19 Mar 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 2006 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia on Sunday, 19 March 2006. Giancarlo Fisichella started on pole position for Renault and was the race winner.
2006 FORMULA 1™ Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Renault | Michelin | 56 | 1:30:40.529 | - | - | 1:35.294 | 16 | 205.397 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Michelin | 56 | 1:30:45.114 | +4.585 | +4.585 | 1:34.803 | 45 | 205.224 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Michelin | 56 | 1:30:50.160 | +9.631 | +5.046 | 1:35.604 | 35 | 205.034 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | MOY | Colombia | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin | 56 | 1:31:19.880 | +39.351 | +29.720 | 1:35.566 | 39 | 203.922 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:23.783 | +43.254 | +3.903 | 1:35.954 | 51 | 203.776 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | MSC | Germany | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:31:24.383 | +43.854 | +0.600 | 1:35.647 | 44 | 203.754 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | VIL | Canada | Sauber BMW | Michelin | 56 | 1:32:00.990 | +1:20.461 | +36.607 | 1:36.002 | 43 | 202.403 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | RSC | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:01.817 | +1:21.288 | +0.827 | 1:35.686 | 34 | 202.373 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:30:42.142 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:36.380 | 52 | 201.669 | |
| 10 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Michelin | 55 | 1:30:53.222 | 1 lap | +11.080 | 1:36.188 | 54 | 201.259 | |
| 11 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | LIU | Italy | Toro Rosso Cosworth | Michelin | 54 | 1:31:05.666 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:37.387 | 40 | 197.150 | |
| 12 | 19 | Christijan Albers | ALB | Netherlands | MF1 Toyota | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:31:12.211 | 2 laps | +6.545 | 1:38.198 | 34 | 196.914 | |
| 13 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | MON | Portugal | MF1 Toyota | Bridgestone | 54 | 1:32:18.242 | 2 laps | +1:06.031 | 1:39.510 | 39 | 194.567 | |
| 14 | 22 | Takuma Sato | SAT | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 53 | 1:30:56.659 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:40.199 | 14 | 193.819 | |
| DNF | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Michelin | 48 | 1:18:31.099 | 1:35.751 | 41 | 203.313 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Scott Speed | SPE | United States | Toro Rosso Cosworth | Michelin | 41 | 1:08:21.452 | 1:37.313 | 25 | 199.477 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Yuji Ide | IDE | Japan | Super Aguri Honda | Bridgestone | 33 | 58:18.660 | 1:42.833 | 18 | 188.217 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Christian Klien | KLI | Austria | Red Bull Ferrari | Michelin | 26 | 57:47.359 | 1:36.867 | 14 | 149.631 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 15 | 24:54.628 | 1:36.771 | 12 | 200.265 | |||
| DNF | 14 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Ferrari | Michelin | 10 | 16:47.499 | 1:38.078 | 4 | 198.062 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Cosworth | Bridgestone | 6 | 9:56.357 | 1:37.366 | 6 | 200.766 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Michelin |