# 2006 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

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
### Qualifying

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

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

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