Race · Round 4 of 19 ·
2011 Turkish Grand Prix
Sebastian Vettel won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Istanbul Park. 1 of the starters was not classified.
Dry · High of 16 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)
How it is modelled
ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.
- Circuit
- Istanbul ParkIstanbul, Turkey
- Winner
- Sebastian VettelRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Sebastian Vettel
- Fastest lap
- Mark Webber
- Entries
- 2422 classified
Classification
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. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:27.039 | 1:25.610 | 1:25.049 | — | 0 m | — |
| 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:27.090 | 1:26.075 | 1:25.454 | +0.405 | 25 m | +0.405 |
| 3 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:27.514 | 1:25.801 | 1:25.574 | +0.525 | 33 m | +0.120 |
| 4 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:27.091 | 1:26.066 | 1:25.595 | +0.546 | 34 m | +0.021 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:27.349 | 1:26.152 | 1:25.851 | +0.802 | 50 m | +0.256 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:27.374 | 1:26.485 | 1:25.982 | +0.933 | 59 m | +0.131 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:27.475 | 1:26.654 | 1:26.296 | +1.247 | 78 m | +0.314 |
| 8 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:27.697 | 1:26.121 | 1:26.646 | +1.597 | 100 m | +0.350 |
| 9 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:27.901 | 1:26.740 | 1:26.659 | +1.610 | 101 m | +0.013 |
| 10 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:27.013 | 1:26.395 | — | — | 49 m | — |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:28.246 | 1:26.764 | — | — | 72 m | — |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:27.392 | 1:27.027 | — | — | 88 m | — |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:27.625 | 1:27.145 | — | — | 96 m | — |
| 14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:27.396 | 1:27.236 | — | — | 101 m | — |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:27.778 | 1:27.244 | — | — | 102 m | — |
| 16 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:27.620 | 1:27.255 | — | — | 103 m | — |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:28.055 | 1:27.572 | — | — | 122 m | — |
| 18 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:28.780 | — | — | — | 108 m | — |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:29.673 | — | — | — | 163 m | — |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:30.445 | — | — | — | 211 m | — |
| 21 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:30.692 | — | — | — | 226 m | — |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:30.813 | — | — | — | 233 m | — |
| 23 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:31.564 | — | — | — | 279 m | — |
| 24 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year. Each driver is measured against the fastest lap of the last part they set a time in.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel · Mark Webber | 1 · 2 | 1 · 2 | 11 · 10 | Mark Webber | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Fernando Alonso | 2 · 5 | 2 · 3 | 10 · 10 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Mark Webber · Nico Rosberg | 2 · 3 | 2 · 5 | 10 · 10 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Fernando Alonso | 4 · 5 | 4 · 3 | 9 · 10 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Jenson Button | 5 · 6 | 3 · 6 | 10 · 13 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Nico Rosberg · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 3 · 4 | 5 · 4 | 10 · 9 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Swapped places |
| Nico Rosberg · Jenson Button | 3 · 6 | 5 · 6 | 10 · 13 | Nico Rosberg | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Nick Heidfeld | 6 · 9 | 6 · 7 | 13 · 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Kept their order |
| Jenson Button · Vitaly Petrov | 6 · 7 | 6 · 8 | 13 · 8 | Vitaly Petrov | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Nick Heidfeld | 7 · 9 | 8 · 7 | 8 · 10 | Vitaly Petrov | Swapped places |
| Michael Schumacher · Nick Heidfeld | 8 · 9 | 12 · 7 | 2 · 10 | Michael Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Nick Heidfeld · Felipe Massa | 9 · 10 | 7 · 11 | 10 · 9 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Sébastien Buemi | 7 · 16 | 8 · 9 | 8 · 9 | Vitaly Petrov | Kept their order |
| Vitaly Petrov · Michael Schumacher | 7 · 8 | 8 · 12 | 8 · 2 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Sergio Perez · Sébastien Buemi | 15 · 16 | 14 · 9 | 1 · 9 | Sergio Perez | Swapped places |
| Sébastien Buemi · Kamui Kobayashi | 16 · 24 | 9 · 10 | 9 · 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Kept their order |
| Sébastien Buemi · Jaime Alguersuari | 16 · 17 | 9 · 16 | 9 · 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Kept their order |
| Felipe Massa · Kamui Kobayashi | 10 · 24 | 11 · 10 | 9 · 13 | Felipe Massa | Swapped places |
| Jérôme d'Ambrosio · Kamui Kobayashi | 23 · 24 | 20 · 10 | 16 · 13 | Kamui Kobayashi | Swapped places |
