Michael Schumacher won the Chinese Grand Prix 2006 at Shanghai International Circuit on 1 October 2006, starting from P6 on the grid. Fernando Alonso finished second for Renault, with Giancarlo Fisichella completing the podium for Renault. Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap with a time of 1:37.586.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 56 | 1:37:32.747 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Renault | 56 | +3.121 | 8 | ⚡ 1:37.586 |
| 3 | 2 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Renault | 56 | +44.197 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | Jenson ButtonBUT | Honda | 56 | +72.056 | 5 | |
| 5 | 7 | Pedro de la RosaDLR | McLaren | 56 | +77.137 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Honda | 56 | +79.131 | 3 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nick HeidfeldHEI | BMW Sauber | 56 | +91.979 | 2 | |
| 8 | 14 | Mark WebberWEB | Williams | 56 | +103.588 | 1 | |
| 9 | 12 | David CoulthardCOU | Red Bull | 56 | +103.796 | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | Vitantonio LiuzziLIU | Toro Rosso | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | Nico RosbergROS | Williams | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Robert DoornbosDOO | Red Bull | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | Robert KubicaKUB | BMW Sauber | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 11 | Scott SpeedSPE | Toro Rosso | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 22 | Christijan AlbersALB | Spyker MF1 | 53 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 19 | Sakon YamamotoYAM | Super Aguri | 52 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Toyota | 49 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Felipe MassaMAS | Ferrari | 44 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Toyota | 38 | Pneumatics | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Tiago MonteiroTMO | Spyker MF1 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | McLaren | 18 | Throttle | 0 | |
| D | 21 | Takuma SatoSAT | Super Aguri | 55 | Disqualified | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:44.128 | 1:43.951 | 1:44.360 |
| 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | 1:44.378 | 1:44.336 | 1:44.992 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1:47.072 | 1:45.228 | 1:45.503 |
| 4 | Jenson Button | Honda | 1:45.809 | 1:44.662 | 1:45.503 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:44.909 | 1:45.622 | 1:45.754 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:47.366 | 1:45.660 | 1:45.775 |
| 7 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | 1:44.808 | 1:45.095 | 1:45.877 |
| 8 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 1:46.249 | 1:45.055 | 1:46.053 |
| 9 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 1:46.049 | 1:45.576 | 1:46.632 |
| 10 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | 1:46.387 | 1:45.747 | 1:48.021 |
| 11 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | 1:46.222 | 1:45.851 | - |
| 12 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:45.931 | 1:45.968 | - |
| 13 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | 1:45.564 | 1:46.172 | - |
| 14 | Mark Webber | Williams | 1:48.560 | 1:46.413 | - |
| 15 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1:47.535 | 1:47.419 | - |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | 1:48.894 | - | - |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1:49.098 | - | - |
| 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | 1:49.903 | - | - |
| 19 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | 1:55.560 | - | - |
| 20 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:47.231 | 1:45.970 | - |
| 21 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | 1:50.326 | - | - |
| 22 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | 1:49.542 | - | - |