Australia (Melbourne) 16th March
- Laps: 58
- Length: 5.3km
- Race Distance: 307.4km
Melbourne 2nd April 2006
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 94:27.870 | 10 |
| 2 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | +1.80 | 8 |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | +24.80 | 6 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | +31.00 | 5 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | +38.40 | 4 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW-Sauber | +49.50 | 3 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | +51.90 | 2 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | +53.98 | 1 |
| 9 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | +78.81 | 0 |
| 10 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | +2 lap | 0 |
| 12 | Yugi Ide | Super Aguri | +3 lap | 0 |
| Ret | Jenson Button | Honda | Retirement (lap 57) - engine failure. | 0 |
| Ret | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | Retirement (lap 47) - a technical problem. | 0 |
| Ret | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | Retirement (lap 40) - technical problems. | 0 |
| Ret | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | Retirement (lap 38) - an accident. | 0 |
| Ret | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Retirement (lap 32) - an accident. | 0 |
| Ret | Mark Webber | Williams | Retirement (lap 23) - a gearbox problem. | 0 |
| Ret | Christian Klien | Red Bull | Retirement (lap 5) - a accident. | 0 |
| Ret | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | Retirement (lap 1) - an accident. | 0 |
| Ret | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | Retirement (lap 1) - an accident. | 0 |
| Ret | Nico Rosberg | Williams | Retirement (lap 1) - an accident. | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:25.229 | |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | +0.40 | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | +0.54 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | +0.59 | |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | +0.74 | |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | +1.38 | |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | +1.70 | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | +2.35 | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | ||
| 10 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | ||
| 11 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | ||
| 12 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | ||
| 13 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | ||
| 14 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | ||
| 15 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | ||
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | ||
| 17 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | ||
| 18 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | ||
| 19 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW-Sauber | ||
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | ||
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | ||
| 22 | Yugi Ide | Super Aguri |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:25.229 | |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | +0.40 | |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | +0.54 | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren | +0.59 | |
| 5 | Juan Pablo Montoya | McLaren | +0.74 | |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | +1.38 | |
| 7 | Mark Webber | Williams | +1.70 | |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW-Sauber | +2.35 | |
| 9 | Jacques Villeneuve | BMW-Sauber | +4.01 | |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | ||
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | ||
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | ||
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | ||
| 14 | Christian Klien | Red Bull | ||
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | ||
| 16 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | ||
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | ||
| 18 | Christijan Albers | MF1 | ||
| 19 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | ||
| 20 | Tiago Monteiro | MF1 | ||
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | ||
| 22 | Yugi Ide | Super Aguri |
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