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Bahrain International Circuit Fernando Alonso won the Bahrain Grand Prix 2006 at Bahrain International Circuit on 12 March 2006, starting from P4 on the grid. Michael Schumacher finished second for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium for McLaren. Nico Rosberg set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.408.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 57 | 1:29:46.205 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 57 | +1.246 | 8 | |
| 3 | 22 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 57 | +19.360 | 6 | |
| 4 | 3 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 57 | +19.992 | 5 | |
| 5 | 5 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | McLaren | 57 | +37.048 | 4 | |
| 6 | 7 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams | 57 | +41.932 | 3 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 57 | +1:03.043 | 2 | ⚡ 1:32.408 |
| 8 | 8 | Christian KlienKLI | Red Bull | 57 | +1:06.771 | 1 | |
| 9 | 2 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 57 | +1:09.907 | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 57 | +1:15.541 | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Toro Rosso | 57 | +1:25.997 | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Scott SpeedSPE | Toro Rosso | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Toyota | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 6 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 19 | Tiago MonteiroTMO | MF1 | 55 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 20 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 53 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Yuji IdeIDE | Super Aguri | 35 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BMW Sauber | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 21 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Christijan AlbersALB | MF1 | 0 | Driveshaft | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Fernando Alonso
- Pole Michael Schumacher
- Circuit Bahrain International Circuit
- Winning team Renault
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.310 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.431 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:33.579 | 1:32.014 | 1:31.478 |
| 3 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:32.603 | 1:32.025 | 1:31.549 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:32.433 | 1:31.215 | 1:31.702 |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:33.233 | 1:31.487 | 1:32.164 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:33.922 | 1:32.322 | 1:32.579 |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:33.454 | 1:32.309 | 1:33.006 |
| 8 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:34.308 | 1:32.106 | 1:33.112 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:32.934 | 1:31.831 | 1:33.496 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:33.374 | 1:31.958 | 1:33.926 |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:33.882 | 1:32.456 | - |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:32.945 | 1:32.620 | - |
| 13 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:33.678 | 1:32.850 | - |
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:33.987 | 1:33.066 | - |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:34.439 | 1:33.416 | - |
| 16 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:33.995 | 1:34.606 | - |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:34.702 | - | - |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:35.724 | - | - |
| 19 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:35.900 | - | - |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:37.411 | - | - |
| 21 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 1:40.270 | - | - |
| 22 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | - | - | - |