2006 F1 driver lineup
FERRARI
Michael Schumacher (seven time world champion to contest fifteenth full season in F1)
Felipe Massa (youngster's first year as race driver at team)
Luca Badoer (test, 1992 F3000 champion)
Marc Gene (test, formerly at Williams and ex-Minardi racer)
WILLIAMS-COSWORTH
Mark Webber (Australian's second year at Grove)
Nico Rosberg* (likely, 20-year-old son of 1982 champion Keke)
Antonio Pizzonia^ (considering race move to America)
Narain Karthikeyan^ (Indian pay-driver)
Dan Wheldon^ (2005 Indy 500 and IRL champion)
^ possible 'Friday' driver
McLAREN-MERCEDES
Kimi Raikkonen (2004 title runner-up)
Juan Pablo Montoya (30-year-old Colombian, 7-time race winner)
Alex Wurz* (long time Austrian tester, seeking race drive elsewhere)
Pedro de la Rosa (test, set fastest race lap at Bahrain 2005)
RENAULT
Fernando Alonso (Spain's first reigning drivers' champion)
Giancarlo Fisichella (2005 Australian GP winner)
Heikki Kovalainen* (likely test driver, GP2 runner-up to Rosberg in 2005)
BMW**
Nick Heidfeld (missed final five grands prix in 2005 for Williams)
Jacques Villeneuve* (holds 2006 contract, 1997 world champion)
Heikki Kovalainen* (possible)
Dan Wheldon* (possible 'Friday' driver)
RED BULL-FERRARI
David Coulthard (second oldest driver on 2006 grid)
Christian Klien* (likely, Coulthard's regular 2005 teammate)
Vitantonio Liuzzi* (possible)
Neel Jani* (likely 'Friday' driver, Swiss former Sauber tester)
HONDA**
Jenson Button (cancelled 2006 Williams contract by paying)
Rubens Barrichello (Honda is 33-year-old's fourth F1 employer)
Anthony Davidson* (likely 'Friday' driver, seeking first full time race drive elsewhere)
Adam Carroll (test, young Englishman)
MIDLAND-TOYOTA
Christijan Albers (Minardi's Dutch rookie in 2005)
Anthony Davidson* (likely)
Takuma Sato* (possible, dumped by Honda's works team)
Tiago Monteiro* (possible, Portuguese pay driver)
Narain Karthikeyan* (possible)
TOYOTA
Jarno Trulli (qualifying specialist, 2004 Monaco winner for Renault)
Ralf Schumacher (German brother of multiple champion, 6-time winner)
Ricardo Zonta (test, former BAR racer)
Olivier Panis (test, veteran of 158 grands prix)
SQUADRA TORO ROSSO-COSWORTH
Vitantonio Liuzzi* (likely, raced four times for Red Bull in 2005)
Scott Speed* (likely, to be first full-time American in F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993)
Neel Jani* (possible)
SUPER AGURI F1-HONDA**
Takuma Sato (likely)
Anthony Davidson (possible)
Kosuke Matsuura (possible, 'Super Aguri' driver in IRL)
*unconfirmed
**name unconfirmed