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Image = [[Image:Takuma Sato USA 2006.jpg|250px]]| Debut = [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]] |

The '''Misano World Circuit''' (until [[2006]] called ''Circuito Internazionale Santamonica'') is an Italian [[auto raci ...and Prix|San Marino and Rimini's Coast Grand Prix]] as part of the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]] World Championship.

|colspan=2|[[Image:Gabriele Tarquini WTCC 2006 Curitiba.jpg|220px]] |Caption || Gabriele Tarquini in 2006, as a [[World Touring Car Championship|WTCC]] driver

...umbs-up.jpg|240px|Massa giving thumbs-up at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] | First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]

|colspan=2|[[Image:Christian Fittipaldi 2006 Curitiba.jpg|250px|'''Christian Fittipaldi''']] | First race || [[1992 South African Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2004 Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2004 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

|First race:||[[2005 San Marino Grand Prix]] |Last race:||[[2006 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

...Image:Takuma Sato smiling.jpg|230px|Sato at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] |First race || [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]]

For 2006, BMS Scuderia Italia was chosen as one of the factory-backed squads for [[A || [[1988 Brazilian Grand Prix|BRA]]

...des for the factory [[Suzuki]] MotoGP team. He is a former [[List of Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champions|250cc World Champion]] for [[Aprilia]]. ...in both [[1993 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1993]] and [[1994 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1994]] without winning it.

...0]], [[1977]] in the [[Chiba Prefecture]]) is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|motorcycle]] [[road racing|road racer]]. He is not relate ...mpetition in 1999, adjusting to [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|250cc Grand Prix racing]] quickly by finishing 4th overall with five podium finishes. In 200

| First race || [[2000 Australian Grand Prix]] | First win || [[2006 Hungarian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1993 South African Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1999 Japanese Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco 1977]] |First win || [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|Monaco 1982]]

| First race || [[1989 Brazilian Grand Prix|1989]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] | First win || [[1995 British Grand Prix|1995]] [[British Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1978 Argentine Grand Prix|1978]] [[Argentine Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1989 Australian Grand Prix|1989]] [[Australian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1978 South African Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1980 Brazilian Grand Prix]]

...cer]]. After a long career in [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|MotoGP]], for 2006 he moved to the [[Superbike racing|World Superbike]] series. ...cc category -- he lied about his age so he could race at the Spanish Grand Prix at the age of 15. He finished the championship in thirteenth place, scoring

...]] race at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] at the [[1955 Italian Grand Prix]]]] --> The following is a complete '''list of Grands Prix''' which have been a part of the [[Formula One#Distinction between Formula

|First race || [[2003 Australian Grand Prix|2003]] [[Australian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2004 German Grand Prix|2004]] [[German Grand Prix]]

...otorcycle racing]] championship season since its inception in [[1949 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1949]]. == Alphabetical list of Grands Prix ==

...06, following the dramatic and highly political [[2005 United States Grand Prix]] (see below). In extremely wet weather, such as that seen in the [[2007 European Grand Prix]], the F1 cars are unable to keep up with the [[Safety car|Safety Car]] in

|First race || [[1977 French Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1982 German Grand Prix]]

...b|350px|Michael Schumacher driving the 248 F1 at the [[2006 Canadian Grand Prix]].]] | [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]]

Debut = [[2002 Australian Grand Prix]] | ...rced the team to pull out of Formula One following the [[2002 German Grand Prix]].

|Last season:||2006 ...e. This suspension resulted in a DNS(did not start) at the Malaysian grand prix. Also noteworthy for the 2003 season was the crash in Italy where Kenny Rob

| [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]] ...ason. It was driven by [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]], who had started four Grands Prix for the sister [[Red Bull Racing]] team in {{F1|2005}}, and [[Scott Speed]]

...del Vallès]]. He is the youngest world champion in 125cc and 250cc Grands Prix. Pedrosa stands 1.58m (5ft, 2in) tall and weighs 51kg (112.4lbs). ...pite a shoulder injury he sustained in practice session for Japanese Grand Prix.

