Michael Schumacher won the European Grand Prix 2006 at Nürburgring on 7 May 2006, starting from P2 on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second for Renault, with Felipe Massa completing the podium for Ferrari. Michael Schumacher set the fastest lap with a time of 1:32.099.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 60 | 1:35:58.765 | 10 | ⚡ 1:32.099 |
| 2 | 1 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 60 | +3.751 | 8 | |
| 3 | 3 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 60 | +4.447 | 6 | |
| 4 | 5 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 60 | +4.879 | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 60 | +1:12.586 | 4 | |
| 6 | 11 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 60 | +1:14.116 | 3 | |
| 7 | 22 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 60 | +1:14.565 | 2 | |
| 8 | 9 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | BMW Sauber | 60 | +1:29.364 | 1 | |
| 9 | 7 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Scott SpeedSPE | Toro Rosso | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Tiago MonteiroTMO | MF1 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Christijan AlbersALB | MF1 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Toyota | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Juan Pablo MontoyaMON | McLaren | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 45 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Franck MontagnyFMO | Super Aguri | 29 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Christian KlienKLI | Red Bull | 28 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams | 12 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 12 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Toro Rosso | 0 | Accident | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:31.138 | 1:30.336 | 1:29.816 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31.235 | 1:30.013 | 1:30.028 |
| 3 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:31.921 | 1:30.732 | 1:30.407 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:31.671 | 1:30.469 | 1:30.754 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:31.263 | 1:30.203 | 1:30.933 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:31.420 | 1:30.755 | 1:30.940 |
| 7 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:31.809 | 1:30.733 | 1:31.419 |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 1:31.545 | 1:30.865 | 1:31.542 |
| 9 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 1:31.774 | 1:30.671 | 1:31.880 |
| 10 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:31.712 | 1:30.892 | 1:33.405 |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:31.470 | 1:30.944 | - |
| 12 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:32.053 | 1:31.194 | - |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:31.574 | 1:31.197 | - |
| 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:31.742 | 1:31.227 | - |
| 15 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:31.457 | 1:31.422 | - |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:32.651 | 1:31.728 | - |
| 17 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 1:32.901 | - | - |
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 1:32.936 | - | - |
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:32.992 | - | - |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 1:33.658 | - | - |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:35.239 | - | - |
| 22 | Franck Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:46.505 | - | - |