| Michael Schumacher · Felipe Massa | 8 · 10 | 12 · 11 | 2 · 9 | Michael Schumacher | Swapped places |
| Felipe Massa · Rubens Barrichello | 10 · 11 | 11 · 15 | 9 · 10 | Felipe Massa | Kept their order |
| Michael Schumacher · Adrian Sutil | 8 · 12 | 12 · 13 | 2 · 10 | Michael Schumacher | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Adrian Sutil | 11 · 12 | 15 · 13 | 10 · 10 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Adrian Sutil · Sergio Perez | 12 · 15 | 13 · 14 | 10 · 1 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Rubens Barrichello · Sergio Perez | 11 · 15 | 15 · 14 | 10 · 1 | Sergio Perez | Swapped places |
| Pastor Maldonado · Sergio Perez | 14 · 15 | 17 · 14 | 11 · 1 | Sergio Perez | Swapped places |
| Rubens Barrichello · Jaime Alguersuari | 11 · 17 | 15 · 16 | 10 · 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Jaime Alguersuari | 14 · 17 | 17 · 16 | 11 · 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Swapped places |
| Jaime Alguersuari · Heikki Kovalainen | 17 · 18 | 16 · 19 | 13 · 15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Kept their order |
| Pastor Maldonado · Jarno Trulli | 14 · 19 | 17 · 18 | 11 · 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Kept their order |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Jarno Trulli | 18 · 19 | 19 · 18 | 15 · 13 | Jarno Trulli | Swapped places |
| Jarno Trulli · Vitantonio Liuzzi | 19 · 20 | 18 · 22 | 13 · 15 | Jarno Trulli | Kept their order |
| Heikki Kovalainen · Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 18 · 23 | 19 · 20 | 15 · 16 | Heikki Kovalainen | Kept their order |
| Narain Karthikeyan · Jérôme d'Ambrosio | 22 · 23 | 21 · 20 | 14 · 16 | Narain Karthikeyan | Swapped places |
| Vitantonio Liuzzi · Narain Karthikeyan | 20 · 22 | 22 · 21 | 15 · 14 | Narain Karthikeyan | Swapped places |
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 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 | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:38.670 | — | 0 m | — | 13 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:40.072 | +1.402 | 76 m | +1.402 | 14 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:40.132 | +1.462 | 79 m | +0.060 | 18 |
| 4 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:40.338 | +1.668 | 90 m | +0.206 | 9 |
| 5 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:40.401 | +1.731 | 94 m | +0.063 | 10 |
| 6 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:40.421 | +1.751 | 95 m | +0.020 | 16 |
| 7 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:40.697 | +2.027 | 110 m | +0.276 | 14 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:41.094 | +2.424 | 131 m | +0.397 | 18 |
| 9 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:41.178 | +2.508 | 136 m | +0.084 | 22 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 14 | 1:41.347 | +2.677 | 145 m | +0.169 | 16 |
| 11 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:42.564 | +3.894 | 211 m | +1.217 | 5 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:42.597 | +3.927 | 212 m | +0.033 | 7 |
| 13 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:43.525 | +4.855 | 263 m | +0.928 | 11 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:43.913 | +5.243 | 284 m | +0.388 | 5 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:43.986 | +5.316 | 288 m | +0.073 | 6 |
| 16 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:44.787 | +6.117 | 331 m | +0.801 | 20 |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:44.954 | +6.284 | 340 m | +0.167 | 4 |
| 18 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:45.183 | +6.513 | 352 m | +0.229 | 15 |
| 19 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:45.237 | +6.567 | 355 m | +0.054 | 11 |
| 20 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:48.461 | +9.791 | 530 m | +3.224 | 8 |
| 21 | Karun Chandhok | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:51.676 | +13.006 | 704 m | +3.215 | 6 |
| 22 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:55.791 | +17.121 | 926 m | +4.115 | 13 |
| 23 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 2:00.666 | +21.996 | 1,190 m | +4.875 | 4 |
| 24 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:26.456 | — | 0 m | — | 26 |
| 2 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:26.521 | +0.065 | 4 m | +0.065 | 29 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:27.033 | +0.577 | 36 m | +0.512 | 31 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:27.063 | +0.607 | 37 m | +0.030 | 21 |
| 5 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:27.149 | +0.693 | 43 m | +0.086 | 31 |
| 6 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:27.340 | +0.884 | 55 m | +0.191 | 37 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:27.517 | +1.061 | 66 m | +0.177 | 37 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:27.725 | +1.269 | 78 m | +0.208 | 37 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:27.844 | +1.388 | 86 m | +0.119 | 32 |
| 10 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:28.052 | +1.596 | 99 m | +0.208 | 37 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:28.069 | +1.613 | 100 m | +0.017 | 27 |
| 12 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:28.153 | +1.697 | 105 m | +0.084 | 36 |
