III Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix
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| Date | Sunday 12 March 2006 |
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| Start time | 14:30 |
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| Event |  Bahrain GP |
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| Circuit | Sakhir |
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| Event Format | Race of 57 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #1 of 18 in 2006
#751 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 57 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 5412 m |
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| Race Distance | 5412 × 57 − 246 = 308.238 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Track Temperature | 40°C |
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| Air Temperature | 23°C |
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| Humidity | 43% |
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| Air Pressure | 1013.0 mBar |
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| Wind Speed | 2.9 m/s (from the North-North-East) |
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| Entries | 22 |
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| Qualifiers | 22 |
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| Finishers | 18 |
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| Pit stops | 45 |
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| Debutants | Nico Rosberg (Driver),
Scott Speed (Driver),
Yuji Ide (Driver),
Midland (Car Manufacturer),
Super Aguri (Car Manufacturer),
Toro Rosso (Car Manufacturer),
BMW F1.06 (Car Model),
Ferrari 248 F1 (Car Model),
Honda RA106 (Car Model),
McLaren MP4/21 (Car Model),
Midland M16 (Car Model),
Red Bull RB2 (Car Model),
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Renault R26 (Car Model),
Super Aguri SA05 (Car Model),
Toro Rosso STR01 (Car Model),
Toyota TF106 (Car Model),
Williams FW28 (Car Model),
BMW Sauber F1 (Entrant),
Lucky Strike Honda F1 (Entrant),
Midland F1 Racing (Entrant),
Scuderia Toro Rosso (Entrant),
Super Aguri F1 (Entrant),
Williams F1 (Entrant)
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| Milestones | Cosworth – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Williams F1 – 1st Fastest Lap (Entrant)
 Nick Heidfeld – 100th Race Entry (Driver)
Nico Rosberg – 1st Fastest Lap (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
1. Most 17th Place Finishes –  Tiago Monteiro (4),
2. Highest 13th Place Finish Ratio –  Toro Rosso (50.00%),
3. Highest 18th Place Finish Ratio –  Super Aguri (50.00%)
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (726),
2. Most Podium Finishes – Ferrari (575),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (858),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Michael Schumacher (175),
5. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Michael Schumacher (174),
6. Most Podium Finishes – Michael Schumacher (143),
7. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Ferrari (212),
8. Most 2nd Place Finishes – Michael Schumacher (40),
9. Most Races Led – Ferrari (420),
10. Most Races Led – Michael Schumacher (131),
11. Most Laps Led – Ferrari (11522),
12. Most Laps Led – Michael Schumacher (4773),
13. Most Race Entries – Ferrari (1668),
14. Most Poles – Ferrari (180),
15. Most 2nd Place Qualifications – Ferrari (172)
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| | Recipient | Trophy Presented By |
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| Winner |  Fernando Alonso | Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa | Crown Prince of Bahrain |
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| 2nd Place | Michael Schumacher | Fawaz bin Mohammed | Minister for Sport |
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| 3rd Place |  Kimi Räikkönen | Abdulla bin Isa | President, BMF |
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| Winning Constructor | Renault (represented by Flavio Briatore) | James Hogan | President & Chief Executive, Gulf Air |
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