2006 San Marino Grand Prix
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{{Grand Prix race report infobox|
Type = F1|
Grand Prix = San Marino|
Date = April 23|
Year = 2006|
Image = Circuit Imola.png|
Caption = The Imola circuit|
Race_No = 4|
Season_No = 18|
Official name = XXVI [[San Marino Grand Prix|Gran Premio]] [[Foster's Lager|Foster's]] [[San Marino Grand Prix|di San Marino]]|
Location = [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]]<br>[[Imola]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Italy]]|
Course_mi = 3.065|
Course_km = 4.933|
Distance_laps = 62 |
Distance_mi = 189.897 |
Distance_km = 305.609 |
Pole_Driver = [[Michael Schumacher]]|
Pole_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]|
Pole_Time = 1:22.795|
Pole_Country = Germany|
Fast_Driver = [[Fernando Alonso]]|
Fast_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]]|
Fast_Time = 1:24.569|
Fast_Lap = 23|
Fast_Country = Spain|
First_Driver = [[Michael Schumacher]]|
First_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]|
First_Country = Germany|
Second_Driver = [[Fernando Alonso]]|
Second_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]]|
Second_Country= Spain|
Third_Driver = [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]|
Third_Team = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]|
Third_Country = Colombia|
}}
The '''2006 San Marino Grand Prix''' was the fourth race of the [[2006 Formula One season|2006 Formula One World Championship]]. It was held on the weekend of [[April 21]]st–[[April 23]]rd [[2006]] at the [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari]], [[Imola]] in [[Italy]].
The race was won by [[Michael Schumacher]]. [[Fernando Alonso]] finished second and [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] came third. During the first lap, the Super Aguri team's driver [[Yuji Ide]] collided with [[Christijan Albers]], putting Albers into a series of rolls which left his car upside down. Ide was reprimanded by the stewards and warned over his future conduct. He retired from the race 23 laps later.
Michael Schumacher appeared to have a clear lead coming up to the first set of pit stops, although things started to go wrong after that. His car developed graining in its tyres, which slowed him down considerably. Alonso gained significantly on Schumacher, but could not pass him. The Imola circuit is renowned for being difficult to overtake on. It was Schumacher's seventh win at Imola - he had previously won the San Marino Grand Prix in [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|1994]], [[1999 San Marino Grand Prix|1999]], [[2000 San Marino Grand Prix|2000]], [[2002 San Marino Grand Prix|2002]], [[2003 San Marino Grand Prix|2003]] and [[2004 San Marino Grand Prix|2004]].
==Friday Drivers==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! Constructor !! Nat !! Driver
|-
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
| {{flagicon|Austria}}
| [[Alexander Wurz]]
|-
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
| {{flagicon|UK}}
| [[Anthony Davidson]]
|-
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| [[Robert Doornbos]]
|-
| [[BMW Sauber]]-[[BMW]]
| {{flagicon|Poland}}
| [[Robert Kubica]]
|-
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}}
| [[Giorgio Mondini]]
|-
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}}
| [[Neel Jani]]
|-
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
|
| ''none''
|}
==Qualifying results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Nat
! Name
! Constructor
! Part 3
! Part 2
! Part 1
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| '''1:22.795'''
| '''1:22.579'''
| 1:24.598
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|UK}}
| [[Jenson Button]]
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 1:22.988
| 1:23.749
| 1:24.480
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 1:23.242
| 1:23.760
| 1:24.727
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| [[Felipe Massa]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 1:23.702
| 1:23.595
| 1:24.884
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Fernando Alonso]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]]
| 1:23.709
| 1:23.743
| '''1:23.536'''
