Race results
Race startOctober 8, 2006 at 23:00Japan Standard Time
Fastest lap: Fernando Alonso
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1:23:52.413 | 53 | 1:32.676 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +16.151 | 53 | 1:33.296 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Renault | +23.953 | 53 | 1:33.564 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Jenson Button | Honda | +34.101 | 53 | 1:33.451 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | McLaren | +43.596 | 53 | 1:33.344 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | +46.717 | 53 | 1:33.866 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Ralf Schumacher | Toyota | +48.869 | 53 | 1:33.607 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | +1:16.095 | 53 | 1:34.525 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | +1:16.932 | 53 | 1:33.509 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Nico Rosberg | Williams | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:34.802 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | 4 | Pedro de la Rosa | McLaren | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:34.120 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:34.071 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | 15 | Robert Doornbos | Red Bull | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:35.099 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:34.131 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Takuma Sato | Super Aguri | +1 Lap | 52 | 1:35.082 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | 18 | Tiago Monteiro | Spyker MF1 | +2 Laps | 51 | 1:35.260 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 17 | 23 | Sakon Yamamoto | Super Aguri | +3 Laps | 50 | 1:35.594 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Scott Speed | Toro Rosso | DNF (Steering) | 48 | 1:34.560 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Mark Webber | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 39 | 1:35.092 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 36 | 1:32.792 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | 14 | David Coulthard | Red Bull | DNF (Gearbox) | 35 | 1:35.052 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Christijan Albers | Spyker MF1 | DNF (Driveshaft) | 20 | 1:36.036 | 0 | 16 | 0 |