Kammala wannan jumla: Vettel ya zama direba na uku na BMW Sauber a 2006 Turkish Grand Prix, lokacin da tsohon dan wasan Robert Kubica ya maye gurbin Jacques Villeneuve a matsayin direba na biyu don
2006 Gasar Cin Kofin Hungary. A farkon gwajin sa, Vettel ya kafa mafi saurin lokaci a ranar Juma'a ta biyu kyauta. Vettel ya zama mafi ƙanƙanta na Formula One a lokacin da ya shiga cikin Grand Prix karshen mako a shekaru 19 da kwanaki 53. Ya kuma kafa tarihi don karɓar tarar farko a cikin dakika tara a cikin aikinsa, kamar yadda Vettel ya wuce iyakar gudun pitlane a kan hanyar zuwa waƙa. A zaman gwajinsa na biyu a gasar Grand Prix ta Italiya ta 2006, ya kafa mafi saurin lokaci a duka zaman horo na Juma'a.