Circuit · Istanbul, Turkey
Istanbul Park
Widely regarded as the best of the Tilke-designed circuits. Held the Turkish GP 2005-2011, returned as a COVID-era replacement in 2020-21, and is round 17 of the 2027 calendar subject to FIA circuit homologation.
- Championship races
- 9
- Seasons
- 2005–20219 seasons
- Length
- 5.338 kmcurrent layout
- Turns
- 14
- Direction
- anti-clockwise
- Type
- permanent
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.
Turn 8: a quadruple-apex left-hander taken at over 260 km/h, one of the great modern corners
Most wins here
| Driver | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Felipe Massa | 3 | 2006–2008 |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 2010–2020 |
| Jenson Button | 1 | 2009 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 1 | 2005 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 2011 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 2021 |
Constructors here
| Constructor | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Ferrari | 3 | 2006–2008 |
| McLaren | 2 | 2005–2010 |
| Mercedes | 2 | 2020–2021 |
| Brawn GP | 1 | 2009 |
| Red Bull Racing | 1 | 2011 |
Where winners start here
All 9 races won here, counted together. No layout timeline is recorded for this circuit.
- Won from first on the grid
- 6 of 9 (67%), against 168 of 326 (52%) at every circuit, 2005–2021
- Won from the first two slots
- 8 of 9 (89%), against 251 of 326 (77%) at every circuit
- Lowest winning grid slot
- 6th — Sir Lewis Hamilton, 2020
- Most wins by a driver
- Felipe Massa, 3
- Most wins by a team
- Ferrari, 3
A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the team’s own livery. A hollow dot has no colour on record.
| Grid slot | Wins | Races won |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 2005 Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren); 2006 Felipe Massa (Ferrari); 2007 Felipe Massa (Ferrari); 2008 Felipe Massa (Ferrari); 2011 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2021 Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) |
| 2nd | 2 | 2009 Jenson Button (Brawn GP); 2010 Sir Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) |
| 6th | 1 | 2020 Sir Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
Race by race
- 2000s
- 2005 Turkish Grand Prix McLaren 1st
- 2006 Turkish Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2007 Turkish Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2008 Turkish Grand Prix Ferrari 1st
- 2009 Turkish Grand Prix Brawn GP 2nd
- 2010s
- 2010 Turkish Grand Prix McLaren 2nd
- 2011 Turkish Grand Prix Red Bull Racing 1st
- 2020s
- 2020 Turkish Grand Prix Mercedes 6th
- 2021 Turkish Grand Prix Mercedes 1st
Every race here 9 · 1 to come
Held here as the Turkish Grand Prix (9 races).
The same on all 10 rows: Layout — not established.
| Season | Grand Prix | Winner | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Turkish Grand Prix | not yet run | |
| 2021 | Turkish Grand Prix | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 2020 | Turkish Grand Prix | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2011 | Turkish Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing |
| 2010 | Turkish Grand Prix | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren |
| 2009 | Turkish Grand Prix | Jenson Button | Brawn GP |
| 2008 | Turkish Grand Prix | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2007 | Turkish Grand Prix | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2006 | Turkish Grand Prix | Felipe Massa | Ferrari |
| 2005 | Turkish Grand Prix | Kimi Raikkonen | McLaren |
Where this comes from
- Official name
- Intercity Istanbul Park
- Location
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Confidence
- high