The Bahrain Grand Prix 2006 was the 1st round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on March 12th.
Fernando Alonso won the race after starting in the 4th position, followed by Michael Schumacher, who originally had the pole position, and Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 22nd position of the grid.
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
There were some incidents during the race, with 5 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Yuji Ide, who suffered from an unidentified mechanical problem on lap 35, Jacques Villeneuve, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 29, Giancarlo Fisichella, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 21, and Christijan Albers, who suffered a driveshaft problem on lap 0.
Mechanical
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Yuji IdeLap 35
Engine
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 29
Hydraulics
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 21
Driveshaft
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Christijan AlbersLap 0
Qualifying
Michael Schumacher managed to get the pole position by 0.047 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:31.431. Felipe Massa was right behind him, helping Ferrari score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.
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 15 out of the 16 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.