2006 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2006 Turkish Grand Prix, alternately known as the II Petrol Ofisi Türkiye Grand Prix'si, was the fourteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at Istanbul Park near Istanbul, Turkey, on 27 August 2006.'Turkey 2006: Massa right on queue.', crash.net, (Crash Media Group, 27/08/2006), https://www.crash.net/f1/race-report/56788/1/turkey-2006-massa-right-on-queue, (Accessed 07/02/2020) The race would see Felipe Massa sweep to a maiden victory for , leaving the Scuderia just two points behind atop the Constructors Championship.
Qualifying would be dominated by the young Brazilian driver, who topped two of the sessions en-route to his maiden pole position. Veteran teammate Michael Schumacher would line-up in second, one place ahead of main title rival Fernando Alonso, who had his teammate Giancarlo Fisichella in fourth.
A Ferrari/Renault duel for victory was expected ahead of the race, and so it proved at the start, with all four drivers entering the first corner jostling for position. Ultimately it was Massa who emerged ahead of Schumacher and Alonso, while Fisichella was sent into a spin that caused chaos behind.
Presented with pirouetting Renault Kimi Räikkönen would take avoiding action, only to receive a blow into the side from a spinning Scott Speed which punctured his right-rear tyre. Fisichella, meanwhile, would receive a whack from Nick Heidfeld, Ralf Schumacher smacked teammate Jarno Trulli, while Tiago Monteiro had a terminal collision with Takuma Sato, who had been broadsided by Trulli's .
Fortunately there would be no need for the Safety Car, with everyone bar Monteiro limping back to the pits, and very little carbon fibre landing on the circuit. That hence allowed Massa to build a lead at the head of the field ahead of Schumacher, although with Alonso in third there remained the ever present question of whether Ferrari would swap their two drivers.
Yet, no call was immediately made, and so Massa would escape up the road by five seconds by lap thirteen, only for the safety car to finally make an appearance. The cause was a spin and a stall for Vitantonio Liuzzi at turn one while running in seventh, which prompted an en-masse sweep into the pits.
Massa would take the restart still at the head of the field, although his main opponent was now Alonso, who had jumped Schumacher after the German ace had to wait for Massa's stop to be completed. However, despite the fact that the Michelin tyres were quicker to reach temperature than the Bridgestones on the Ferraris, Alonso could do nothing to prevent Massa escaping up the road.
With the battle for the lead already over attention focused lower down the field during the second stint, with Robert Kubica putting up a ferocious defence to keep Fisichella at bay. Elsewhere, Pedro de la Rosa and Rubens Barrichello would creep up the order, while Sakon Yamamoto had another embarrassing exit as he spun into the gravel.
The second round of stops passed without issue, meaning Massa still held a healthy lead over Alonso. However, all was not well with the #1 Renault, and as the race entered its final phase Alonso would find his mirrors full of Schumacher's #5 Ferrari.
Their fight would rage through to the final lap of the race, with Schumacher trying, and failing to setup a lunge into the final chicane to claim second. Out front, meanwhile, a jubilant Massa swept across the line to claim his maiden victory, five seconds clear of Alonso and Schumacher. Jenson Button was best of the rest in fourth ahead of de la Rosa, with Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello claiming the remaining points.
There would be some controversy on the podium, after Mehmet Ali Talat, who presented Massa with the winner's trophy, was announced as the "President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus".'Turks fined only $5m', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2006), https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns17474.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020) The Republic of Cyprus filed a complaint to the FIA about the ceremony which, after an investigation, fined the Turkish GP organisers $5,000,000 on 19 September 2006.
==Background==
Heading into the Summer break it was Fernando Alonso who led the title hunt, holding a ten point lead at the head of the field. Michael Schumacher had closed to within a race's worth of points as a result of the Hungarian Grand Prix, as those two set about duelling for the title for the rest of the season. Behind, a three-way fight for third was likewise set to rumble for the rest of the season, with Felipe Massa, Giancarlo Fisichella and Kimi Räikkönen separated by just a single point.
 led the charge in the Constructors Championship as the field took three weeks off, heading by seven points. Indeed, a strong run since the North American tour had allowed the Scuderia to all but eliminate the French manufacturer's lead, and hence meant they had momentum heading into the final phase of the season. Behind, were set to finish a distant third, albeit facing a potential, if remote, challenge from after Jenson Button's breakthrough win.
