Round 1 · 2006
Bahrain Grand Prix
WinnerALORenault (2002–10) · from P4
PoleSCH
Fastest lap1:32.408Rosberg · L42
Biggest gain+19Raikkonen P22→P3
Retirements4of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault (2002–10) | 4 | +3 | 57 | 1:29:46.205 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 1 | -1 | 57 | +1.250 | — | 8 | |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | McLaren | 22 | +19 | 57 | +19.360 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | Honda (2006–08) | 3 | -1 | 57 | +19.990 | — | 5 |
| 5 | McLaren | 5 | 0 | 57 | +37.050 | — | 4 | |
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | Williams | 7 | +1 | 57 | +41.930 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Williams | 12 | +5 | 57 | +1:03.040 FL | — | 2 |
| 8 | Christian Klien KLN | Red Bull Racing | 8 | 0 | 57 | +1:06.770 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 2 | -7 | 57 | +1:09.910 | — | |
| 10 | David Coulthard COT | Red Bull Racing | 13 | +3 | 57 | +1:15.540 | — | |
| 11 | Tonio Liuzzi LIU | Toro Rosso | 15 | +4 | 57 | +1:26.000 | — | |
| 12 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | BMW Sauber | 10 | -2 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Scott Speed SPE | Toro Rosso | 16 | +3 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Toyota | 17 | +3 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 15 | Honda (2006–08) | 6 | -9 | 56 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 16 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Toyota | 14 | -2 | 56 | +1 lap | — | |
| 17 | Tiago Monteiro MON | Midland | 19 | +2 | 55 | +2 laps | — | |
| 18 | Takuma Sato SAT | Super Aguri | 20 | +2 | 53 | +4 laps | — | |
| — | BMW Sauber | 11 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | |||
| — | Renault (2002–10) | 9 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | |||
| — | Midland | 18 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Yuji Ide IDE | Super Aguri | 21 | 35 | DNF · L35 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | ||
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 6 | |
| 4 | Jenson Button BUT | 5 | |
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | 3 | |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 2 | |
| 8 | Christian Klien KLN | 1 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Bahrain International Circuit Outer Track
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault (2002–10) | 1 |
| 2004 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Ferrari | 1 |