1000 km Istanbul

1000 km of Istanbul
VenueIstanbul Park
First race2005
Last race2006
Most wins (driver)Emmanuel Collard, Jean-Christophe Boullion (2)
Most wins (team)Pescarolo Sport (2)
Most wins (manufacturer)Pescarolo (2)

The 1000 Kilometres of Istanbul was a sports car race held at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey. The race was first held on 13 November 2005 as part of the 2005 Le Mans Endurance Series season and last held on 9 April 2006 as part of the 2006 Le Mans Series season. It has been a part of the Le Mans Endurance Series and Le Mans Series. In 2005, in its debut, the race ended after 6 hours when 1000 km were not covered by that time.[1][2][3][4][5] In 2006 it was shortened to 4 hours due to a fuel logistics issue, and it was not held next season.[6][7][8]

Winners

Year Drivers Team Car Distance/Duration Championship Report Ref
2005 France Emmanuel Collard
France Jean-Christophe Boullion		 France Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd 6 hours Le Mans Endurance Series report [9]
2006 France Emmanuel Collard
France Jean-Christophe Boullion		 France Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd 4 hours Le Mans Series report [10]

References

  1. ^ "LMES 1000Km. Of Istanbul" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  2. ^ "Season 2005 Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  3. ^ "LMES - Istanbul - Hour 6". archive.dailysportscar.com. 2005-11-13. Archived from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. ^ Redmayne, Tim (2005-11-13). "LMS news: Pescarolo win race, title at Istanbul". AUTOSPORT.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  5. ^ Barstow, Ollie (2005-11-13). "Pescarolo snatch championship victory from Zytek". Crash. Archived from the original on 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  6. ^ "Official Results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-06-18. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  7. ^ "Le Mans Series - Istanbul 715.292 Kms - Race Report". Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  8. ^ "LMS news: Collard, Boullion win for Pescarolo". AUTOSPORT.com. 2006-04-10. Archived from the original on 2019-08-03. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  9. ^ "1000 km Istanbul 2005". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  10. ^ "Istanbul 1000 Kilometres 2006". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
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