2006_1000_km_of_Istanbul

2006 1000 km of Istanbul

2006 1000 km of Istanbul

Le Mans Series season

The 2006 1000 km of Istanbul was the opening race of the 2006 Le Mans Series season run by the ACO. It was run on April 9, 2006.

Track map of the Istanbul Park

Due to a mistake made by event organizers, not enough fuel was brought to Istanbul to be able to supply all the entrants for a distance of 1000 km. Thus, the race was quickly shortened to a 4-hour timed race in order to ensure that there would be enough fuel for everyone.[1][2]

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]

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Statistics

  • Pole Position - #17 Pescarolo Sport - 1:40.266
  • Fastest Lap - #17 Pescarolo Sport - 1:41.281
  • Distance - 715.292 km
  • Average Speed - 177.588 km/h

References

  1. [1]
    "Le Mans Series - Istanbul 715.292 Kms - Race Report". Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  2. [2]
    "LMS news: Collard, Boullion win for Pescarolo". AUTOSPORT.com. 2006-04-10. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  3. [3]
    "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
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