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 1:23.772
| 1:23.565
| 1:24.370
|-
! 7
| {{flagicon|Colombia}}
| [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 1:24.021
| 1:23.760
| 1:24.960
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|Finland}}
| [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 1:24.158
| 1:23.190
| 1:24.259
|-
! 9
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 1:24.172
| 1:23.727
| 1:24.446
|-
! 10
| {{flagicon|Australia}}
| [[Mark Webber]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 1:24.795
| 1:23.718
| 1:24.992
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| [[Renault F1|Renault]]
|
| 1:23.771
| 1:24.434
|-
! 12
| {{flagicon|Canada}}
| [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[BMW Sauber]]-[[BMW]]
|
| 1:23.887
| 1:25.081
|-
! 13
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
|
| 1:23.966
| 1:24.495
|-
! 14
| {{flagicon|UK}}
| [[David Coulthard]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|
| 1:24.101
| 1:24.849
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| [[BMW Sauber]]-[[BMW]]
|
| 1:24.129
| 1:25.410
|-
! 16
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
|
| 1:24.520
| 1:24.879
|-
! 17
| {{flagicon|Austria}}
| [[Christian Klien]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
|
|
| 1:25.410
|-
! 18
| {{flagicon|United States}}
| [[Scott Speed]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
|
|
| 1:25.437
|-
! 19
| {{flagicon|Portugal}}
| [[Tiago Monteiro]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|
|
| 1:26.820
|-
! 20
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| [[Christijan Albers]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
|
|
| 1:27.088
|-
! 21
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Takuma Sato]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
|
|
| 1:27.609
|-
! 22
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Yuji Ide]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
|
|
| 1:29.282
|}
== Race ==
On the first lap, Alonso passed Barrichello at the Tamburello curve. Like the previous Grand Prix, the this one started with an accident, this time in the Villeneuve curve. The Super Aguri team's driver Yuji Ide hit MF1's Christijan Albers, putting the Dutchman's car into a series of rolls that left it upside down. Albers was unhurt. Ide was able to continue after replacing his damaged front wing, although he later retired on lap 23. Ide was reprimanded by the stewards and warned over his future conduct. This incident also formed part of the evidence that led the FIA to withdraw Ide’s [[superlicence]] later in the season. The Safety Car was employed for two laps.
The race continued normally for some laps, until Toyota driver Jarno Trulli entered the pits to retire following a steering problem. Tonio Liuzzi had a problem and spun his Toro Rosso car in the Variante Alta, a corner which had recently been revised.<!--What was 'enlarged' supposed to mean in this context? Widened? 4u1e -->
Honda driver Rubens Barrichello started the first round of pit stops, on lap 14. His stop lasted 15 seconds, as he took on 156 L, enough to finish the race. Michael Schumacher came into the pits on lap 20, temporarily giving Renault's Fernando Alonso the lead.
Lap 30 saw Honda's Jenson Button make his second stop. The refuelling nozzle got stuck and Button, thinking it had been removed, pulled away from the pits, tearing the nozzle from the refuelling rig. He was delayed in the pitlane while the Honda mechanics removed the nozzle from his car.
By the halfway point of the race, Ferrari began experiencing problems, specifically tyre degradation. Eight laps were enough for Alonso to bring down the 10 second difference between him and Schumacher. The duel that took place during the [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix]] was to be repeated, this time with Schumacher in the lead.
Lap 41 saw Alonso pit for a second time, ahead of Schumacher. Alonso's out lap was not good enough to put himself in front of Schumacher, so their positions remained the same. Alonso chased hard, but a mistake by running wide into a corner left Schumacher a clear path for the last few laps to win. David Coulthard had a problem and retired on lap 47.
