The Spanish Grand Prix 2006 was the 6th round of the 2006 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain, on May 14th.
Fernando Alonso won the race from the pole, followed by Michael Schumacher, 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 7 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Vitantonio Liuzzi, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 63, Christijan Albers, who took damage to the wing of the car on lap 48, Scott Speed, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 47, Ralf Schumacher, who experienced problems with the electornics of the car on lap 31, Juan Pablo Montoya, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 17, and Franck Montagny, who suffered a driveshaft problem on lap 10.
Hydraulics
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Vitantonio LiuzziLap 63
Broken wing
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Christijan AlbersLap 48
Engine
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Scott SpeedLap 47
Electronics
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Ralf SchumacherLap 31
Spun off
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Juan Pablo MontoyaLap 17
Driveshaft
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Franck MontagnyLap 10
Qualifying
Fernando Alonso managed to get the pole position by 0.061 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:14.648. Giancarlo Fisichella was right behind him, helping Renault score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.
The second line fo the grid was dominated by Ferrari, with Michael Schumacher in third position, and Felipe Massa in fourth.
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.