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The 2011 Grand Prix of Turkey
Timetable
6 May 2011
| 10:00:00 | Practice 1 | |
| 14:00:00 | Practice 2 |
7 May 2011
| 11:00:00 | Practice 3 | |
| 14:00:00 | Qualifying |
8 May 2011
| 15:00:00 | Race |
Other Grand Prix of Turkey
| Year | Circuit | Winner | |
| 08 May 2011 | Istanbul | Sebastian Vettel |  |
| 30 May 2010 | Istanbul | Lewis Hamilton | |
| 07 Jun 2009 | Istanbul | Jenson Button | |
| 11 May 2008 | Istanbul | Felipe Massa | |
| 26 Aug 2007 | Istanbul | Felipe Massa | |
| 27 Aug 2006 | Istanbul | Felipe Massa | |
| 21 Aug 2005 | Istanbul | Kimi Raikkonen | |
More Grandprix of Turkey  |
The 2011 Grand Prix of Turkey was held on May 8 2011. It was the 4th event of the season. The Grand Prix was held at the Istanbul Park circuit and was 58 laps long. The race was won by Sebastian Vettel. It was the 3rd win of the season for Vettel. He would eventually get 11 wins in 2011 and become champion. The German, who drives for Red Bull-Renault, had a lead of 8.8 secs to Mark Webber who came in second and finished 10.0 secs in front of Fernando Alonso who was third. Of the 24 drivers who competed in the race, 1 retired. Sebastian Vettel remained 1st and extended his lead with 13 points to 34 points.
It was the 7th time that the Grand Prix of Turkey was held at the Istanbul Park circuit.
It was the 7th time that the Grand Prix of Turkey was held at the Istanbul Park circuit.
| Location: | Istanbul |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Lap record: | 1:24.770 |
| Length: | 5.338m |
| Last Grandprix: | Turkey 2011 |
| Winner: | Sebastian Vettel |
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| P | Driver | Team | Time | Laps | Points | |
| 1 |  | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 58 | 25 | |
| 2 |  | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | +8.8 secs | 58 | 18 |
| 3 |  | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +10.0 secs | 58 | 15 |
| 4 |  | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | +40.2 secs | 58 | 12 |
| 5 | | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes GP | +47.5 secs | 58 | 10 |
| 6 | | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | +59.4 secs | 58 | 8 |
| 7 | | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | +60.8 secs | 58 | 6 |
| 8 |  | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +68.1 secs | 58 | 4 |
| 9 |  | Sebastien Buemi | STR-Ferrari | +69.3 secs | 58 | 2 |
| 10 |  | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber-Ferrari | +78.0 secs | 58 | 1 |
| 11 |  | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +79.8 secs | 58 | |
| 12 | | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes GP | +85.4 secs | 58 | |
| 13 | | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | +1 lap | 57 | |
| 14 |  | Sergio Perez | Sauber-Ferrari | +1 lap | 57 | |
| 15 | | Rubens Barrichello | Williams-Cosworth | +1 lap | 57 | |
| 16 | | Jaime Alguersuari | STR-Ferrari | +1 lap | 57 | |
| 17 |  | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Cosworth | +1 lap | 57 | |
| 18 |  | Jarno Trulli | Lotus-Renault | +1 lap | 57 | |
| 19 |  | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus-Renault | +2 laps | 56 | |
