- Winner
- Fernando Alonso
- Team
- Renault
- Top listed
- Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, and Giancarlo Fisichella
- Race date
- October 8, 2006
- Pole
- Felipe Massa
- Fastest lap
- Fernando Alonso
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Fernando Alonso finished first for Renault. Felipe Massa is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Giancarlo Fisichella 3 for Renault.
Grid to finish
Kimi Räikkönen from P11 to P5 (+6), Robert Doornbos from P18 to P13 (+5), and Takuma Sato from P20 to P15 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Felipe Massa started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 Finished, 6 +1 lap, 1 +2 laps, 1 +3 laps, and 1 Accident. Fernando Alonso holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:32.676 on lap 14. 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.