2020 Turkish Grand Prix
The 2020 Turkish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix 2020) was a Formula One motor race held on 15 November 2020 at Istanbul Park in Tuzla, Istanbul. It was the fourteenth round of the 2020 Formula One World Championship, and the eighth Turkish Grand Prix. The event was added to the revised 2020 calendar after other races were cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| 2020 Turkish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 17 in the 2020 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Istanbul Park Circuit | |||||
| Race details | |||||
| Date | 15 November 2020 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 DHL Turkish Grand Prix 2020 | ||||
| Location |
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. Wet and drying track. Air: 11–14 °C (52–57 °F); Track: 14–17 °C (57–63 °F) | ||||
| Attendance | 0 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:47.765 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:36.806 on lap 58 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First |
| Mercedes | |||
| Second |
| Racing Point-BWT Mercedes | |||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 58-lap race had low-grip conditions due to a smooth new track surface and rainfall before the start. Racing Point driver Lance Stroll took the first pole position of his career and led most of the race, but finished ninth after his car was damaged. Lewis Hamilton won for the Mercedes team, having started in sixth place. Stroll's teammate Sergio Pérez finished second and Scuderia Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel came third, with both Pérez and Vettel getting their first podium finishes of the season.
Going into the race only Hamilton and his teammate Valtteri Bottas remained in contention for the World Drivers' Championship, with Hamilton holding an 85-point lead. By winning the race, Hamilton claimed his seventh World Championship title, equalling the record set by Michael Schumacher. Hamilton's title also marked the seventh consecutive time that a Mercedes driver had won the World Championship.