Michael Schumacher wins 2006 United States Grand Prix
{{date|July 2, 2006}}
[[Image:2006usgpindy msh pitstop.jpg|right|thumb|Michael Schumacher on his first pit stop]]
Ferrari driver [[w:Michael Schumacher|Michael Schumacher]] and his teammate [[w:Felipe Massa|Felipe Massa]] won the first and second place on the [[w:FIA|FIA]] [[w:Formula-1|Formula-1]] [[w:2006 United States Grand Prix|United States Grand Prix]] on the [[w:Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]. Schumacher became the winner on this track for the 5-th time.

[[w:Renault|Renault]] driver [[w:Giancarlo Fisichella|Giancarlo Fisicella]] pushed hard on [[w:Ferrari|Ferrari's]], but finished third. [[w:Fernando Alonso|Fernando Alonso]], his teammate, was only fifth.
[[Image:2006usgpindy msh finalbanking.jpg|left|thumb|Michael Schumacher passes the final banking to win the GP]]
A major incident right after the start terminated the race for a number of drivers, including the only American Formula-1 driver [[w:Scott Speed|Scott Speed]] and both the [[w:Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[w:Mercedes|Mercedes]] cars of [[w:Kimi Raikkonen|Kimi Raikkonen]] and [[w:Juan-Pablo Montoya|Juan-Pablo Montoya]].

Also tough luck for both [[w:Midland F1 Racing|MF1]]-[[w:Toyota Motor Corporation|Toyota]] team drivers, [[w:Tiago Monteiro|Tiago Monteiro]], who collided with Japanese driver [[w:Takuma Sato|Takuma Sato]], and [[w:Christijan Albers|Christijan Albers]], who ended the race due to technical problems.

The race ended with only nine cars finished, much better though, than a year before, when [[Michelin's tyre mistake sends US Formula One Grand Prix into farce|Michelin's tyre scandal]] broke.

== Sources ==

* [[w:FIA|FIA]] [[w:Formula-1|Formula-1]] [[w:2006 United States Grand Prix|2006 United States Gran Prix]] live, 02.07.2006 14:00 UTC

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Michael Schumacher on his first pit stop
Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher and his teammate Felipe Massa won the first and second place on the FIA Formula-1 United States Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Schumacher became the winner on this track for the 5-th time.

Renault driver Giancarlo Fisicella pushed hard on Ferrari's, but finished third. Fernando Alonso, his teammate, was only fifth.
Michael Schumacher passes the final banking to win the GP
A major incident right after the start terminated the race for a number of drivers, including the only American Formula-1 driver Scott Speed and both the McLaren-Mercedes cars of Kimi Raikkonen and Juan-Pablo Montoya.

Also tough luck for both MF1-Toyota team drivers, Tiago Monteiro, who collided with Japanese driver Takuma Sato, and Christijan Albers, who ended the race due to technical problems.

The race ended with only nine cars finished, much better though, than a year before, when Michelin's tyre scandal broke.
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