Round details | |||
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Round 10 of 11 rounds in the 2006 GP2 Series | |||
Istanbul Park | |||
Location | Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.338 km (3.317 mi) | ||
Feature race | |||
Date | 26 August 2006 | ||
Laps | 34 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
Time | 1:34.741 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
Second | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | |
Third | Alexandre Prémat | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Piquet Sports | |
Time | 1:36.334 (on lap 26) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 27 August 2006 | ||
Laps | 23 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Andreas Zuber | Trident Racing | |
Second | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | |
Third | Adam Carroll | Racing Engineering | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Lewis Hamilton | ART Grand Prix | |
Time | 1:36.822 (on lap 23) |
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