| Turkish
Grand Prix - 2006 |
|
Practice 1 & 2 - Aug.25, Fri. |
| Qualifying
- Aug.26, Sat. |
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Formula
1 Istanbul - 2006 Grand Prix |
| Formula
1 Istanbul Grand Prix is scheduled for Aug.27, Sunday. Well,
it is time to trace the glory of chariots turned into high-tech,
state of the art machines in Istanbul circuit... |
| This
will be the second F1 race in Istanbul, in the brand new Istanbul
Park circuit. Istanbul Park has a seating capacity of 130,000
spectators, including natural and temporary grandstands, and
the VIP lounges. |
| Istanbul
Formula 1 Circuit - technical specs. |
Circuit
width - 14 to 21,5 m |
number
of turns - 14 (6 right / 8 left) |
sharpest
turn radius - 15 m |
longest
straight section - 720 m |
estimated
max. speed - 321 km/h |
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| Turkish
GP - August 21, 2005 |
| August
19 - Practice 1 & 2 |
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Formula
1 Istanbul - 2005 Grand Prix |
|
A first for Istanbul; the brand new Istanbul Park F1 circuit
hosted the 14. race of the 2005 season. Kimi Raikkönen
drove to victory in the Turkish Grand Prix ahead of Fernando
Alonso, the championship leader. |
|
Raikkönen's McLaren-Mercedes started on pole, but was beaten
to the first turn by Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella. Raikkönen
regained the lead on the next lap, and was never threatened
again till the end of the race, reducing Alonso's lead to 24
points. |
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Renault pilot Fernando Alonso crossed the finish line second,
passing McLaren's Juan Pablo Montoya, as he made a late error
towards the end of the race. |
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On a special event before the race, David Coulthard became
the first F1 pilot to drive an F1 racing car over the Intercontinental
Bosphorus Bridge. On July 17, Red Bull Racing Team pilot Coulthard
started his engine by Dolmabahce Palace on the Bosphorus,
crossed the bridge to the Asian side, and drove back to the
palace for a press conference. |
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| 2005
Turkish Grand Prix - results |
pos |
no |
Driver |
Team |
laps |
time/retired |
grid |
pts |
1 |
9 |
Kimi
Raikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
58 |
1:24:34.45 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
5 |
Fernando
Alonso |
Renault |
58 |
+18.6
secs |
3 |
8 |
3 |
10 |
Juan
Pablo Montoya |
McLaren-Mercedes |
58 |
+19.6
secs |
4 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
Giancarlo
Fisichella |
Renault |
58 |
+37.9
secs |
2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Jenson
Button |
BAR-Honda |
58 |
+39.3
secs |
13 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
Jarno
Trulli |
Toyota |
58 |
+55.4
secs |
5 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
David
Coulthard |
Red
Bull Racing |
58 |
+69.2
secs |
12 |
2 |
8 |
15 |
Christian
Klein |
Red
Bull Racing |
58 |
+71.6
secs |
10 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
Takuma
Sato |
BAR-Honda |
58 |
+109
secs |
20 |
- |
10 |
2 |
Rubens
Barrichello |
Ferrari |
57 |
+1
lap |
11 |
- |
11 |
11 |
Jacques
Villeneuve |
Sauber-Petronas |
57 |
+1
lap |
16 |
- |
12 |
17 |
Ralf
Schumacher |
Toyota |
57 |
+1
lap |
9 |
- |
13 |
20 |
Robert
Doornbos |
Minardi-Cosworth |
55 |
+3
lap |
17 |
- |
14 |
19 |
Narain
Karthikeyan |
Jordan-Toyota |
55 |
+3
lap |
18 |
- |
15 |
18 |
Tiago
Monteiro |
Jordan-Toyota |
55 |
+3
lap |
14 |
- |
Ret |
21 |
Christijan
Albers |
Minardi-Cosworth |
48 |
retired |
15 |
- |
Ret |
1 |
Michael
Schumacher |
Ferrari |
32 |
retired |
19 |
- |
Ret |
8 |
Nick
Heidfeld |
Williams-BMW |
29 |
tyre |
6 |
- |
Ret |
12 |
Felipe
Massa |
Sauber-Petronas |
28 |
engine |
8 |
- |
Ret |
7 |
Mark
Webber |
Williams-BMW |
20 |
tyre |
7 |
- |
| fastest
lap: Juan Pablo Montoya - 1:24.770 |
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| 2005
Turkish Grand Prix - top 5 fastest laps |
pos |
no |
Driver |
Team |
lap |
average
speed |
time |
3 |
10 |
Juan
Pablo Montoya |
McLaren-Mercedes |
39 |
226.693 |
1:24.770 |
1 |
9 |
Kimi
Raikkönen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
40 |
226.000 |
1:25.030 |
2 |
5 |
Fernando
Alonso |
Renault |
58 |
224.694 |
1:25.524 |
4 |
6 |
Giancarlo
Fisichella |
Renault |
34 |
224.484 |
1:25.604 |
5 |
3 |
Jenson
Button |
BAR-Honda |
58 |
223.998 |
1:25.790 |
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