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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Michael Schumacher won the French Grand Prix 2006 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 16 July 2006, starting from pole position. Fernando Alonso finished second for Renault, with Felipe Massa completing the podium for Ferrari. Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap with a time of 1:17.111.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 70 | 1:32:07.803 | 10 | ⚡ 1:17.111 |
| 2 | 3 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 70 | +10.1 | 8 | |
| 3 | 2 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 70 | +22.5 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Toyota | 70 | +27.2 | 5 | |
| 5 | 6 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 70 | +33.0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 7 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 70 | +45.2 | 3 | |
| 7 | 8 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | McLaren | 70 | +49.4 | 2 | |
| 8 | 11 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 69 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 9 | 9 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Scott SpeedSPE | Toro Rosso | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BMW Sauber | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Christian KlienKLI | Red Bull | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Toro Rosso | 69 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Christijan AlbersALB | MF1 | 68 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 20 | Franck MontagnyFMO | Super Aguri | 67 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 61 | Technical | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams | 55 | Wheel rim | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 39 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Tiago MonteiroTMO | MF1 | 11 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Michael Schumacher
- Circuit Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
- Winning team Ferrari
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.865 | 1:15.111 | 1:15.493 |
| 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.277 | 1:15.679 | 1:15.510 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:16.328 | 1:15.706 | 1:15.785 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:15.550 | 1:15.776 | 1:16.036 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:15.949 | 1:15.625 | 1:16.091 |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:16.154 | 1:15.742 | 1:16.281 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:16.825 | 1:15.901 | 1:16.345 |
| 8 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:16.679 | 1:15.902 | 1:16.632 |
| 9 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:16.534 | 1:15.926 | 1:18.272 |
| 10 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:16.350 | 1:15.974 | 1:18.663 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:16.531 | 1:16.129 | - |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:16.686 | 1:16.294 | - |
| 13 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:16.921 | 1:16.433 | - |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:17.022 | 1:17.027 | - |
| 15 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:17.117 | 1:17.063 | - |
| 16 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:16.962 | 1:17.105 | - |
| 17 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:17.164 | - | - |
| 18 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:17.304 | - | - |
| 19 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:17.495 | - | - |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:17.589 | - | - |
| 21 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:18.637 | - | - |
| 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:18.845 | - | - |