Round 16 · 1 October 2006
2006 Chinese Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 1 October 2006 at Shanghai International Circuit (China), starting from position 6. Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Giancarlo Fisichella (Renault) completed the podium. Pole position went to Fernando Alonso. The fastest lap was set by Fernando Alonso (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 1:37:32.747 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1 | +3.121 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | +44.197 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Honda | 4 | +72.056 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 7 | +77.137 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 3 | +79.131 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 8 | +91.979 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | Mark Webber | Williams | 14 | +103.588 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 12 | +103.796 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 16 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 16 | — | — | Oil pressure |
| 18 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 20 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 17 | — | — | Pneumatics |
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Throttle |
| 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 21 | — | — | Disqualified |