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The French Grand Prix 2006 was the 11th round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny Cours, France, on July 16th.
Michael Schumacher won the race from the pole, followed by Fernando Alonso, 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
There were some incidents during the race, with 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Jenson Button, who suffered a technical malfunction on lap 61, Mark Webber, who had problems with rim of a wheel on lap 55, Jarno Trulli, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 39, Rubens Barrichello, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 28, Tiago Monteiro, who suffered from an unidentified mechanical problem on lap 11, and Takuma Sato, who had a transmission problem on lap 0.
Technical
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Jenson ButtonLap 61
Wheel rim
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Mark WebberLap 55
Brakes
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Jarno TrulliLap 39
Engine
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 28
Mechanical
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Tiago MonteiroLap 11
Transmission
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Takuma SatoLap 0
Qualifying
Michael Schumacher managed to get the pole position by 0.017 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:15.493. 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 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 1 driver was able to improve his Q2 times.