The Japanese Grand Prix 2006 was the 17th round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 8th.
Fernando Alonso won the race after starting in the 5th position, followed by Felipe Massa, who originally had the pole position, and Giancarlo Fisichella 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 5 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Scott Speed, who had issues with the steering of the car on lap 48, Mark Webber, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 39, Michael Schumacher, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 36, David Coulthard, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 35, and Christijan Albers, who suffered a driveshaft problem on lap 20.
Steering
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Scott SpeedLap 48
Accident
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Mark WebberLap 39
Engine
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Michael SchumacherLap 36
Gearbox
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David CoulthardLap 35
Driveshaft
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Christijan AlbersLap 20
Qualifying
Felipe Massa managed to get the pole position by 0.112 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:29.599. Michael Schumacher was right behind him, helping Ferrari score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.
The second line fo the grid was dominated by Toyota, with Ralf Schumacher in third position, and Jarno Trulli in fourth.
But the team pairings didn't stop there, as the two Renaults were right behind them, with Fernando Alonso in fith position, and Giancarlo Fisichella in sixth.
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 14 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.