Round 3 · 2006
Australian Grand Prix
WinnerALORenault (2002–10) · from P3
PoleBUT
Fastest lap1:26.045Raikkonen · L57
Biggest gain+13Villeneuve P19→P6
Retirements9of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault (2002–10) | 3 | +2 | 57 | 1:34:27.870 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | McLaren | 4 | +2 | 57 | +1.830 FL | — | 8 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Toyota | 6 | +3 | 57 | +24.820 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | BMW Sauber | 8 | +4 | 57 | +31.030 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Renault (2002–10) | 2 | -3 | 57 | +38.420 | — | 4 | |
| 6 | BMW Sauber | 19 | +13 | 57 | +49.550 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | Honda (2006–08) | 16 | +9 | 57 | +51.900 | — | 2 | |
| 8 | David Coulthard COT | Red Bull Racing | 11 | +3 | 57 | +53.980 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Scott Speed SPE | Toro Rosso | 18 | +9 | 57 | +1:18.820 | — | |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | Honda (2006–08) | 1 | -9 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Midland | 17 | +6 | 56 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 12 | Takuma Sato SAT | Super Aguri | 21 | +9 | 55 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Yuji Ide IDE | Super Aguri | 22 | +9 | 54 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Ferrari | 10 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | |||
| — | Jarno Trulli TRU | Toyota | 9 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | McLaren | 5 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | |||
| — | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 15 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Mark Webber WEB | Williams | 7 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | ||
| — | Tiago Monteiro MON | Midland | 20 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Christian Klien KLN | Red Bull Racing | 13 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Nico Rosberg ROS | Williams | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Tonio Liuzzi LIU | Toro Rosso | 12 | 37 | DNF · L37 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 3
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 28 | |
| 2 | 14 | ▲2 | |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 14 | ▲3 |
| 4 | 11 | ▼2 | |
| 5 | Jenson Button BUT | 11 | ▼2 |
| 6 | 9 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | 7 | ▲5 |
| 8 | 5 | ▲1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Albert Park
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Australian Grand Prix | Renault (2002–10) | 1 | |
| 2004 | Australian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 1 | |
| 2003 | Australian Grand Prix | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 11 |
| 2002 | Australian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 2 | |
| 2001 | Australian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 1 | |
| 2000 | Australian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1999 | Australian Grand Prix | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 6 |
| 1998 | Australian Grand Prix | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 |