2006 Monaco Grand Prix

The LXIV Grand Prix de Monaco, alternately known as the 2006 Monaco Grand Prix, was the seventh round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on 28 May 2006.'Monaco 2006: Alonso adds Monte win to record.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 28/05/2006), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/55829/1/monaco-2006-alonso-adds-monte-win-to-record, (Accessed 04/02/2020) The race would see Fernando Alonso claim victory, although that was overshadowed by the antics of his major title rival Michael Schumacher in qualifying.
In one of Schumacher's more infamous moments, the German ace would stop his car and block the track at Rascasse after missing the apex, an action that ultimately resulted in him being sent to the back of the grid. That left Alonso on pole position ahead of Mark Webber, with Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya sharing the second row for .
The start of the race proved unusually tame for the Monaco Grand Prix, with the only incident of note coming at the back of the field, Tiago Monteiro managing to remove his front wing on the side of teammate Christijan Albers. Out front, meanwhile, Alonso would scramble clear of Webber to claim the lead, with the having to defend heavily from the marauding McLarens instead.
The early stages saw Webber's resistance get broken by Räikkönen, with the Australian ace running wide at Sainte Devote and hence allow the #3 McLaren to dive past into Casino Square. The Finn would quickly sprint away to chase Alonso, leaving Webber to fend off Montoya, while at the back of the field Schumacher was making impressive progress.
Yet, having made six positions in the opening three laps, Schumacher progress would be halted by Jenson Button, who was running at a similar pace to the #5 . They remained nose-to-tail until the German ace threw a successful lunge past the into the Nouvelle Chicane on lap 21, by which stage the leaders were beginning to make their first stops.
Räikkönen was the first of the leaders to pit, sweeping in on lap 22 followed by Alonso two laps later. The Spaniard duly emerged ahead of the McLaren as Webber inherited the lead, who delivered two stunning laps before making his stop, although it was not enough for the Australian racer to jump Räikkönen's McLaren.
That, however, would be as good as it got for Webber, for the Williams would pick up an exhaust issue that hampered his pace throughout his second stint, and ultimately led to his retirement on lap 46. Alonso and Räikkönen were hence left in a duel for the lead, although when Webber's car ignited as he pulled into the pit exit the Safety Car was called.
Unsurprisingly the appearance of the SC resulted in the majority of the field diving into the pits for their second stops, leaving only the one-stoppers on track. In the resulting shuffle Alonso would retain the lead over Räikkönen, Montoya was promoted to third ahead of one-stopper Rubens Barrichello, while David Coulthard and Michael Schumacher filtered through to complete the top eight.
However, after two laps behind the SC the order would be shuffled again, this time as a result of Räikkönen suffering an electrical failure as a heat shield failed and allowed his wiring loom to melt. That left the McLaren on the sidelines at Portier, with an irate Finn opting to head to his yacht rather than walk back to the McLaren garage.
With Räikkönen watching on from the harbour the race resumed, with Alonso sprinting clear of Montoya to establish an early lead. The order would remain stable until Christian Klien retired on lap 56, followed by a drive through penalty for third placed Barrichello for speeding in the pitlane.
Their removal put Jarno Trulli up into third, where he was set to finish until a hydraulic failure left him on the sidelines with just five laps to go. Coulthard was hence promoted into third, who had been split from Schumacher by Barrichello after the Brazilian had served his stop.
Out front, meanwhile, Alonso would cruise through the closing laps to claim victory, fifteen seconds clear of Montoya in second. Coulthard, meanwhile, would claim a jubilant maiden podium finish for , and would ascend the podium draped in a Superman cape. Behind, Barrichello fended off Schumacher to the flag, Giancarlo Fisichella claimed a lonely sixth, while Nick Heidfeld and Ralf Schumacher completed the scorers.
Significantly this was the first, and only, time in F1 history that both factory cars had qualified on the final row of the grid.
