Massa won the race quite comfortably , however it was evident the formula one driver’s championship race will go to the wire. In the end it was michael attacking and Alonso defending, but alonso was just able to hold back the flying german.

Here is the race result

Results from Formula One Turkish Grand Prix 2006 in Istanbul:

1 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1hr 28 minutes 51.082 seconds
2 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault + 56.582
3 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari + 56.682
4 Jenson Button (Gbr) Honda 1:29:03.382
5 Pedro de la Rosa (Spa) McLaren + 36.982
6 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault + 37.582
7 Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota + 50.382
8 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Honda + 51.082
9 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 1 lap
10 Mark Webber (Aus) Williams 1 lap
11 Christian Klien (Aut) Red Bull 1 lap
12 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1 lap
13 Scott Speed (USA) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1 lap
14 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 2 laps
15 Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri 17 laps
R David Coulthard (Gbr) Red Bull 55 laps completed
Christijan Albers (Ned) Midland 46 laps
R Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 25 laps
R Sakon Yamamoto (Jpn) Super Aguri 23 laps
R Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Scuderia Toro Rosso 12 laps
R Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren 2 laps completed
R Tiago Monteiro (Por) Midland 0 laps completed

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