2011 Turkish Grand Prix

 2011 Turkish Grand Prix

Racing data
4th of 19 races in the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	2011 Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix
Date:	May 8, 2011
Place:	Istanbul
Course:	Istanbul Park Circuit
Length:	309.396 km in 58 laps of 5.338 km
Weather:	slightly cloudy
Spectator:	~ 27,000
Pole position
Driver:	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Time:	1: 25.049 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
Time:	1: 29.703 min (lap 48)
Podium
First:	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
Second:	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault
Third:	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari

The 2011 Turkish Grand Prix took place on May 8th at the Istanbul Park Circuit in Istanbul and was the fourth race of the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship .

Reports

background

After the Chinese Grand Prix , Sebastian Vettel led the drivers' standings with 21 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton and 30 points ahead of Jenson Button . Red Bull-Renault led the constructors' championship with 20 points ahead of McLaren-Mercedes and with 55 points ahead of Ferrari .

At the Turkish Grand Prix, Pirelli provided the drivers with the tire compounds hard (silver) and soft (yellow), as well as intermediates (light blue) and full wets (orange) for wet conditions . In addition, the teams received a new variant of the hard tire compound for test purposes on Friday .

With Felipe Massa (three times), Button and Hamilton (once each), three former winners competed in this Grand Prix.

training

In the first free practice session, which took place under wet conditions, Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap ahead of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher . Vettel caused an interruption with an accident in Turn 8 , in which his vehicle was badly damaged. This training took over Nico Hülkenberg the Force India of Adrian Sutil , Daniel Ricciardo the Toro Rosso of Jaime Alguersuari and Karun Chandhok the Lotus of Heikki Kovalainen . In the second free practice, Button set the fastest time ahead of Rosberg and Hamilton. In the third free practice session, Vettel took the lead from Schumacher and Mark Webber .

Qualifying

In the first qualifying segment, Massa drove the fastest lap. The HRT , Virgin and Lotus pilots and Kamui Kobayashi were eliminated. Kobayashi did not set a time and thus failed to qualify within the 107 percent rule . He was subsequently given permission to start the race. In the second section, Vettel sat at the head of the field. The Toro Rosso, Force India and Williams pilots and Sergio Pérez were eliminated. In the final section, Vettel kept the lead and achieved his fourth pole position this season ahead of Webber and Rosberg.

run

Vettel won the race in front of his teammates Webber and Alonso.

The race was characterized by several pit stops, as most of the drivers used a four-stop strategy. Vettel controlled the race from pole position and was only out of the lead for one lap due to a pit stop. While Webber and Alonso dueled for second place behind Vettel, there was a larger gap to fourth place.

Due to different tire levels and the use of the Drag Reduction System (DRS), several overtaking maneuvers occurred in the race.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Red Bull Racing	01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull RB7	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	02	Mark Webber
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes	03	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren MP4-26	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
	04th	Jenson Button
Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	05	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari 150 ° Italia	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	06th	Felipe Massa
Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team	07th	Michael sSchumacher	Mercedes MGP W02	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
	08th	Nico Rosberg
Lotus Renault GP	09	Nick Heidfeld	Renault R31	Renault 2.4 V8	P
	10	Vitaly Petrov
AT&T Williams	11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams FW33	Cosworth 2.4 V8	P
	12	Pastor Maldonado
Force India F1 Team	14th	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India VJM04	Mercedes-Benz 2.4 V8	P
		Adrian Sutil
	15th	Paul di Resta
Sauber F1 Team	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Clean C30	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	17th	Sergio Perez
Scuderia Toro Rosso	18th	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso STR6	Ferrari 2.4 V8	P
	19th	Daniel Ricciardo
		Jaime Alguersuari
Team Lotus	20th	Karun Chandhok	Lotus T128	Renault 2.4 V8	P
		Heikki Kovalainen
	21st	Jarno Trulli
HRT F1 team	22nd	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT F111	Cosworth 2.4 V8	P
	23	Vitantonio Liuzzi
Marussia Virgin Racing	24	Timo Glock	Virgin MVR-02	Cosworth 2.4 V8	P
	25th	Jérôme D'Ambrosio

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} Hulkenberg drove the Force India with the number 14 in the first free practice. Sutil then took over the vehicle for the rest of the race weekend.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ricciardo drove the Toro Rosso with the number 19 in the first free practice. Alguersuari then took over the vehicle for the rest of the race weekend.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chandhok drove the Lotus with the number 20 in the first free practice. Kovalainen then took over the vehicle for the rest of the race weekend.

