1:16.095 | +27.226 | 1:34.525 | 31 | 216.706 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Michelin | 53 | 1:25:10.345 | +1:16.932 | +0.837 | 1:33.509 | 39 | 216.670 | |
| 10 | 10 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:24:01.311 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:34.802 | 33 | 215.491 | |
| 11 | 4 | Pedro de la Rosa | DLR | Spain | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 52 | 1:24:06.083 | 1 lap | +4.772 | 1:34.120 | 22 | 215.287 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Michelin | 52 | 1:24:31.585 | 1 lap | +25.502 | 1:34.071 | 40 | 214.204 | |
| 13 | 15 | Robert Doornbos | DOO | Netherlands | Red Bull Ferrari | Michelin | 52 | 1:24:53.750 | 1 lap | +22.165 | 1:35.099 | 37 | 213.272 | |
| 14 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | Toro Rosso Cosworth | Michelin | 52 | 1:25:07.938 | 1 lap | +14.188 | 1:34.131 | 22 | 212.680 | |
| 15 | 22 | Takuma Sato | SAT | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 52 | 1:25:19.208 | 1 lap | +11.270 | 1:35.082 | 26 | 212.212 | |
| 16 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MON | Portugal | MF1 Toyota | Bridgestone | 51 | 1:24:01.977 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:35.260 | 27 | 211.316 | |
| 17 | 23 | Sakon Yamamoto | YAM | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 50 | 1:24:19.816 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:35.594 | 22 | 206.439 | |
| 18 | 21 | Scott Speed | SPE | USA | Toro Rosso Cosworth | Michelin | 48 | 1:19:12.813 | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.560 | 37 | 210.977 | |
| DNF | 9 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:03:23.353 | 1:35.092 | 19 | 214.176 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 36 | 56:44.522 | 1:32.792 | 32 | 220.845 | |||
| DNF | 14 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Ferrari | Michelin | 35 | 57:41.182 | 1:35.052 | 20 | 211.190 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Christijan Albers | ALB | Netherlands | MF1 Toyota | Bridgestone | 20 | 33:11.779 | 1:36.036 | 19 | 209.556 |