2011 Turkey F1 Grand Prix Race Report & Results

Event: Turkey Grand Prix
Track: Istanbul Park

Weather: dry, warm, sunny

Sebastian VETTEL won his 13th F1 World Championship race at the 2011 Turkey F1 GP, a Red Bull 1-2 in the final Turkish Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver started from pole and won at Istanbul Park by 8.807 seconds from teammate Mark Webber. It was Red Bulls 17th F1 win.

Vettel pole again, four in four to open the season

Istanbul Park on 8 May 2011 saw Vettel take his fourth consecutive pole with a 1:25.049 lap, Webber second by 0.405, Rosberg third for Mercedes GP, Hamilton fourth. The Pirelli tyres on the abrasive Turkish surface meant most cars ran four stops, transforming what had been strategic races into flat-out sprints between service.

Race day: Vettel disappears, Alonso podium

Vettel led from lights out and pulled away decisively, controlling the race for a comfortable 9-second win over Webber. Alonso stole third for Ferrari on strategy from Hamilton, Rosberg fifth for Mercedes GP, Button sixth for McLaren. Heidfeld seventh for Renault. Webber set the fastest lap on lap 48 at 1:29.703. Sauber teenager Sergio Perez ran strongly on debut. The race would be Turkeys F1 finale, with the event dropping off the calendar for 2012.

Championship: Vettel 93, Hamilton 59, Webber 55

Vettels lead was already 34 points. Spain at Barcelona in three weeks would be next.

Classification 2011 Turkey F1 GP

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Car & Engine	Grid	Laps	Led	Time	Pts
1	1	SebastianVettel	Red Bull	Red Bull RB7Renault RS27	1	58	57	1:30:17.558	25
2	2	MarkWebber	Red Bull	Red Bull RB7Renault RS27	2	58		1:30:26.365+8.807s	18
3	5	FernandoAlonso	Ferrari	Ferrari F150Ferrari 056	5	58		1:30:27.633+10.075s	15
4	3	LewisHamilton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/26Mercedes FO 108	4	58		1:30:57.790+40.232s	12
5	8	NicoRosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes W02Mercedes FO 108	3	58		1:31:05.097+47.539s	10
6	4	JensonButton	McLaren	McLaren MP4/26Mercedes FO 108	6	58	1	1:31:16.989+59.431s	8
7	9	NickHeidfeld	Renault	Lotus R31Renault RS27	9	58		1:31:18.415+1:00.857	6
8	10	VitalyPetrov	Renault	Lotus R31Renault RS27	7	58		1:31:25.726+1:08.168	4
9	18	SébastienBuemi	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR6Ferrari 056	16	58		1:31:26.952+1:09.394	2
10	16	KamuiKobayashi	Sauber	Sauber C30Ferrari 056	24	58		1:31:35.579+1:18.021	1
11	6	FelipeMassa	Ferrari	Ferrari F150Ferrari 056	10	58		1:31:37.381+1:19.823
12	7	MichaelSchumacher	Mercedes	Mercedes W02Mercedes FO 108	8	58		1:31:43.002+1:25.444
13	14	AdrianSutil	Force India	Force India VJM04Mercedes FO 108	12	57		+1 lap
14	17	SergioPérez	Sauber	Sauber C30Ferrari 056	15	57		+1 lap
15	11	RubensBarrichello	Williams	Williams FW33Cosworth CA2010	11	57		+1 lap
16	19	JaimeAlguersuari	Toro Rosso	Toro Rosso STR6Ferrari 056	17	57		+1 lap
17	12	PastorMaldonado	Williams	Williams FW33Cosworth CA2010	14	57		+1 lap
18	21	JarnoTrulli	Caterham	Lotus T128Renault RS27	19	57		+1 lap
19	20	HeikkiKovalainen	Caterham	Lotus T128Renault RS27	18	56		+2 laps
20	25	Jérômed'Ambrosio	Virgin Racing	Marussia MVR-02Cosworth CA2010	23	56		+2 laps
21	22	NarainKarthikeyan	HRT	HRT F111Cosworth CA2010	22	55		+3 laps
22	23	VitantonioLiuzzi	HRT	HRT F111Cosworth CA2010	20	53		+5 laps
DNF	15	Pauldi Resta	Force India	Force India VJM04Mercedes FO 108	13	44		Wheel
DNS	24	TimoGlock	Virgin Racing	Marussia MVR-02Cosworth CA2010	21	0		Gearbox

Fastest lap: 1:29.703 min. by Mark Webber

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