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	begin
01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	1: 27.039	1: 25.610	1: 25.049	01
02	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	1: 27.090	1: 26.075	1: 25.454	02
03	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1: 27.514	1: 25.801	1: 25.574	03
04th	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 27.091	1: 26.066	1: 25.595	04th
05	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1: 27.349	1: 26,152	1: 25.851	05
06th	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1: 27.374	1: 26.485	1: 25.982	06th
07th	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1: 27.475	1: 26.654	1: 26.296	07th
08th	Michael sSchumacher	Mercedes	1: 27.697	1: 26.121	1: 26.646	08th
09	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	1: 27.901	1: 26.740	1: 26.659	09
10	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1: 27.013	1: 26.395	no time	10
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1: 28.246	1: 26.764	-	11
12	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1: 27.392	1: 27.027	-	12
13	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1: 27.625	1: 27.145	-	13
14th	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	1: 27.396	1: 27.236	-	14th
15th	Sergio Perez	Clean Ferrari	1: 27.778	1: 27.244	-	15th
16	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 27.620	1: 27.255	-	16
17th	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1: 28.055	1: 27.572	-	17th
18th	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Renault	1: 28.780	-	-	18th
19th	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Renault	1: 29.673	-	-	19th
20th	Jérôme D'Ambrosio	Virgin Cosworth	1: 30.445	-	-	23
21st	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	1: 30.692	-	-	20th
22nd	Timo Glock	Virgin Cosworth	1: 30.813	-	-	21st
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	1: 31.564	-	-	22nd
107 percent time : 1: 33.103 min (based on Q1 best time of 1: 27.013 min)
DNQ	Kamui Kobayashi	Clean Ferrari	no time	-	-	24

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} racing cars with KERS
2. ↑ Jérôme D'Ambrosio was moved back five positions for ignoring yellow flags in free practice.
3. ↑ Kamui Kobayashi failed to qualify within the 107 percent rule . However, he was subsequently admitted to the race.

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap
01	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	58	4th	1: 30: 17.558	01	1: 29.937 (50th)
02	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	58	4th	+ 8.807	02	1: 29,703 (48th)
03	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	58	4th	+ 10.075	05	1: 30.279 (48th)
04th	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	58	4th	+ 40.232	04th	1: 30.108 (48th)
05	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	58	4th	+ 47.539	03	1: 30.573 (47th)
06th	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	58	3	+ 59.431	06th	1: 31.167 (47.)
07th	Nick Heidfeld	Renault	58	4th	+1: 00.857	09	1: 30.158 (52nd)
08th	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	58	4th	+1: 08.168	07th	1: 30.618 (48th)
09	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	58	3	+1: 09.394	16	1: 31,360 (44.)
10	Kamui Kobayashi	Clean Ferrari	58	3	+1: 18.021	24	1: 31.038 (45th)
11	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	58	4th	+1: 19.823	10	1: 31.118 (57.)
12	Michael sSchumacher	Mercedes	58	4th	+1: 25.444	08th	1: 31,153 (47.)
13	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	57	3	+ 1 lap	12	1: 32.070 (43rd)
14th	Sergio Perez	Clean Ferrari	57	4th	+ 1 lap	15th	1: 30.797 (46.)
15th	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	57	3	+ 1 lap	11	1: 32.079 (46.)
16	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	57	4th	+ 1 lap	17th	1: 29.894 (57.)
17th	Pastor Maldonado	Williams-Cosworth	57	4th	+ 1 lap	14th	1: 32.044 (44th)
18th	Jarno Trulli	Lotus Renault	57	3	+ 1 lap	19th	1: 32.862 (49.)
19th	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus Renault	56	3	+ 2 rounds	18th	1: 32.695 (55th)
20th	Jérôme D'Ambrosio	Virgin Cosworth	56	2	+ 2 rounds	23	1: 34.971 (55th)
21st	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT-Cosworth	55	3	+ 3 rounds	22nd	1: 33.948 (51st)
22nd	Vitantonio Liuzzi	HRT-Cosworth	53	4th	+ 5 rounds	20th	1: 34.699 (41st)
-	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	44	4th	DNF	13	1: 32,519 (40.)
-	Timo Glock	Virgin Cosworth	00	0	DNS	21st	-

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} racing cars with KERS

World Cup stands after the race

The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 93 02  Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 59 03  Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 55 04th  Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 46 05  Fernando Alonso Ferrari 41 06th  Felipe Massa Ferrari 24 07th  Nick Heidfeld Renault 21st 08th  Vitaly Petrov Renault 21st 09  Nico Rosberg Mercedes 20th 10  Kamui Kobayashi Clean Ferrari 8th 11  Michael sSchumacher Mercedes 6th 12  Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 6th

Item driver constructor Points 13  Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 2 14th  Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 2 15th  Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 0 16  Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 0 17th  Jarno Trulli Lotus Renault 0 18th  Sergio Perez Clean Ferrari 0 19th  Jérôme D'Ambrosio Virgin Cosworth 0 20th  Heikki Kovalainen Lotus Renault 0 21st  Timo Glock Virgin Cosworth 0 22nd  Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 0 23  Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth 0 24  Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 0

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Red Bull-Renault 148 02  McLaren-Mercedes 105 03  Ferrari 65 04th  Renault 42 05  Mercedes 26th 06th  Clean Ferrari 8th

Item constructor Points 07th  Toro Rosso-Ferrari 6th 08th  Force India-Mercedes 4th 09  Lotus Renault 0 10  Williams-Cosworth 0 11  Virgin Cosworth 0 12  HRT-Cosworth 0

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Pirelli continues to drive development" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 25, 2011)
2. ^ "GP Turkey in Istanbul / 1st free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 6, 2011)
3. ↑ "Rainy start interrupted due to Vettel crash" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 6, 2011)
4. ^ "GP Turkey in Istanbul / 2nd free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 6, 2011)
5. ^ "GP Turkey in Istanbul / 3rd free practice" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 7, 2011)
6. ↑ "After bad luck with technology: Kobayashi receives permission to start" (Motorsport-Total.com on May 7, 2011)

Web links

Commons : Turkish Grand Prix 2011  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Weekend statistics at Motorsport-Total.com