U.S.A. 2006

AFTER A MAJOR TURN 1 INCIDENT ON LAP 1, WHICH TOOK OUT 8 CARS, ANOTHER MINOR INCIDENT AT THE SAME CORNER ON LAP 6, WHICH TOOK OUT A FURTHER 2 CARS, AND 3 SUBSEQUENT RETIREMENTS THERE WERE HARDLY ANY MORE FINISHERS THIS YEAR THAN IN 2005 WHEN MICHELIN HAD THEIR TYRE PROBLEMS AND ALL THE MICHELIN-SHOD CARS WERE WITHDRAWN LEAVING ONLY 6 CARS TO ACTUALLY 'RACE'. IT WAS THE SAME RESULT AS 2005 IN THAT FERRARI FINISHED 1 & 2 BUT AT LEAST THIS TIME IT WAS A GENUINE RACE, ALTHOUGH BOTH McLARENS WENT OUT ON LAP 1.

**STARTING GRID**

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

**RESULT**

1.	Michael Schumacher
2.	Felipe Massa
3.	Giancarlo Fisichella
4.	Jarno Trulli
5.	Fernando Alonso
6.	Rubens Barrichello
7.	David Coulthard
8.	Vitantonio Liuzzi

**CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS**

**Drivers :**

Fernando Alonso	88
Michael Schumacher	69
Giancarlo Fisichella	43
Kimi Raikkonen	39
Felipe Massa	36
Juan Pablo Montoya	26
Jenson Button	16
=Rubens Barrichello	16

**Constructors :**


Renault	131
Ferrari	105
McLaren	65
Honda	32
BMW	19
Toyota	16
Red Bull Racing	11
Williams	10
Scuderia Toro Rosso	1
Midland	0
Super Aguri	0

Race Results posted by
David Little
2nd July 2006

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