2006 Australian Grand Prix
The 2006 Australian Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne on 2 April 2006. It was the third race of the 2006 Formula One season.
| 2006 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Albert Park Street Circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 April 2006 | ||
| Official name | 2006 Formula 1 Foster's Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 5.303 km (3.295 miles) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 302.271 km (187.823 miles) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 58 laps, 307.574 km (191.118 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy with sunny breaks. Air temperature 20°C | ||
| Attendance | 103,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Honda | ||
| Time | 1:25.229 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| Time | 1:26.045 on lap 57 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
| Third | Toyota | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The race was won by Renault's Fernando Alonso (Renault's third win from three races), with the McLaren of Kimi Räikkönen second. Ralf Schumacher finished in third place to take the last podium of his career with the Toyota team. Polesitter Jenson Button retired from the race when his engine blew on the final lap. He eventually stopped roughly ten metres from the finish line, losing a points scoring position (fifth place) in the process.
This was the last race until the 2015 Mexican Grand Prix that neither Ferrari was classified.