| 13 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:28.475 | +2.019 | 125 m | +0.322 | 35 |
| 14 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:28.765 | +2.309 | 143 m | +0.290 | 32 |
| 15 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:28.828 | +2.372 | 146 m | +0.063 | 19 |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:28.946 | +2.490 | 154 m | +0.118 | 20 |
| 17 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:29.409 | +2.953 | 182 m | +0.463 | 39 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:29.637 | +3.181 | 196 m | +0.228 | 27 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:30.281 | +3.825 | 236 m | +0.644 | 37 |
| 20 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:31.035 | +4.579 | 283 m | +0.754 | 28 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:31.221 | +4.765 | 294 m | +0.186 | 22 |
| 22 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:31.320 | +4.864 | 300 m | +0.099 | 29 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:31.989 | +5.533 | 342 m | +0.669 | 30 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
Practice 3
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | ≈ Distance | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:26.037 | — | 0 m | — | 17 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | 7 | 1:26.038 | +0.001 | 0 m | +0.001 | 17 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 2 | 1:26.404 | +0.367 | 23 m | +0.366 | 16 |
| 4 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 8 | 1:26.420 | +0.383 | 24 m | +0.016 | 19 |
| 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 4 | 1:26.578 | +0.541 | 34 m | +0.158 | 17 |
| 6 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 3 | 1:26.726 | +0.689 | 43 m | +0.148 | 14 |
| 7 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | 10 | 1:26.755 | +0.718 | 45 m | +0.029 | 20 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 5 | 1:26.819 | +0.782 | 49 m | +0.064 | 12 |
| 9 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 6 | 1:26.883 | +0.846 | 52 m | +0.064 | 12 |
| 10 | Sébastien Buemi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 18 | 1:27.080 | +1.043 | 65 m | +0.197 | 16 |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Sauber | 17 | 1:27.121 | +1.084 | 67 m | +0.041 | 20 |
| 12 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | 12 | 1:27.255 | +1.218 | 76 m | +0.134 | 18 |
| 13 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 14 | 1:27.318 | +1.281 | 79 m | +0.063 | 19 |
| 14 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | 9 | 1:27.379 | +1.342 | 83 m | +0.061 | 17 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | 11 | 1:27.528 | +1.491 | 93 m | +0.149 | 19 |
| 16 | Paul di Resta | Force India | 15 | 1:27.644 | +1.607 | 100 m | +0.116 | 18 |
| 17 | Jaime Alguersuari | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 19 | 1:27.724 | +1.687 | 105 m | +0.080 | 15 |
| 18 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | 16 | 1:27.976 | +1.939 | 120 m | +0.252 | 19 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 20 | 1:28.911 | +2.874 | 178 m | +0.935 | 15 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Caterham / Team Lotus (2010-14) | 21 | 1:29.697 | +3.660 | 227 m | +0.786 | 17 |
| 21 | Jérôme d'Ambrosio | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 25 | 1:31.097 | +5.060 | 314 m | +1.400 | 25 |
| 22 | Timo Glock | Virgin Racing / Marussia / Manor | 24 | 1:31.175 | +5.138 | 319 m | +0.078 | 19 |
| 23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT | 23 | 1:31.375 | +5.338 | 331 m | +0.200 | 19 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | 22 | 1:32.009 | +5.972 | 371 m | +0.634 | 15 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 3
Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
Ferrari 150º Italia
Fernando Alonso (6195537247) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4-26
Jenson Button 2011 Malaysia FP2 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Mercedes MGP W02
Michael Schumacher (6182900110) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Renault R31
Vitaly Petrov (6196175970) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Toro Rosso STR6
Jaime Alguersuari (6196188624) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Sauber C30
Kamui Kobayashi (6195664211) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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.
4 more photographs
Force India VJM04
Paul Di Resta (6182439125) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Williams FW33
Rubens Barrichello (6196180836) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Virgin MVR-02
Jerome d'Ambrosio (6147965715) · Nic Redhead from Birmingham, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Hispania F111
Ricciardo 2010 italian gp · Nic Redhead · CC BY-SA 2.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 4 of 2011
- Grand Prix
- Turkish Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
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- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Renault
- 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.