| First race || [[1984 Italian Grand Prix]] | Last race || [[1995 German Grand Prix]]

| Last season || 2006 ...e. This suspension resulted in a DNS(did not start) at the Malaysian grand prix. Also noteworthy for the 2003 season was the crash in Italy where Kenny Rob

...="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! Grands Prix

|Team(s) || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], [[Jaguar]] |First race || [[1993 Japanese Grand Prix|1993]] [[Japanese Grand Prix]]

...333333; color:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Emanuele Pirro 2006 EMS.jpg|280px]] | First race || [[1989 French Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Japan]]ese Grand Prix''' The '''Japanese Grand Prix''' is a race in the calendar of the [[FIA]] [[Formula One World Championshi

|align="center"| [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|Race 7]] of 7 |align="center"| [[1951 Spanish Grand Prix|Race 8]] of 8

|First race || [[1986 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[2003 Hungarian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[1996 European Grand Prix]]

|Teams || [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Williams F1|Williams]], [[Toyota]] |First race || [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]]

==Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing (MotoGP)== | Riders champ || 1 [[2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2007]] [[Casey Stoner]]

...Karthikeyan.jpg|thumb|220px|Karthikeyan at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...[India]]) is a [[Formula One]] driver for [[2005]] with the [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] team. He is often given the title of "The Fastest Indian in the Wo

...[[Formula Three]] Car during a support race at the [[2006 Australian Grand Prix]]]] ...and building their Formula One chassis which was due to be entered for the 2006 season. Following Midland's purchase of the Jordan team for early entry to

|First race || [[1991 United States Grand Prix|1991]] [[United States Grand Prix]] |-First win || [[1997 European Grand Prix|1997]] [[European Grand Prix]]

...Football World Cup]] and the [[Olympic Games]]. The [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] attracted an average live global TV audience of 78 million viewers, with ...World Feed for their home race, for example [[TF1]] for the [[French Grand Prix]]. This led to a two-tier system which was unpopular with viewers due to l

...also known as F310/2, had a high nose and debuted at the [[Canadian Grand Prix]] | Debut || [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]]

! colspan=2 |'''[[Europe]]an Grand Prix''' ...n'' Grand Prix. The first race to be so named was the [[1923 Italian Grand Prix]], held at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]] and won by [[Carlo Salamano]

...cases with [[Ligier]] (1995), [[Sauber]] (2004), [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]] (2006 & 2007) and [[Super Aguri]] (2007 & 2008) where teams have been accused of ! width=75px| [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Seasons]]

|First race || [[1994 Japanese Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[2002 Japanese Grand Prix]]

|Debut || [[2006 Bahrain Grand Prix]] ...and former F1 driver [[Gerhard Berger]]. It made its racing debut in the [[2006 Formula One season]], after [[Paul Stoddart]] sold his remaining interest i

...="text-align:center;" | '''[[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Motorcycle Grand Prix]] Career''' ! Grands Prix

''This page is accurate up to and including the [[2008 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[November 2]], [[2008]]).'' ...r records#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

...signed a [[memorandum of understanding]] (MoU) at the [[2006 Spanish Grand Prix]] to compete in the 2008 season. ...r. On [[April 10]], [[2008]], the organisers have been told that the Grand Prix will take place in [[October 2009]].

...#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2006 Malaysian GP cropped.jpg|220px|center]] ...sichella on the podium following his victory at the [[2006 Malaysian Grand Prix]].

...olor:#fff; border-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:GrandPrix Circuit Japan 2006.png|250px]] |Record year || 2006

This page is accurate up to and including the [[2007 Brazilian Grand Prix]] ([[October 21]], [[2007]]). ...]{{•}} [[#Grand Chelem* (Led entire race from pole and scored fastest lap)|Grand Chelem]]

...wn, the Queensland Government reached a new five year deal with [[A1 Grand Prix]] to stage a race at [[Surfers Paradise Street Circuit|Surfers Paradise]], [[Image:Indy 2006 018.jpg|thumb|2006 Lexmark Indy 300]]

...rabham]], [[Rial (racing team)|Rial]], [[Scuderia Italia]], [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]], [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]], [[Sauber]] |First race || [[1980 Canadian Grand Prix]]

|Debut || [[2007 Australian Grand Prix]] ...r in a modified version is also be used to compete in the first four grand prix of the {{F1|2008}} [[Formula One]] season. The modified car is drive by [[S

|Debut || [[1987 Italian Grand Prix]] |Last race || [[1991 Australian Grand Prix]]

