Turkish Grand Prix

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Sun 27th August 2006 12:00am Local
Sun 27th August 2006 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2006

Round
Round 14

Status
FT

Location

Istanbul Park

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The 2006 Turkish Grand Prix was a historic milestone in Formula 1, famously marking the maiden pole position and maiden race victory of Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Held on 27 August 2006 at the challenging Istanbul Park circuit, it served as the 14th round of a fierce World Championship battle between Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher.
Massa's Breakthrough: Having secured his first career pole ahead of his legendary teammate, 25-year-old Felipe Massa controlled the pace flawlessly from start to finish to claim a spectacular first victory.
Alonso vs. Schumacher Epic: The final 15 laps featured an iconic defensive masterclass by Alonso. Despite relentless pressure and a blistering pace from Schumacher—who set the fastest lap of the race (1:28.005)—Alonso held his nerve to cross the finish line just 0.081 seconds ahead of the German.

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Result List

01	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:28:51.082
02	Fernando Alonso	Renault F1 Team	+0:05.575
03	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:05.656
04	Jenson Button	Honda F1	+0:12.334
05	Pedro de la Rosa	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:45.908
06	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault F1 Team	+0:46.594
07	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+0:59.337
08	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	60.034
09	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+1 Lap
10	Mark Webber	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
11	Christian Klien	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+1 Lap
12	Robert Kubica	Sauber	+1 Lap
13	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
14	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+2 Laps
15	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
17	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	+17 Laps
18	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
19	Sakon Yamamoto	Super Aguri F1	DNF
20	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	DNF
21	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF