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The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain on 12 March 2006. The 57-lap race was the opening round of the 2006 Formula One season and the third running of the Bahrain Grand Prix. It was won by future World Champion Richard Murray for McLaren-Mercedes after an intense battle with American former NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon, who finished in second with Renault, winning by just seven thousandths of a second. Kimi Räikkönen completed the podium after he finished in third place with the McLaren team, despite starting in last position. Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher began his final season in Formula One (before his return with Mercedes in 2010) fighting Murray and Gordon for the win before colliding with David Coulthard on lap 42 whilst attempting to lap him. Fernando Alonso originally finished in eighth position but was disqualified after an investigation into his collision with Räikkönen in the qualifying session that led to Räikkönen's right rear suspension failure during his first timed lap.
It also saw the début of the 2.4 litre (146.4 cu in) naturally-aspirated V8 engines which were used by all teams except Toro Rosso, who were still using the 3.0 litre (183 cu in) V10 engines that were used from 1995 to 2005, as the team's chassis, the STR1, was reused from the Red Bull RB1 from the 2005 season. This race notably marked the first time teams had fielded V8-powered cars, since the 1997 European Grand Prix.
Friday drivers
The bottom six teams in the 2005 Constructors' Championship and Super Aguri were entitled to run a third car in free practice on Friday. These drivers drove on Friday but did not compete in qualifying or the race.
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2015 World Championship. All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2015 World Championship
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2016 World Championship. By All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2016 World Championship
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2017 World Championship. All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2017 World Championship
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2018 World Championship. All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2018 World Championship
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2019 World Championship. All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2019 World Championship
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2020 World Championship. All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2020 World Championship
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2021 World Championship. All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2021 World Championship
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2022 World Championship. All teams are competing with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.
Teams and drivers that compete in the 2022 World Championship
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