2006 FIA Formula 1 World Championship
Author
- Mattijs Diepraam
Revision date
- October 22, 2006
| Mild Seven Renault F1 Team |
| Renault F1 UK Ltd Whiteways Technical Centre, Enstone, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire OX7 4EE, England tel: 44-1608 678000, fax: 44-1608 678800 Renault Sport SA 1/15 Avenue du Président Kennedy, 91177 Viry-Châtillon Cédex, France tel: 33-1 69125800, fax: 33-1 69125817 |
| Renault R26, Renault RS26 V8, Michelin |
| Sponsors & partners: Mild Seven, Elf, Hanjin, Telefónica, iMode (NTT DoCoMo), Guru, Chronotech, Mutua Madrileña |
| Suppliers: 3D Systems, Alpinestars, Altran, CD Adapco, Charmilles, DMG, Elysium, Eutelsat, Jobs, Lancel, Magneti Marelli, Network Appliance, OZ Racing, Processia Solutions, Puma, Tecnomatix, Symantec, Vistagy, Champion, Tridion |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso (E) | |
| Wins: | 15 | |
| Pole positions: | 15 | |
| Fastest laps: | 8 | |
| Total points: | 381 | |
| World Champion: | 2005 & 2006 | |
| Other championship titles: | OFN 1999 | |
| Number of GPs: | 86 | |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella (I) | |
| Wins: | 3 | |
| Pole positions: | 3 | |
| Fastest laps: | 2 | |
| Total points: | 246 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 4th 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | IF3 1994 | |
| Number of GPs: | 177 | |
| T | Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) | |
| Best result: | - | |
| Championship titles: | NWS 2004 | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| McLaren Mercedes |
| McLaren International Ltd Unit 22, Woking Business Park, Albert Drive, Sheerwater, Woking, Surrey GU21 5SA, England tel: 44-1483 711311, fax: 44-1483 711312 Mercedes-Ilmor Quarry Road, Brixworth, Northamptonshire, NN6 9UB, England tel: 44-1604 880100, fax: 44-1604 882800, e-mail: publicity@mercedes-ilmor.com |
| McLaren MP4-21, Mercedes FO108S V8, Michelin |
| Sponsors: Emirates, Mercedes-Benz, SAP, AT&T, Johnnie Walker, Boss, Hilton, Schüco, TAG Heuer, Steinmetz, Direxiv |
| Technical partners: Mobil, Siemens, Michelin, BAE Systems, Sun |
| Suppliers: Henkel, Nescafé Xpress, Sonax, Eisenmann, Advanced Composites Group, Charmilles, GS Yuasa, Mazak, Enkei, Sports Marketing Surveys, Kenwood, 3i Systems, Sparco, SGI |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen (FIN) | |
| Wins: | 9 | |
| Pole positions: | 11 | |
| Fastest laps: | 18 | |
| Total points: | 346 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 2nd 2003 & 2005 | |
| Championship titles: | GBFR 2000 | |
| Number of GPs: | 103 | |
| 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya (CO) | |
| Wins: | 7 | |
| Pole positions: | 13 | |
| Fastest laps: | 12 | |
| Total points: | 307 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 3rd 2002 & 2003 | |
| Championship titles: | F3000 1998, CART 1999 | |
| Number of GPs: | 94 | |
| Pedro de la Rosa (E) | ||
| Best result: | 2nd H (Hungaroring) 2006 | |
| Fastest laps: | 1 | |
| Total points: | 29 | |
| Championship titles: | FRE 1992, JF3 1995, FNippon 1997 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 11th 2006 | |
| Number of GPs: | 71 | |
| T | Pedro de la Rosa (E) | |
| Best result: | 2nd H (Hungaroring) 2006 | |
| Fastest laps: | 1 | |
| Total points: | 29 | |
| Championship titles: | FRE 1992, JF3 1995, FNippon 1997 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 11th 2006 | |
| Number of GPs: | 71 | |
| T | Gary Paffett (GB) | |
| Best result: | - | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | - | |
| Championship titles: | GBF3-S 2000, DTM 2005 | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
| Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SpA Cassella Postale 589, 41100 Modena, Italy Via Ascari 55-57, 41053 Maranello (MO), Italy tel: 39-536 949111, fax: 39-536 946488, e-mail: mailbox@ferrari.it |
