| 2006 Turkish Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 18 in the 2006 Formula One World Championship | |||
 Istanbul Park | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 27 August 2006 | ||
| Official name | 2006 Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Istanbul Racing Circuit, Tuzla, Turkey | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.338 km (3.317 miles) | ||
| Distance | 58 laps, 309.356 km (192.225 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, hot | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:26.907 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:28.005 on lap 55 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 2006 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the 2006 Formula 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix)[1] was a Formula One motor race, held on 27 August 2006. The 58-lap race, which was the fourteenth round of the 2006 Formula One season, and the second Turkish Grand Prix, was held at Istanbul Park in Tuzla, Turkey. Felipe Massa, driving for the Ferrari team, took his first pole position, and then his first race victory. Fernando Alonso, who drove for Renault finished the race in second position and Massa's teammate Michael Schumacher occupied the final position on the podium. The race was also the first Grand Prix meeting for future quadruple world champion Sebastian Vettel, who was assigned a Friday test driver role for the BMW Sauber team. Vettel received a $1,000 fine for speeding in the pit-lane only 6 seconds after he got out onto the track.
As a consequence of the race, Fernando Alonso extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 12 points from Michael Schumacher. With victory, Felipe Massa retained third place in the standings, and despite closing the gap between himself and Schumacher to 34 points, it was still near impossible for him to surpass his teammate's points total. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari closed the gap to leaders Renault to just two points. McLaren remained in third position, 69 points behind the top two teams.
This race also marked 200th Grand Prix races for McLaren and Mercedes engine partnership since 1995.
- ^ "Turkish". Formula1.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2021.