Race · Round 16 of 22 ·
2021 Turkish Grand Prix
Valtteri Bottas won for Mercedes from pole at Istanbul Park. Every starter was classified.
- Circuit
- Istanbul ParkIstanbul, Turkey
- Winner
- Valtteri BottasMercedes
- Pole
- Valtteri Bottas
- Fastest qualifier
- Sir Lewis Hamiltonstarted 11
- Fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas
- Entries
- 2020 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | F1 W12 | 1 | 58 | Finished | 26 | fastest lap |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | RB16B | 2 | 58 | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | RB16B | 6 | 58 | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | SF21 | 3 | 58 | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | F1 W12 | 11 | 58 | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT02 | 4 | 58 | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | MCL35M | 7 | 58 | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | SF21 | 19 | 58 | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | AMR21 | 8 | 58 | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | A521 | 12 | 57 | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | C41 | 16 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 12 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | C41 | 17 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | MCL35M | 20 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT02 | 9 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | FW43B | 13 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | A521 | 5 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | FW43B | 15 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | AMR21 | 10 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | VF-21 | 14 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | VF-21 | 18 | 56 | Finished | 0 |
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:24.585 | 1:23.082 | 1:22.868 | — | — |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:25.047 | 1:23.579 | 1:22.998 | +0.130 | +0.130 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:24.592 | 1:23.732 | 1:23.196 | +0.328 | +0.198 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:24.869 | 1:24.015 | 1:23.265 | +0.397 | +0.069 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:24.704 | 1:23.817 | 1:23.326 | +0.458 | +0.061 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:25.174 | 1:23.914 | 1:23.477 | +0.609 | +0.151 |
| 7 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:24.963 | 1:23.961 | 1:23.706 | +0.838 | +0.229 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:25.138 | 1:24.642 | 1:23.954 | +1.086 | +0.248 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:25.511 | 1:24.601 | 1:24.305 | +1.437 | +0.351 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:25.409 | 1:24.054 | 1:24.368 | +1.500 | +0.063 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:25.787 | 1:24.795 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:25.422 | 1:24.842 | — | — | — |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:25.417 | 1:25.007 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:25.555 | 1:25.200 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:25.177 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:25.881 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:26.086 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:26.430 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:27.525 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:28.449 | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valtteri Bottas · Max Verstappen | 1 · 2 | 1 · 2 | 37 · 36 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Max Verstappen · Sergio Perez | 2 · 6 | 2 · 3 | 36 · 37 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Max Verstappen · Charles Leclerc | 2 · 3 | 2 · 4 | 36 · 47 | Max Verstappen | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Sergio Perez | 3 · 6 | 4 · 3 | 47 · 37 | Sergio Perez | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Sergio Perez | 5 · 6 | 16 · 3 | 30 · 37 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Lando Norris | 6 · 7 | 3 · 7 | 37 · 34 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 3 · 11 | 4 · 5 | 47 · 50 | Charles Leclerc | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Pierre Gasly | 3 · 4 | 4 · 6 | 47 · 39 | Pierre Gasly | Kept their order |
| Pierre Gasly · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 4 · 11 | 6 · 5 | 39 · 50 | Pierre Gasly | Swapped places |
| Sebastian Vettel · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 10 · 11 | 18 · 5 | 36 · 50 | Sebastian Vettel | Swapped places |
| Pierre Gasly · Lando Norris | 4 · 7 | 6 · 7 | 39 · 34 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Pierre Gasly · Fernando Alonso | 4 · 5 | 6 · 16 | 39 · 30 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Lando Norris · Carlos Sainz | 7 · 19 | 7 · 8 | 34 · 36 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Lando Norris · Lance Stroll | 7 · 8 | 7 · 9 | 34 · 39 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Carlos Sainz | 8 · 19 | 9 · 8 | 39 · 36 | Carlos Sainz | Swapped places |
| Nikita Mazepin · Carlos Sainz | 18 · 19 | 20 · 8 | 35 · 36 | Nikita Mazepin | Swapped places |
| Carlos Sainz · Daniel Ricciardo | 19 · 20 | 8 · 13 | 36 · 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Yuki Tsunoda | 8 · 9 | 9 · 14 | 39 · 35 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Nicholas Latifi · Antonio Giovinazzi | 15 · 16 | 17 · 11 | 34 · 40 | Nicholas Latifi | Swapped places |
| Antonio Giovinazzi · Kimi Raikkonen | 16 · 17 | 11 · 12 | 40 · 37 | Kimi Raikkonen | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Daniel Ricciardo | 17 · 20 | 12 · 13 | 37 · 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Kept their order |
| Kimi Raikkonen · Nikita Mazepin | 17 · 18 | 12 · 20 | 37 · 35 | Nikita Mazepin | Kept their order |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Daniel Ricciardo | 9 · 20 | 14 · 13 | 35 · 21 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
| Yuki Tsunoda · George Russell | 9 · 13 | 14 · 15 | 35 · 35 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Sebastian Vettel | 9 · 10 | 14 · 18 | 35 · 36 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · George Russell | 5 · 13 | 16 · 15 | 30 · 35 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| George Russell · Mick Schumacher | 13 · 14 | 15 · 19 | 35 · 39 | George Russell | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Nicholas Latifi | 5 · 15 | 16 · 17 | 30 · 34 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Sebastian Vettel · Nicholas Latifi | 10 · 15 | 18 · 17 | 36 · 34 | Nicholas Latifi | Swapped places |
| Mick Schumacher · Nicholas Latifi | 14 · 15 | 19 · 17 | 39 · 34 | Nicholas Latifi | Swapped places |
| Sebastian Vettel · Mick Schumacher | 10 · 14 | 18 · 19 | 36 · 39 | Sebastian Vettel | Kept their order |