Michael Schumacher secured his 85th victory overall, and his first of the season. Alonso, having taken two wins and two second places, led the German in the drivers' championship with 36 points to Schumacher's 21.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Nat !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 5
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 62
| 1:31:06.486
| 1
| '''10'''
|-
! 2
| 1
| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| '''[[Fernando Alonso]]'''
| '''[[Renault F1|Renault]]'''
| 62
| +2.0
| 5
| '''8'''
|-
! 3
| 4
| {{flagicon|Colombia}}
| '''[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]'''
| 62
| +15.8
| 7
| '''6'''
|-
! 4
| 6
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| '''[[Felipe Massa]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 62
| +17.0
| 4
| '''5'''
|-
! 5
| 3
| {{flagicon|Finland}}
| '''[[Kimi Räikkönen]]'''
| '''[[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]'''
| 62
| +17.5
| 8
| '''4'''
|-
! 6
| 9
| {{flagicon|Australia}}
| '''[[Mark Webber]]'''
| '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]'''
| 62
| +37.7
| 10
| '''3'''
|-
! 7
| 12
| {{flagicon|UK}}
| '''[[Jenson Button]]'''
| '''[[Honda F1|Honda]]'''
| 62
| +39.6
| 2
| '''2'''
|-
! 8
| 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| '''[[Giancarlo Fisichella]]'''
| '''[[Renault F1|Renault]]'''
| 62
| +40.2
| 11
| '''1'''
|-
! 9
| 7
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 62
| +45.5
| 6
|
|-
! 10
| 11
| {{flagicon|Brazil}}
| [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| [[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 62
| +1:17.8
| 3
|
|-
! 11
| 10
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 62
| +1:19.6
| 13
|
|-
! 12
| 17
| {{flagicon|Canada}}
| [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
| [[BMW Sauber]]-[[BMW]]
| 62
| +1:22.3
| 12
|
|-
! 13
| 16
| {{flagicon|Germany}}
| [[Nick Heidfeld]]
| [[BMW Sauber]]-[[BMW]]
| 61
| +1 Lap
| 15
|
|-
! 14
| 20
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 61
| +1 Lap
| 16
|
|-
! 15
| 21
| {{flagicon|United States}}
| [[Scott Speed]]
| [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-[[Cosworth]]
| 61
| +1 Lap
| 18
|
|-
! 16
| 18
| {{flagicon|Portugal}}
| [[Tiago Monteiro]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 60
| +2 Laps
| 19
|
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|UK}}
| [[David Coulthard]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 47
| Driveshaft
| 14
|
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Takuma Sato]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 44
| Spin
| 21
|
|-
! Ret
| 15
| {{flagicon|Austria}}
| [[Christian Klien]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| 40
| Hydraulics
| 17
|
|-
! Ret
| 23
| {{flagicon|Japan}}
| [[Yuji Ide]]
| [[Super Aguri F1|Super Aguri]]-[[Honda F1|Honda]]
| 23
| Suspension
| 22
|
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|Italy}}
| [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 5
| Steering
| 9
|
|-
! Ret
| 19
| {{flagicon|Netherlands}}
| [[Christijan Albers]]
| [[Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[Toyota F1|Toyota]]
| 0
| Accident
| 20
|
|}
== Notes ==
# Lap Leaders: [[Michael Schumacher]] 1–20, 26–42, 45–62 (55); [[Fernando Alonso]] 21–25 (5); [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] 43-44 (2).
# This was [[Yuji Ide]]'s last race. Ide hitting [[Christijan Albers]] on the first lap, formed part of the evidence used by the FIA to revoke his Superlicense, which meant that he could not compete in Formula One for the remainder of the season.
# This is the last [[San Marino Grand Prix]] to be held as the race was dropped from the [[2007 Formula One Season|2007]] calendar.
*Schumacher broke Ayrton Senna'a record of 64 poles ironically on the same track where Senna died in 1994
==External links==
*[http://www.manipef1.com/results/2006/sanmarino.php Detailed San Marino Grand Prix results]
{{F1 race report|
Name_of_race = [[San Marino Grand Prix]] |
Year_of_race = 2006 |
Previous_race_in_season = [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]] |
Next_race_in_season = [[2006 European Grand Prix]] |
Previous_year's_race = [[2005 San Marino Grand Prix]] |
Next_year's_race = None
}}
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