2006 1000 km of Istanbul

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.

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]

Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Driver	Time	Gap	Grid
1	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard	1:40.266	—	1
2	LMP1	9	Creation Autosportif	Nicolas Minassian	1:40.336	+0.070	2
3	LMP1	14	Racing for Holland	Jan Lammers	1:42.140	+1.874	3
4	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML)	Thomas Erdos	1:42.336	+2.070	4
5	LMP1	13	Courage Compétition	Jean-Marc Gounon	1:42.672	+2.406	5
6	LMP1	5	Swiss Spirit	Marcel Fässler	1:42.883	+2.617	6
7	LMP2	22	Rollcentre Racing	João Barbosa	1:43.359	+3.093	7
8	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Michael Vergers	1:43.820	+3.554	8
9	LMP2	37	Paul Belmondo Racing	Didier André	1:44.336	+4.070	9
10	LMP1	19	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	Bob Berridge	1:44.976	+4.710	10
11	LMP1	6	Lister Storm Racing	Nicolas Kiesa	1:46.258	+5.992	11
12	LMP2	20	Pierre Bruneau	Marc Rostan	1:46.546	+6.280	12
13	LMP2	36	Paul Belmondo Racing	Pierre Ragues	1:46.594	+6.328	13
14	LMP2	35	G-Force Racing	Jean-François Leroch	1:48.093	+7.827	14
15	GT1	50	Aston Martin Racing Larbre	Pedro Lamy	1:48.180	+7.914	15
16	GT1	70	PSI Experience	Jos Menten	1:49.187	+8.921	16
17	GT1	61	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Antonio García	1:49.328	+9.062	17
18	GT1	67	Convers MenX Team	Peter Kox	1:49.468	+9.202	18
19	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand	1:50.156	+9.890	19
20	GT1	62	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Peter Hardman	1:53.742	+13.476	20
21	GT2	84	GPC Sport Team Icer Brakes	Peter Sundberg	1:55.774	+15.508	21
22	GT2	82	Team LNT	Richard Dean	1:56.234	+15.968	22
23	GT2	99	Virgo Motorsport	Tim Sugden	1:56.523	+16.257	23
24	GT2	97	GPC Sport	Fabrizio de Simone	1:56.539	+16.273	24
25	GT2	76	Autorlando Sport	Marc Lieb	1:56.774	+16.508	25
26	GT2	81	Team LNT	Robert Bell	1:56.890	+16.624	26
27	GT2	92	IMSA Performance Matmut	Christophe Bouchut	1:57.093	+16.827	27
28	GT2	78	Autorlando Sport	Allan Simonsen	1:57.836	+17.570	28
29	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Dominik Farnbacher	1:57.844	+17.578	29
30	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen	1:57.914	+17.648	30
31	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Donny Crevels	1:58.735	+18.469	31
32	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Tim Bergmeister	1:58.820	+18.554	32
33	GT2	73	Ice Pol Racing Team	Romain Iannetta	2:01.312	+21.046	33
34	GT2	80	Farnbacher Racing	Marco Seefried	2:01.366	+21.100	34
35	GT2	75	Perspective Automobiles Thierry Perrier	Nigel Smith	2:02.196	+21.930	35
36	LMP2	28	Ranieri Randaccio		No time		36
37	GT1	51	B-Racing RS Line Team		No time		37
Sources:^[3]

Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).^[4]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid	M	134
1	LMP1	17	Pescarolo Sport	Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	134
2	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Jean-Philippe Belloc	Courage C65	M	128
2	LMP2	32	Barazi-Epsilon	Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Jean-Philippe Belloc	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	M	128
3	LMP1	6	Lister Storm Racing	Justin Keen Nicolas Kiesa Jens Møller	Lister Storm LMP	D	127
3	LMP1	6	Lister Storm Racing	Justin Keen Nicolas Kiesa Jens Møller	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	D	127
4	LMP1	19	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen	Lola B06/10	D	127
4	LMP1	19	Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport	Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen	AER P32T 3.6L Turbo V8	D	127
5	LMP2	20	Pierre Bruneau	Marc Rostan Pierre Bruneau	Pilbeam MP93	M	125
5	LMP2	20	Pierre Bruneau	Marc Rostan Pierre Bruneau	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	M	125
6	GT1	50	Aston Martin Racing Larbre	Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse	Aston Martin DBR9	M	125
6	GT1	50	Aston Martin Racing Larbre	Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse	Aston Martin AM04 6.0L V12	M	125
7	LMP2	35	G-Force Racing	Ed Morris Frank Hahn Jean-François Leroch	Courage C65	D	125
7	LMP2	35	G-Force Racing	Ed Morris Frank Hahn Jean-François Leroch	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	D	125
8	LMP2	37	Paul Belmondo Racing	Paul Belmondo Didier André Yann Clairay	Courage C65	P	124
8	LMP2	37	Paul Belmondo Racing	Paul Belmondo Didier André Yann Clairay	Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8	P	124
9	GT1	67	Convers MenX Team	Peter Kox Robert Pergl Alexey Vasilyev	Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello	M	124
9	GT1	67	Convers MenX Team	Peter Kox Robert Pergl Alexey Vasilyev	Ferrari F131 6.0L V12	M	124
10	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand Patrice Goueslard Anthony Beltoise	Chevrolet Corvette C5-R	M	123
10	GT1	72	Luc Alphand Aventures	Jérôme Policand Patrice Goueslard Anthony Beltoise	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8	M	123
11	GT1	61	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Nathan Kinch Antonio García	Aston Martin DBR9	M	122
11	GT1	61	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Nathan Kinch Antonio García	Aston Martin AM04 6.0L V12	M	122
12	GT1	62	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Peter Hardman Christian Vann	Aston Martin DBR9	M	122
12	GT1	62	Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena	Peter Hardman Christian Vann	Aston Martin AM04 6.0L V12	M	122
13	GT2	97	GPC Sport	Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Fabrizio de Simone	Ferrari F430GT	P	119
13	GT2	97	GPC Sport	Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Fabrizio de Simone	Ferrari F136 4.0L V8	P	119
14	GT2	76	Autorlando Sport	Marc Lieb Joël Camathias	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	119
14	GT2	76	Autorlando Sport	Marc Lieb Joël Camathias	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	P	119
15	GT2	82	Team LNT	Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	118
15	GT2	82	Team LNT	Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	P	118
16	GT2	92	IMSA Performance Matmut	Christophe Bouchut Sébastien Dumez Raymond Narac	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	118
16	GT2	92	IMSA Performance Matmut	Christophe Bouchut Sébastien Dumez Raymond Narac	Porsche M96/79 3.6L Flat-6	D	118
17	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	D	118
17	GT2	85	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans	Audi 3.8L V8	D	118
18	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	117
18	GT2	90	Farnbacher Racing	Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher	Porsche M96/79 3.6L Flat-6	D	117
19	LMP2	36	Paul Belmondo Racing	Claude-Yves Gosselin Pierre Ragues Karim Ojjeh	Courage C65	P	117
19	LMP2	36	Paul Belmondo Racing	Claude-Yves Gosselin Pierre Ragues Karim Ojjeh	Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8	P	117
20	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jonny Kane Donny Crevels	Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R	D	117
20	GT2	86	Spyker Squadron b.v.	Jonny Kane Donny Crevels	Audi 3.8L V8	D	117
