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Round 16 · 2021

TurkeyTurkish Grand Prix

Istanbul, Turkey8–10 Oct

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 29° ·air 20° ·67% hum ·4.3 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 28° ·air 20° ·67% hum ·4.3 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 24° ·air 18° ·92% hum ·0.7 km/h windwet
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 23° ·air 18° ·82% hum ·1.4 km/h windwet
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 18° ·air 16° ·93% hum ·1.8 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1BOTMercedes1—1:31:04.10326
2VERRed Bull Racing2—+14.58418
3PERRed Bull Racing63+33.47115
4LECFerrari31+37.81412
5HAMMercedes116+41.81210
6GASAlphaTauri42+44.2928
7NORMcLaren7—+47.2136
8SAIFerrari1911+51.5264
9STRAston Martin81+82.0182
10OCOAlpine122+1 Lap1
11GIOAlfa Romeo Racing165+1 Lap
12RAIAlfa Romeo Racing175+1 Lap
13RICMcLaren207+1 Lap
14TSUAlphaTauri95+1 Lap
15RUSWilliams132+1 Lap
16ALOAlpine511+1 Lap
17LATWilliams152+1 Lap
18VETAston Martin108+1 Lap
19MSCHaas F1 Team145+2 Laps
20MAZHaas F1 Team182+2 Laps

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1HAM1:24.5851:23.0821:22.868
2BOT1:25.0471:23.5791:22.998+0.130
3VER1:24.5921:23.7321:23.196+0.328
4LEC1:24.8691:24.0151:23.265+0.397
5GAS1:24.7041:23.8171:23.326+0.458
6ALO1:25.1741:23.9141:23.477+0.609
7PER1:24.9631:23.9611:23.706+0.838
8NOR1:25.1381:24.6421:23.954+1.086
9STR1:25.5111:24.6011:24.305+1.437
10TSU1:25.4091:24.0541:24.368+1.500
11VET1:25.7871:24.795—+1.927
12OCO1:25.4221:24.842—+1.974
13RUS1:25.4171:25.007—+2.139
14MSC1:25.5551:25.200—+2.332
15SAI1:25.177——+2.309
16RIC1:25.881——+3.013
17LAT1:26.086——+3.218
18GIO1:26.430——+3.562
19RAI1:27.525——+4.657
20MAZ1:28.449——+5.581

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:24.178
Practice 21:23.804−0.374
Practice 31:30.447+6.643
Qualifying1:22.868−7.579
Grand Prix1:30.432+7.564

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Practice 1

HAM1:24.178

Single-lap pace

HAM1:24.178—
VER1:24.603+0.425
LEC1:24.654+0.476
BOT1:24.842+0.664
SAI1:24.860+0.682
OCO1:24.909+0.731
NOR1:25.347+1.169
GAS1:25.382+1.204
ALO1:25.383+1.205
PER1:25.459+1.281
RUS1:25.685+1.507
RIC1:25.750+1.572
VET1:25.810+1.632
GIO1:25.813+1.635
LAT1:25.863+1.685
RAI1:25.933+1.755
STR1:26.361+2.183
TSU1:26.424+2.246
MSC1:26.636+2.458
MAZ1:27.019+2.841

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
BOTS7*1:29.277—±0.895—
RUSM7*1:29.444+0.167±0.099—
ALOS5*1:29.502+0.225±0.406—
RICM6*1:29.600+0.323±0.378—
LATH81:29.624+0.347±0.556+0.089s
SAIS81:29.662+0.385±1.097+0.359s
VETS6*1:29.996+0.719±0.335—
OCOS6*1:30.010+0.733±0.408—
NORS6*1:30.301+1.024±0.930—
STRS111:30.776+1.499±0.418−0.005s
MSCM81:31.550+2.273±0.476+0.188s
MAZH6*1:31.681+2.404±0.991—

