Round 3 · 2 April 2006
2006 Australian Grand Prix: results
Fernando Alonso (Renault) won the 2006 Australian Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 2 April 2006 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit (Australia), starting from position 3. Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren) and Ralf Schumacher (Toyota) completed the podium. Pole position went to Jenson Button. The fastest lap was set by Kimi Räikkönen (—).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 3 | 1:34:27.870 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 4 | +1.800 s | 8 | Finished |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 6 | +24.800 s | 6 | Finished |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 8 | +31.000 s | 5 | Finished |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 2 | +38.100 s | 4 | Finished |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW Sauber | 19 | +49.500 s | 3 | Finished |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 16 | +51.900 s | 2 | Finished |
| 8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 11 | +53.900 s | 1 | Finished |
| 9 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 18 | +78.800 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Yuji Ide | Super Aguri | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Electrical |
| 15 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | 20 | — | — | Mechanical |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 12 | — | — | Accident |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 10 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Mark Webber | Williams | 7 | — | — | Transmission |
| 19 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | 13 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 9 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 14 | — | — | Accident |
| 22 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 15 | — | — | Accident |