The 2006 1000 km of Istanbul was the opening race of the 2006 Le Mans Series season run by the ACO. It was run on April 9, 2006.
Due to a mistake made by event organizers, not enough fuel was brought to Istanbul to be able to supply all the entrants for a distance of 1000 km. Thus, the race was quickly shortened to a 4-hour timed race in order to ensure that there would be enough fuel for everyone.[1] [2]
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 17 |  Pescarolo Sport | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid | 134 | |
| Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 | |||||||
| 2 | LMP2 | 32 | Barazi-Epsilon |  Michael Vergers Juan Barazi Jean-Philippe Belloc | Courage C65 | 128 | |
| AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 3 | LMP1 | 6 |  Lister Storm Racing | Justin Keen Nicolas Kiesa Jens Møller | Lister Storm LMP | 127 | |
| Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | |||||||
| 4 | LMP1 | 19 | Chamberlain-Synergy Motorsport | Bob Berridge Gareth Evans Peter Owen | Lola B06/10 | 127 | |
| AER P32 3.6L Turbo V8 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP2 | 20 | Pierre Bruneau | Marc Rostan Pierre Bruneau | Pilbeam MP93 | 125 | |
| Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | GT1 | 50 | Aston Martin Racing Larbre |  Pedro Lamy Gabriele Gardel Vincent Vosse | Aston Martin DBR9 | 125 | |
| Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP2 | 35 | G-Force Racing | Ed Morris Frank Hahn Jean-François Leroch | Courage C65 | 125 | |
| Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP2 | 37 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Paul Belmondo Didier André Yann Clairay | Courage C65 | 124 | |
| Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | GT1 | 67 |  Convers MenX Team | Peter Kox Robert Pergl Alexey Vasilyev | Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello | 124 | |
| Ferrari F131 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 10 | GT1 | 72 | Luc Alphand Aventures | Jérôme Policand Patrice Goueslard Anthony Beltoise | Chevrolet Corvette C5-R | 123 | |
| Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | GT1 | 61 | Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena | Nathan Kinch Antonio García | Aston Martin DBR9 | 122 | |
| Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 12 | GT1 | 62 | Cirtek Motorsport Team Modena | Peter Hardman Christian Vann | Aston Martin DBR9 | 122 | |
| Aston Martin 6.0L V12 | |||||||
| 13 | GT2 | 97 |  GPC Sport | Luca Drudi Gabrio Rosa Fabrizio de Simone | Ferrari F430GT | 119 | |
| Ferrari 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | GT2 | 76 | Autorlando Sport |  Marc Lieb Joël Camathias | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | 119 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 15 | GT2 | 82 | Team LNT | Lawrence Tomlinson Richard Dean | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | 118 | |
| Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | GT2 | 92 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Christophe Bouchut Sébastien Dumez Raymond Narac | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | 118 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 17 | GT2 | 85 | Spyker Squadron b.v. | Jeroen Bleekemolen Mike Hezemans | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | 118 | |
| Audi 3.8L V8 | |||||||
| 18 | GT2 | 90 | Farnbacher Racing | Pierre Ehret Dominik Farnbacher | Porsche 911 GT3-RS | 117 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 19 | LMP2 | 36 | Paul Belmondo Racing | Claude-Yves Gosselin Pierre Ragues Karim Ojjeh | Courage C65 | 117 | |
| Ford (Mecachrome) 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | GT2 | 86 | Spyker Squadron b.v. | Jonny Kane Donny Crevels | Spyker C8 Spyder GT2-R | 117 | |
| Audi 3.8L V8 | |||||||
| 21 | GT2 | 99 | Virgo Motorsport | Dan Eagling Tim Sugden Ian Khan | Ferrari F430GT | 116 | |
| Ferrari 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | GT2 | 77 | Seikel Motorsport |  Tony Burgess Philip Collin Tim Bergmeister | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | 113 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 23 | GT2 | 73 | Ice Pol Racing Team | Yves Lambert Christian Lefort Romain Iannetta | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | 112 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 | GT2 | 78 | Autorlando Sport | Gunnar Kristensen Jens Edman Allan Simonsen | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | 111 | |
| Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | |||||||
| 25 | GT2 | 75 | Perspective Automobiles Thierry Perrier | Philippe Hesnault Nigel Smith Rob Wilson | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | 107 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 26 | LMP2 | 25 | Ray Mallock Ltd. (RML) |  Thomas Erdos Mike Newton | MG-Lola EX264 | 102 | |
| AER P07 2.0L Turbo I4 | |||||||
| 27 NC | GT2 | 80 | Farnbacher Racing | Lars Erik Nielsen Marco Seefried | Porsche 911 GT3-RSR | 88 | |
| Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 28 DNF | LMP2 | 22 | Rollcentre Racing | João Barbosa Tim Greaves Martin Short | Radical SR9 | 120 | |
| Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 29 DNF | GT1 | 70 | PSI Experience | Jos Menten Pertti Kuismanen Markus Palttala | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | 79 | |
| Chevrolet LS7R 7.0L V8 | |||||||
| 30 DNF | LMP1 | 13 | Courage Compétition | Jean-Marc Gounon Shinji Nakano Haruki Kurosawa | Courage LC70 | 79 | |
| Mugen MF458S 4.5L V8 | |||||||
| 31 DNF | LMP1 | 14 | Racing for Holland | Jan Lammers Alex Yoong | Dome S101Hb | 62 | |
| Mugen MF408S 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 32 DNF | LMP1 | 9 | Creation Autosportif | Nicolas Minassian Giuseppe Gabbiani Felipe Ortiz | Creation CA06/H | 56 | |
| Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 | |||||||
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 81 | Team LNT | Warren Hughes Robert Bell | Panoz Esperante GT-LM | 28 | |
| Ford (Élan) 5.0L V8 | |||||||
| 34 DNF | LMP2 | 28 | Ranieri Randaccio | Ranieri Randaccio Fabio Mancini Gianni Collini | Lucchini LMP2/04 | 26 | |
| Judd XV675 3.4L V8 | |||||||
| 35 DNF | GT2 | 84 | GPC Sport Team Icer Brakes | Jesús Díez Villarroel Peter Sundberg | Ferrari F430GT | 23 | |
| Ferrari 4.0L V8 | |||||||
| 36 DNF | LMP1 | 5 | Swiss Spirit | Harold Primat Marcel Fässler | Courage LC70 | 20 | |
| Judd GV5 S2 5.0L V10 |