2021 Turkish Grand Prix
- Date
- 10 Oct 2021
- Circuit
- Istanbul Park, Istanbul, Turkey
- Round
- 16 of 22
- Winner
- Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Lewis Hamilton (1:22.868)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1q2 | 58 | 1:31:04.103 | 1:30.432 | 26 |
| 2 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 2q3 | 58 | +14.584 | 18 | |
| 3 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 6q7 | 58 | +33.471 | 15 | |
| 4 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3q4 | 58 | +37.814 | 12 | |
| 5 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 11q1 | 58 | +41.812 | 10 | |
| 6 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 4q5 | 58 | +44.292 | 8 | |
| 7 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 7q8 | 58 | +47.213 | 6 | |
| 8 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 19q15 | 58 | +51.526 | 4 | |
| 9 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 8q9 | 58 | +82.018 | 2 | |
| 10 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 12 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 16q18 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 17q19 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 20q16 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 9q10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 5q6 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 6 | LATNicholas Latifi | Williams | 15q17 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10q11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 47 | MSCMick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 14 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 9 | MAZNikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 18q20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 17 drivers: Lewis Hamilton qualified 1st, started 11th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 2nd, started 1st; Max Verstappen qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Charles Leclerc qualified 4th, started 3rd; Pierre Gasly qualified 5th, started 4th; Fernando Alonso qualified 6th, started 5th; Sergio Pérez qualified 7th, started 6th; Lando Norris qualified 8th, started 7th; Lance Stroll qualified 9th, started 8th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 10th, started 9th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 11th, started 10th; Carlos Sainz qualified 15th, started 19th; Daniel Ricciardo qualified 16th, started 20th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 17th, started 15th; Antonio Giovinazzi qualified 18th, started 16th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 19th, started 17th; Nikita Mazepin qualified 20th, started 18th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 37), stints of 37, 21 laps
- 2nd
- Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 36), stints of 36, 22 laps
- 3rd
- Sergio Pérez: 1 stop (lap 37), stints of 37, 21 laps
- Finishers
- no stop: 1 · 1 stop: 18 · 2 stops: 1
- First stops
- median lap 36 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 37 (23.0 s) | 3721 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 36 (22.4 s) | 3622 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 37 (22.5 s) | 3721 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 1 | 47 (23.6 s) | 4711 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 50 (22.7 s) | 508 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 39 (29.3 s) | 3919 |
| NORLando Norris | 1 | 34 (23.2 s) | 3424 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 36 (28.4 s) | 3622 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 39 (35.5 s) | 3919 |
| GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 40 (23.1 s) | 4017 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 37 (23.2 s) | 3720 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 21 (23.0 s) | 2136 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 1 | 35 (23.3 s) | 3522 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 1 | 35 (23.6 s) | 3522 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 30 (29.1 s) | 3027 |
| LATNicholas Latifi | 1 | 34 (24.1 s) | 3423 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 2 | 36 (23.5 s), 37 (23.5 s) | 3620 |
| MSCMick Schumacher | 1 | 39 (23.9 s) | 3917 |
| MAZNikita Mazepin | 1 | 35 (23.8 s) | 3521 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.585 | 1:23.082 | 1:22.868 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:25.047 | 1:23.579 | 1:22.998 | +0.130 Q3 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:24.592 | 1:23.732 | 1:23.196 | +0.328 Q3 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:24.869 | 1:24.015 | 1:23.265 | +0.397 Q3 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:24.704 | 1:23.817 | 1:23.326 | +0.458 Q3 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:25.174 | 1:23.914 | 1:23.477 | +0.609 Q3 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:24.963 | 1:23.961 | 1:23.706 | +0.838 Q3 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:25.138 | 1:24.642 | 1:23.954 | +1.086 Q3 |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:25.511 | 1:24.601 | 1:24.305 | +1.437 Q3 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:25.409 | 1:24.054 | 1:24.368 | +1.186 Q2 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:25.787 | 1:24.795 | +1.927 Q2 | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:25.422 | 1:24.842 | +1.974 Q2 | |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams | 1:25.417 | 1:25.007 | +2.139 Q2 | |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.555 | 1:25.200 | +2.332 Q2 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:25.177 | +2.309 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:25.881 | +3.013 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:26.086 | +3.218 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.430 | +3.562 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.525 | +4.657 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.449 | +5.581 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 7 | 262.5 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 5 | 256.5 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 177 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 145 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 135 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 0 | 116.5 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 116 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1 | 95 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 0 | 74 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 58 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 6 | 433.5 |
| 2 | Red Bull | 8 | 397.5 |
| 3 | McLaren | 1 | 240 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 232.5 |
| 5 | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 104 |
| 6 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 0 | 61 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 23 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 0 |