Circuit info
Laps: 28
Circuit Type: Race
Circuit Length: 5.338KM
Qualifying Record: 1:22.695 - f15activ (Mercedes), Season #5
Lap Record: 1:24.831 - ToF9 (McLaren), Season #5
One of a batch a modern-day circuits designed by Hermann Tilke, Istanbul Park is a high speed track where F1 cars can reach speeds of over 205mph. Until it was axed in 2012, Istanbul was one of only four current F1 circuits that runs anti-clockwise, the others being Singapore, Brazil and the new track in Abu Dhabi.
Although the circuit does not feature Tilke's trademark long straight followed by a hairpin to encourage overtaking there are still numerous opportunities throughout the lap. The most challenging corner on the track is the multi-apex turn eight where drivers experience a load of 5G.
The circuit offers excellent spectator facilities with a capacity of 130,000 people, but after a good first year, attendances plummeted . Local interest was never more than lukewarm, and prohibitive costs dissuaded those that followed the sport, while the hoped-for influx of visitors never materialised. After several years of speculation over the race's future, Bernie Ecclestone quietly pulled the plug at the end of 2011.

Previous F1 Race Results - Turkish Grand Prix
Season | Race | Date | Winning Driver | Team | Laps | |
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5 | Season #5 | Turkish Grand Prix | April 22nd, 2012 | ![]() |
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29 |
4 | Season #4 | Turkish Grand Prix | October 30th, 2011 | ![]() |
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29 |
3 | Season #3 | Turkish Grand Prix | May 29th, 2011 | ![]() |
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23 |
2 | Season #2 | Turkish Grand Prix | February 20th, 2011 | ![]() |
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23 |
1 | Season #1 | Turkish Grand Prix | October 17th, 2010 | ![]() |
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12 |
F1 Driver Stats - Turkish Grand Prix
Driver | Races | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Podiums | Poles | Fastest | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 100 |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 87 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 59 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 52 |
5 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 25 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 59 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 50 |
8 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 18 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 16 |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 16 |
11 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 8 |
12 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 8 |
13 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8 |
14 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6 |
15 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6 |
16 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 8.0 | 4 |
17 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2 |
18 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1 |
19 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 1 |
20 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
21 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 | 0 |
22 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 0 |
23 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 0 |