2006 French Grand Prix

This race was a scene of yet another record breaking milestone for Michael Schumacher, who became the first driver in F1 history to win the same Grand Prix on eight occasions (having previously won the French Grand Prix in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2004). Schumacher also achieved his 22nd career hat trick (pole position, win & fastest lap at the same race), also a record. Fernando Alonso, driving a Renault at the team's home race, finished second, whilst Schumacher's Ferrari team mate, Felipe Massa, completed the podium by finishing in third position. This was the first time that neither Honda was classified. It was also the 68th and final pole position of Michael Schumacher's career. Schumacher held the record for the most pole positions until Lewis Hamilton surpassed it at the 2017 Italian Grand Prix.

Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Q3 1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.865 1:15.111 1:15.493 1 2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.277 1:15.679 1:15.510 2 3 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.328 1:15.706 1:15.785 3 4 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:15.550 1:15.776 1:16.036 4 5 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 1:15.949 1:15.625 1:16.091 5 6 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren Mercedes 1:16.154 1:15.742 1:16.281 6 7 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 1:16.825 1:15.901 1:16.345 7 8 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren Mercedes 1:16.679 1:15.902 1:16.632 8 9 10 Nico Rosberg Williams Cosworth 1:16.534 1:15.926 1:18.272 19 10 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Ferrari 1:16.350 1:15.974 1:18.663 9 11 9 Mark Webber Williams Cosworth 1:16.531 1:16.129 10 12 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.686 1:16.294 11 13 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Ferrari 1:16.921 1:16.433 12 14 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.022 1:17.027 13 15 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso Cosworth 1:17.117 1:17.063 14 16 19 Christijan Albers MF1 Toyota 1:16.962 1:17.105 15 17 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso Cosworth 1:17.164 22 18 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 1:17.304 16 19 12 Jenson Button Honda 1:17.495 17 20 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 Toyota 1:17.589 18 21 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri Honda 1:18.637 20 22 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri Honda 1:18.845 21 Source:

Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 70 1:32:07.803 1 10 2 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 70 +10.131 3 8 3 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 70 +22.546 2 6 4 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 70 +27.212 5 5 5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren Mercedes 70 +33.006 6 4 6 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 70 +45.265 7 3 7 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren Mercedes 70 +49.407 8 2 8 16 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 69 +1 lap 11 1 9 14 David Coulthard Red Bull Ferrari 69 +1 lap 9 10 21 Scott Speed Toro Rosso Cosworth 69 +1 lap 14 11 17 Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber 69 +1 lap 16 12 15 Christian Klien Red Bull Ferrari 69 +1 lap 12 13 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso Cosworth 69 +1 lap 22 14 10 Nico Rosberg Williams Cosworth 68 +2 laps 19 15 19 Christijan Albers MF1 Toyota 68 +2 laps 15 16 23 Franck Montagny Super Aguri Honda 67 +3 laps 20 Ret 12 Jenson Button Honda 61 Engine 17 Ret 9 Mark Webber Williams Cosworth 55 Wheel rim 10 Ret 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 39 Brakes 4 Ret 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 18 Engine 13 Ret 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1 Toyota 11 Accident 18 Ret 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri Honda 0 Transmission 21 Source: