Istanbul Park F1 Circuit
Hamilton has been left baffled by the decision of the circuits owners to lavish money on a new surface for formula 1s one off return to the track after a nine year absence effectively creating an ice rink according to the six time f1 champion.
Istanbul park f1 circuit. When was its first grand prix. Get up to speed with everything you need to know about the 2020 turkish grand prix which takes place over 58 laps of the 5338 kilometre intercity istanbul park circuit on sunday november 15. Istanbul park also known as the istanbul racing circuit or initially as the istanbul otodrom is a motor sports race track in tuzla east of istanbul turkey. 2011 turkish grand prix result.
Lewis hamilton has described the newly laid istanbul park circuit as terrifying following practice for the turkish grand prix. Year race date driver team laps. Istanbul park burst onto the scene in 2005 as the latest new circuit to play host to formula one built to high standards as the sport looked to expand to new markets. Red bull red bull ferrari.
Using the links above you can find the full weekend schedule including details of practice and qualifying sessions support races press conferences and special events plus the latest news headlines circuit information and f1 race results. Intercity istanbul park turkish. The circuit spans 5338 kilometers in length and drivers will cover a total of 309396 kilometers on race day 58 laps. The turkish organizers wanted to celebrate this by offering 100000 tickets at bargain prices but unfortunately that party did not take place.
1st sebastian vettel 2nd mark webber 3rd fernando alonso. F1 podium winners on istanbul park circuit. 1st lewis hamilton 2nd jenson button 3rd mark webber. 2010 turkish grand prix result.
The f1 season 2020 which has to stay close to europe due to the coronavirus outbreak offered a chance for forgotten circuits like istanbul park to get back on the f1 calendar. Istanbul park circuit details lap record pole record. Considered by many to be designer hermann tilkes finest work the circuit has numerous elevation changes and the challenging triple apex turn 8 quickly established itself as on the the great corners on the f1 calendar. The istanbul park circuit is one of three circuits on the f1 calendar this year that operates in an anti clockwise direction.
Work began on the circuit in akfirat around an hours drive east of istanbul in 2003 with the hermann tilke designed track readied in august 2005 having had 40 million lavished on it.