2006 British Grand Prix

2006 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship
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Silverstone Circuit in 2006
Race details
Date 11 June 2006
Official name 2006 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent Road Facility
Course length 5.141 km (3.194 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 308.355 km (191.603 miles)
Weather Sunny, 27°C
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:20.253
Fastest lap
Driver Fernando Alonso Renault
Time 1:21.599 on lap 21
Podium
First
  • Fernando Alonso
Renault
Second Ferrari
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2006 British Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Foster's British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 June 2006 at the Silverstone Circuit. The 60-lap race was the eighth round of the 2006 Formula One season.