Turkish Grand Prix

Turkish GP
Istanbul Park
Laps 58
Circuit length 3.317 miles
Race length 192.250 miles
First held 2005

Turkish Grand Prix

The Turkish Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race that was first held on August 21, 2005 as part of the 2005 Formula One season. It is held at the newly built Istanbul Park Circuit, constructed by F1 track designer Hermann Tilke who also designed the Shanghai International Circuit.

Until recent times Brazil was the only anti-clockwise circuit, but recently Istanbul Park along with others are making this a more common feature of the F1 racing calendar.

The track was designed to follow the contours of the land, which dips and falls away, providing an real challenge to the F1 teams.

Tilke claims corner 1 is very similar to corner one in Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil and has also been compared with the “corkscrew” at Laguna Seca. Additionally there is a flat-out kink on a hill similar to Eau Rouge corner at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.