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  • WTCC - ROUNDS 15 & 16 - ISTANBUL - QUALIFYING
    Created: Sunday, September 24, 2006
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 15 and 16 - 23rd/24th September 2006 - Qualifying BMW driver Alessandro Zanardi takes second grid position in Istanbul. Istanbul (Turkey), 23rd September 2006. In the qualifying session for the 15th round of the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship, Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) of BMW Team Italy-Spain claimed second position. Posting a personal best time of 2:06.427 minutes, he was just 0.138 seconds slower than SEAT driver Rickard Rydell (SWE), who took pole position. Rydell's brand-mate Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) finished third. After only ten minutes of the 30-minute session, it started raining at the "Istanbul Speed Park" which made it impossible for the drivers to improve on their lap times. Zanardi had already delivered convincing performances in the two free practice sessions of the day, setting the fastest lap time in each practice. "The car has been working extremely well since the very first outing here," s...
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  • WTCC - ROUNDS 15 & 16 - ISTANBUL - RACE
    Created: Sunday, September 24, 2006
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 15 and 16 - 23rd/24th September 2006 - Race Zanardi takes another win in the WTCC at the wheel of a BMW 320si. Istanbul (Turkey), 24th September 2006. Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) of BMW Team Italy-Spain won the 15th round of the FIA World Touring Car Championship. At the wheel of his BMW 320si WTCC, the 39-year-old celebrated a dominant victory at the "Istanbul Speed Park". It was Zanardi's second World Championship win after his triumph in Oschersleben last year. SEAT's Rickard Rydell (SWE) and Gabriele Tarquini (ITA) finished second and third respectively. BMW Team Germany driver Dirk Müller (GER) took fourth position. In the second race of the day, which was started with a two-hour delay following torrential rainfalls, Tarquini claimed victory ahead of his brand-mate Peter Terting (GER) and Chevrolet's Nicola Larini (ITA). Dirk Müller (GER) of BMW Team Germany finished seventh, thus being the most successful of d...
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  • BMW SAUBER F1 TEAM - INTERVIEW ROBERT KUBICA
    Created: Sunday, September 17, 2006
    Interview with BMW Sauber F1 Team driver Robert Kubica. "I was proud to be next to Michael on the podium." München/Hinwil, 18 September, 2006. Robert Kubica from Krakow came to the attention of the newly formed BMW Sauber F1 Team thanks to an impressive championship win in the 2005 World Series by Renault, and was signed as its official test and reserve driver on 20 December, 2005. After doing an excellent job as a "Friday driver" in twelve Grand Prix weekends, the 21-year-old was promoted to one of the two BMW Sauber F1.06 racing seats for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Since then he has qualified in the top ten each time and in Monza, only his third Formula One race, he scored his first podium. Can you describe your emotions when you found yourself on the podium in Monza? My first emotion was happiness, and also great satisfaction for giving my team an important result. The fact that it happened in Monza is also not insignificant for me. Would you describe yoursel...
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  • WTCC - ROUNDS 15 & 16 - ISTANBUL - PREVIEW
    Created: Sunday, September 17, 2006
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 15 and 16 - 23rd/24th September 2006 - Preview BMW and Andy Priaulx travel to Turkey as Championship leaders. Munich, 18th September 2006. This weekend, the drivers of the BMW national teams head into the final part of the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC). At the "Istanbul Speed Park" in Turkey, the series will be staging rounds 15 and 16. Following the successful race in Brno, BMW is set to defend its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship by the Bosphorus. In the drivers' classification it's also the goal to consolidate the top spot in the championship: Andy Priaulx (GBR) of BMW Team UK currently has 58 points under his belt, leading second-placed SEAT driver James Thompson (GBR) by nine points. Last year, the spectacular track designed by German architect Hermann Tilke celebrated its debut as a venue for top-class motor racing events. This August, the FIA Formula One World Championship made its second app...
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  • BMW SAUBER F1 - ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - RESULTS
    Created: Sunday, September 10, 2006
    Italian Grand Prix - Race, Sunday - 10.09.06 Weather: Dry and sunny, 28-30°C Air, 35-40°C Track Monza (ITA). The BMW Sauber F1 Team celebrated the second podium finish of its first season in Monza. Twenty-one-year-old Robert Kubica came third in Italy, while the first podium was for Nick Heidfeld in Hungary. Despite a drive through penalty in the race, Nick finished eighth and scored a point. This excellent result has promoted the team to fifth in the Constructors' Championship. Robert Kubica: 3rd BMW Sauber F1.06-05/BMW P86 Fastest lap: 1:23.111 min (lap 21 / fourth fastest overall) Before the race some guys from the team came to me and told me they would like to see me on the podium, I thought it was a joke and now we are here. This time we knew we had good tyres, not only for qualifying but also for the race, unlike in Istanbul. When we got easily into qualifying three we also knew we had quite a consistent car for the race. I had a good start, but unfortunately locked the f...
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  • WTCC - ROUND 13 & 14 - BRUNN - RACE
    Created: Saturday, September 02, 2006
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 13 and 14 - 02nd/03rd September 2006 - Race Jörg Müller wins for BMW at Brno - Priaulx regains Championship lead. Brno (Czech Republic), 03rd September 2006. Jörg Müller (GER) of BMW Team Germany is the winner of the FIA World Touring Car Championship's 13th round at Brno. On his 37th birthday, the experienced driver claimed victory in the first race of the day ahead of BMW Team Italy-Spain's Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) and Yvan Muller (FRA/SEAT). This is Jörg Müller's second victory this year. Second-placed Zanardi celebrated his best 2006 result to date. Andy Priaulx (GBR) of BMW Team UK also had reason to be satisfied with his race weekend at the "Automotodrom Brno": After taking fifth place in race one he made it onto the podium in the second round, crossing the line in second position. The 32-year-old thus scored a total of 12 points in the Czech Republic and regained the lead in the Drivers...
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  • WTCC - ROUND 13 & 14 - BRUNN - QUALIFYING
    Created: Friday, September 01, 2006
    2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC) Rounds 13 and 14 - 02nd/03rd September 2006 - Qualifying Jörg Müller starts from first row in Brno - Zanardi takes third place. Brno (Czech Republic), 02nd September 2006. Jörg Müler (GER) of BMW Team Germany secured second place on the grid for round 13 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship. At the "Automotodrom Brno" he set a personal best lap time of 2:12.331 minutes, thus being just 0.045 seconds slower than SEAT's Gabriele Tarquini (ITA), who claimed pole position. "After the disappointing overseas races I'm really happy to be on the first row of the grid here," said Jörg Müller following the 30-minute session. "It was a very tough fight. However, on my very last lap I managed to achieve the decisive improvement and to jump ahead of Alessandro. I hope to have a good start on Sunday and to open up a gap at the beginning of the race. But you cannot plan this. Everything has to g...
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