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000d 00h 00m 00s2006 Australian Grand Prix
| Race Name: | LXXI Foster's Australian Grand Prix |
| Track: | Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit |
| Round: | 3 of 18 |
| Race date: | Sunday, April 2nd, 2006 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher |
| Constructor | Renault | McLaren-Mercedes | Toyota |
| Car | Renault R26 | McLaren MP4-21 | Toyota TF106 |
| Engine | Renault RS26 | Mercedes FO 108S | Toyota RVX-06 |
| Tyre | Michelin | Michelin | Bridgestone |
| Time | 1:34:27.870 | 1:34:29.699 | 1:34:52.694 |
| Gap | 1.829 secs | 24.824 secs |
Scroll across for more »Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Fri Prac 1 | Fri Prac 2 | Sat Prac | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 12 | Jenson Button Honda | No Time 0 | 1:27.213 12 | 1:38.505 11 | 1:28.081 7 | 1:26.337 4 | 1:25.229 14 | 1:25.229 25 | 1:27.799 56 | 1:25.229 104 | |
| 2 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella Renault | No Time 2 | 1:28.280 11 | 1:36.414 13 | 1:27.765 5 | 1:26.196 4 | 1:25.635 14 | 1:25.635 23 | 1:27.561 57 | 1:25.635 106 | |
| 3 | 1 | Fernando Alonso Renault | No Time 2 | 1:27.443 14 | 1:39.654 11 | 1:28.569 6 | 1:25.729 3 | 1:25.778 15 | 1:25.778 24 | 1:26.189 57 | 1:25.729 108 | |
| 4 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.713 5 | 1:27.773 16 | 1:48.284 3 | 1:27.193 5 | 1:26.161 3 | 1:25.822 14 | 1:25.822 22 | 1:26.045 57 | 1:25.822 103 | |
| 5 | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya McLaren-Mercedes | No Time 1 | 1:28.200 15 | 1:44.350 3 | 1:27.079 5 | 1:25.902 3 | 1:25.976 14 | 1:25.976 22 | 1:27.464 46 | 1:25.902 87 | |
| 6 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-BMW | No Time 1 | 1:29.053 5 | 1:35.335 10 | 1:27.796 7 | 1:26.014 9 | 1:27.579 14 | 1:27.579 30 | 1:27.700 57 | 1:26.014 103 | |
| 7 | 9 | Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth | No Time 0 | 1:28.860 10 | 1:38.036 7 | 1:27.669 5 | 1:26.075 5 | 1:26.937 12 | 1:26.937 22 | 1:27.800 22 | 1:26.075 61 | |
| 8 | 8 | Jarno Trulli Toyota | No Time 2 | 1:29.138 20 | 1:37.492 10 | 1:27.748 7 | 1:26.327 7 | No Time 0 | 1:26.327 14 | No Time 0 | 1:26.327 46 | |
| 9 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher Toyota | 1:29.411 5 | 1:29.379 16 | 1:36.445 10 | 1:28.007 7 | 1:26.596 7 | 1:26.612 14 | 1:26.612 28 | 1:27.810 57 | 1:26.596 116 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:28.595 16 | 1:28.440 22 | 1:36.281 16 | 1:28.460 6 | 1:26.714 8 | 1:29.239 5 | 1:29.239 19 | 1:28.321 57 | 1:26.714 130 | |
| 11 | 5 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | 1:29.041 5 | 1:27.658 16 | 1:37.332 10 | 1:28.228 5 | 1:26.718 6 | 1:26.718 11 | 1:27.180 32 | 1:26.718 74 | ||
| 12 | 36 | Anthony Davidson Honda | 1:28.259 26 | 1:26.822 28 | 1:26.822 54 | |||||||
| 13 | 35 | Alex Wurz Williams-Cosworth | 1:29.461 19 | 1:26.832 27 | 1:26.832 46 | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | David Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:29.676 9 | 1:28.531 18 | 1:38.683 15 | 1:28.408 5 | 1:27.023 6 | 1:27.023 11 | 1:28.250 57 | 1:27.023 110 | ||
| 15 | 38 | Robert Kubica BMW Sauber-BMW | 1:29.576 13 | 1:27.200 25 | 1:27.200 38 | |||||||
| 16 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth | No Time 2 | 1:30.734 14 | 1:36.373 10 | 1:28.999 9 | 1:27.219 9 | 1:27.219 18 | 1:27.988 37 | 1:27.219 81 | ||
| 17 | 15 | Christian Klien Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:29.601 7 | 1:29.879 9 | 1:37.947 12 | 1:28.757 7 | 1:27.591 7 | 1:27.591 14 | 1:41.351 4 | 1:27.591 46 | ||
| 18 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello Honda | No Time 1 | 1:28.075 20 | 1:37.481 15 | 1:29.943 6 | 1:29.943 6 | 1:27.690 57 | 1:27.690 99 | |||
| 19 | 6 | Felipe Massa Ferrari | 1:29.025 7 | 1:28.227 17 | 1:36.506 11 | 1:28.868 6 | No Time 2 | 1:28.868 8 | No Time 0 | 1:28.227 43 | ||
| 20 | 10 | Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth | No Time 0 | 1:29.933 11 | 1:39.401 11 | 1:28.351 4 | 1:29.422 7 | 1:29.422 11 | No Time 0 | 1:28.351 33 | ||
| 21 | 21 | Scott Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:31.017 8 | 1:29.196 18 | 1:37.852 11 | 1:30.426 9 | 1:30.426 9 | 1:28.367 57 | 1:28.367 103 | |||
| 22 | 37 | Robert Doornbos Red Bull-Ferrari | 1:28.559 19 | 1:29.876 32 | 1:28.559 51 | |||||||
| 23 | 19 | Christijan Albers Midland-Toyota | 1:31.039 9 | 1:30.830 18 | No Time 3 | 1:30.226 8 | 1:30.226 8 | 1:29.238 56 | 1:29.238 94 | |||
| 24 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro Midland-Toyota | 1:31.812 10 | 1:29.713 21 | 1:39.515 7 | 1:30.709 7 | 1:30.709 7 | 1:29.687 39 | 1:29.687 84 | |||
| 25 | 22 | Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda | 1:34.036 9 | 1:32.556 27 | 1:41.448 5 | 1:32.279 7 | 1:32.279 7 | 1:30.574 55 | 1:30.574 103 | |||
| 26 | 40 | Neel Jani Toro Rosso-Cosworth | 1:40.818 4 | 1:30.686 26 | 1:30.686 30 | |||||||
| 27 | 39 | Markus Winkelhock Midland-Toyota | 1:36.859 17 | 1:31.260 25 | 1:31.260 42 | |||||||
| 28 | 23 | Yuji Ide Super Aguri-Honda | 1:36.684 19 | 1:34.224 22 | 1:40.261 18 | 1:36.164 7 | 1:36.164 7 | 1:33.737 54 | 1:33.737 120 |