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Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix

Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix for Renault, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button at Sepang International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Giancarlo Fisichella
Team
Renault
Top listed
Giancarlo Fisichella, Fernando Alonso, and Jenson Button
Race date
March 19, 2006
Pole
Giancarlo Fisichella
Fastest lap
Fernando Alonso
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Sepang International Circuit

The decisive result

Giancarlo Fisichella finished first for Renault. Fernando Alonso is listed 2 for Renault, with Jenson Button 3 for Honda.

Grid to finish

Felipe Massa from P21 to P5 (+16), Ralf Schumacher from P22 to P8 (+14), and Rubens Barrichello from P20 to P10 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Giancarlo Fisichella started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 3 Hydraulics, 2 +1 lap, and 2 Engine. Fernando Alonso holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:34.803 on lap 45. 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
1Giancarlo FisichellaRenault1:30:40.52910
2Fernando AlonsoRenault1:30:45.1148
3Jenson ButtonHonda1:30:50.1606
4Juan Pablo MontoyaMcLaren1:31:19.8805
5Felipe MassaFerrari1:31:23.7834
6Michael SchumacherFerrari1:31:24.3833
7Jacques VilleneuveBMW Sauber1:32:00.9902
8Ralf SchumacherToyota1:32:01.8171
9Jarno TrulliToyota+1 lap0
10Rubens BarrichelloHonda+1 lap0
11Vitantonio LiuzziToro Rosso+2 laps0
12Christijan AlbersMidland+2 laps0
13Tiago MonteiroMidland+2 laps0
14Takuma SatoSuper Aguri+3 laps0
DNFNick HeidfeldBMW SauberEngine0
DNFScott SpeedToro RossoClutch0
DNFYuji IdeSuper AguriThrottle0
DNFChristian KlienRed BullHydraulics0
DNFMark WebberWilliamsHydraulics0
DNFDavid CoulthardRed BullHydraulics0