==Background==
Fernando Alonso used his third victory of the campaign to move fifteen points clear at the head of the Championship hunt, moving onto 54 points. Michael Schumacher remained his closest challenger in second, with a twelve point margin of his own over third placed Kimi Räikkönen. Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa then completed the top five, with no drivers having added their names to the score sheet in Spain.
In the Constructors Championship had managed to increase their lead at the head of the field, restoring their one-race advantage after their double podium. Indeed, they left Spain with a nineteen point lead over in second, while in third sat 36 behind the French manufacturer. were next on 24 points, double the tally of , with three constructors still yet to threaten the points in .
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Fernando Alonso 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R26 	 	RS26 2.4 V8 	
2 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R26 	 	RS26 2.4 V8 	
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-21 	 	FO 108S 2.4 V8 	
4 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-21 	 	FO 108S 2.4 V8 	
5 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	248 F1 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	248 F1 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
7 	Ralf Schumacher 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF106 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
8 	Jarno Trulli 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF106 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
9 	Mark Webber 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW28 	 	CA2006 2.4 V8 	
10 	Nico Rosberg 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW28 	 	CA2006 2.4 V8 	
11 	Rubens Barrichello 	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA106 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
12 	Jenson Button 	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA106 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
14 	David Coulthard 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB2 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
15 	Christian Klien 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB2 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
16 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.06 	 	P86 2.4 V8 	
17 	Jacques Villeneuve 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.06 	 	P86 2.4 V8 	
18 	Tiago Monteiro 	MF1 Racing 	 	M16 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
19 	Christijan Albers 	MF1 Racing 	 	M16 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
20 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR1 	 	TJ2006 3.0 V10 	
21 	Scott Speed 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR1 	 	TJ2006 3.0 V10 	
22 	Takuma Sato 	Super Aguri F1 	 	SA05 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
23 	Franck Montagny 	Super Aguri F1 	 	SA05 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
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35 	Alexander Wurz 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW28 	 	CA2006 2.4 V8 	
36 	Anthony Davidson 	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA106 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
37 	Robert Doornbos 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB2 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
38 	Robert Kubica 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.06 	 	P86 2.4 V8 	
39 	Giorgio Mondini 	MF1 Racing 	 	M16 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
40 	Neel Jani 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR1 	 	TJ2006 3.0 V10 	
Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	1 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	2 	1:14.232 	 	2 	1:13.622 	 	1 	1:13.962 	1
2 	9 	Mark Webber 	 	 	3 	1:14.305 	 	5 	1:13.728 	 	2 	1:14.082 	2
3 	3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	1 	1:13.887 	 	1 	1:13.532 	 	3 	1:14.140 	3
4 	4 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	 	5 	1:14.483 	 	8 	1:14.295 	 	4 	1:14.664 	4
5 	11 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	8 	1:14.766 	 	9 	1:14.312 	 	5 	1:14.766 	5
6 	8 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	9 	1:14.883 	 	7 	1:14.211 	 	6 	1:15.857 	6
7 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	 	12 	1:15.090 	 	4 	1:13.687 	 	7 	1:16.426 	7
8 	10 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	10 	1:14.888 	 	6 	1:13.909 	 	8 	1:16.636 	8
9* 	2 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	7 	1:14.614 	 	3 	1:13.647 	 	9 	1:17.260 	9
10 	7 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	 	4 	1:14.412 	 	10 	1:14.398 	 	 	 	10
11 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	 	6 	1:14.489 	 	11 	1:14.747 	 	 	 	11
12 	20 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	13 	1:15.314 	 	12 	1:14.969 	 	 	 	12
13 	12 	Jenson Button 	 	 	11 	1:15.085 	 	13 	1:14.982 	 	 	 	13
14 	17 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	 	14 	1:15.316 	 	14 	1:15.052 	 	 	 	14
15 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	15 	1:15.324 	 	15 	1:15.137 	 	 	 	15
16 	19 	Christijan Albers 	 	 	16 	1:15.598 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	 	17 	1:15.993 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	21 	Scott Speed 	 	 	18 	1:16.236 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	22 	Takuma Sato 	 	 	19 	1:17.276 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	23 	Franck Montagny 	 	 	20 	1:17.502 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
21 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	NC† 	— 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
EXC‡ 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded 	Excluded 	PL
Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'FORMULA 1™ Grand Prix de Monaco 2006 - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/796/monaco/qualifying.html, (Accessed 04/02/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Fisichella had his three fastest times from Q3 deleted for blocking Coulthard.
