The Australian Grand Prix 2006 was the 3rd round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, on April 2nd.
Fernando Alonso won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Kimi Räikkönen, and Ralf Schumacher completing the podium.
Jenson Button started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 10th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.
Strategy
Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..
Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Juan Pablo Montoya, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 46, Tiago Monteiro, who suffered from an unidentified mechanical problem on lap 39, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Michael Schumacher, Christian Klien, Jarno Trulli, Nico Rosberg, and Felipe Massa, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, and Mark Webber, who had a transmission problem on lap 22.
Electrical
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Juan Pablo MontoyaLap 46
Mechanical
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Tiago MonteiroLap 39
Accident
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Vitantonio LiuzziLap 37
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Michael SchumacherLap 32
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Christian KlienLap 4
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Jarno TrulliLap 0
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Nico RosbergLap 0
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Felipe MassaLap 0
Transmission
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Mark WebberLap 22
Qualifying
Jenson Button managed to get the pole position by 0.406 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:25.229. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Giancarlo Fisichella.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and 14 out of the 15 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. That being said, the changing conditions of the track made it difficult to find these limits, and only 3 drivers were able to improve their Q2 times.