2021 Turkish GP: Milestones and Records to Break
At the ninth Turkish Grand Prix, Hamilton could equal the Turkey win record and Alonso could extend the record for most Istanbul Park podiums.
At the ninth Turkish Grand Prix, Hamilton could equal the Turkey win record and Alonso could extend the record for most Istanbul Park podiums.
Until 2020, no Turkish Grand Prix had been won from outside the front row of the grid – and no podiums had been taken from outside the top five grid slots.
Ferrari have the most wins at Istanbul Park, while Red Bull have taken pole in three of the last four races at the track.
Here are all the facts and statistics you need to know from the previous races held at Istanbul Park ahead of F1’s return to the circuit for the 2021 Turkish Grand Prix!
Alonso has his best qualifying in seven years, Raikkonen records his best result in almost two years and Schumacher suffers his first retirement.
Hamilton records his 100th victory with the largest win margin in 13 years, Sainz takes his fifth podium and Verstappen finishes on the podium from 20th on the grid.
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Norris takes the first pole of his F1 career, Sainz records his first front row start and Russell reaches Q3 for the fourth time in seven races.
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No wins have been recorded from outside the top three at the Russian Grand Prix, while only two grid slots have failed to score.
Mercedes are undefeated in Russia, Red Bull have taken just a single podium result in Sochi and Team Silverstone has never failed to score at the track.
Mercedes aim to keep their 100% Sochi win record, while Hamilton hopes to keep his 100% completion record in Russia.
Hamilton has won four of the seven Sochi races, while Mazepin becomes the latest Russian driver to start his home race.
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Ricciardo becomes McLaren’s 20th winner, Bottas takes the first podium from 19th on the grid in 14 years and Kubica moves up the championship order.
McLaren and Ricciardo end their win droughts, Hamilton retires for the first time in over three seasons and Tsunoda records the first DNS at Monza in 36 years.
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Bottas is fastest on Friday and wins Sprint Qualifying but will start from the back of the grid. Meanwhile, Verstappen secures Red Bull’s first Monza pole since 2013.