The Brazilian Grand Prix 2006 was the 18th round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on October 22nd.
Felipe Massa won the race from the pole, followed by Fernando Alonso, and Jenson Button completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 14th 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 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Nick Heidfeld, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 63, David Coulthard, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 14, Jarno Trulli, and Ralf Schumacher, both suffered a suspension problem, and Mark Webber, and Nico Rosberg, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.
Accident
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Nick HeidfeldLap 63
Gearbox
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David CoulthardLap 14
Suspension
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Jarno TrulliLap 10
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Ralf SchumacherLap 9
Collision
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Mark WebberLap 1
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Nico RosbergLap 0
Qualifying
Felipe Massa managed to get the pole position by 0.619 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:10.680. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Kimi Räikkönen.
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 13 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.