...on|2003]], [[2004 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2004]], [[2005 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2005]]) |Last season || 2006

...ght regulation. "Formulas" limiting engine capacity had been used in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae ...ine is not much higher than a conventional petrol engine. For example, the 2006 2.4 litre Toyota RVX-06 V8 engine produces 552 kW (740 bhp, 751 PS) at 19,0

| First race || [[1994 Spanish Grand Prix]] | First win || [[1995 Portuguese Grand Prix]]

|Debut || [[1985 Brazilian Grand Prix|1985]] [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] ...www.grandprix.com/gpe/con-minar.html www.grandprix.com] Retrieved 2 August 2006.

...tely established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. The [[A1 Grand Prix]] series instigated in 2005 features national teams, driving identical cars

...umb|230px|Ralf Schumacher driving his Williams at 2003 United States Grand Prix. For Michael Schumacher's brother, 2003 was the best season in his career]] ...cal chances of fighting for the title. Eight different drivers won a Grand Prix, amongst them there were three first time winners.

...|| [[1952 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1952]] - [[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]] ...ason|1958]],[[1959 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1959]],[[1960 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|1960]]

| Debut = [[2011 Australian Grand Prix]] ...t the [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]. It was driven by {{F1|2005}} and {{F1|2006}} [[List of Formula One World Champions|World Champion]] [[Fernando Alonso]

===2006=== For {{SBK|2006}} Toseland switched to the [[Winston (cigarette)|Winston]] [[Ten Kate Racin

[[Image:Lisboa.jpg|thumb|right|380px|Macau Grand Prix]] The '''Macau Grand Prix''' is a motor-racing event held annually in November in the streets of [[Ma

...sens Aprilia Team during the warm up lap of the 125cc Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno.]] ...rcycle racing season|2002]] and [[2006 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season|2006]], competitors had been allowed to use 990 cc motorcycles. While the 8

|Team(s) || [[Brabham]], [[WilliamsF1|Williams]], [[Arrows]], [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] |First race || [[1992 British Grand Prix|1992]], [[British Grand Prix]]

| Next = 2006 ...nando Alonso]] won the drivers' championship at the [[2005 Brazilian Grand Prix]].]]

...|Tourist Trophy]] Formula One (TT-F1) motorcycles which meant the big four Japanese companies ([[Honda]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.|Kawasaki]], [[Suzuk

! colspan=2 |'''[[Australia]]n Grand Prix''' | Circuit || [[Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit]]

...-bottom:1px solid #999;" |[[Image:Kimi.jpg|240px|Kimi at the 2004 UK Grand Prix]] |First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]]

| Previous = 2006 ...h and ended on 21 October after seventeen [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grands Prix]]. It was won by [[Ferrari]] driver [[Kimi Räikkönen]] by one point at th

...pionship]] race took place on [[1927-06-19]], and the first [[German Grand Prix]] a month later. In addition, the track was opened to the public in the eve ...l Ring was used for the last time in major racing events, as future Grands Prix would be held only on the Nordschleife. Motorcycles and minor races mainly

...250px|Monte Carlo, May 1985|Alain Prost pictured ahead of his Monaco Grand Prix win. It was one of the five victories that season that would make him Franc |First race || [[1980 Argentine Grand Prix]]

Current = 2006 | ...A]] [[Formula One]] World Championship season. It began on [[March 12]], [[2006]] included 18 races, and ended on [[October 22]]. The Drivers' Championship

...tely established in the [[Interwar period|1920s and 1930s era]] of [[Grand Prix motor racing]], when blue Bugatti and red Alfa Romeo dominated many races. [[Image:Bugatti Typ 35C Grand Prix Racer 1926.jpg|thumb|French [[Bugatti Type 35]]C (1926)]]