21	GT2	99	Virgo Motorsport	Dan Eagling Tim Sugden Ian Khan	Ferrari F430GT	D	116
21	GT2	99	Virgo Motorsport	Dan Eagling Tim Sugden Ian Khan	Ferrari F136 4.0L V8	D	116
22	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Tony Burgess Philip Collin Tim Bergmeister	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	Y	113
22	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Tony Burgess Philip Collin Tim Bergmeister	Porsche M96/79 3.6L Flat-6	Y	113
23	GT2	73	Ice Pol Racing Team	Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Romain Iannetta	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	112
23	GT2	73	Ice Pol Racing Team	Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Romain Iannetta	Porsche M96/79 3.6L Flat-6	D	112
24	GT2	78	Autorlando Sport	Gunnar Kristensen Jens Edman Allan Simonsen	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	P	111
24	GT2	78	Autorlando Sport	Gunnar Kristensen Jens Edman Allan Simonsen	Porsche M96/79 3.6L Flat-6	P	111
25	GT2	75	Perspective Automobiles Thierry Perrier	Philippe Hesnault Nigel Smith Rob Wilson	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	107
25	GT2	75	Perspective Automobiles Thierry Perrier	Philippe Hesnault Nigel Smith Rob Wilson	Porsche M96/79 3.6L Flat-6	D	107
26	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML)	Thomas Erdos Mike Newton	MG-Lola EX264	M	102
26	LMP2	25	Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML)	Thomas Erdos Mike Newton	AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4	M	102
27 NC	GT2	80	Farnbacher Racing	Lars Erik Nielsen Marco Seefried	Porsche 911 GT3-RSR	D	88
27 NC	GT2	80	Farnbacher Racing	Lars Erik Nielsen Marco Seefried	Porsche M96/79 3.6L Flat-6	D	88
28 DNF	LMP2	22	Rollcentre Racing	João Barbosa Tim Greaves Martin Short	Radical SR9	D	120
28 DNF	LMP2	22	Rollcentre Racing	João Barbosa Tim Greaves Martin Short	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	D	120
29 DNF	GT1	70	PSI Experience	Jos Menten Pertti Kuismanen Markus Palttala	Chevrolet Corvette C6.R	D	79
29 DNF	GT1	70	PSI Experience	Jos Menten Pertti Kuismanen Markus Palttala	Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8	D	79
30 DNF	LMP1	13	Courage Compétition	Jean-Marc Gounon Shinji Nakano Haruki Kurosawa	Courage LC70	Y	79
30 DNF	LMP1	13	Courage Compétition	Jean-Marc Gounon Shinji Nakano Haruki Kurosawa	Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8	Y	79
31 DNF	LMP1	14	Racing for Holland	Jan Lammers Alex Yoong	Dome S101Hb	D	62
31 DNF	LMP1	14	Racing for Holland	Jan Lammers Alex Yoong	Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8	D	62
32 DNF	LMP1	9	Creation Autosportif	Nicolas Minassian Giuseppe Gabbiani Felipe Ortiz	Creation CA06/H	M	56
32 DNF	LMP1	9	Creation Autosportif	Nicolas Minassian Giuseppe Gabbiani Felipe Ortiz	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	56
33 DNF	GT2	81	Team LNT	Warren Hughes Robert Bell	Panoz Esperante GT-LM	P	28
33 DNF	GT2	81	Team LNT	Warren Hughes Robert Bell	Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8	P	28
34 DNF	LMP2	28	Ranieri Randaccio	Ranieri Randaccio Fabio Mancini Gianni Collini	Lucchini LMP2/04	D	26
34 DNF	LMP2	28	Ranieri Randaccio	Ranieri Randaccio Fabio Mancini Gianni Collini	Judd XV675 3.4L V8	D	26
35 DNF	GT2	84	GPC Sport Team Icer Brakes	Jesús Díez Villarroel Peter Sundberg	Ferrari F430GT	D	23
35 DNF	GT2	84	GPC Sport Team Icer Brakes	Jesús Díez Villarroel Peter Sundberg	Ferrari F136 4.0L V8	D	23
36 DNF	LMP1	5	Swiss Spirit	Harold Primat Marcel Fässler	Courage LC70	M	20
36 DNF	LMP1	5	Swiss Spirit	Harold Primat Marcel Fässler	Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10	M	20

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

^ "Le Mans Series - Istanbul 715.292 Kms - Race Report". Retrieved 2019-08-03.
^ "LMS news: Collard, Boullion win for Pescarolo". AUTOSPORT.com. 2006-04-10. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
^ "2006 LMS - Istanbul - Qualifying Times". archive.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.
^ "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2019-08-03.

[1] "Le Mans Series - Istanbul 715.292 Kms - Race Report". Retrieved 2019-08-03.

[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] "2006 LMS - Istanbul - Qualifying Times". archive.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2025-12-03.

[4] "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2019-08-03.

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