1000 km Istanbul 2005 - Racing Sports Cars

Event:		Date: 13.11.2005
Track: Istanbul (Turkey), 5.338 kms	Organiser: unknown
1000 km Istanbul
Le Mans Endurance Series (round 5)

Weather:	rain
Start time:	10:30
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	unknown
Attendance:	100

Entered:	37
Practiced:	34
Qualified:	34
Started:	33
Finished:	26
Classified:	25

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	8	8	8
Le Mans Prototype 2	10	10	6
Le Mans Grand Touring 1	6	6	6
Le Mans Grand Touring 2	10	9	5

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Race notes:
1 full-course caution for 15 minutes, 5 laps
race stopped on 6 hour rule, scheduled for 188 laps (= 1003.544 kms)

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 11-12/11
1 qualifying sessions held for a total of 20 minutes on 12/11
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	17	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd	Boullion / Collard
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	MG Lola EX264	Erdos / Newton
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	51	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Pescatori / Bartyan / Seiler
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	93	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	Kirkaldy / Kinch
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	17	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd	Emmanuel Collard (F)	1:51.813	171.866 km/h	lap 16
Le Mans Prototype 2:	37	Courage C65 Ford	Didier André (F)	1:55.250	166.740 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	51	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Christian Pescatori (I)	2:01.563	158.081 km/h	lap 19
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	99	Ferrari 360 Modena GTC	Jaime Melo (BR)	2:05.750	152.817 km/h	lap 17
Pole Positions:
Overall:	17	Pescarolo C60 Hybrid Judd	Emmanuel Collard (F)	1:39.359	192.611 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	39	Lola B05/40 AER	Guy Smith (GB)	1:40.860	189.744 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 1:	67	Ferrari 550 Maranello	Peter Kox (NL)	1:49.297	175.097 km/h
Le Mans Grand Touring 2:	93	Ferrari 360 Modena GT	Andrew Kirkaldy (GB)	1:55.156	166.188 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (7), Courage (5), Porsche (4), Zytek (2), Lola (2), Dallara (2), TVR (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Judd (8), Ferrari (7), Porsche (4), Audi (2), Zytek (2), Ford (2), TVR (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ferrari 550 Maranello (4), Courage C65 (4), Porsche 996 GT3-RSR (4)
Driver nationalities:	GB (21), F (19), I (10), CH (7), B (6), NL (5), DK (4), P (3), TR (2), A (2), BR (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (12), F (8), I (5), B (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (63%), front-engined (24%), rear-engined (13%)
Average engine size:	4030 cc (with regard to 12% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4223 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Horst Felbermayr (60), Peter Kutemann (58), Ranieri Randaccio (53)
Youngest known drivers:	Matteo Cressoni (21), Nathan Kinch (23), Jeroen Bleekemolen (24)
Woman drivers:	Vanina Ickx

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