2006 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

Turkey 2006 Istanbul Park GP2 round
Round details
Round 10 of 11 rounds in the 2006 GP2 Series
Istanbul Park Istanbul Park
Location	Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.338 km (3.317 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	26 August 2006
Laps	34
Pole position
Driver	Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports
Time	1:34.741
Podium
First	Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports
Second	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Third	France Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports
Time	1:36.334 (on lap 26)
Sprint race
Date	27 August 2006
Laps	23
Podium
First	United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing
Second	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Third	United Kingdom Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:36.822 (on lap 23)

The 2006 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on August 26 and 27, 2006 at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the tenth And penultimate round of the 2006 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix.

Classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	11	Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	1:34.741	1
2	5	Argentina José María López	Super Nova Racing	1:34.745	2
3	16	Italy Giorgio Pantano	FMS International	1:35.068	3
4	1	France Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	1:35.151	4
5	2	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	1:35.169	5
6	9	United Kingdom Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	1:35.579	6
7	22	Brazil Lucas di Grassi	Durango	1:35.584	7
8	7	Venezuela Ernesto Viso	iSport International	1:35.672	8
9	12	Brazil Alexandre Negrão	Piquet Sports	1:35.675	9
10	8	Germany Timo Glock	iSport International	1:35.824	10
11	27	United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing	1:35.899	11
12	26	Italy Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	1:36.145	12
13	21	Monaco Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	1:36.226	13
14	15	France Franck Perera	DAMS	1:36.259	14
15	24	Spain Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	1:36.364	15
16	14	Italy Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	1:36.367	16
17	18	Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	1:36.587	17
18	3	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	1:36.617	18
19	10	Spain Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	1:36.733	26
20	23	Spain Sergio Hernández	Durango	1:36.776	19
21	4	France Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	1:36.800	20
22	25	Spain Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	1:37.111	21
23	19	Italy Luca Filippi	BCN Competición	1:37.313	22
24	17	Turkey Jason Tahincioglu	FMS International	1:37.695	23
25	6	Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:37.878	24
26	20	Russia Vitaly Petrov	DPR Direxiv	No time	25
Source:^[1]^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	34	55:59.398	1	10+2+1
2	2	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	34	+17.879	5	8
3	1	France Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	34	+23.964	4	6
4	8	Germany Timo Glock	iSport International	34	+24.590	10	5
5	22	Brazil Lucas di Grassi	Durango	34	+36.882	7	4
6	9	United Kingdom Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	34	+41.706	6	3
7	27	United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing	34	+42.171	11	2
8	12	Brazil Alexandre Negrão	Piquet Sports	34	+49.170	9	1
9	5	Argentina José María López	Super Nova Racing	34	+56.946	2
10	19	Italy Luca Filippi	BCN Competición	34	+1:03.677	23
11	23	Spain Sergio Hernández	Durango	34	+1:09.515	20
12	15	France Franck Perera	DAMS	34	+1:10.378	14
13	3	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	34	+1:12.278	18
14	4	France Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	34	+1:12.427	21
15	10	Spain Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	34	+1:17.383	26
16	20	Russia Vitaly Petrov	DPR Direxiv	34	+1:23.863	25
17	17	Turkey Jason Tahincioglu	FMS International	34	+1:33.817	23
18	14	Italy Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	32	DNF	16
19	25	Spain Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	30	DNF	21
Ret	18	Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	27	DNF	17
Ret	16	Italy Giorgio Pantano	FMS International	13	DNF	3
Ret	21	Monaco Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	11	DNF	13
Ret	24	Spain Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	9	DNF	15
Ret	7	Venezuela Ernesto Viso	iSport International	9	DNF	8
Ret	6	Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	8	DNF	24
Ret	26	Italy Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	6	DNF	12
Source:^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber	Trident Racing	23	37:54.990	2	6
2	2	United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton	ART Grand Prix	23	+2.938	7	5+1
3	9	United Kingdom Adam Carroll	Racing Engineering	23	+3.826	3	4
4	8	Germany Timo Glock	iSport International	23	+5.807	5	3
5	11	Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.	Piquet Sports	23	+6.749	8	2
6	4	France Nicolas Lapierre	Arden International	23	+10.347	14	1
7	1	France Alexandre Prémat	ART Grand Prix	23	+16.693	6
8	15	France Franck Perera	DAMS	23	+17.382	12
9	22	Brazil Lucas di Grassi	Durango	23	+18.000	4
10	23	Spain Sergio Hernández	Durango	23	+20.358	11
11	5	Argentina José María López	Super Nova Racing	23	+20.610	9
12	14	Italy Ferdinando Monfardini	DAMS	23	+20.977	18
13	7	Venezuela Ernesto Viso	iSport International	23	+23.010	24
14	24	Spain Adrián Vallés	Campos Racing	23	+23.585	23
15	26	Italy Gianmaria Bruni	Trident Racing	23	+26.360	26
16	10	Spain Javier Villa	Racing Engineering	23	+38.058	15
17	17	Turkey Jason Tahincioglu	FMS International	23	+44.899	17
18	20	Russia Vitaly Petrov	DPR Direxiv	23	+45.888	16
19	18	Japan Hiroki Yoshimoto	BCN Competición	23	+1:00.623	20
Ret	25	Spain Félix Porteiro	Campos Racing	3	DNF	19
Ret	12	Brazil Alexandre Negrão	Piquet Sports	2	DNF	1
Ret	6	Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	2	DNF	25
Ret	19	Italy Luca Filippi	BCN Competición	0	DNF	10
Ret	21	Monaco Clivio Piccione	DPR Direxiv	0	DNF	22
Ret	16	Italy Giorgio Pantano	FMS International	0	DNF	21
Ret	3	Germany Michael Ammermüller	Arden International	0	DNF	13
Source:^[4]

^ "GP2 Series 2006 Results - Istanbul Park". Team Dan. Team Dan. Archived from the original on 2008年02月26日. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ "Piquet takes pole at Istanbul". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Piquet narrows title gap with win". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ "Zuber claims maiden win". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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