Europe 2006

FERRARI DO IT AGAIN TO WIN 2ND SUCCESSIVE GRAND PRIX WITH MICHAEL SCHMACHER 1ST, CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY FERNANDO ALONSO AND FURTHER BACK FELIPE MASSA, WHO STEPPED ON TO THE F1 PODIUM FOR THE FIRST TIME. FERNANDO WAS ON POLE AND LED BY NEVER MORE THAN 1 SEC FOR TWO-THIRDS OF THE RACE UNTIL THE FINAL PIT-STOPS WHEN MICHAEL WAS ABLE TO RUN 2 LAPS LONGER WITH A LIGHT FUEL LOAD AND PUT IN TWO BLISTERING LAPS TO BE ABLE TO COME OUT OF THE PITS IN FRONT OF THE SPANIARD - GAME OVER!

**STARTING GRID**

1.	Fernando Alonso
		2.	Michael Schumacher
3.	Felipe Massa
		4.	Rubens Barrichello
5.	Kimi Raikkonen
		6.	Jenson Button
7.	Jarno Trulli
		8.	Juan Pablo Montoya
9.	Jacques Villeneuve
		10.	Ralph Schumacher
11.	Giancarlo Fisichella
		12.	David Coulthard
13.	Nick Heidfeld
		14.	Vitantonio Liuzzi
15.	Christian Klien
		16.	Christijan Albers
17.	Scott Speed
		18.	Tiago Monteiro
19.	Mark Webber
		20.	Takuma Sato
21.	Franck Montagny
		22.	Nico Rosberg

**RESULT**

1.	Michael Schumacher
2.	Fernando Alonso
3.	Felipe Massa
4.	Kimi Raikkonen
5.	Rubens Barrichello
6.	Giancarlo Fisichella
7.	Nico Rosberg
8.	Jacques Villeneuve

**CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS**

**Drivers :**

Fernando Alonso	44
Michael Schumacher	31
Kimi Raikkonen	23
Giancarlo Fisichella	18
Felipe Massa	15
=Juan Pablo Montoya	15
Jenson Button	13
Ralph Schumacher	7

**Constructors :**


Renault	62
Ferrari	46
McLaren	38
Honda	19
BMW	11
Williams	10
Toyota	7
Red Bull Racing	2
Scuderia Toro Rosso	0
Midland	0
Super Aguri	0

Race Results posted by
David Little
8th May 2006

The HTML code for this page has been validated by the World Wide Web Consortium.