Round 17 · 8 October 2006
Japanese Grand Prix
Suzuka Circuit · Suzuka, Japan
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
27 drivers
After Round 16
1
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
116
pts
2
Fernando Alonso
Renault
116
pts
3
Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault
63
pts
4
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
62
pts
5
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
57
pts
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6
Jenson Button
Honda
45
pts
7
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
28
pts
8
Juan Pablo Montoya
McLaren
26
pts
9
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
22
pts
10
Pedro de la Rosa
McLaren
18
pts
11
Ralf Schumacher
Toyota
18
pts
12
David Coulthard
Red Bull
14
pts
13
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
12
pts
14
Mark Webber
Williams
7
pts
15
Jacques Villeneuve
BMW Sauber
7
pts
16
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
6
pts
17
Nico Rosberg
Williams
4
pts
18
Christian Klien
Red Bull
2
pts
19
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toro Rosso
1
pts
20
Scott Speed
Toro Rosso
0
pts
21
Tiago Monteiro
Spyker MF1
0
pts
22
Christijan Albers
Spyker MF1
0
pts
23
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
0
pts
24
Robert Doornbos
Red Bull
0
pts
25
Yuji Ide
Super Aguri
0
pts
26
Franck Montagny
Super Aguri
0
pts
27
Sakon Yamamoto
Super Aguri
0
pts
After the race
27 drivers
After Round 17
1
Fernando Alonso
Renault
↑1
126
+10
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
↓1
116
+0
3
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
↑1
70
+8
4
Giancarlo Fisichella
Renault
↓1
69
+6
5
Kimi Räikkönen
McLaren
—
61
+4
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6
Jenson Button
Honda
—
50
+5
7
Rubens Barrichello
Honda
—
28
+0
8
Juan Pablo Montoya
McLaren
—
26
+0
9
Nick Heidfeld
BMW Sauber
—
23
+1
10
Ralf Schumacher
Toyota
↑1
20
+2
11
Pedro de la Rosa
McLaren
↓1
18
+0
12
Jarno Trulli
Toyota
↑1
15
+3
13
David Coulthard
Red Bull
↓1
14
+0
14
Mark Webber
Williams
—
7
+0
15
Jacques Villeneuve
BMW Sauber
—
7
+0
16
Robert Kubica
BMW Sauber
—
6
+0
17
Nico Rosberg
Williams
—
4
+0
18
Christian Klien
Red Bull
—
2
+0
19
Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toro Rosso
—
1
+0
20
Scott Speed
Toro Rosso
—
0
+0
21
Tiago Monteiro
Spyker MF1
—
0
+0
22
Christijan Albers
Spyker MF1
—
0
+0
23
Takuma Sato
Super Aguri
—
0
+0
24
Robert Doornbos
Red Bull
—
0
+0
25
Yuji Ide
Super Aguri
—
0
+0
26
Franck Montagny
Super Aguri
—
0
+0
27
Sakon Yamamoto
Super Aguri
—
0
+0
Circuit map
Suzuka Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID suzuka
Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALO Fernando Alonso | Renault | 5 | 1:23:52.413 | 10 |
| 2 | MAS Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1 | +16.151 | 8 |
| 3 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 6 | +23.953 | 6 |
| 4 | BUT Jenson Button | Honda | 7 | +34.101 | 5 |
| 5 | RAI Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 11 | +43.596 | 4 |
| 6 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 4 | +46.717 | 3 |
| 7 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 3 | +48.869 | 2 |
| 8 | HEI Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 9 | +1:16.095 | 1 |
| 9 | KUB Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 12 | +1:16.932 | 0 |
| 10 | ROS Nico Rosberg | Williams | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | DLR Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 8 | 1L | 0 |
| 13 | DOO Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 14 | LIU Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 15 | 1L | 0 |
| 15 | SAT Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 16 | TMO Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 21 | 2L | 0 |
| 17 | YAM Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 22 | 3L | 0 |
| 18 | SPE Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 19 | 5L | 0 |
| R | WEB Mark Webber | Williams | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | COU David Coulthard | Red Bull | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | ALB Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 16 | — | 0 |