The 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix would see both WilliamsF1 Cosworth cars come home in the points. Mark Webber was sixth and Nico Rosberg was in seventh. Nico's result was even more impressive when one takes into account the fact that he had to pit very early in the race to have his front wing replaced after been involved in an incident at the start. Nico would also show some very impressive driving in his first Grand Prix.

With Mark Webber on row four and Nico Rosberg on row six the WilliamsF1 drivers would take their place on the grid for the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix. Pole position was the Ferrari of Michael Schumacher with the second Ferrari of Massa alongside. Behind them came Button and Alonso. Monteiro would start the spare Midland F1 from the pit lane. At the back of the grid would be the McLaren of Kimi Raikkonen, after his crash in qualifying.

The cars would move away from the grid on their parade lap. Even before the start of the race Ide would be under investigation from the stewards. The start of the race would see Michael leading from Massa, Alonso, and Button. But Alonso would pass Massa going into Turn four. Kimi was in fifteenth. Button was in sixth. and Rubens fifth. Mark was in eighth and Nico would take to the pits having lost his front wing replaced. Albers was also in and would retire his car. Lap two and Alonso would set a fastest lap, 1m:34.733. Ide would receive a drive through penalty. Michael would set a fastest lap, 1m:34.313, on lap three.

Klien would pass Fisichella for seventh while Button would finally get past Rubens for fifth. Lap five and it would be another fastest lap for Michael, 1m:33.948. So with five laps run the order was Michael, Alonso, Massa, Montoya, Button, Barrichello, Klien, Fisichella, Webber and Villeneuve. Kimi was up to eleventh.

After his stop Nico was down in twenty first. For Massa he would see his race fall apart when he was to spin at the first corner. He was to nearly hit Alonso as he went through the corner with his brakes locked up. At the front Michael was setting fastest laps on lap seven and eight. Massa would pit where he was to have problems with his right rear tyre and the stop cost him forty seven seconds.

Button was looking to pass Montoya for third. Kimi was now in tenth. Jenson was able to get past the McLaren while Mark was able to pass Fisichella for seventh. Another fastest lap for Michael on lap eleven, 1m:33.558. Massa was in twentieth. Another fastest lap on lap twelve for Michael. Ralf Schumacher would make his first stop from sixteenth. Michael's lead was out to 5.2 seconds. Lap fifteen and Michael would pit from the lead. Alonso was now leading with Button second and Montoya third. Alonso was 8.2 seconds ahead of Jenson. Michael was now down in fourth.

Kimi was now in ninth after having passed Villeneuve. Nico was running in sixteenth while Mark was in sixth. Button would pit on lap nineteen seeing Montoya move into second. Jenson would come out in eighth.

The next lap would see Alonso pit returning in third place. Montoya was now leading the race from Michael, just 7.2 seconds in arrears. Klien was running in fourth. Kimi was now up to sixth. Lap twenty one and Montoya would put in a fastest lap, 1m:32.771. Ide had already retire from the race. The second Renault of Fisichella would slow and crawl back to the pits to retire. Klien would pit from fifth on lap twenty two.

Mark was now in fourth but had yet to make his first stop. Lap twenty three and Montoya would pit from the lead. Mark would also come in for his first stop, joined by Villeneuve. Michael was now back in the lead with Alonso just 1.3 seconds behind him. Kimi was now in fourth and yet to make his first stop. Neither Coulthard or Speed had stopped. Nico would pass Heidfeld for eleventh. Lap twenty five and Alonso was just 1.1 seconds behind Michael. Mark was now down in seventh. Kimi was in third with Montoya fourth and Button fifth. The second Honda of Barrichello was in fifteenth.

Coulthard was in sixth. Alonso would close to be right behind Michael while Nico would set a fastest lap, 1m:32.521, ion lap twenty six. Ralf would pit for the second time. Nico would pit the next lap while Alonso was just 0.8 seconds behind Michael.

Jenson was attacking Montoya for fourth, eventually making his move past the McLaren. Raikkonen and Coulthard were on single stop strategies. It was a poor day for Toyota with Jarno and Ralf in fifteenth and seventeenth. On lap thirty one Raikkonen would finally pit and rejoined the race while Villeneuve would have his BMW engine expire with a huge ball of fire coming out of the right bank. Button was back in third twenty seconds behind the leaders. Coulthard would pit coming back out in ninth where he was challenged by Heidfeld.

Mark was having a competitive day running in fifth position, just 1.6 seconds behind Montoya. Kimi was running in sixth. Coulthard and Heidfeld continued to fight over ninth. Nico was 4.8 seconds behind Nick running in eleventh. Lap thirty seven and Michael would pit allowing Alonso into the lead. Nico was able to pass Coulthard and move into ninth but 12.9 seconds behind eighth placed Liuzzi. Michael was now in third. Alonso would pit from the lead, 7.7 second stop, coming out right with Michael with just eighteen laps remaining. Alonso would retain his lead ahead of the Ferrari.

Button was leading but would pit coming out behind Montoya. Lap forty two and Alonso was 1.3 seconds ahead of Michael. Mark was in sixth while Nico was now in seventh. The rookie would set another fastest lap, 1m:32.408, but was 7.7 seconds behind Mark. Button was
in fourth but challenging Kimi for fourth.

Nico would pit on lap forty five. he would be joined by Montoya who stopped from third. Kimi was now third with Jenson right behind him. Nico was down in ninth while Mark was running in sixth, 6.8 seconds behind Montoya. The Red Bull's of Klien and Coulthard were in seventh and eighth. After his early good showing his long pit stop would see Massa now running way down in eleventh. At the front Alonso had Michael 1.2 seconds behind him on lap forty seven. Button was just 0.9 seconds behind Kimi who was in third.

Lap forty nine and Alonso was keeping his lead at around 1.2 seconds over Michael. Rosberg was in the points again, moving into eighth with a brilliant pass on Coulthard in the first corner. Mark was in sixth so we had both WilliamsF1 cars in the points. Lap fifty and Jenson was just 0.7 seconds behind Kimi. In seventh it was Klien some 7.5 seconds ahead of Nico. At the front Michael had not given up and on lap fifty one was 1.0 seconds behind Alonso. Kimi was 18.0 seconds behind Michael.

Lap fifty two and it was now 0.4 seconds between the Renault and Ferrari. Jenson was 1.0 seconds behind Kimi. But with just three laps remaining it looked like there would not be any position changes. But this would not be so for Nico Rosberg as he was to take seventh from Klien in a passing move going into Turn one. With the last lap both WilliamsF1 cars would come home in the points. But it would be Alonso who would take victory in the race with Michael Schumacher second and Raikkonen in third. Button and Montoya were in fourth and fifth. The final point went to Klien in eighth.