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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 (COL)
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
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