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Button grabs first GP win Britain's Jenson Button mastered the tricky conditions to clinch his first Formula One victory in his 113th race at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. Button drove superbly to slash Fernando Alonso's lead, and took control when the Spaniard retired on lap 52 of 70. More (BBC) 2006 Hungary Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 Hungary Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) Readers' Comments 06 Aug 2006

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Schumacher cruises to German GP win Michael Schumacher gave his title hopes a massive boost by winning the German Grand Prix as rival Fernando Alonso struggled to fifth in his Renault. The Ferrari driver, who dominated once pole-sitter Kimi Raikkonen's McLaren made an early pit stop from the lead, cut his points deficit from 17 to 11. More (BBC) 2006 German Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 German Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 30 Jul 2006

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Schumacher cruises to French GP win Ferrari's Michael Schumacher continued his resurgence with his eighth win in the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours. The German dominated from pole to edge closer in the standings to Renault's Fernando Alonso, who finished second. More (BBC) 2006 French Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 French Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 16 Jul 2006

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Schumacher cruises to US win Ferrari's Michael Schumacher cruised to a dominant victory in the United States Grand Prix to breathe some life back into his world championship challenge. Schumacher headed home team-mate Felipe Massa in a Ferrari one-two, with Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella third ahead of Jarno Trulli's Toyota. More (BBC) 2006 USA Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 USA Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 02 Jul 2006

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Alonso cruises to Canada Win win Reigning world champion Fernando Alonso broke his North American bogey in spectacular fashion to win the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday. The Renault man led from pole to notch up his fourth straight win and stretch his championship lead to 25 points. More (BBC) 2006 Canadian Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 Canadian Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 25 Jun 2006

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Alonso cruises to Silverstone win World champion Fernando Alonso put in a display of crushing superiority in his Renault to win the British Grand Prix. With a race of typically relentless precision, the Spaniard led all but one lap to beat championship rival Michael Schumacher of Ferrari by 13.9 seconds. More (BBC) 2006 British Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 British Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 11 Jun 2006

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Alonso survives Monaco thriller Fernando Alonso moved into a huge championship lead after winning the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time. The Renault driver has a 21-point lead over Michael Schumacher, whose Ferrari finished fifth after starting from the back following a qualifying penalty. More (BBC) 2006 Monaco Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 Monaco Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 28 May 2006

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Spanish glory for champion Alonso Fernando Alonso gave the partisan crowd at the Spanish Grand Prix just the result they were looking for by claiming victory in his home race. The reigning world champion dominated from the start in Barcelona to finish ahead of Ferrari's Michael Schumacher. More (BBC) 2006 European Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 European Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 14 May 2006

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Schumacher wins fight with Alonso Michael Schumacher won the European Grand Prix after a tense race-long battle with Fernando Alonso. Schumacher's Ferrari tracked Alonso's Renault from the start but was unable to pass until the final pit stops. More (BBC) 2006 European Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 European Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 07 May 2006

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Schumacher claims victory at San Morino Michael Schumacher held off a challenge from world champion Fernando Alonso to win the San Marino Grand Prix and re-ignite his title challenge. The Ferrari driver led comfortably from the start but ran into tyre problems after his first pitstop and had to fight hard to repel Alonso. More (BBC) 2006 San Morino Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 San Morino Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 23 Apr 2006

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Another emphatic victory for Alonso in Australian Grand Prix Four safety car outings fail to prevent Fernando Alonso from another emphatic victory in Australia. 2006 Australian Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 Australian Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 02 Apr 2006

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Fisichella pips Alonso to Malaysian Grand Prix Fisichella converts his pole position to a race win in the Malaysian Grand Prix to keep team-mate Alonso in check. 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 Malaysian Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 19 Mar 2006

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Alonso takes Bahrain Grand Prix Alonso continues where he left off last season by taking the first race of the 2006 season at Bahrain. 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix News (formula1.com) 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix Result (formula1.com) 12 Mar 2006

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F1 TEAMS AND DRIVERS 2006

RENAULT

Fernando Alonso
Giancarlo Fisichella

TOYOTA

Jarno Trulli
Ralf Schumacher

RED BULL RACING

David Coulthard
Christian Klien

SCUDERIA TORO ROSSO

Vitantonio Liuzzi
Scott Speed

McLAREN

Kimi Raikkonen
Pedro de la Rosa

WILLIAMS

Mark Webber
Nico Rosberg

BMW SAUBER

Nick Heidfeld
Jacques Villeneuve

SUPER AGURI

Takuma Sato
Sakon Yamamoto

FERRARI

Michael Schumacher
Felipe Massa

HONDA

Rubens Barrichello
Jenson Button

MIDLAND

Christijan Albers
Tiago Monteiro

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12 March (1130 GMT) Bahrain, Manama
19 March (0700 GMT) Malaysia, Sepang
2 April (0500 BST) Australia, Melbourne
23 April (1300 BST) San Marino, Imola
7 May (1300 BST) European, Nurburgring (Germany)
14 May (1300 BST) Spain, Barcelona
28 May (1300 BST) Monaco, Monte Carlo
11 June (1200 BST) Great Britain, Silverstone
25 June (1800 BST) Canada, Montreal
2 July (1900 BST) USA, Indianapolis
16 July (1300 BST) France, Magny-Cours
30 July (1300 BST) Germany, Hockenheim
6 August (1300 BST) Hungary, Budapest
27 August (1300 BST) Turkey, Istanbul
10 September (1300 BST) Italy, Monza
1 October (0700 BST) China, Shanghai
8 October (0600 BST) Japan, Suzuka
22 October (1800 BST) Brazil, Interlagos