Round 18 · 2006
Brazilian Grand Prix
WinnerMASFerrari · from P1
PoleMAS
Fastest lap1:12.162Schumacher · L70
Biggest gain+11Button P14→P3
Retirements5of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1:31:53.751 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Renault (2002–10) | 4 | +2 | 71 | +18.660 | — | 8 |
| 3 | Jenson Button BUT | Honda (2006–08) | 14 | +11 | 71 | +19.390 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 10 | +6 | 71 | +24.090 FL | — | 5 | |
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | McLaren | 2 | -3 | 71 | +28.500 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Renault (2002–10) | 6 | 0 | 71 | +30.290 | — | 3 | |
| 7 | Honda (2006–08) | 5 | -2 | 71 | +40.290 | — | 2 | |
| 8 | Pedro De La Rosa DEL | McLaren | 12 | +4 | 71 | +52.070 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica KUB | BMW Sauber | 9 | 0 | 71 | +1:07.640 | — | |
| 10 | Takuma Sato SAT | Super Aguri | 19 | +9 | 70 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | Scott Speed SPE | Toro Rosso | 16 | +5 | 70 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Robert Doornbos DOO | Red Bull Racing | 22 | +10 | 70 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | Tonio Liuzzi LIU | Toro Rosso | 15 | +2 | 70 | +1 lap | — | |
| 14 | Midland | 17 | +3 | 70 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 15 | Tiago Monteiro MON | Midland | 21 | +6 | 69 | +2 laps | — | |
| 16 | Sakon Yamamoto YAM | Super Aguri | 20 | +4 | 69 | +2 laps | — | |
| 17 | Nick Heidfeld HEI | BMW Sauber | 8 | -9 | 63 | +8 laps | — | |
| — | Jarno Trulli TRU | Toyota | 3 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | David Coulthard COT | Red Bull Racing | 18 | 14 | DNF · L14 | — | ||
| — | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Toyota | 7 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Mark Webber WEB | Williams | 11 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Nico Rosberg ROS | Williams | 13 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 18
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 134 | |
| 2 | 121 | ||
| 3 | Felipe Massa MAS | 80 | |
| 4 | 72 | ||
| 5 | Kimi Raikkonen RAI | 65 | |
| 6 | Jenson Button BUT | 56 | |
| 7 | 30 | ||
| 8 | 26 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brazilian Grand Prix | McLaren | 2 | |
| 2004 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Williams | 2 | |
| 2003 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Jordan | 8 | |
| 2002 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 2 | |
| 2001 | Brazilian Grand Prix | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 5 |
| 2000 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1999 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 |
| 1998 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 |