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2006 1000 km of Istanbul

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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

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Due to a mistake made by event organizers, not enough fuel was brough 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.

Official results

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

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

    2006 1000 km of Istanbul Wikipedia
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