| Ferrari 248 F1, Ferrari 056 V8, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors & partners: Marlboro, Vodafone, Shell, AMD, Martini, Acer, FIAT, Bridgestone |
| Suppliers: Mahle, OIIR, SKF, Brembo |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher (D) | |
| Wins: | 91 | |
| Pole positions: | 68 | |
| Fastest laps: | 76 | |
| Total points: | 1369 | |
| World Champion: | 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
| Other championship titles: | DF3 1990 | |
| Number of GPs: | 248 | |
| 6 | Felipe Massa (BR) | |
| Wins: | 2 | |
| Pole positions: | 3 | |
| Fastest laps: | 2 | |
| Total points: | 107 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 3rd 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | BRFC 1999, FRE 2000, EURF3000 2001 | |
| Number of GPs: | 70 | |
| T | Luca Badoer (I) | |
| Best result: | 7th RSM (Imola) 1995 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | - | |
| Championship titles: | Int F3000 1992 | |
| Number of GPs: | 48 | |
| T | Marc Gené (E) | |
| Best result: | 5th I (Monza) 2003 | |
| Total points: | 5 | |
| Championship titles: | OFN 1998 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 17th 1999 | |
| Number of GPs: | 36 | |
| Panasonic Toyota Racing |
| Toyota Motorsport GmbH Toyota-Allee 7, 50858 Köln, Germany tel: 49-2234 182357, fax: 49-2234 182337 |
| Toyota TF106, Toyota RVX-06 V8, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: Panasonic, Denso | Technical partners: BMC, Dassault Systems, Ebbon-Dacs, EMC, Esso, Intel, KDDI, Magneti Marelli, Time Inc. |
| Suppliers: Alpinestars, Future Sports, KTC, MAN, Nautilus, Takata |
| 7 | Ralf Schumacher (D) | |
| Wins: | 6 | |
| Pole positions: | 6 | |
| Fastest laps: | 7 | |
| Total points: | 323 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 4th 2001 & 2002 | |
| Championship titles: | FNippon 1996 | |
| Number of GPs: | 163 | |
| 8 | Jarno Trulli (I) | |
| Wins: | 1 | |
| Pole positions: | 3 | |
| Total points: | 175 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 6th 2004 | |
| Championship titles: | DF3 1996 | |
| Number of GPs: | 164 | |
| T | Ricardo Zonta (BR) | |
| Best result: | 6th AUS (Melbourne), I (Monza), USA (Indianapolis) 2000 | |
| Total points: | 3 | |
| Championship titles: | SudAm F3 1995, Int F3000 1997, FIA GT 1998 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 14th 2000 | |
| Number of GPs: | 36 | |
| T | Olivier Panis (F) | |
| Wins: | 1 | |
| Total points: | 76 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 8th 1995 | |
| Championship titles: | FFR 1989, Int F3000 1993 | |
| Number of GPs: | 157 | |
| WilliamsF1 Team |
| WilliamsF1 Ltd Station Road, Grove, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 0DQ, England tel: 44-1235 777700, fax: 44-1235 777739 |
| Williams FW28, Cosworth CA2006 V8, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: Royal Bank of Scotland, Accenture, Allianz, Battery, Budweiser, Tata, FedEx, Hamleys, Mobilecast, ORIS, Philips, QinetiQ, Reuters, PPG, Randstad |
| Technical partners & suppliers: Petrobras, Castrol, OZ Racing, Puma, Fluent, DeWalt |
| 9 | Mark Webber (AUS) | |
| Best result: | 3rd MC (Monte Carlo) 2005 | |
| Highest World Championship ranking: | 10th 2003 & 2005 | |
| Total points: | 69 | |
| Number of GPs: | 86 | |
| 10 | Nico Rosberg (D) | |
| Best result: | 7th BRN (Sakhir) & EUR (Nürburgring) 2006 | |
| Total points: | 4 | |
| Highest World Championship ranking: | 17th 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | GP2 2005 | |
| Number of GPs: | 18 | |
| 35 (T) | Alexander Wurz (A) | |
| Best result: | 3rd GB (Silverstone) 1997 & RSM (Imola) 2005 | |
| Fastest laps: | 1 | |
| Total points: | 32 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 7th 1998 | |
| Number of GPs: | 53 | |
| T | Narain Karthikeyan (IND) | |
| Best result: | 4th USA (Indianapolis) 2005 | |
| Total points: | 5 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 18th 2005 | |
| Number of GPs: | 19 | |
| Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team |
| Honda Racing F1 Team Ltd Honda Operations Centre, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 7BD, England tel: 44-1280 844000, fax: 44-1280 844211 Honda Racing Development Bullbrook Building, Brants Bridge, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 9BQ, England |
| Honda RA106, Honda RA806E V8, Michelin |
| Sponsors: Lucky Strike, ENEOS, Intercond, Michelin, NTN, Ray-Ban, Seiko, Asahi Soft Drinks |
| Technical partners: Alcon, Avaya, Showa, UGS |
| Suppliers: Alpinestars, Autoglym, Cablefree Solutions, CIBER, Creative Print Group, CYTEC, Endless Advance, Glasurit, Haas, Matrix, Pipex, Sandvik Coromant, Snap-On, STL, Tripp |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello (BR) | |
| Wins: | 9 | |
| Pole positions: | 13 | |
| Fastest laps: | 15 | |
| Total points: | 519 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 2nd 2002 & 2004 | |
| Championship titles: | FOL 1990, GBF3 1991 | |
| Number of GPs: | 232 | |
| 12 | Jenson Button (GB) | |
| Wins: | 1 | |
| Pole positions: | 3 | |
| Total points: | 218 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 3rd 2004 | |
| Number of GPs: | 118 | |
| 36 (T) | Anthony Davidson (GB) | |
| Best result: | - | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | - | |
| Championship titles: | GBFF 2000 | |
| Number of GPs: | 3 | |
| Red Bull Racing |
| Red Bull Racing Ltd The Stewart Building, Bradbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 8BJ, England tel: 44-1908-279700, fax: 44-1908-279711, e-mail: info@redbullracing.com |
| Red Bull RB2, Ferrari 056 V8, Michelin |
| Sponsors & partners: Red Bull, Hangar-7, Rauch, UGS, Quehenberger, Alpinestars |
| 14 | David Coulthard (GB) | |
| Wins: | 13 | |
| Pole positions: | 12 | |
| Fastest laps: | 18 | |
| Total points: | 513 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 2nd 2001 | |
| Championship titles: | GBFF1600 1989 | |
| Number of GPs: | 211 | |
| 15 | Christian Klien (A) | |
| Best result: | 5th PRC (Shanghai) 2005 | |
| Total points: | 14 | |
| Highest World Championship ranking: | 15th 2005 | |
| Number of GPs: | 46 | |
| Robert Doornbos (NL) | ||
| Best result: | 12th PRC (Shanghai) & BR (Interlagos) 2006 | |
| Number of GPs: | 11 | |
| 37 (T) | Robert Doornbos (NL) | |
| Best result: | 12th PRC (Shanghai) & BR (Interlagos) 2006 | |
| Number of GPs: | 11 | |
| Michael Ammermüller (D) | ||
| Best result: | - | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| BMW Sauber F1 Team |
| BMW Sauber AG Wildbachstrasse 9, 8340 Hinwil, Switzerland tel: 41-1 9379000, fax: 41 1 9379001 BMW AG Motorsport, 80788 München, Germany tel: 49-89 38257396, fax: 49 89 38220978, e-mail: info@bmw-motorsport.com |
| BMW Sauber F1.06, BMW P86 V8, Michelin |
| Sponsors & technical partners: Petronas, Intel, Crédit Suisse, O2, Syntium, Certina, Dalco, Fluent, MAN, NGK, Puma, WMH | Walter Meier, Gore-Tex, Würth |
| 16 | Nick Heidfeld (D) | |
| Best result: | 2nd MC (Monte Carlo) & EUR (Nürburgring) 2005 | |
| Pole positions: | 1 | |
| Total points: | 79 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 8th 2001 | |
| Championship titles: | DF3 1997, F3000 1999 | |
| Number of GPs: | 115 | |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve (CDN) | |
| Wins: | 11 | |
| Pole positions: | 13 | |
| Fastest laps: | 9 | |
| Total points: | 235 | |
| World Champion: | 1997 | |
| Other championship titles: | CART Rookie 1994, CART 1995 | |
| Number of GPs: | 163 | |
| Robert Kubica (PL) | ||
| Best result: | 3rd I (Monza) 2006 | |
| Total points: | 6 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 16th 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | RWS 2005 | |
| Number of GPs: | 6 | |
| 38 (T) | Robert Kubica (PL) | |
| Best result: | 3rd I (Monza) 2006 | |
| Total points: | 6 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 16th 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | RWS 2005 | |