*† Massa crashed during Q1 and failed to set a time.
*‡ Schumacher was excluded from the results of qualifying (having claimed pole with a 1:13.898 in Q3) for deliberately blocking the circuit.
===Grid===
** Schumacher started the race from the pitlane.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Fernando Alonso 	 	78 	1:43:43.116 	1 	10
2 	4 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	 	78 	+14.567s 	4 	8
3 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	78 	+52.298s 	7 	6
4 	11 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	78 	+53.337s 	5 	5
5 	1 	Michael Schumacher 	 	78 	+53.830s 	PL 	4
6 	2 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	78 	+1:02.072 	9 	3
7 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	15 	2
8 	7 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	10 	1
9 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	21 	
10 	20 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	12 	
11 	12 	Jenson Button 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	13 	
12 	19 	Christijan Albers 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	16 	
13 	21 	Scott Speed 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	18 	
14 	17 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	14 	
15 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	76 	+2 Laps 	17 	
16 	23 	Franck Montagny 	 	75 	+3 Laps 	20 	
17* 	8 	Jarno Trulli 	 	72 	Hydraulics 	6 	
Ret 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	56 	Transmission 	11 	
Ret 	10 	Nico Rosberg 	 	51 	Throttle 	8 	
Ret 	3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	50 	Fire 	3 	
Ret 	9 	Mark Webber 	 	48 	Exhaust 	2 	
Ret 	22 	Takuma Sato 	 	46 	Electrical 	19 	
Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)	Source:'Monaco 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Trulli was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 200th Grand Prix start for David Coulthard.'7. Monaco 2006', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/monaco.aspx, (Accessed 04/02/2020)
* Twelfth career victory for Fernando Alonso.
** Also the 30th podium finish for Alonso.
* claimed their 30th victory as a constructor.
** Also their 110th win as an engine supplier.
* Juan Pablo Montoya claimed his 30th and final podium finish.
* Maiden podium finish for as a constructor.
==Standings==
A fourth victory of the campaign in Monte Carlo had ensured that Fernando Alonso extended his Championship lead once again, leaving the Principality on 64 points. Michael Schumacher had remained his biggest threat, but now faced a 21 point gap between himself and the defending Champion. Behind, Giancarlo Fisichella had moved ahead of Kimi Räikkönen, Juan Pablo Montoya was back in the top five, and David Coulthard had risen to eleventh with his podium finish.
In the Constructors Championship had once again enhanced their advantage, having moved 28 points clear in Monaco courtesy of Alonso's win. were still their closest challengers after the opening seven rounds, and held a thirteen point advantage over in third. and then completed the top five, while had moved level with after their first trip to the podium.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Fernando Alonso 	64 	
2 	Michael Schumacher 	43 	
3 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	27 	1
4 	Kimi Räikkönen 	27 	1
5 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	23 	2
6 	Felipe Massa 	20 	1
7 	Jenson Button 	16 	1
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	13 	
9 	Ralf Schumacher 	8 	
10 	Nick Heidfeld 	8 	
11 	David Coulthard 	7 	3
12 	Mark Webber 	6 	1
13 	Jacques Villeneuve 	6 	1
14 	Nico Rosberg 	4 	1
15 	Christian Klien 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	91 	
2 	 	63 	
3 	 	50 	
4 	 	29 	
5 	 	14 	
6 	 	10 	
7 	 	8 	
8 	 	8 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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