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Track:
Intercity Istanbul Park
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Race start: October 10, 2021, 7:55a EST
T.V.: ESPN
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TURKISH GRAND PRIX
Past Winners

2021 Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
2020 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2019 No race held.
2018 No race held.

PODIUM
2021

1. Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG*
2. Max Verstappen/Red Bull Racing Honda
3. Sergio Perez/Red Bull Racing Honda
*Also earned fastest lap of the race point

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Final Race Results
FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX 2021

PositionDriverTeamTimePoints
* Fastest Lap Point
1#77 Valtteri Bottas*Mercedes-AMG1:31:04.10326
2#33 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda+14.584s18
3#11 Sergio Perez
Red Bull Racing Honda+33.471s15
4#16 Charles LeclercFerrari +37.814s12
5#44 Lewis HamiltonMercedes-AMG+41.812s10
6#10 Pierre GaslyAlphatauri Honda+44.292s8
7#4 Lando NorrisMcLaren Mercedes+47.213s6
8#55 Carlos SainzFerrari+51.526s4
9#18 Lance Stroll
Aston Martin Mercedes+82.018s2
10#31 Esteban OconAlpine Renault+1 lap1
11#99 Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo Racing Ferrari+1 lap0
12#7 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari+1 lap0
13#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren Mercedes+1 lap0
14#22 Yuki TsunodaAlphatauri Honda+1 lap0
15#63 George RussellWilliams Mercedes+1 lap0
16#14 Fernando AlonsoAlpine Renault+1 lap0
17#6 Nicholas LatifiWilliams Mercedes+1 lap0
18#5 Sebastian VettelAston Martin Mercedes+1 lap0
19#47 Mick SchumacherHaas Ferrari+2 laps
20#9 Nikita MazepinHaas Ferrari+2 laps0

F1 | Bottas holds off Verstappen and Perez to claim first win of 2021 in damp Turkish GP

Valtteri Bottas won an engrossing Turkish Grand Prix that was run in damp conditions, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and his team mate Sergio Perez completing the podium.

Light rain peppered the track well before the race and while the rain stopped, conditions called for intermediate tyres throughout.

Bottas led the race away from pole, his Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton having started 11th thanks to his 10-place engine related penalty, while Verstappen followed the Finn. By Lap 11, Hamilton was up into the top five having passed Pierre Gasly. The defending champion would be promoted to fourth when Sergio Perez pitted on Lap 38.  -- read more--

 

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Starting Grid
FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX 2021

PositionDriverTeamTime
* Set new track record.
1#77 Valtteri BottasMercedes-AMG1:22.998
2#33 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda1:23.196
3#16 Charles LeclercFerrari 1:23.265
4#10 Pierre GaslyAlphatauri Honda1:23.326
5#14 Fernando AlonsoAlpine Renault1:23.477
6#11 Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing Honda1:23.706
7#4 Lando NorrisMcLaren Mercedes1:23.954
8#18 Lance StrollAston Martin Mercedes1:24.305
9#22 Yuki TsunodaAlphatauri Honda1:24.368
10#5 Sebastian VettelAston Martin Mercedes1:24.795
11#44 Lewis HamiltonMercedes-AMG1:22.868
12#31 Esteban OconAlpine Renault1:24.842
13#63 George RussellWilliams Mercedes1:25.007
14#47 Mick SchumacherHaas Ferrari1:25.200
15#3 Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren Mercedes1:25.881
16#6 Nicholas LatifiWilliams Mercedes1:26.086
17#99 Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo Racing Ferrari1:26.430
18#7 Kimi Raikkonen
Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari1:27.525
19#9 Nikita MazepinHaas Ferrari1:28.449
20#55 Carlos SainzFerrari

 

F1 | Bottas claims pole for Turkish GP as fastest driver Hamilton takes grid penalty

Lewis Hamilton went fastest in qualifying for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix but will take a 10-place grid penalty for his Mercedes engine change, meaning P2 qualifier Valtteri Bottas will start on pole position on Sunday ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

The 100% risk of rain predicted ahead of the session manifested in the form of light drizzle in Q1 but the clouds soon dissipated and the track matured to see Lewis Hamilton take top spot in that session, just 0.007s ahead of Max Verstappen. Q2 saw Hamilton repeat the feat, and he delivered again in the final session with an ultimate effort of 1m22.868s – a new track record at Istanbul Park.

Bottas was 0.130s off in P2, which will be pole when Hamilton's engine penalty demotes him to P11 – while Verstappen was 0.328s off top spot in third.  --read more--

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Tire Allocations
FORMULA 1 TURKISH GRAND PRIX 2021

 

 

 

F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix?

The Turkish Grand Prix returns for the 2021 season and Pirelli have announced that they will bring tyres that are one step softer than in last year’s race at Istanbul Park.

Formula 1’s second visit to Turkey in two years comes after the Turkish GP’s nine-year absence from the F1 calendar. Last year, Lewis Hamilton clinched his seventh title in Turkey; this year he’s just two points ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen as the two battle for the 2021 title.

Pirelli have allocated C2 (hard, x2 sets), C3 (medium, x3 sets) and C4 (soft, x8 sets) compounds for the race weekend on October 8-10, which is one stop softer than it was in last year’s November race at Istanbul. Pirelli cited a wealth of data compared to 2020, and better surface grip as the track has been cleaned with a high-pressure water jet – with higher temperatures expected this October compared to last November.  --read more-- 


Red (C4) - Soft
Yellow (C3) - Medium
White (C2) - Hard. 

The Racing Spot - Pirelli | WHEN IT’S TIME TO CHANGE FROM SLICK TO WET TYRES IN FORMULA 1

 Dry Weather
Red - Soft 
Yellow - Medium
White - Hard

Wet  Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining

The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second.  The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second. 

Slicks-Medium compound (Yellow)

Full Wets (Blue)

Intermediates (Green)

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