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
HAM30.99129.79423.1741:23.9591:24.1780.219
VER31.24230.11923.1861:24.5471:24.6030.056
LEC31.20230.00723.4451:24.6541:24.6540.000
OCO31.24730.24423.2421:24.7331:24.9090.176
SAI31.34130.06123.3821:24.7841:24.8600.076
BOT31.34430.16223.3161:24.8221:24.8420.020
ALO31.29030.36923.3731:25.0321:25.3830.351
NOR31.53430.50523.3081:25.3471:25.3470.000
GAS31.56030.36023.4621:25.3821:25.3820.000
PER31.47330.40723.5681:25.4481:25.4590.011
RIC31.59630.48123.4591:25.5361:25.7500.214
RUS31.63730.45523.5561:25.6481:25.6850.037
VET31.79230.46723.4651:25.7241:25.8100.086
GIO31.63130.31523.8671:25.8131:25.8130.000
LAT31.65430.53223.6771:25.8631:25.8630.000
RAI31.72730.52223.6781:25.9271:25.9330.006
STR31.96030.78223.6191:26.3611:26.3610.000
TSU31.99830.65223.7461:26.3961:26.4240.028
MSC32.12030.76223.7421:26.6241:26.6360.012
MAZ32.40130.83723.6481:26.8861:27.0190.133

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+0.467(7 drivers ran both)H+0.770(3 drivers ran both)

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.664
Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.856
FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.206
AlpineOCOahead of ALO+0.474
McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.403
AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+1.042
WilliamsRUSahead of LAT+0.178
Aston MartinVETahead of STR+0.551
Alfa Romeo RacingGIOahead of RAI+0.120
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+0.383

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

HAM533366
VER35664
LEC1013616
BOT3433411
SAI535111
OCO852510
NOR10349
GAS102711
ALO111059
PER9438
RUS615310
RIC29339
VET74510
GIO8178
LAT817111
RAI9159
STR8516
TSU14257
MSC8611
MAZ9811
SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 2

HAM1:23.804

Single-lap pace

HAM1:23.804—
LEC1:23.970+0.166
BOT1:24.214+0.410
PER1:24.373+0.569
VER1:24.439+0.635
NOR1:24.525+0.721
ALO1:24.660+0.856
OCO1:24.672+0.868
GAS1:24.756+0.952
GIO1:24.796+0.992
TSU1:24.882+1.078
SAI1:24.903+1.099
STR1:25.020+1.216
RIC1:25.060+1.256
RAI1:25.143+1.339
VET1:25.229+1.425
LAT1:25.307+1.503
RUS1:25.358+1.554
MSC1:25.480+1.676
MAZ1:25.698+1.894

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
HAMM7*1:28.073—±0.136—
BOTM81:28.330+0.257±0.297+0.054s
VERM81:28.508+0.435±0.193+0.014s
LECM6*1:28.703+0.630±0.515—
RUSH7*1:29.041+0.968±0.321—
OCOH6*1:29.077+1.004±0.149—
SAIM151:29.149+1.076±0.469+0.072s
STRM81:29.255+1.182±0.238−0.043s
VETM111:29.412+1.339±0.179+0.022s
LATM7*1:29.535+1.462±1.089—
RAIM91:29.619+1.546±0.314+0.063s
MSCH5*1:29.808+1.735±0.227—

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
HAM30.79529.88323.0271:23.7051:23.8040.099
LEC30.91229.78423.2601:23.9561:23.9700.014
BOT31.04329.98223.1181:24.1431:24.2140.071
PER31.04429.84723.2961:24.1871:24.3730.186
VER31.17530.02523.2391:24.4391:24.4390.000
NOR31.09430.06323.3171:24.4741:24.5250.051
TSU31.22530.09723.2931:24.6151:24.8820.267
OCO31.24029.95523.4431:24.6381:24.6720.034
ALO31.15930.17623.3251:24.6601:24.6600.000
GAS31.14930.16523.3591:24.6731:24.7560.083
GIO31.32130.10023.3751:24.7961:24.7960.000
SAI31.43530.08423.3631:24.8821:24.9030.021
RAI31.30130.26423.3611:24.9261:25.1430.217
RIC31.39330.19523.4041:24.9921:25.0600.068
STR31.55830.22523.2371:25.0201:25.0200.000
LAT31.42330.28523.4331:25.1411:25.3070.166
RUS31.46030.28423.4181:25.1621:25.3580.196
VET31.58430.32523.3041:25.2131:25.2290.016
MSC31.60030.25423.4921:25.3461:25.4800.134
MAZ31.69530.38923.6141:25.6981:25.6980.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+0.379(10 drivers ran both)H+0.341(6 drivers ran both)

