- Winner
- Fernando Alonso
- Team
- Renault
- Top listed
- Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher, and Kimi Räikkönen
- Race date
- March 12, 2006
- Pole
- Michael Schumacher
- Fastest lap
- Nico Rosberg
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Bahrain International Circuit
The decisive result
Fernando Alonso finished first for Renault. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Kimi Räikkönen 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Kimi Räikkönen from P22 to P3 (+19), Nico Rosberg from P12 to P7 (+5), and Vitantonio Liuzzi from P15 to P11 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 11 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 Engine, 1 +2 laps, and 1 +4 laps. Nico Rosberg holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.408 on lap 42. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.