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Last season info Istanbul Turkey
The Formula One circus arrived in Turkey full of anticipation. At the front, it was an all-McLaren-Renault affair, with Raikkonen on pole from Fisichella, then Montoya and Alonso. Their nearest challengers were Trulli in the Toyota and the two Williams of Heidfeld and Webber. Come the race and Renault were powerless to stop the McLarens running away, despite being on lighter fuel loads than the silver cars. Fisichella seized the lead at the start, but a mistake later in the lap allowed Raikkonen to regain the place once and for all. Further misfortune befell the Italian when a fuel-rig problem hampered his first stop and it was left to Alonso to maintain the chase. It looked to be a fruitless task, with McLaren all set for a commanding one-two as the race entered its final stages.

Winner + pole + fastest lap Istanbul Turkey
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren-Mercedes) finished as first, starting from pole position, and then followed by Fernando Alonso (Renault) and Juan Pablo Montoya (McLaren-Mercedes) in second and third place. Fastest lap was clocked by Juan Pablo Montoya: 1:24.770.

Historic info Istanbul Turkey
The Turkish Grand Prix debuted in 2005. It is held at the newly built Istanbul Park Circuit. The circuit is only the third anti-clockwise circuit on the Formula One calendar after Imola and Brazil. Tilke has stressed how the track follows the contours of the land, which dips and falls. This is in contrast to some of his other recent tracks, the topography of which did not allow such variation. It takes an influence from many of the worlds best race tracks. Corner 1 is very similar to corner one in Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Brazil. Because of the nature of the circuit the 2005 Turkish Grand Prix weekend saw exciting on-track action, with many drivers spinning off throughout the weekend due to pushing too hard.

Listings of past winners / teams (last 10 years)
2005 Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren-Mercedes)