French Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 16th July 2006 12:00am Local
Sun 16th July 2006 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2006

Round
Round 11

Status
FT

Location

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

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Michael Schumacher won the 2006 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, securing a historic milestone by becoming the first driver in Formula 1 history to win the same Grand Prix eight times. Held on 16 July 2006 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, the race was the eleventh round of the 2006 Formula One World Championship. Schumacher completely dominated the weekend, claiming his 68th and final career pole position, setting the fastest lap, and taking the race victory to complete his 22nd career hat-trick.

Schumacher's Eighth French Win: This historic achievement broke a tie with Alain Prost (who won six French GPs) and established a single-circuit win record that stood until Lewis Hamilton tied it at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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Result List

01	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:32:07.803
02	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	+0:10.1
03	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:22.5
04	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+0:27.2
05	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:33.0
06	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault F1 Team	+0:45.2
07	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:49.4
08	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1 Lap
09	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
10	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
11	Jacques Villeneuve	Sauber	+1 Lap
12	Christian Klien	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
13	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
14	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	+2 Laps
16	Franck Montagny	Super Aguri F1	+3 Laps
17	Jenson Button	Honda F1	DNF
18	Mark Webber	Williams Racing	DNF
19	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	DNF
20	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	DNF
22	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	DNF