| 20 |  | Jerome d'Ambrosio | Virgin-Cosworth | +2 laps | 56 | |
| 21 |  | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT-Cosworth | +3 laps | 55 | |
| 22 | | Vitantonio Liuzzi | HRT-Cosworth | +5 laps | 53 | |
| Ret | | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 44 | ||
| DNS | | Timo Glock | Virgin-Cosworth |
More sessions during this Grand Prix  |
Ranking: The 2011 Grand Prix of Turkey
| #7 | Most retirements | 2011 Turkey |  | 1 retirements | |
| #2 | Least retirements | 2011 Turkey | | 1 retirements | |
| #2 | Most contestants | 2011 Turkey | | 24 contestants | |
| #7 | Least contestants | 2011 Turkey | | 24 contestants | |
| #1 | Oldest Grandprix | 2011 Turkey | | 29 years 1 month 16 days | |
| #7 | Youngest Grandprix | 2011 Turkey | | 29 years 1 month 16 days | |
| #1 | Shortest Grandprix | 2005 Turkey | | 1:24:34.454 | |
| #1 | Longest Grandprix | 2006 Turkey | | 1:28:51.082 | |
| #1 | Biggest gap to points | 2011 Turkey | | +78.0 secs | |
| #7 | Smallest gap to points | 2011 Turkey | | +78.0 secs | |
| #2 | Biggest lead winner | 2011 Turkey | | +8.8 secs | |
| #6 | Smallest lead winner | 2011 Turkey | | +8.8 secs |
| Grandprix | Retirements | |
| 5 | 2009 Turkey | 2 |
| 6 | 2007 Turkey | 1 |
| 6 | 2011 Turkey | 1 |
| Grandprix | Retirements | |
| 1 | 2007 Turkey | 1 |
| 1 | 2011 Turkey | 1 |
| 3 | 2009 Turkey | 2 |
| 4 | 2008 Turkey | 3 |
| 5 | 2010 Turkey | 4 |
| Grandprix | Contestants | |
| 1 | 2010 Turkey | 24 |
| 1 | 2011 Turkey | 24 |
| 3 | 2006 Turkey | 22 |
| 3 | 2007 Turkey | 22 |
| 5 | 2005 Turkey | 20 |
| Grandprix | Contestants | |
| 4 | 2007 Turkey | 22 |
| 6 | 2010 Turkey | 24 |
| 6 | 2011 Turkey | 24 |
| Grandprix | Age | |
| 1 | 2011 Turkey | 29 years 1 month 16 days |
| 2 | 2005 Turkey | 28 years 11 months 4 days |
| 3 | 2006 Turkey | 28 years 7 months 9 days |
| 4 | 2010 Turkey | 28 years 4 months 19 days |
| 5 | 2007 Turkey | 28 years 3 months 20 days |
| Grandprix | Age | |
| 5 | 2006 Turkey | 28 years 7 months 9 days |
| 6 | 2005 Turkey | 28 years 11 months 4 days |
| 7 | 2011 Turkey | 29 years 1 month 16 days |
| Grandprix | Time | |
| 1 | 2005 Turkey | 1:24:34.454 |
| 2 | 2009 Turkey | 1:26:24.848 |
| 3 | 2007 Turkey | 1:26:42.161 |
| 4 | 2008 Turkey | 1:26:49.451 |
| 5 | 2010 Turkey | 1:28:47.620 |
| Grandprix | Time | |
| 1 | 2006 Turkey | 1:28:51.082 |
| 2 | 2010 Turkey | 1:28:47.620 |
| 3 | 2008 Turkey | 1:26:49.451 |
| 4 | 2007 Turkey | 1:26:42.161 |
| 5 | 2009 Turkey | 1:26:24.848 |
| Grandprix | Gap | |
| 1 | 2011 Turkey | +78.0 secs |
| 2 | 2005 Turkey | +71.6 secs |
| 3 | 2008 Turkey | +71.4 secs |
| 4 | 2010 Turkey | +65.6 secs |
| 5 | 2006 Turkey | +60.0 secs |
| Grandprix | Gap | |
| 5 | 2008 Turkey | +71.4 secs |
| 6 | 2005 Turkey | +71.6 secs |
| 7 | 2011 Turkey | +78.0 secs |
| Grandprix | Lead | |
| 1 | 2005 Turkey | +18.6 secs |
| 2 | 2011 Turkey | +8.8 secs |
| 3 | 2009 Turkey | +6.7 secs |
| 4 | 2006 Turkey | +5.5 secs |
| 5 | 2008 Turkey | +3.7 secs |
| Grandprix | Lead | |
| 4 | 2006 Turkey | +5.5 secs |
| 5 | 2009 Turkey | +6.7 secs |
| 6 | 2011 Turkey | +8.8 secs |
| 7 | 2005 Turkey | +18.6 secs |
| #846 | Most retirements | 2011 Turkey | | 1 retirements | |
| #10 | Least retirements | 2011 Turkey | | 1 retirements | |
| #395 | Most contestants | 2011 Turkey | | 24 contestants | |
| #552 | Least contestants | 2011 Turkey | | 24 contestants | |
| #610 | Oldest Grandprix | 2011 Turkey | | 29 years 1 month 16 days | |
| #242 | Youngest Grandprix | 2011 Turkey | | 29 years 1 month 16 days | |
| #1 | Shortest Grandprix | 1991 Australia | | 0:24:34.899 | |
| #1 | Longest Grandprix | 1951 Indianapolis 500 | | 3:57:38.05 | |
| #613 | Biggest gap to points | 2011 Turkey | | +78.0 secs | |
| #172 | Smallest gap to points | 2011 Turkey | | +78.0 secs | |
| #251 | Biggest winner lead | 2011 Turkey | | +8.8 secs | |
| #187 | Smallest winner lead | 2011 Turkey | | +8.8 secs |
| Grandprix | Retirements | |
| 837 | 2010 Brazil | 1 |
| 837 | 2011 China | 1 |
| 837 | 2011 Turkey | 1 |
| 847 | 1957 Italy | 0 |
| 847 | 1961 Netherlands | 0 |
| Grandprix | Retirements | |
| 1 | 2010 Brazil | 1 |
| 1 | 2011 China | 1 |
| 1 | 2011 Turkey | 1 |
| 11 | 2004 France | 2 |
| 11 | 1961 Germany | 2 |
| Grandprix | Contestants | |
| 292 | 2011 Malaysia | 24 |
| 292 | 2011 China | 24 |
| 292 | 2011 Turkey | 24 |
| 292 | 2011 Spain | 24 |
| 292 | 2011 Monaco | 24 |
| Grandprix | Contestants | |
| 449 | 2011 Malaysia | 24 |
| 449 | 2011 China | 24 |
| 449 | 2011 Turkey | 24 |
| 449 | 2011 Spain | 24 |
| 449 | 2011 Monaco | 24 |
| Grandprix | Age | |
| 608 | 2000 Japan | 29 years 1 month 22 days |
| 609 | 1994 Pacific | 29 years 1 month 21 days |
| 610 | 2011 Turkey | 29 years 1 month 16 days |
| 611 | 1994 Monaco | 29 years 1 month 15 days |
| 612 | 2002 Italy | 29 years 1 month 12 days |
| Grandprix | Age | |
| 240 | 2002 Italy | 29 years 1 month 12 days |
| 241 | 1994 Monaco | 29 years 1 month 15 days |
| 242 | 2011 Turkey | 29 years 1 month 16 days |
| 243 | 1994 Pacific | 29 years 1 month 21 days |
| 244 | 2000 Japan | 29 years 1 month 22 days |
| Grandprix | Time | |
| 1 | 1991 Australia | 0:24:34.899 |
| 2 | 1975 Spain | 0:42:53.7 |
| 3 | 2009 Malaysia | 0:55:30.622 |
| 4 | 1975 Austria | 0:57:56.69 |
| 5 | 1984 Monaco | 1:01:07.740 |
| Grandprix | Time | |
| 1 | 1951 Indianapolis 500 | 3:57:38.05 |
| 2 | 1955 Indianapolis 500 | 3:53:59.53 |
| 3 | 1956 Indianapolis 500 | 3:53:28.84 |
| 4 | 1953 Indianapolis 500 | 3:53:01.69 |
| 5 | 1952 Indianapolis 500 | 3:52:41.88 |
| Grandprix | Gap | |
| 611 | 2006 Great Britain | +78.2 secs |
| 612 | 1981 Las Vegas | +78.175 secs |
| 613 | 2011 Turkey | +78.0 secs |
| 614 | 1985 Canada | +77.878 secs |
| 615 | 2011 Belgium | +77.6 secs |
| Grandprix | Gap | |
| 170 | 2011 Belgium | +77.6 secs |
| 171 | 1985 Canada | +77.878 secs |
| 172 | 2011 Turkey | +78.0 secs |
| 173 | 1981 Las Vegas | +78.175 secs |
| 174 | 2006 Great Britain | +78.2 secs |
| Grandprix | ||
| 249 | 2009 Germany | +9.2 secs |
| 250 | 1997 Hungary | +9.079 |
| 251 | 2011 Turkey | +8.8 secs |
| 252 | 2003 Australia | +8.6 secs |
| 253 | 1977 Sweden | +8.449 |
| Grandprix | ||
| 185 | 1977 Sweden | +8.449 |
| 186 | 2003 Australia | +8.6 secs |
| 187 | 2011 Turkey | +8.8 secs |
| 188 | 1997 Hungary | +9.079 |
| 189 | 2009 Germany | +9.2 secs |
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