Brazilian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 22nd October 2006 12:00am Local
Sun 22nd October 2006 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2006

Round
Round 18

Status
FT

Location

Interlagos Circuit

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The 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix was won by Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, who became the first Brazilian driver to win his home race since Ayrton Senna in 1993. Held on 22 October 2006 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos), this legendary race served as the 18th and final round of the 2006 Formula One World Championship.It is best remembered for securing Fernando Alonso his second consecutive Drivers' World Championship with Renault and marking the initial retirement of seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher from Formula 1 (though he later returned in 2010).
Schumacher's Heroic Charge: Starting 10th due to a fuel pressure defect in qualifying, Schumacher sliced through the field early on. He suffered a left-rear puncture after clipping Giancarlo Fisichella’s front wing while overtaking, dropping him to the very back of the pack. What followed was one of the greatest recovery drives in F1 history, as he fought his way back up to finish a stunning 4th place, executing a brilliant late-race overtake on Kimi Räikkönen.
Constructors' Crown: Renault clinched the Constructors' Championship, beating Scuderia Ferrari by just 5 points.

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Result List

01	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:31:53.751
02	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	+0:18.658
03	Jenson Button	Honda F1	+0:19.394
04	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:24.094
05	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:28.503
06	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault F1 Team	+0:30.287
07	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	+0:40.294
08	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:52.068
09	Robert Kubica	Sauber	+1:07.642
10	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	+1 Lap
11	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
12	Robert Doornbos	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
13	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
16	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri F1	+2 Laps
17	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	DNF
18	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
19	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	DNF
20	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	DNF
21	Mark Webber	Williams Racing	DNF
22	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF