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Felipe Massa won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix

Felipe Massa won the 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Felipe Massa
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, and Jenson Button
Race date
October 22, 2006
Pole
Felipe Massa
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

Felipe Massa finished first for Ferrari. Fernando Alonso is listed 2 for Renault, with Jenson Button 3 for Honda.

Grid to finish

Jenson Button from P14 to P3 (+11), Robert Doornbos from P22 to P12 (+10), and Takuma Sato from P19 to P10 (+9) 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, 5 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 Accident, and 2 Suspension. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:12.162 on lap 70. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Felipe MassaFerrari1:31:53.75110
2Fernando AlonsoRenault1:32:12.4098
3Jenson ButtonHonda1:32:13.1456
4Michael SchumacherFerrari1:32:17.8455
5Kimi RäikkönenMcLaren1:32:22.2544
6Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:32:24.0383
7Rubens BarrichelloHonda1:32:34.0452
8Pedro de la RosaMcLaren1:32:45.8191
9Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1:33:01.3930
10Takuma SatoSuper Aguri+1 lap0
11Scott SpeedToro Rosso+1 lap0
12Robert DoornbosRed Bull+1 lap0
13Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso+1 lap0
14Christijan AlbersMidland+1 lap0
15Tiago MonteiroMidland+2 laps0
16Sakon YamamotoSuper Aguri+2 laps0
17Nick HeidfeldBMW SauberAccident0
DNFDavid CoulthardRed BullGearbox0
DNFJarno TrulliToyotaSuspension0
DNFRalf SchumacherToyotaSuspension0