| Number of GPs: | 6 | |
| Sebastian Vettel (D) | ||
| Best result: | - | |
| Championship titles: | FBMW 2004 | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| MF1 Racing |
| From Chinese GP on: Spyker M F1 Team |
| Midland F1 Racing Ltd Dadford Road, Silverstone, Northamptonshire NN12 8TJ, England tel: 44-1327 850800, fax: 44-1327 850866, e-mail: press@midlandf1.com |
| MF1 M16/Spyker MF1 M16, Toyota RVX-06 V8, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: JVC, Rhino's, Garcia, Superfund, Mingya.cn, Lost Boys/LB Icon, MAN, Liqui Moly, Zim, David Hart Vastgoed, EuroPoker.com, TrekStor, Phard, Weigl |
| Technical partners: Toyota, Bridgestone, Dallara |
| Suppliers: Sparco, Rand Worldwide, Scientio, Touchpaper, STL, Samsung, Laurent-Perrier, Arqiva |
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro (P) | |
| Best result: | 3rd USA (Indianapolis) 2005 | |
| Total points: | 7 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 16th 2005 | |
| Number of GPs: | 37 | |
| 19 | Christijan Albers (NL) | |
| Best result: | 5th USA (Indianapolis) 2005 | |
| Total points: | 4 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 20th 2005 | |
| Championship titles: | DF3 1999 | |
| Number of GPs: | 37 | |
| 39 (T) | Markus Winkelhock (D) | |
| Best result: | - | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| Giorgio Mondini (I) | ||
| Best result: | - | |
| Championship titles: | RV6 2004 | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| Adrian Sutil (D) | ||
| Best result: | - | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| Alexandre Prémat (F) | ||
| Best result: | - | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| Ernesto Viso (YV) | ||
| Best result: | - | |
| Championship titles: | GBF3-S 2003 | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| T | Roman Rusinov (RUS) | |
| Best result: | - | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| Scuderia Toro Rosso |
| Scuderia Toro Rosso SpA Via Spallanzani 21, 48018 Faenza (RA), Italy tel: 39-546 696111, fax: 39-546 620998, e-mail: info@scuderiatororosso.it |
| STR STR01, Cosworth TJ2005-12 V10, Michelin |
| Sponsor: Red Bull |
| 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi (I) | |
| Best result: | 8th RSM (Imola) 2005 & USA (Indianapolis) 2006 | |
| Total points: | 2 | |
| Highest World Championship ranking: | 19th 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | F3000 2004 | |
| Number of GPs: | 22 | |
| 21 | Scott Speed (USA) | |
| Best result: | 10th CDN (Montreal) 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | FRE 2004 | |
| Number of GPs: | 18 | |
| 40 (T) | Neel Jani (CH) | |
| Best result: | - | |
| Number of GPs: | - | |
| Super Aguri F1 |
| Super Aguri F1 Ltd Leafield Technical Centre, Leafield, Witney, Oxfordshire OX8 5PF, England tel: 44-1993 871000, fax: 44-1993 871080 |
| Super Aguri SA05, SA06, Honda RA106E V8, Bridgestone |
| Sponsors: Samantha Kingz, Taisei |
| Technical partners: Honda |
| 22 | Takuma Sato (J) | |
| Best result: | 3rd USA (Indianapolis) 2004 | |
| Total points: | 40 | |
| Highest Championship ranking: | 8th 2004 | |
| Championship titles: | GBF3 2001 | |
| Number of GPs: | 69 | |
| 23 | Yuji Ide (J) | |
| Best result: | 13th AUS (Melbourne) 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | FD 1999 | |
| Number of GPs: | 4 | |
| Franck Montagny (F) | ||
| Best result: | 16th MC (Monte Carlo) & F (Magny-Cours) 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | NWS 2003 | |
| Number of GPs: | 7 | |
| Sakon Yamamoto (J) | ||
| Best result: | 16th PRC (Shanghai) & BR (Interlagos) 2006 | |
| Number of GPs: | 7 | |
| 41 (T) | Sakon Yamamoto (J) | |
| Best result: | 16th PRC (Shanghai) & BR (Interlagos) 2006 | |
| Number of GPs: | 7 | |
| Franck Montagny (F) | ||
| Best result: | 16th MC (Monte Carlo) & F (Magny-Cours) 2006 | |
| Championship titles: | NWS 2003 | |
| Number of GPs: | 7 | |