2021 Turkish Grand Prix

The 2021 Turkish Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Rolex Turkish Grand Prix 2021) was the 16th race of the 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey between October 8 and October 10 2021.
Lewis Hamilton was the fastest in qualifying, but started in 11th with a grid penalty after taking a new engine component. His team-mate Valtteri Bottas thus led from pole position to victory in a wet race, taking his first win since the 2020 Russian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen finished second reclaiming the championship lead with Sergio Pérez in third.
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==Background==
The Turkish Grand Prix, which was last held in 2011, was originally raced as a replacement event for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 28, it was announced that the Canadian Grand Prix had been canceled, and hence the Turkish race returned to the calendar as its replacement.F1.com: Turkey to replace Canada on 2021 F1 race calendar. However, on May 14, ongoing travel restrictions meant that the race was canceled again before it was held, leading to another calendar reshuffleF1.com: 2021 F1 calendar reshuffled, as Turkey drops off and extra Austria race added. Following the cancelation of the Singapore Grand Prix, however, the Turkish Grand Prix was announced to be reinstated into the calendar, replacing the slot.Motorsport.com: Turkey replaces Singapore GP on 2021 F1 calendar
Ahead of the race, Red Bull and AlphaTauri have both announced to be running in a one-off livery as a tribute to engine suppliers Honda who are in their final season. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz Jr was also announced to be starting from the back of the grid after taking a new power unit, the same specification that was equipped on his team-mate's car in the previous round. It was also announced that the crew for the Medical Car had been replaced by Formula E safety car driver Bruno Correia and Medical Delegate Dr Bruno Franceschini as the original crew of Alan van der Merwe and his co-driver Ian Roberts have tested positive for COVID-19.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL35M 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR21 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda 	 	AT02 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Alpine F1 Team 	 	A521 	 	E-Tech 21 1.6L V6t 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Red Bull Racing Honda 	 	RB16B 	 	RA621H 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
47 	Mick Schumacher 	Uralkali Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF21 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Williams Racing 	 	FW43B 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	F1 W12 	 	M12 1.6L V6t 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN 	 	C41 	 	065/6 1.6L V6t 	
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==Practice Overview==
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:25.750 	12 	1:25.060 	14 	1:32.270 	14
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:25.347 	7 	1:24.525 	6 	1:32.314 	15
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:25.810 	13 	1:25.229 	16 	1:32.111 	12
6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	1:25.863 	15 	1:25.307 	17 	1:35.681 	19
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:25.933 	16 	1:25.143 	15 	1:31.572 	7
9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	1:27.019 	20 	1:25.698 	20 	1:33.425 	17
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:25.382 	8 	1:24.756 	9 	1:30.447 	1
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:25.459 	10 	1:24.373 	4 	1:30.684 	3
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:25.383 	9 	1:24.660 	7 	1:31.545 	6
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:24.654 	3 	1:23.970 	2 	1:31.543 	5
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:26.361 	17 	1:25.020 	13 	1:33.348 	16
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:26.424 	18 	1:24.882 	11 	1:31.981 	8
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:24.909 	6 	1:24.672 	8 	1:32.089 	10
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:24.603 	2 	1:24.439 	5 	1:30.611 	2
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:24.178 	1 	1:23.804 	1 	1:33.636 	18
47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	1:26.636 	19 	1:25.480 	19 	1:32.228 	13
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:24.860 	5 	1:24.903 	12 	1:31.262 	4
63 	George Russell 	 	1:25.685 	11 	1:25.358 	18 	No Time Set 	20
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:24.842 	4 	1:24.214 	3 	1:31.996 	9
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	1:25.813 	14 	1:24.796 	10 	1:32.097 	11
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==Qualifying==
===Q1 ===
With the threat of rain arriving as FP3 earlier was wet, all cars went out simultaneously as the session began. Eliminated from the session were Ricciardo, Latifi, Giovinazzi, Raikkonen and Mazepin, with Hamilton fastest in the session. For the second time in his career, and for the first time since the 2021 French Grand Prix, Schumacher progressed into Q2.
===Q2===
Russell ran wide at the last corner on his final flying lap, and he joined Vettel, Ocon, Schumacher and Sainz out of Q2, with Sainz already due to start from last from an engine penalty. Leclerc, who spun before starting his flying lap, was able to qualify into the final session after getting slipstream from his team-mate on the backstraight.
===Q3===
Hamilton set the fastest time before Bottas nipped it by two hundredths of a second, with Verstappen shuffling behind the Mercedes duo. As the remainder waited in the pits, Hamilton had the track to himself, setting the overall fastest time of the session. With several drivers hardly improving their times at the end, Hamilton was unquestionably the fastest driver in qualifying, though with his engine penalty applied he started the race from 11th, promoting Bottas into pole position with Verstappen starting alongside him. Completing the top ten were Leclerc, Gasly, Alonso, Perez, Norris, Stroll and Tsunoda, who qualified on medium tires as opposed to the rest on softs.
