The Canadian Grand Prix 2006 was the 9th round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, on June 25th.
Fernando Alonso won the race from the pole, followed by Michael Schumacher, and Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium.
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, Takuma Sato, Jacques Villeneuve, Juan Pablo Montoya, Nico Rosberg, and Christijan Albers, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Ralf Schumacher, who had to retire on lap 58, Rubens Barrichello, who suffered from an unidentified mechanical problem on lap 11, and Franck Montagny, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 2.
Accident
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Takuma SatoLap 64
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 58
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Juan Pablo MontoyaLap 13
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Nico RosbergLap 1
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Christijan AlbersLap 0
Retired
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Ralf SchumacherLap 58
Mechanical
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 11
Engine
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Franck MontagnyLap 2
Qualifying
Fernando Alonso dominated all the qualifying sessions and took the pole by 0.236 seconds, with a final lap time of 1:14.942. Giancarlo Fisichella was right behind him, helping Renault 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 all of the drivers that took place in Q2 improved their times in this second session.
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 1 driver was able to improve his Q2 times.