
The key point of Istanbul race was the confrontation between the leaders of the championship - the Spaniard Fernando Alonso, Renault, who started from the third position, and the Finnish racer of Kimi Raikkonen at Maklarena, who won a day earlier.
Between them on the starting grille is the partner of Alonso on the command of Dzhancarlo Physicelle.
The start of Raikkonen did not succeed, and Physicelle went out in the first place, but Alonso, who also abandoned the quarry, could not pass the Finn. However, Physicelle was not the first to be the first - even before the end of the first circle, Raikkonen regained his leadership. Physicellus, on the other hand, missed Alonso.
In the lower part of Peloton, the most noteworthy events at that time were the clash of Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber through the fault of the current world champion, as well as four disassembled the right rear wheel of two “Williams”, which ultimately led to them in terms of them.
Meanwhile, Raikkonen continued to break confidently, and Renault began to pressure his McLaren partner Juan-Pablo Montoya. In fifth place was Yarno Truly from Toyota, who restrained the bars of Jenson Batton and Takuma Sato, who broke out from the depths of Peloton into the glass zone.
Thanks to the competent work at the McLaren Pit Stop, Montaoya managed to reach the second place by the end of the distance, but the rubber could not withstand the Colombian, almost sending him to the chipper. Alonso, who returned his second position, took advantage of the rival, and Montoya was forced to be content with the catwalk, reports Sport.ru
Fourth place was won by Physicelle, and Batton managed to break through to the fifth. Truly retained the sixth line, and David Kulthard and Christian Klin brought their "Red Bulls" to the seventh and eighth positions, respectively. Thus, Kimi Raikkonen reduced his lag in the championship from Alonso to sixteen points, and Montaoya reached fourth place.
World Cup. 13th stage. The Grand Prix of Turkey. Race
| 1 | Raikkonen ("Maclaren") | - 1: 24.34 |
| 2 | Alonso ("Renault") | + 18.609 |
| 3 | Montaoya ("Maclaren") | + 19.635 |
| 4 | Physicella ("Renault") | + 37.973 |
| 5 | Batton (bar) | + 39.304 |
| 6 | Truly ("Renault") | + 55.420 |
| 7 | Kulthard ("Red Bull") | + 1: 09,296 |
| 8 | Klin ("Red Bull") | +1: 11,623 |
| 9 | Sato (bar) | + 1: 49,987 |
| 10 | Barricello ("Ferrari") | - 1 circle |