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Fernando Alonso 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R26 	 	RS26 2.4 V8 	
2 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Renault F1 Team 	 	R26 	 	RS26 2.4 V8 	
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-21 	 	FO 108S 2.4 V8 	
4 	Pedro de la Rosa 	Team McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4-21 	 	FO 108S 2.4 V8 	
5 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	248 F1 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
6 	Felipe Massa 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	248 F1 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
7 	Ralf Schumacher 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF106B 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
8 	Jarno Trulli 	Panasonic Toyota Racing 	 	TF106B 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
9 	Mark Webber 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW28 	 	CA2006 2.4 V8 	
10 	Nico Rosberg 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW28 	 	CA2006 2.4 V8 	
11 	Rubens Barrichello 	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA106 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
12 	Jenson Button 	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA106 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
14 	David Coulthard 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB2 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
15 	Christian Klien 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB2 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
16 	Nick Heidfeld 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.06 	 	P86 2.4 V8 	
17 	Robert Kubica 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.06 	 	P86 2.4 V8 	
18 	Tiago Monteiro 	MF1 Racing 	 	M16 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
19 	Christijan Albers 	MF1 Racing 	 	M16 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
20 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR1 	 	TJ2006 3.0 V10 	
21 	Scott Speed 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR1 	 	TJ2006 3.0 V10 	
22 	Takuma Sato 	Super Aguri F1 	 	SA06 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
23 	Sakon Yamamoto 	Super Aguri F1 	 	SA06 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
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35 	Alexander Wurz 	Williams F1 Team 	 	FW28 	 	CA2006 2.4 V8 	
36 	Anthony Davidson 	Lucky Strike Honda Racing F1 Team 	 	RA106 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
37 	Robert Doornbos 	Red Bull Racing 	 	RB2 	 	056 2.4 V8 	
38 	Sebastian Vettel 	BMW Sauber F1 Team 	 	F1.06 	 	P86 2.4 V8 	
39 	Giorgio Mondini 	MF1 Racing 	 	M16 	 	RVX-06 2.4 V8 	
40 	Neel Jani 	Scuderia Toro Rosso 	 	STR1 	 	TJ2006 3.0 V10 	
41 	Franck Montagny 	Super Aguri F1 	 	SA06 	 	RA806E 2.4 V8 	
Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	 	1 	1:27.306 	 	4 	1:27.059 	 	1 	1:26.907 	1
2 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	 	2 	1:27.385 	 	1 	1:25.850 	 	2 	1:27.284 	2
3 	1 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	4 	1:27.861 	 	3 	1:26.917 	 	3 	1:27.321 	3
4 	2 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	 	5 	1:28.175 	 	8 	1:27.346 	 	4 	1:27.564 	4
5* 	7 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	 	3 	1:27.668 	 	5 	1:27.062 	 	5 	1:27.569 	15
6 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	 	6 	1:28.200 	 	7 	1:27.251 	 	6 	1:27.785 	5
7 	12 	Jenson Button 	 	 	8 	1:28.222 	 	2 	1:26.872 	 	7 	1:27.790 	6
8 	3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	9 	1:28.236 	 	6 	1:27.202 	 	8 	1:27.866 	7
9 	17 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	7 	1:28.212 	 	9 	1:27.405 	 	9 	1:28.167 	8
10 	9 	Mark Webber 	 	 	11 	1:28.307 	 	10 	1:27.608 	 	10 	1:29.436 	9
11 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	 	10 	1:28.271 	 	11 	1:27.852 	 	 	 	10
12 	4 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	 	12 	1:28.403 	 	12 	1:27.897 	 	 	 	11
13 	8 	Jarno Trulli 	 	 	14 	1:28.549 	 	13 	1:27.973 	 	 	 	13
14 	11 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	 	13 	1:28.411 	 	14 	1:28.257 	 	 	 	13
15 	10 	Nico Rosberg 	 	 	15 	1:28.889 	 	15 	1:28.386 	 	 	 	14
16* 	19 	Christijan Albers 	 	 	16 	1:29.021 	 	16 	1:28.639 	 	 	 	22
17 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	 	17 	1:29.136 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
18 	21 	Scott Speed 	 	 	18 	1:29.158 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
19 	20 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	 	19 	1:29.250 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
20 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	 	20 	1:29.901 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