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.410
FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.933
Red Bull RacingPERahead of VER+0.066
McLarenNORahead of RIC+0.535
AlpineALOahead of OCO+0.012
AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+0.126
Alfa Romeo RacingGIOahead of RAI+0.347
Aston MartinSTRahead of VET+0.209
WilliamsLATahead of RUS+0.051
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+0.218

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

HAM357114
LEC7135103
BOT86116
PER356113
VER7614
NOR75354
ALO53355
OCO3333310
GAS97610
GIO97103
TSU9885
SAI36124
STR66316
RIC7547
RAI6516
VET533118
LAT433713
RUS633314
MSC7784
MAZ7774
SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 3

GAS1:30.447

Single-lap pace

GAS1:30.447—
VER1:30.611+0.164
PER1:30.684+0.237
SAI1:31.262+0.815
LEC1:31.543+1.096
ALO1:31.545+1.098
RAI1:31.572+1.125
TSU1:31.981+1.534
BOT1:31.996+1.549
OCO1:32.089+1.642
GIO1:32.097+1.650
VET1:32.111+1.664
MSC1:32.228+1.781
RIC1:32.270+1.823
NOR1:32.314+1.867
STR1:33.348+2.901
MAZ1:33.425+2.978
HAM1:33.636+3.189
LAT1:35.681+5.234

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER33.20231.65825.3491:30.2091:30.6110.402
GAS33.29131.57625.5801:30.4471:30.4470.000
PER33.31331.80725.5121:30.6321:30.6840.052
SAI33.66631.89425.5291:31.0891:31.2620.173
LEC33.61532.17525.4261:31.2161:31.5430.327
RAI33.69332.18625.5211:31.4001:31.5720.172
ALO33.45432.19425.8971:31.5451:31.5450.000
NOR33.76432.22125.7691:31.7541:32.3140.560
MSC34.05331.95525.9211:31.9291:32.2280.299
GIO34.00732.22525.7101:31.9421:32.0970.155
TSU33.92832.29225.7301:31.9501:31.9810.031
OCO33.80832.27925.8761:31.9631:32.0890.126
RIC33.95632.24625.7851:31.9871:32.2700.283
BOT33.74232.42425.8301:31.9961:31.9960.000
VET33.87032.46825.7531:32.0911:32.1110.020
STR34.41932.77826.1511:33.3481:33.3480.000
MAZ34.38332.96626.0761:33.4251:33.4250.000
HAM34.49233.47025.6741:33.6361:33.6360.000
LAT35.38333.95026.3481:35.6811:35.6810.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

AlphaTauriGASahead of TSU+1.534
Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.073
FerrariSAIahead of LEC+0.281
AlpineALOahead of OCO+0.544
Alfa Romeo RacingRAIahead of GIO+0.525
MercedesBOTahead of HAM+1.640
Aston MartinVETahead of STR+1.237
Haas F1 TeamMSCahead of MAZ+1.197
McLarenRICahead of NOR+0.044

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

GAS31123
VER65
PER103
SAI61105
LEC42534
ALO2463
RAI31733
TSU51123
BOT26
OCO16334
GIO32106
VET2174
MSC32684
RIC31365
NOR4473
STR173
MAZ3173
HAM23
LAT233
RUS2
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