The Malaysian Grand Prix 2006 was the 2nd round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Sepang International Circuit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on March 19th.
Giancarlo Fisichella won the race from the pole, followed by Fernando Alonso, and Jenson Button 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... 8 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Nick Heidfeld, and Nico Rosberg, both suffered an engine malfunction, Scott Speed, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 41, Yuji Ide, who suffered from an unidentified mechanical problem on lap 33, Christian Klien, Mark Webber, and David Coulthard, all of whom experienced an hydraulic malfunction, and Kimi Räikkönen, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 0.
Engine
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Nick HeidfeldLap 48
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Nico RosbergLap 6
Clutch
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Scott SpeedLap 41
Mechanical
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Yuji IdeLap 33
Hydraulics
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Christian KlienLap 26
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Mark WebberLap 15
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David CoulthardLap 10
Accident
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Kimi RäikkönenLap 0
Qualifying
Giancarlo Fisichella managed to get the pole position by 0.146 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:33.840. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Jenson Button.
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 15 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. However, the conditions of the track worsened from Q2 to Q3, and none of the drivers were able to improve their Q2 times.