Miniatures of Juan Manuel Fangio and a flying Tommi Makinen

Turkey 2006


ANOTHER GOOD RACE FOLLOWING ON FROM HUNGARY AND ANOTHER MAIDEN VICTORY AFTER JENSON BUTTON'S LAST TIME OUT. THIS TIME IT WAS FELIPE MASSA'S TURN BUT MICHAEL SCHUMACHER PROBABLY FEELS A BIT MIFFED BECAUSE HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON POLE BUT MADE ERRORS AND COULD ONLY QUALIFY SECOND ON THE GRID BEHIND FELIPE WITH FERNANDO ALONSONO STARTING THIRD. THIS SLIP-UP WAS COMPOUNDED IN SUNDAY'S RACE WHEN THE SAFETY CAR WAS DEPLOYED AND ALL THE FRONT-RUNNERS TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY FOR AN EARLY PIT-STOP. UNFORTUNATELY FOR FERRARI AND SCHUMACHER, WHO HAD TO QUEUE BEHIND FELIPE, THIS ALLOWED FERNANDO TO TAKE 2ND PLACE AWAY FROM THE GERMAN. DESPITE TYRE PROBLEMS FOR ALONSO NEAR THE END, HE MANAGED TO KEEP SCHUMACHER AT BAY - JUST - AND INCREASED THE GAP IN THE TITLE RACE TO 12 POINTS.BUT DRIVER OF THE DAY WAS FELIPE MASSA - 1ST EVER POLE AND LED FROM START TO FLAG TO SCORE HIS 1ST EVER WIN.




STARTING GRID
1. Felipe Massa
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Fernando Alonso
4. Giancarlo Fisichella
5. Nick Heidfeld
6. Jenson Button
7. Kimi Raikkonen
8. Robert Kubica
9. Mark Webber
10. Christian Klien
11. Pedro de la Rosa
12. Jarno Trulli
13. Rubens Barrichello
14. Nico Rosberg
15. Ralph Schumacher
16. David Coulthard
17. Scott Speed
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi
19. Tiago Monteiro
20. Sakon Yamamoto
21. Takuma Sato
22. Christijan Albers



RESULT
1. Felipe Massa
2. Fernando Alonso
3. Michael Schumacher
4. Jenson Button
5. Pedro de la Rosa
6. Giancarlo Fisichella
7. Ralph Schumacher
8. Rubens Barrichello

 

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers :
Fernando Alonso 108
Michael Schumacher 96
Felipe Massa 62
Giancarlo Fisichella 52
Kimi Raikkonen 49
Jenson Button 36
Juan Pablo Montoya 26
Rubens Barrichello 22

Constructors :
Renault 160
Ferrari 158
McLaren 89
Honda 58
Toyota 28
BMW 26
Red Bull Racing 16
Williams 10
Scuderia Toro Rosso 1
Midland 0
Super Aguri 0

Race Results posted by
David Little
28th August 2006

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