21 	23 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	 	21 	1:30.607 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
22 	22 	Takuma Sato 	 	 	22 	1:30.850 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21
Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'2006 FORMULA 1™ Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix - QUALIFYING', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Limited, 2006), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2006/races/803/turkey/qualifying.html, (Accessed 07/02/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Ralf Schumacher and Albers were handed ten place grid penalties for changing their engines.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	6 	Felipe Massa 	 	58 	1:28:51.082 	1 	10
2 	1 	Fernando Alonso 	 	58 	+5.575s 	3 	8
3 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	58 	+5.656s 	2 	6
4 	12 	Jenson Button 	 	58 	+12.334s 	6 	5
5 	4 	Pedro de la Rosa 	 	58 	+45.908s 	11 	4
6 	2 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	58 	+46.594s 	4 	3
7 	7 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	58 	+59.337s 	15 	2
8 	11 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	58 	+1:00.034 	13 	1
9 	8 	Jarno Trulli 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	12 	
10 	9 	Mark Webber 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	9 	
11 	15 	Christian Klien 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	10 	
12 	17 	Robert Kubica 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	8 	
13 	21 	Scott Speed 	 	57 	+1 Lap 	17 	
14 	16 	Nick Heidfeld 	 	56 	+2 Laps 	5 	
15* 	14 	David Coulthard 	 	55 	Gearbox 	16 	
Ret 	19 	Christijan Albers 	 	46 	Spin 	22 	
NC† 	22 	Takuma Sato 	 	41 	+17 Laps 	21 	
Ret 	10 	Nico Rosberg 	 	25 	Water leak 	14 	
Ret 	23 	Sakon Yamamoto 	 	23 	Spin 	20 	
Ret 	20 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	 	12 	Spin 	18 	
Ret 	3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1 	Accident 	7 	
Ret 	18 	Tiago Monteiro 	 	0 	Collision 	19 	
Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)	Source:'Turkey 2006: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Coulthard was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
*† Sato was unable to be classified as he failed to complete 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 2000th individual entry for a car using Bridgestone tyres.[Archived] '2006 Turkish GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), https://web.archive.org/web/20190410020219/http://chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=2006&gp=Turkish%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 07/02/2020) - Original
* Kimi Räikkönen made his 100th Grand Prix start.'14. Turkey 2006', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/2006/turquie.aspx, (Accessed 07/02/2020)
* Maiden pole position for Felipe Massa.
* Maiden victory for Massa.
* secured their 189th win as a constructor and engine supplier.
* Michael Schumacher recorded his 75th career fastest lap.
==Standings==
Fernando Alonso had managed to extend his lead in the Championship as a result of the Turkish Grand Prix, leaving as the winner of another straight duel with main title rival Michael Schumacher. Indeed, the Spaniard headed to Italy with a twelve point margin over the German ace, with those two over thirty points clear of Felipe Massa in third. The Brazilian himself had opened a ten point gap over Giancarlo Fisichella in the fight for third, with Kimi Räikkönen a further three behind.
In the Constructors Championship had done a lot of damage to s lead, leaving Turkey just two points behind heading to their home race. Momentum suggested that the Scuderia would overhaul the French manufacturer in front of the loyal tifosi, and had looked stronger on power based circuits throughout the campaign. Elsewhere, were still mathematically in the title battle by a single point, but would require four straight one-two finishes, and see neither Renault nor Ferrari score for the rest of the season.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Fernando Alonso 	108 	
2 	Michael Schumacher 	96 	
3 	Felipe Massa 	62 	
4 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	52 	
5 	Kimi Räikkönen 	49 	
6 	Jenson Button 	36 	
7 	Juan Pablo Montoya 	26 	
8 	Rubens Barrichello 	22 	
9 	Nick Heidfeld 	19 	
10 	Ralf Schumacher 	18 	
11 	David Coulthard 	14 	
12 	Pedro de la Rosa 	14 	
13 	Jarno Trulli 	10 	
14 	Jacques Villeneuve 	7 	
15 	Mark Webber 	6 	
16 	Nico Rosberg 	4 	
17 	Christian Klien 	2 	
18 	Vitantonio Liuzzi 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	160 	
2 	 	158 	
3 	 	89 	
4 	 	58 	
5 	 	28 	
6 	 	26 	
7 	 	16 	
8 	 	10 	
9 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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