2006 FORMULA 1 Grand Prix of Europe

The Nurburgring lies in the shadows of the Nordschleife, a daunting 14-mile circuit which has played host to many epic battles but perhaps best knows for being the scene of Niki Lauda's firey crash in 1976. The track was subsecuently deemed too dangerous for Formula One and it wasn't until 1984 at the new Nurburgring, that F1 returned to the Eifel Mountains.

The mountains dominate the area and are the reason for the dramatic weather conditions at the track. It is quite normal for heavy rain to arrive very quicky at the Nurburgring and the 200 race was no exception. In 2001 the race is being held a month later so the weather should be a little brighter!

The race is popular with the ever-enthusiastic German fans who camp out in the forest during the weekend.

The Nurburgring is a modern circuit with a good mixture of corners and long straights. The gravel traps are large and forgiving which make it safer for the drivers but difficult fopr spectators as the grandstands are along way from the action.

General Stands Bahrain Malaysia Australia San Marino Europe Spain Monaco England Canada United States France Germany Hungary Turkey Italy China Japan Brazil

Race times
Pos	Driver	Time	*P*	Laps	Gap	Hotlap		Pts
1	Kaiser_46	50:20.545		40	0	1:13.041		105
2	Pipo2005	50:42.772		40	+22.2	1:13.577		85
3	fabrikart	50:52.832		40	+32.2	1:13.515		76
4	raka100	50:57.967		40	+37.4	1:13.647		65
5	AleMaineri	50:59.489		40	+38.9	1:13.554		60
6	Emiliano	51:26.623	+25	40	+1:06.0	1:14.809		55
7	Althor_GP4	50:36.419		38	+2 Laps	1:15.564		48
8	Skymota	50:34.444		37	+3 Laps	1:14.568		44
9	davidmd	51:31.072		37	+3 Laps	1:15.206		40
10	cuest	50:28.285	-1(+1:06)	38	+3 Laps	1:13.216		39
11	Paul	43:15.859		33	+7 Laps	1:14.343		33
12	Rexakosix	39:24.884		31	+9 Laps	1:13.667		30
13	Dimaro	33:07.965	+25	25	+15 Laps	1:14.361		27
14	quideco	31:52.869		24	+16 Laps	1:15.182		24

Qualification times
		Sectors			Partials
Pos	Driver	S1	S2	S3	P1	P2	Time	*P*	Gap	F		Pts
1	Pipo2005	24.1	24.2	25.2	24.119	48.354	1:13.588	0	0.000	12		10
2	Kaiser_46	24.0	24.1	25.4	24.038	48.236	1:13.675	0	0.087	13		7
3	raka100	24.0	24.1	25.4	24.034	48.204	1:13.684	0	0.096	14		5
4	Rexakosix	24.2	24.3	25.2	24.241	48.625	1:13.900	0	0.312	13		3
5	AleMaineri	24.0	24.3	25.5	24.073	48.439	1:13.993	0	0.405	12		1
6	curisam	24.3	24.3	25.4	24.374	48.763	1:14.257	0	0.669	17		0
7	fabrikart	24.3	24.6	25.8	24.350	49.008	1:14.905	0	1.317	14		0
8	Paul	24.5	24.5	25.8	24.548	49.112	1:15.011	0	1.423	22		0
9	caspita	24.5	24.6	25.8	24.556	49.235	1:15.095	0	1.507	16		0
10	Skymota	24.6	25.0	25.8	24.647	49.675	1:15.524	0	1.936	15		0
11	Althor_GP4	24.7	24.8	26.1	24.746	49.586	1:15.720	0	2.132	21		0
12	JHN	24.5	24.7	26.5	24.508	49.274	1:15.860	0	2.272	13		0
13	davidmd	24.9	25.0	26.2	24.928	49.937	1:16.176	0	2.588	19		0
14	quideco	24.7	25.0	25.6	24.759	49.770	1:15.412	1:04	1.824	12		0
15	Dimaro	24.4	24.3	25.5	24.483	48.834	1:14.428	0	0.840	14		0
16	Emiliano	24.4	24.4	26.3	24.497	48.973	1:15.329	0	1.741	20		0

Practice times
		Sectors			Partials
Pos	Driver	S1	S2	S3	P1	P2	Time	Gap
1	cuest	23.4	23.7	24.6	23.442	47.160	1:11.798	+0.000
2	Kaiser_46	23.4	23.6	24.8	23.451	47.140	1:11.948	+0.150
3	raka100	23.4	23.7	24.8	23.439	47.195	1:12.031	+0.233
4	AleMaineri	23.4	23.7	24.8	23.481	47.188	1:12.061	+0.263
5	Pipo2005	23.4	23.8	25.0	23.441	47.284	1:12.322	+0.524
6	Skymota	23.6	24.0	24.8	23.652	47.662	1:12.520	+0.722
7	curisam	23.7	23.8	25.2	23.767	47.646	1:12.851	+1.053
8	caspita	23.8	23.8	25.1	23.889	47.774	1:12.878	+1.080
9	Rexakosix	23.8	24.0	25.0	23.810	47.860	1:12.904	+1.106
10	Emiliano	23.9	23.8	25.1	23.911	47.809	1:12.925	+1.127
11	Dimaro	23.7	24.0	25.1	23.724	47.770	1:12.946	+1.148
12	Paul	23.8	24.0	25.1	23.823	47.860	1:12.999	+1.201
13	fabrikart	23.7	24.0	25.3	23.748	47.749	1:13.067	+1.269
14	davidmd	23.8	24.1	25.3	23.838	48.016	1:13.327	+1.529
15	Althor_GP4	23.8	24.4	25.1	23.837	48.295	1:13.450	+1.652
16	quideco	23.9	24.0	25.6	23.945	48.001	1:13.654	+1.856
17	ciro178	24.4	24.7	25.9	24.456	49.176	1:15.173	+3.375
18	JHN	23.6	24.0	25.5	23.670	47.703	1:13.220	+1.422