- Winner
- Valtteri Bottas
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Valtteri Bottas, Max Verstappen, and Sergio Pérez
- Race date
- October 3, 2021
- Pole
- Valtteri Bottas
- Fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Istanbul Park
The decisive result
Valtteri Bottas finished first for Mercedes. Max Verstappen is listed 2 for Red Bull, with Sergio Pérez 3 for Red Bull.
Grid to finish
Carlos Sainz Jr. from P19 to P8 (+11), Daniel Ricciardo from P20 to P13 (+7), and Lewis Hamilton from P11 to P5 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Valtteri Bottas started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 +1 lap, 9 Finished, and 2 +2 laps. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:30.432 on lap 58. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.