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	 	Pos. 	Time 	Grid
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:24.585 	 	1 	1:23.082 	 	1 	1:22.868 	11*
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	6 	1:25.047 	 	2 	1:23.579 	 	2 	1:22.998 	1
3 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	2 	1:24.592 	 	3 	1:23.732 	 	3 	1:23.196 	2
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	4 	1:24.869 	 	7 	1:24.015 	 	4 	1:23.265 	3
5 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	3 	1:24.704 	 	4 	1:23.817 	 	5 	1:23.326 	4
6 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	8 	1:25.174 	 	5 	1:23.914 	 	6 	1:23.477 	5
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	5 	1:24.963 	 	6 	1:23.961 	 	7 	1:23.706 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	7 	1:25.138 	 	10 	1:24.642 	 	8 	1:23.954 	7
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	13 	1:25.511 	 	9 	1:24.601 	 	9 	1:24.305 	8
10 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	 	10 	1:25.409 	 	8 	1:24.054 	 	10 	1:24.368 	9
11 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	15 	1:25.787 	 	11 	1:24.795 	 	 	 	10
12 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	12 	1:25.422 	 	12 	1:24.842 	 	 	 	12
13 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	11 	1:25.417 	 	13 	1:25.007 	 	 	 	13
14 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	 	14 	1:25.555 	 	14 	1:25.200 	 	 	 	14
15 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	9 	1:25.177 	 	15 	No time set 	 	 	 	19†
16 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	16 	1:25.881 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20†
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	 	17 	1:26.086 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
18 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	18 	1:26.430 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
19 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	19 	1:27.525 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	 	20 	1:28.449 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
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*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
** Hamilton originally qualified pole position, but was given a 10-place grid penalty after fitting a new internal combustion engine (ICE), exceeding the quota of power unit elements.
*† Sainz and Ricciardo were required to start from the back of the grid after changing into a new power engine specification, and also for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.
===Grid===
The starting grid of the feature race of the is outined below:
Show Grid
==Race==
=== Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	58 	1:31:04.103 	1 	26FL
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	58 	+14.584 	2 	18
3 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	58 	+33.741 	6 	15
4 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	58 	+37.814 	3 	12
5 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	58 	+41.812 	11 	10
6 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	58 	+44.292 	4 	8
7 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	58 	+47.213 	7 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	58 	+51.526 	19 	4
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	58 	+1:22.018 	8 	2
10 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	57 	+1 lap 	12 	1
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	57 	+1 lap 	16 	
12 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	57 	+1 lap 	17 	
13 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	57 	+1 lap 	20 	
14 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	57 	+1 lap 	9 	
15 	63 	George Russell 	 	57 	+1 lap 	13 	
16 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	57 	+1 lap 	5 	
17 	6 	Nicholas Latifi 	 	57 	+1 lap 	15 	
18 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	57 	+1 lap 	10 	
19 	47 	Mick Schumacher 	 	56 	+2 laps 	14 	
20 	9 	Nikita Mazepin 	 	56 	+2 laps 	18 	
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==Milestones ==
*18th pole position, 10th race win and second hat-trick for Valtteri Bottas, equaling René Arnoux's record for the most pole positions without winning a world championship title.
*900th entry for .
* Esteban Ocon becomes the first driver since Mika Salo at the 1997 Monaco Grand Prix to finish a race without making a pit stop.
==Standings==
Verstappen's podium meant that he reclaimed the championship lead once again from Hamilton leading by six points, though Bottas' hat-trick performance ensured that Mercedes extended their lead slightly from Red Bull in the constructors' standings. The Finn's efforts also meant that he greatly extended his advantage from Norris for third in the drivers' standings, with Perez closing into Norris with a 10-point difference.
In the constructors' standings, Ferrari closed the gap to McLaren to 7.5 points with Leclerc and Sainz' results combined.
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Max Verstappen 	262.5 	1
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	256.5 	1
3 	Valtteri Bottas 	177 	
4 	Lando Norris 	145 	
5 	Sergio Pérez 	135 	
6 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	116.5 	
7 	Charles Leclerc 	116 	
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	95 	
9 	Pierre Gasly 	74 	
10 	Fernando Alonso 	58 	
11 	Esteban Ocon 	46 	
12 	Sebastian Vettel 	35 	
13 	Lance Stroll 	26 	
14 	Yuki Tsunoda 	18 	
15 	George Russell 	16 	
16 	Nicholas Latifi 	7 	
17 	Kimi Räikkönen 	6 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	433.5 	
2 	 	397.5 	
3 	 	240 	
4 	 	232.5 	
5 	 	104 	
6 	 	92 	
7 	 	61 	
8 	 	23 	
9 	 	7 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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