Formula One - Round 14

Posted by StickyAdmin, Monday, August 28th 2006

Felipe Massa (Ferrari) celebrated an emotional first Formula One victory in Turkey at Istanbul Otodrom (Istanbul) on Sunday while Fernando Alonso (Renault) won an epic duel over title rival Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) . Current World champion Alonso's second place, by a fraction of a second, stretched his overall lead to 12 points with four races remaining.

As Massa, the young Brazilian roared to the chequered flag from pole position, a winner at last after 66 starts, team mate and seven times champion Schumacher was locked in combat with Alonso. He and the Spaniard ran nose to tail over the closing laps, with Schumacher vainly striving to get past as the 25-year-old repelled every effort.

After 58 laps and nearly 310 km in the searing heat, just 0.081 of a second divided the Renault and the Ferrari as they flashed across the line almost side by side.

Despite that disappointment, Ferrari still slashed Renault's lead in the constructors' championship to a mere two points. Renault now have 160 and Ferrari 158.

1. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 1:28:51.028
2. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault +00:05.575
3. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari +00:05.656
4. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda + 00:12.334
5. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) McLaren +00:45.908
6. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault +00:46.594
7. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota +00:59.337
8. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda +01:00.034
9. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota +1 lap
10. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams - Cosworth +1 lap
11. Christian Klien (Austria) RedBull - Ferrari +1 lap
12. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber +1 lap
13. Scott Speed (U.S.) Toro Rosso - Cosworth +1 lap

Formula One drivers points
1. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 108
2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 96
3. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 62
4. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 52
5. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 49
6. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 36
7. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) 26
8. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 22
9. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 19
10. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 18
11. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) McLaren 14
12. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 14
13. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 10
14. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) BMW Sauber 7
15. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams 6
16. Nico Rosberg (Germany) Williams 4
17. Christian Klien (Austria) Red Bull 2
18. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Toro Rosso 1
19. Scott Speed (U.S.) Toro Rosso 0
20. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) MF1 Racing 0
21. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) MF1 Racing 0
22. Takuma Sato (Japan) Super Aguri 0
23. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 0
24. Yuji Ide (Japan) Super Aguri 0
25. Franck Montagny (France) Super Aguri 0

Formula One constructors points
1. Renault 160
2. Ferrari 158
3. McLaren - Mercedes 89
4. Honda 58
5. Toyota 28
6. BMW Sauber 26
7. RedBull - Ferrari 16
8. Williams - Cosworth 10
9. Toro Rosso - Cosworth 1
10. MF1 - Toyota 0
11. Super Aguri - Honda 0


2006 Formula One calendar

round 1. Bahrain Grand Prix (Bahrain) : Race
round 2. March 19 - Malaysian Grand Prix (Sepang) : Race
round 3. April 2 - Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne) : Race
round 4. April 23 - San Marino Grand Prix (Imola) : Race
round 5. May 7 - European Grand Prix (Nurburgring, Germany) : Race
round 6. May 14 - Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona) : Race
round 7. May 28 - Monaco Grand Prix (Monte Carlo) : Race
round 8. June 11 - British Grand Prix (Silverstone) : Race
round 9. June 25 - Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal) : Race
round 10. July 2 - United States Grand Prix (Indianapolis) : Race
round 11. July 16 - French Grand Prix (Mangy-Cours)
round 12. July 30 - German Grand Prix (Hockenheim)
round 13. August 6 - Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
round 14. August 27 - Turkish Grand Prix (Istanbul)
round 15. September 10 - Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
round 16. September 17 - Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
round 17. October 1 - Chinese Grand Prix (Shanghai)
round 18. October 8 - Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
round 19. October 22 - Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)