Australian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 2nd April 2006 12:00am Local
Sun 2nd April 2006 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2006

Round
Round 3

Status
FT

Location

Albert Park Circuit

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Description

Renault's Fernando Alonso won the chaotic 2006 Australian Grand Prix. The race took place on 2 April 2006 at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne. It was highly unconventional as it served as the third round of the 2006 season—rather than the traditional opener—due to a scheduling conflict with the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
: Driving for Honda, Jenson Button secured a stunning pole position. He ran well during the grand prix but suffered a spectacular engine failure on the final lap. He stopped deliberately just 10 metres short of the finish line to avoid an engine-change grid penalty for the subsequent race, sacrificing a 5th-place finish.

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Result List

01	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	1:34:27.870
02	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:01.8
03	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+0:24.8
04	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+0:31.0
05	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault F1 Team	+0:38.1
06	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+0:49.5
07	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	+0:51.9
08	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0:53.9
09	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	78.8
10	Jenson Button	Honda F1	+1 Lap
12	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	+2 Laps
13	Yuji Ide	Super Aguri F1	+3 Laps
14	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
16	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	DNF
17	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
18	Mark Webber	Williams Racing	DNF
19	Christian Klien	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
20	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	DNF
21	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
22	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF