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2020 Turkish Grand Prix
Race 14 of 17[a] in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Istanbul Park Circuit
Layout of the Istanbul Park Circuit
Race details
Date 15 November 2020
Official name Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix 2020
Location Intercity Istanbul Park
Tuzla, Turkey
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.338 km (3.316 miles)
Distance 58 laps, 309.396 km (192.249 miles)
Weather Overcast
Attendance 0[b]
Pole position
Driver
Racing Point-BWT Mercedes
Time 1:47.765
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Renault
Time 1:36.806 on lap 58
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Racing Point-BWT Mercedes
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2020 Turkish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix 2020) was a Formula One motor race which took place on 15 November 2020 at Intercity Istanbul Park in Tuzla, Turkey.[1] The race was the 14th round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship and the eighth running of the Turkish Grand Prix.

Background

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also: 2020 Formula One World Championship § Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship were heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed after the aborted opening round in Australia, prompting the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile to draft a new calendar. In August 2020, the Turkish Grand Prix was added to the calendar, for the first time since 2011.[2][3] Initially, it was planned that 100,000 spectators could attend. However, due to a surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, organisers announced that the Grand Prix would take place behind closed doors.[4][5]

Track changes

A second DRS zone was added between turns 14 and 1, to aid overtaking. The detection point was established after turn 13. During the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix only the DRS zone located between turns 11 and 12 was used.[6]

Entrants

Further information: 2020 Formula One World Championship § Entries

The drivers and teams were the same as those on the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for either the race or practice.[7]

Tyres

See also: Formula One tyres

Pirelli brought their C1, C2 and C3 compound tyres for teams to use in the race.[8] Following Friday's practice sessions, the head of Pirelli's Formula One tyre programme Mario Isola admitted that Pirelli had not been aware of the resurfacing which had been done to the track two weeks prior; they would have brought softer tyre compounds which would suit the smoother surface better had they known, with drivers struggling to maintain the tyre temperature needed for the tyre to operate efficiently.[9][10]

Championship permutations

Lewis Hamilton will win the World Championship if Valtteri Bottas fails to outscore him by 8 points. This means that Bottas must finish in top 6 to retain the possibility of winning the title. If Hamilton finishes in second place, Bottas must win the race and set the fastest lap to remain in championship contention.[11] Hamilton has equalled Micheal Schumacher's titles.

Practice

The first practice session ended with Max Verstappen fastest ahead of Red Bull teammate Alexander Albon with Charles Leclerc third fastest for Ferrari. Lap times were significantly slower than expected with drivers stating there was a lack of grip following the track being resurfaced.[12][13] Lap times in first practice were approximately ten seconds slower that those set at the circuit's previous Formula One race[c] and twenty seconds slower that the laps times that were expected in qualifying.[14][15] The second practice session ended with Verstappen fastest ahead of Leclerc and the Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas.[16] The third practice session was held in wet conditions and ended with Verstappen fastest ahead of Leclerc and Albon.[17]

Qualifying

Racing Point driver Lance Stroll scored the maiden Formula One pole position of his career in a qualifying session defined by a tricky low grip track surface and damp weather conditions. It was the first pole for a Canadian driver, and first pole for a driver from North America, since Jacques Villeneuve's pole at the 1997 European Grand Prix.[18] Max Verstappen qualified second for Red Bull with the other Racing Point of Sergio Pérez in third and Alexander Albon in fourth in the other Red Bull with the Renault of Daniel Ricciardo in fifth. Constructors' champions Mercedes had a poor session with Lewis Hamilton qualifying in sixth place and Valtteri Bottas in ninth, this being the first pole position in 2020 not to go to a Mercedes driver. Meanwhile, Alfa Romeo had their best qualifying of the season with Kimi Räikkönen eighth and Antonio Giovinazzi tenth.[19][20][21][22] Racing Point's pole position was also the first pole for a Mercedes-engine customer team since 2014 Austrian Grand Prix.

Stroll was along with several other drivers investigated for failing to slow for yellow flags after a spin for team mate in the third part of qualifying. However, he was later cleared of any wrong doing as he was deemed to have slowed sufficiently for the incident under single waved yellow flags and that the drying track surface contributed significantly to improvements in his sector times thereby giving acceptable mitigation to Stroll's improved lap time.[23] Lando Norris and George Russell were penalised five places for failing to abort their laps in the first part of qualifying for double waved yellow flags as is required by regulations.[24][25] Carlos Sainz Jr. was also given a grid penalty for impeding Pérez in the first part of qualifying.[26] A review was launched after the second segment of qualifying was started whilst race marshals were still using a crane to recover the car of Nicholas Latifi who had spun off in the previous session.[27]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 18 Canada Lance Stroll Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 2:07.467 1:53.372 1:47.765 1
2 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:57.485 1:50.293 1:48.055 2
3 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 2:07.614 1:54.097 1:49.321 3
4 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing-Honda 1:59.431 1:52.282 1:50.448 4
5 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Renault 2:05.598 1:54.278 1:51.595 5
6 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2:07.559 1:52.709 1:52.560 6
7 31 France Esteban Ocon Renault 2:06.115 1:53.657 1:52.622 7
8 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2:01.249 1:53.793 1:52.745 8
9 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 2:07.001 1:53.767 1:53.258 9
10 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 2:07.341 1:53.431 1:57.226 10
11 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Renault 2:07.167 1:54.945 N/A 141
12 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 2:03.356 1:55.169 N/A 11
13 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren-Renault 2:07.489 1:55.410 N/A 152
14 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 2:04.464 1:56.696 N/A 12
15 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 2:05.579 1:58.556 N/A 193
16 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 2:08.007 N/A N/A 13
17 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri-Honda 2:09.070 N/A N/A 16
18 63 United Kingdom George Russell Williams-Mercedes 2:10.017 N/A N/A PL4
19 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 2:12.909 N/A N/A 17
20 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 2:21.611 N/A N/A PL5
107% time: 2:05.7086
Source:[28]
Notes
  • ^1 – Lando Norris received a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect yellow flags during qualifying.[29]
  • ^2 – Carlos Sainz Jr. received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sergio Pérez during qualifying.[30]
  • ^3 – Pierre Gasly was required to start from the back of the grid for breaching parc fermé regulations.[31]
  • ^4 – George Russell was required to start from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.[32] He also received a five-place grid penalty for failing to respect yellow flags during qualifying.[33] Russell started the race from the pit lane after he had to return to the pits to fix his damaged car. His place on the grid, 20th, was left vacant.
  • ^5 – Nicholas Latifi started the race from the pit lane because of not leaving it before it was closed. His place on the grid, 18th, was left vacant.
  • ^6 – As qualifying was held on a wet track, the 107% rule was not in force.[34]

Race

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 58 1:42:19.313 6 25
2 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 58 +31.633 3 18
3 5 Germany Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 58 +31.960 11 15
4 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 58 +33.858 12 12
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. McLaren-Renault 58 +34.363 15 10
6 33 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda 58 +44.873 2 8
7 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Red Bull Racing-Honda 58 +46.484 4 6
8 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Renault 58 +1:01.259 14 51
9 18 Canada Lance Stroll Racing Point-BWT Mercedes 58 +1:12.353 1 2
10 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo Renault 58 +1:35.460 5 1
11 31 France Esteban Ocon Renault 57 +1 lap 7
12 26 Russia Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri-Honda 57 +1 lap 16
13 10 France Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri-Honda 57 +1 lap 19
14 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 57 +1 lap 9
15 7 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 57 +1 lap 8
16 63 United Kingdom George Russell Williams-Mercedes 57 +1 lap PL
172 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 55 Withdrew 13
Ret 8 France Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 49 Collision damage 17
Ret 6 Canada Nicholas Latifi Williams-Mercedes 39 Collision damage PL
Ret 99 Italy Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari 11 Gearbox 10
Fastest lap: United Kingdom Lando Norris (McLaren-Renault) – 1:36.806 (lap 58)
Source:[35]
Notes
  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.
  • ^2 – Kevin Magnussen was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

  1. ^ The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic saw several Grands Prix cancelled or rescheduled. The revised calendar consisted of seventeen races.
  2. ^ The Grand Prix was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.
  3. ^ Max Verstappen set a 1:35.077 for the fastest time in the first session compared to the 1:25.049 pole position time from nine years prior.
  4. ^ Racing Point was deducted 15 points after a protest from Renault was upheld regarding the legality of their car.[36]

References

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  30. ^ "Sainz handed three-place grid drop for Perez block as McLaren drivers rue Q2 tyre gamble". Formula1.com. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
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  36. ^ "Racing Point deducted 15 points and fined heavily as Renault protest into car legality upheld". formula1.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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