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Revision as of 19:21, 14 July 2007
Template:F1 race report infobox The 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on August 6, 2006 at the Hungaroring, Budapest. It was the 13th race of the 2006 Formula One season. Jenson Button won the race, the sole victory of his career to date and the first race win for a British driver since David Coulthard won the Australian Grand Prix three years previous. Pedro de la Rosa finished second for McLaren, the first podium finish of his career, and Nick Heidfeld finished third, giving BMW Sauber their first ever podium.
Pre-race
During Friday practice Fernando Alonso was given a two-second qualifying penalty by the stewards for dangerous driving and overtaking under a yellow flag condition.[1] Christijan Albers was given a ten-place grid penalty for an engine change, this was his second in as many weekends. Jenson Button received the same penalty after having an engine change when his let go in the final practice session.[2]
In a similar situation to Fernando Alonso's penalty, Michael Schumacher was given a two-second penalty for overtaking Robert Kubica and Alonso under "red flag" conditions at the end of Saturday's last free practice session. The decision left Schumacher "fuming", with him saying "I blame myself partly for what did happen, but I didn't expect this kind of penalty."[3]
In qualifying, Kimi Räikkönen achieved pole position with a time of 1:19.599 seconds. Felipe Massa qualified second, with Rubens Barrichello starting the race in third.[4]
Race
The track was wet at the start of the race, making it the first ever wet Hungarian Grand Prix.[citation needed] Polesitter Kimi Räikkönen took the lead early on. Alonso and Schumacher made their way through the field with Schumacher up into 6th place from 11th into the first corner, and Alonso climbing from 15th place to pass Schumacher on the outside of turn 5 and reach 3rd place. He then took the lead after the McLarens of Pedro de la Rosa and Räikkönen pitted. Schumacher lost his front wing battling with Giancarlo Fisichella for 5th place and was forced to pit, going a lap down. Räikkönen struggled on his second set of tires and ended up crashing into the back of Vitantonio Liuzzi's Toro Rosso, vaulting the car and bringing out the safety car. Alonso then pitted, allowing Schumacher to get back on the lead lap. Another beneficiary of the safety car was Jenson Button, who decided not to pit during the safety car period and climbed up to 2nd place behind Alonso. After the period was over Button began to challenge Alonso, but soon had to pit for fuel. Alonso lead, but after a pitstop for dry tires his car's right rear wheel nut came loose, causing the Spaniard to lose control and crash. Button inherited the lead and was never challenged from then on. Schumacher made his way up to 2nd by staying on intermediate tires as others around him pitted for dry weather ones, but this gamble backfired as the cars on dries caught him in the final laps. Schumacher defended his position, but Pedro de la Rosa and Nick Heidfeld both passed him. Whilst he was being overtaken Schumacher banged wheels with Heidfeld, damaging his Ferrari's suspension and forcing him out of the race with two laps to go. Button won the race despite beginning in 14th place, with de la Rosa scoring his first podium with second place, and Heidfeld getting BMW Sauber's first ever podium with 3rd.[5] Debutant driver Robert Kubica finished in seventh place and scored two points, but was later disqualified as his car was underweight due to excessive tire wear. This meant that Michael Schumacher earned a point despite not finishing, as he was elevated to 8th place in the final results.[6].
Awards
ITV's coverage of this race won a BAFTA in 2007, in the category "Best Sport". The awards took place May 20, 2007.[7][8]
Friday drivers
| Team | Nat | Driver |
|---|---|---|
| Williams-Cosworth | 
|
Alexander Wurz |
| Honda | 
|
Anthony Davidson |
| Red Bull-Ferrari | 
|
Robert Doornbos |
| BMW Sauber-BMW | none | |
| MF1-Toyota | 
|
Markus Winkelhock |
| Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 
|
Neel Jani |
| Super Aguri-Honda | none |
Qualifying results
| Pos | Nat | Name | Team/Engine | Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1.19.599 | 1.19.704 | 1.20.080 |
| 2 |  |
Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1.19.886 | 1.19.504 | 1.19.742 |
| 3 | |
Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1.20.085 | 1.19.783 | 1.21.141 |
| 4 | |
Jenson Button* | Honda | 1.20.092 | 1.19.943 | 1.20.820 |
| 5 |  |
Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren-Mercedes | 1.20.117 | 1.19.991 | 1.21.288 |
| 6 |  |
Mark Webber | Williams-Cosworth | 1.20.266 | 1.20.047 | 1.21.335 |
| 7 | |
Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1.20.759 | 1.20.243 | 1.21.112 |
| 8 |  |
Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1.20.924 | 1.20.154 | 1.21.370 |
| 9 | |
Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1.21.132 | 1.20.231 | 1.21.434 |
| 10 |  |
Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1.22.049 | 1.20.256 | 1.20.891 |
| 11 | |
Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:20.623 | 1:21.437 | |
| 12 | |
Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:20.875 | 1:21.440 | |
| 13 | |
David Coulthard | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:20.890 | 1:21.163 | |
| 14 | |
Christian Klien | Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:21.207 | 1:22.027 | |
| 15 | |
Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:21.364 | 1:21.792 | |
| 16 |  |
Tiago Monteiro | MF1-Toyota | 1:23.767 | 1:22.009 | |
| 17 | |
Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:22.068 | ||
| 18 | |
Nico Rosberg | Williams-Cosworth | 1:22.084 | ||
| 19 |  |
Scott Speed† | Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:22.317 | ||
| 20 |  |
Takuma Sato | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:22.967 | ||
| 21 | |
Christijan Albers* | MF1-Toyota | 1:23.146 | ||
| 22 | |
Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri-Honda | 1:24.016 |
- Notes
- * Button and Albers both received a 10 place grid penalty because of earlier engine changes.
- † The Grand Prix stewards stated that Scott Speed impeded another driver during the qualifying session, and penalized him by cancelling his three fastest qualifying times. His qualifying time became 1:23.005 instead of 1:22.317, setting him one position back on the grid.
Race results
Notes
- Robert Kubica was disqualified from 7th place after his BMW Sauber was found to be underweight by 2 kg.[6]
- Fastest lap: Felipe Massa: 1:23.516
- Lap leaders: Kimi Räikkönen 1–17, Fernando Alonso 18–51, Jenson Button 52–70
References
- ^ Benson, Andrew (2006-08-04). "Alonso penalty adds to team woes". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ "Schumacher anger at time penalty". BBC Sport. 2006-08-05. Retrieved 2007-04-19.
- ^ "Schumi woe as Raikkonen nets pole". BBC Sport. 2006-10-25. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ a b "Kubica disqualified, Schumacher scores". Formula 1.com. Retrieved 2006-10-25.
- ^ "Bafta TV Awards 2007: The Winners". BBC News. 2007-05-20. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
- ^ "ITV F1 wins Bafta; F1 fans leave country". DoctorVee blog. 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2007-06-30.
External links
- Race report at the BBC
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