| 2006 United States Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship | |||
 The Indianapolis circuit | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 2 July 2006 | ||
| Official name | 2006 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana[1] | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.195 km (2.606 miles) | ||
| Distance | 73 laps, 306.016 km (190.238 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:10.832 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:12.719 on lap 56 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Renault | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 2006 United States Grand Prix (formally the 2006 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix)[2] was a Formula One motor race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on 2 July 2006. It was the tenth race of the 2006 Formula One season and the 40th United States Grand Prix. The 73-lap race was won by Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher after starting from pole position. Teammate Felipe Massa finished second with Renault driver Giancarlo Fisichella third.
As a consequence of the race, Michael Schumacher scored his third win of the season, ending championship rival Fernando Alonso's run of four consecutive wins and reducing the 2005 World Drivers' Champion's lead in the points standings to 19 over the German. Schumacher's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa made it a Ferrari one-two by finishing in second place as the Maranello-based team also reduced Renault's constructors points advantage to 26.
The race also marked the anniversary of the tire controversy a year earlier, when 14 cars withdrew before the race began because of safety concerns about the supply of Michelin tyres provided to them – which had resulted in crashes during practice. This was also the last race for McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya, after he announced that he would be leaving to race in NASCAR in 2007. As of 2024[update], this is the last time a Colombian driver participated in a Formula One race.
This was the last race until the 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix that neither McLaren was classified.
- ^ "2006 United States Grand Prix". Racing-Reference. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "United States". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2006-10-18. Retrieved 29 December 2020.