2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Alonso | 3 | 22 | 1.829 | 57 | 302.3 | Kimi Räikkönen |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | Renault | 57 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 4 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | Mercedes | 57 | ★ | +1.829s | Finished | 8 |
| 3 | 6 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | Toyota | 57 | +24.824s | Finished | 6 | |
| 4 | 8 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | BMW | 57 | +31.032s | Finished | 5 | |
| 5 | — | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | Renault | 57 | +38.421s | Finished | 4 | |
| 6 | 19 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | BMW | 57 | +49.554s | Finished | 3 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | Honda | 57 | +51.904s | Finished | 2 | |
| 8 | 11 | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | Ferrari | 57 | +53.983s | Finished | 1 | |
| 9 | 18 | 21 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | Cosworth | 57 | +78.817s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 1 | 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | Honda | 56 | — | Engine | ||
| 11 | 17 | 19 | Christijan Albers | Midland | Toyota | 56 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 21 | 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | Honda | 55 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 22 | 23 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | Honda | 54 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 5 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | Mercedes | 46 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 20 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Midland | Toyota | 39 | — | Hydraulics | ||
| — | 12 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | Cosworth | 37 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 10 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 32 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 7 | 9 | Mark Webber | Williams | Cosworth | 22 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 13 | 15 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | Ferrari | 4 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 9 | 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Toyota | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 14 | 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Cosworth | 0 | — | Collision damage | ||
| — | 15 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Ferrari | 0 | — | Collision |