| Mick Schumacher · Nikita Mazepin | 14 · 18 | 19 · 20 | 39 · 35 | Nikita Mazepin | Kept their order |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Practice 3
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:24.178 | — | — | 26 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:24.603 | +0.425 | +0.425 | 24 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:24.654 | +0.476 | +0.051 | 27 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:24.842 | +0.664 | +0.188 | 28 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:24.860 | +0.682 | +0.018 | 25 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:24.909 | +0.731 | +0.049 | 30 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:25.347 | +1.169 | +0.438 | 26 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:25.382 | +1.204 | +0.035 | 30 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:25.383 | +1.205 | +0.001 | 26 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:25.459 | +1.281 | +0.076 | 24 |
| 11 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:25.685 | +1.507 | +0.226 | 25 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:25.750 | +1.572 | +0.065 | 26 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:25.810 | +1.632 | +0.060 | 26 |
| 14 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:25.813 | +1.635 | +0.003 | 24 |
| 15 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:25.863 | +1.685 | +0.050 | 28 |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:25.933 | +1.755 | +0.070 | 24 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:26.361 | +2.183 | +0.428 | 29 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:26.424 | +2.246 | +0.063 | 28 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:26.636 | +2.458 | +0.212 | 25 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:27.019 | +2.841 | +0.383 | 28 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:23.804 | — | — | 30 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:23.970 | +0.166 | +0.166 | 29 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:24.214 | +0.410 | +0.244 | 31 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:24.373 | +0.569 | +0.159 | 28 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:24.439 | +0.635 | +0.066 | 27 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:24.525 | +0.721 | +0.086 | 24 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:24.660 | +0.856 | +0.135 | 21 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:24.672 | +0.868 | +0.012 | 26 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:24.756 | +0.952 | +0.084 | 32 |
| 10 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:24.796 | +0.992 | +0.040 | 29 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:24.882 | +1.078 | +0.086 | 30 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:24.903 | +1.099 | +0.021 | 34 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:25.020 | +1.216 | +0.117 | 31 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:25.060 | +1.256 | +0.040 | 23 |
| 15 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:25.143 | +1.339 | +0.083 | 27 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:25.229 | +1.425 | +0.086 | 30 |
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:25.307 | +1.503 | +0.078 | 30 |
| 18 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | 1:25.358 | +1.554 | +0.051 | 29 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:25.480 | +1.676 | +0.122 | 26 |
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:25.698 | +1.894 | +0.218 | 25 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 10 | 1:30.447 | — | — | 19 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 33 | 1:30.611 | +0.164 | +0.164 | 11 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:30.684 | +0.237 | +0.073 | 13 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:31.262 | +0.815 | +0.578 | 22 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:31.543 | +1.096 | +0.281 | 18 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 14 | 1:31.545 | +1.098 | +0.002 | 15 |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber | 7 | 1:31.572 | +1.125 | +0.027 | 17 |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:31.981 | +1.534 | +0.409 | 21 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 77 | 1:31.996 | +1.549 | +0.015 | 8 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:32.089 | +1.642 | +0.093 | 17 |
| 11 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 99 | 1:32.097 | +1.650 | +0.008 | 21 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 5 | 1:32.111 | +1.664 | +0.014 | 14 |
| 13 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 47 | 1:32.228 | +1.781 | +0.117 | 23 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 3 | 1:32.270 | +1.823 | +0.042 | 18 |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:32.314 | +1.867 | +0.044 | 18 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:33.348 | +2.901 | +1.034 | 11 |
| 17 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 1:33.425 | +2.978 | +0.077 | 14 |
| 18 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:33.636 | +3.189 | +0.211 | 5 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 6 | 1:35.681 | +5.234 | +2.045 | 8 |
| 20 | George Russell | Williams | 63 | — | — | — | 2 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
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The cars in this race
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Red Bull Racing RB16
Alexander Albon-Red Bull RB16 (4) · Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0
Ferrari SF21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 16 Leclerc (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
AlphaTauri AT02
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 10 Gasly (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
McLaren MCL35
Lando Norris-McLaren MCL35 (3) · Alberto-g-rovi · CC BY 3.0
Aston Martin AMR21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 5 Vettel · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Alpine A521
Fernando Alonso, F1 British Grand Prix 2021 · Chris Down · CC BY 4.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
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Alfa Romeo Racing C41
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 7 Räikkönen (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Williams FW43
George Russell 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix - race day · Eustace Bagge · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Haas VF-21
FIA F1 Austria 2021 Nr. 47 Schumacher (side) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 16 of 2021
- Grand Prix
- Turkish Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Mercedes
- Entrant
- Mercedes
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.