...BMW.jpg|thumb|left|Jacques Villeneuve driving the BMW Sauber F1.06 at the 2006 USGP.]] ...again since 2000, BMW entered Formula One with a works team of its own in 2006 Formula One season. Although the cars have many sponsorship logos on them,

|First race:||[[1977 British Grand Prix]] |First win:||[[1978 Canadian Grand Prix]]

...uch as the [[British Touring Car Championship|BTCC]] and the now-defunct [[Japanese Touring Car Championship|JTCC]] distinguish themselves from sports car raci ...a serious issue developed for the series when Opel pulled out ahead of the 2006 season. The series has survived this hurdle and remained popular with 18 [[

...1px solid #999;" |[[File:Nigelcropped.jpg|280px|[[1991 United States Grand Prix]]]] | First race || [[1980 Austrian Grand Prix]]

|Caption || Schumacher before the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]. |First race || [[1991 Belgian Grand Prix]]

|First race || [[2001 Australian Grand Prix]] |First win || [[2001 Italian Grand Prix]]

...season. It began on 16 March and ended on 2 November after eighteen Grands Prix. [[Lewis Hamilton]] became the Drivers' World Champion while [[Scuderia Fer ...sted the [[European Grand Prix|European GP]] and the new [[Singapore Grand Prix|Singapore GP]] respectively. The Singapore GP was also the first Formula On

! colspan=2 |'''Grand Prix''' (motorcycles) |Current season || 2007 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

...e similar to [[Ferrari]] in motor cars. They do not compete directly with Japanese manufacturers, whose motorcycles typically sell for considerably less than In 2006 that financing company, GEVI SpA, with 65% of the share capital, had refina

...a [[Renault F1|Renault]] Formula One car at the [[2005 United States Grand Prix]]]] ...ts of a series of races, known as [[List of Formula One Grands Prix|Grands Prix]], held on purpose-built [[List of Formula One circuits|circuits]] or close

Debut = [[1950 Italian Grand Prix|1950]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] | ...ari Tipo 125|Tipo 125]], which competed at several non-championship grands prix.

|First race ||[1968 Italian Grand Prix|1968]] [[Italian Grand Prix]] |First win ||[[1971 South African Grand Prix|1971]] [[South African Grand Prix]]

...track racing]], [[motorcycle speedway]], and [[rallying]]. Early [[Grand Prix]] drivers such as [[Tazio Nuvolari]] also used an at the limit form of driv ...g as possible. At the top levels of competition, especially the [[D1 Grand Prix]] from [[Japan]] and others in [[Malaysia]], [[Australia]], the Republic of

...own of [[Le Mans]], [[Sarthe]], [[France]]. Commonly known as the '''Grand Prix of Endurance''', it is organised by the [[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]] (ACO At a time when [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] racing was occurring throughout Europe, Le Mans was envisioned as a diffe

...championship came after a dramatic season finale at [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|Abu Dhabi]] where three other drivers could also have won the championship; ...in]] and the season concluded on November 14 in the [[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix|United Arab Emirates]] after 19 motor races held in 18 countries on five co

[[Image:PaulSmartLE1000.jpg|thumb|right|2006 '''[[Ducati SportClassic|Ducati Paul Smart 1000LE]]''']] (In 2006 the retro styled [[Ducati PaulSmart1000LE]], which shares styling cues with

[[Formula One]] has its roots in the European [[Grand Prix motor racing]] (''q.v.'' for pre-1947 history) of the 1920s and 1930s. Howe ...anned. The first race under the new regulations was the [[1946 Turin Grand Prix]] held on [[1 September]], the race being won by [[Achille Varzi]] in an [[

***Honorable mention: 10.4 L (10357 cc/632in³) - (2006 World Castings Merlin 632) ...] V8 engine - 7.0 L (7008 cc/428 in³) - [[GM LS7 engine#400|2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06]]

...'' Mosley, recalling March's first F1 race, the [[1970 South African Grand Prix]]'' ...aces. One of these was a world championship race, the [[1970 Spanish Grand Prix]], won by reigning world champion [[Jackie Stewart]] in a customer car run

...d [[Brian Redman]] was still out after a crash in the [[1968 Belgian Grand Prix]] at Spa. ...of Le Mans and the [[Formula One]] World Championship (including the Grand Prix of Monaco which he won several times, too).