2006 Japanese Grand Prix
The 2006 Japanese Grand Prix (formally known as the 2006 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One race held on 8 October 2006 at the Suzuka Circuit, in Suzuka, Japan. It was the seventeenth and penultimate round of the 2006 Formula One World Championship, and marked the 32nd running of the Japanese Grand Prix. It was won by Fernando Alonso, his last win for the Renault team before he moved to McLaren the following season.
| 2006 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 17 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship | |||
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The Suzuka circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 October 2006 | ||
| Official name | 2006 Formula 1 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.821 km (3.617 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 308.513 km (191.701 miles) | ||
| Weather | Fine | ||
| Attendance | 361,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:29.599 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Fernando Alonso | Renault | |
| Time | 1:32.676 on lap 14 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Renault | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
It was the 20th Grand Prix to be held at Suzuka. It was the first Formula One race to be filmed and broadcast in high-definition television. However the Fuji Television broadcast was only available in Japan.
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