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The European Grand Prix 2006 was the 5th round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany, on May 7th.
Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Fernando Alonso, who originally had the pole position, and Felipe Massa 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, Ralf Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, and Jenson Button, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Takuma Sato, Franck Montagny, and Mark Webber, all of whom experienced an hydraulic malfunction, Christian Klien, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 28, and David Coulthard, and Vitantonio Liuzzi, both had to retire due to an accident.
Engine
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Ralf SchumacherLap 52
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Juan Pablo MontoyaLap 52
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Jenson ButtonLap 28
Hydraulics
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Takuma SatoLap 45
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Franck MontagnyLap 29
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Mark WebberLap 12
Gearbox
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Christian KlienLap 28
Accident
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David CoulthardLap 2
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Vitantonio LiuzziLap 0
Qualifying
Fernando Alonso managed to get the pole position by 0.212 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:29.816. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Michael Schumacher.
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 2 drivers were able to improve their Q2 times.