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Suzuka Circuit Fernando Alonso won the Japanese Grand Prix 2006 at Suzuka Circuit on 8 October 2006, starting from P5 on the grid. Felipe Massa finished second for Ferrari, with Giancarlo Fisichella completing the podium for Renault. Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.676.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 53 | 1:23:52.413 | 10 | ⚡ 1:32.676 |
| 2 | 1 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 53 | +16.151 | 8 | |
| 3 | 6 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 53 | +23.953 | 6 | |
| 4 | 7 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 53 | +34.101 | 5 | |
| 5 | 11 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 53 | +43.596 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 53 | +46.717 | 3 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Toyota | 53 | +48.869 | 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 53 | +1:16.095 | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 53 | +1:16.932 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 13 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Robert DoornbosDOO | Red Bull | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 15 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Toro Rosso | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 20 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 21 | Tiago MonteiroTMO | Spyker MF1 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Sakon YamamotoYAM | Super Aguri | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 19 | Scott SpeedSPE | Toro Rosso | 48 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams | 39 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 35 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Christijan AlbersALB | Spyker MF1 | 20 | Driveshaft | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Fernando Alonso
- Pole Felipe Massa
- Circuit Suzuka Circuit
- Winning team Renault
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:30.112 | 1:29.830 | 1:29.599 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.279 | 1:28.954 | 1:29.711 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:30.595 | 1:30.299 | 1:29.989 |
| 4 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:30.420 | 1:30.204 | 1:30.039 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:30.976 | 1:30.357 | 1:30.371 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:31.696 | 1:30.306 | 1:30.599 |
| 7 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:30.847 | 1:30.268 | 1:30.992 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:31.972 | 1:30.598 | 1:31.478 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.811 | 1:30.470 | 1:31.513 |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:30.585 | 1:30.321 | 1:31.856 |
| 11 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:32.080 | 1:30.827 | - |
| 12 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:31.204 | 1:31.094 | - |
| 13 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:31.581 | 1:31.254 | - |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:31.647 | 1:31.276 | - |
| 15 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:31.741 | 1:31.943 | - |
| 16 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 1:32.221 | 1:33.750 | - |
| 17 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:32.252 | - | - |
| 18 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:32.402 | - | - |
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:32.867 | - | - |
| 20 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:33.666 | - | - |
| 21 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 1:33.709 | - | - |
| 22 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | - | - | - |