These are speeds reached during the Qualifying sessions only. The first table compares
the 2005 teams with the equivalent 2006 team - the same driver if possible, otherwise
the 2005 driver compared to his 2006 replacement.

The second table compares the top speeds reached for each team.


French GP 2005-06

2005 2006
Team-Engine Driver km/h Team-Engine Driver km/h Diff. %Dif.
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Toyota R Schumacher 318.8 Toyota R Schumacher 311.5 -7.3 -2.3
Ferrari Barrichello 315.3 Ferrari Massa 307.5 -7.8 -2.5
Jordan-Toyota Monteiro 312.1 Midland-Toyota Monteiro 303.1 -9.0 -2.9
Minardi-Cosworth Doornbos 312.9 T Rosso-Cosworth Liuzzi 303.4 -9.5 -3.0
Jordan-Toyota Karthikeyan 315.7 Midland-Toyota Albers 306.1 -9.6 -3.0
Ferrari M Schumacher 318.6 Ferrari M Schumacher 308.3 -10.3 -3.2
BAR-Honda Button 317.7 Honda Button 307.4 -10.3 -3.2
Toyota Trulli 322.1 Toyota Trulli 311.2 -10.9 -3.4
Williams-BMW Heidfeld 315.6 Williams-Cosworth Rosberg 303.6 -12.0 -3.8
Williams-BMW Webber 312.3 Williams-Cosworth Webber 300.2 -12.1 -3.9
Renault Fisichella 319.4 Renault Fisichella 306.9 -12.5 -3.9
Renault Alonso 323.7 Renault Alonso 309.6 -14.1 -4.4
BAR-Honda Sato 315.4 Honda Barrichello 300.8 -14.6 -4.6
McLaren-Mercedes Montoya 322.8 McLaren-Mercedes de la Rosa 307.5 -15.3 -4.7
Red Bull-Cosworth Klien 317.9 Red Bull-Ferrari Klien 301.9 -16.0 -5.0
Sauber-Petronas Villeneuve 319.5 BMW Sauber-BMW Villeneuve 302.7 -16.8 -5.3
McLaren-Mercedes Räikkönen 323.1 McLaren-Mercedes Räikkönen 305.3 -17.8 -5.5
Sauber-Petronas Massa 319.2 BMW Sauber-BMW Heidfeld 301.3 -17.9 -5.6
Red Bull-Cosworth Coulthard 319.3 Red Bull-Ferrari Coulthard 299.5 -19.8 -6.2
Minardi-Cosworth Albers 317.0 T Rosso-Cosworth Speed 289.2 -27.8 -8.8

S Aguri-Honda Sato 302.5
S Aguri-Honda Yamamoto 297.7


2005 2006
Team-Engine km/h Team-Engine km/h Diff. %Dif.
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Jordan-Toyota 315.7 Midland-Toyota 306.1 -9.6 -3.0
Ferrari 318.6 Ferrari 308.3 -10.3 -3.2
BAR-Honda 317.7 Honda 307.4 -10.3 -3.2
Toyota 322.1 Toyota 311.5 -10.6 -3.3
Williams-BMW 315.6 Williams-Cosworth 303.6 -12.0 -3.8
Minardi-Cosworth 317.0 T Rosso-Cosworth 303.4 -13.6 -4.3
Renault 323.7 Renault 309.6 -14.1 -4.4
McLaren-Mercedes 323.1 McLaren-Mercedes 307.5 -16.2 -5.0
Sauber-Petronas 319.5 BMW Sauber-BMW 302.7 -16.8 -5.3
Red Bull-Cosworth 319.3 Red Bull-Ferrari 301.9 -17.4 -5.4

S Aguri-Honda 302.5

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Brian Lawrence
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Wantage, Oxfordshire, UK