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    2006 Formula 1 Schedule   2005 Formula 1 Team and Driver Line-up

This page contains the latest information regarding the teams and drivers who will line-up on the grid for the 2006 Formula 1 Season

Renault

Ferrari

Williams

Red Bull

MF1 Racing (Jordan)Super Aguri

McLaren

Toyota

Honda

BMW Sauber

Scuderia Toro Rosso (Minardi)
Mild Seven Renault F1 Engine: Renault Tyre: Michelin Country: France/UK 
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up
Fernando Alonso
(Spain) 
Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy)

Formula 1 Test Driver: Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut: 10 January 2006 Launch Date: 31 January 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Engine supplier and Tyre supplier unchanged
Renault have taken up an option on Alonso for 2006. Fisichella stays with Heikki Kovalainen as the third driver. 
Team McLaren Mercedes Engine: Mercedes Tyre: Michelin Country: UK
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Kimi Raikkonen
(Finland)
Pedr de la Rosa (Spain) - replaces Montoya - Story

Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) - prepared to move to NASCAR

Formula 1 Test Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa (Spain), Gary Paffett (UK) - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut & Launch Date: 23 January 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Race Driver line-up, Engine supplier and Tyre supplier unchanged.
Alexander Wurz moves to Williams - Story
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Engine: Ferrari  Tyre: Bridgestone Country: Italy
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Michael Schumacher
(Germany) - Contracted till end 2006 - Story
Felipe Massa
(Brazil) - Contracted till end 2006 - Story

Formula 1 Test Drivers: Luca Badoer (Italy) - Story, Marc Gene (Spain) - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut: 16 January 2006 - Story Launch Date: 24 January 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Engine supplier and tyre supplier unchanged
Rubens Barrichello - Leaves the team at the end of the 2005 season.
Panasonic Toyota Racing Engine: Toyota Tyre: Bridgestone Country: Japan
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both confirmed)
Jarno Trulli (Italy) - Story
Ralf Schumacher (Germany) - Story

Formula 1 Test Drivers: Olivier Panis (France), Ricardo Zonta (Brazil)

2006 F1 Car Track Debut: 28 November 2005 - Launch Date: 14 January 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Driver line-up and Engine supplier unchanged
Team switch to Bridgestone tyres - Story
Williams F1 Engine: Cosworth - Story Tyre: Bridgestone - Story Country: UK
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Mark Webber (Australia)
Nico Rosberg
(Germany) - Story

Formula 1 Test Drivers: Alexander Wurz (Austria) - Story, Narain Karthikeyan (India) - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut: 30 January 2006 - Story Launch Date: 27 January 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Team switch to Cosworth (story) after BMW acquire majority stake in Sauber.
Team switch to Bridgestone - Story
Jenson Button released from contract - Story
Nick Heidfeld moves to BMW - Story
Lucky Strike Honda F1 Engine: Honda  Tyre: Michelin  Country: UK/Japan 
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Rubens Barrichello
(Brazil) - Confirmed for 2006 and beyond - Story
Jenson Button
(UK) - Confirmed for 2006 and beyond - Story

Formula 1 Test Driver: Anthony Davidson - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut & Launch Date: 25 January 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Engine supplier and tyre supplier unchanged.
Honda fully acquires BAR - Story. Team name yet to be confirmed.
Takuma Sato is replaced by Rubens Barrichello. Sato confirmed with Super Aguri
Red Bull Racing Engine: Ferrari Tyre: Michelin Country: Austria/UK
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
David Coulthard
(UK) - Story
Christian Klien (Austria) - Story

Formula 1 Test Driver: Robert Doornbos (Netherlands) - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut: 15 December 2005 Launch Date: 9 March 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Tyre supplier unchanged
Team switch from Cosworth to Ferrari power
BMW Sauber F1 Engine: BMW Tyre: Michelin Country: Germany/Switzerland
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Nick Heidfeld
(Germany) - Confirmed - Story
Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) - Confirmed - Story

Formula 1 Test Driver: Robert Kubica - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut & Launch Date: 16 January 2006 - Story
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - BMW takes majority stake in Sauber - Story. Name changed to BMW Sauber F1 Team - Story.
Engine supplied by BMW while Tyre supplier unchanged
Felipe Massa - Moves to Ferrari - Story
Sauber Petronas
BMW takes majority stake in Sauber - Story. Name changed to BMW Sauber F1 Team - Story
MF1 Racing - Midland Engine: Toyota Tyre: Bridgestone Country: Russia/UK
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Christijan Albers
(Netherlands) - Confirmed - Story
Tiago Monteiro
(Portugal) - As appears on the 2006 FIA Official Entry List

Formula 1 Test Driver: Markus Winkelhock - Story, Nicky Pastorelli - Story (In doubt)

2006 F1 Car Launch Date: 3 February 2006
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Engine supplier and Tyre supplier unchanged
Name changed from Jordan to MF1 Racing - Story.
Jordan Grand Prix
Team taken over by the Midland Group - Story. Name changed to MF1 Racing - Story
Scuderia Toro Rosso Engine: Cosworth Tyre: Michelin Country: Austria/Italy/UK
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Vitantonio Liuzzi
(Italy) - Story
Scott Speed
(USA) - Story

Formula 1 Test Driver: Neel Jani (Switzerland) - Story

2006 F1 Car Launch Date: TBC
Changes for 2006 F1 Season - Engine supplier unchanged
Red Bull acquires team. Names the team Scuderia Toro Rosso (Italian for Team Red Bull) - Story
Team switches to Michelin
Minardi
Red Bull acquires team. Name changed to Scuderia Toro Rosso - Story
Super Aguri Formula OneEngine: Honda Tyre: Bridgestone Country: Japan/UK
Formula 1 Race Driver Line-up (both drivers confirmed)
Takuma Sato
(Japan) - Story
Sakon Yamamotot
(Japan) - replaced Franck Montagny

Franck Montagny (France) - replaced Yuji Ide
Yuji Ide
(Japan) - Story

Formula 1 Test Driver: Franck Montagny (France)

New Formula 1 team. Plans to be on the grid in 2006.
Awaiting FIA approval - Story
Gain approval - Story

Honda will supplying the engines. 
Takuma Sato expected to be one of the drivers
Other possibilities include Anthony Davidson and Kosuke Matsuura
Bridgestone to supply tyres - Story

Update 1: Team doesn't appear on the 2006 FIA Official Entry List
Update 2:
Team's late entry accepted by the FIA - Story

2006 F1 Car Track Debut Date: Shakedown on the 21st of February at Barcelona

Order based on the 2005 Formula 1 Championship results.

TBC - To Be Confirmed
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