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Felipe Massa won his third Turkish Grand Prix in a row from his third pole position in a row at the circuit in 2008. | Heikki Kovalainen started from the front row of the grid for the first time in his career at Istanbul Park in 2008. | During the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen clocked a fastest lap for a 27th time and became the fifth driver to have most number of fastest laps in history after Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Jim Clark (currently Raikkonen stands third in this record). | Yet again in 2008, Rubens Barrichello set a new record for racing in most Grand Prix starts i.e. 257. He surpassed Riccardo Patrese’s mark of 256, which was unbroken since 1993. | The 2007 Grand Prix at the circuit recorded one of the highest number of classified finishers i.e. 21 in a championship race.
FACTFILE
Name :
Istanbul Park
Country :
Turkey
No. of Races :
6
First Race :
Aug 21, 2005
Last Race :
May 30, 2010
Defending Champion:
L.Hamilton
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INFO
PROFILE
INFO
Laps:
58
Circuit Lenght:
5.34 km
Race Distance:
309.6 km
Lap Record:
Juan Pablo Montoya - 1:24.770
MILESTONE
The Otodrom is the most unique Hermann Tilke design yet. Not only is it anticlockwise, one of five for the year, but it is constructed on four different ground levels with the track undulating itself at various sectors.
Located in Istanbul, it does not follow the standard Tilke pattern – long straights followed by a tight hairpin – as the highlight of the circuit is the notorious multi-apex Turn 8. That single turn is perhaps one of the most challenging high-speed corners in Formula 1 today. The amount of friction it induces on the rear left tyre is enormous and it would be interesting to watch cars loaded with a full fuel tank negotiating that bend.
The venue has now hosted six Turkish GPs and interestingly, Felipe Massa in his Ferrari has won three of the six events that he has participated here.
With 14 turns and plenty of gradients, the circuit has always produced interesting results despite the fact that the race has seen a few empty seats. And this dwindling audience on Sundays has been detrimental to its future as the Eurasian track needs to provide the much-needed vigour to local fans.
TOP PERFORMERS AT ISTANBUL PARK
According to stats...
Felipe Massa won his third Turkish Grand Prix in a row from his third pole position in a row at the circuit in 2008.
Heikki Kovalainen started from the front row of the grid for the first time in his career at Istanbul Park in 2008.
During the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen clocked a fastest lap for a 27th time and became the fifth driver to have most number of fastest laps in history after Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Jim Clark (currently Raikkonen stands third in this record).
Yet again in 2008, Rubens Barrichello set a new record for racing in most Grand Prix starts i.e. 257. He surpassed Riccardo Patrese’s mark of 256, which was unbroken since 1993.
The 2007 Grand Prix at the circuit recorded one of the highest number of classified finishers i.e. 21 in a championship race.
List of Grands Prix Held
No
Date/Year
Grand Prix
Pole
Winner
1
Aug 21, 2005
Turkey
K.Raikkonen
McLaren
Race Result
2
Aug 27, 2006
Turkey
F.Massa
Ferrari
Race Result
3
Aug 26, 2007
Turkey
F.Massa
Ferrari
Race Result
4
May 11, 2008
Turkey
F.Massa
Ferrari
Race Result
5
Jun 07, 2009
Turkey
J.Button
Brawn GP
Race Result
6
May 30, 2010
Turkey
L.Hamilton
McLaren
Race Result
QUOTES ON ISTANBUL PARK
An amazing circuit - Turn 8 has already staked its claim to fame. Most drivers find this section quite a challenge. It is very long and in fact consists of four different bends. Its great fun as soon as you've got your line sorted out. The circuit can also be pretty vicious, because occasionally you bottom out, lose traction and the car becomes unstable.
- Robert Kubica
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