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The Turkish Grand Prix 2020 was the 14th round of the 2020 F1 season, and took place at the Istanbul Park in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 15th.
Lewis Hamilton won the race after starting in the 6th position, followed by Sergio Pérez, and Sebastian Vettel completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 11th position of the grid.
Lance Stroll started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 9th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
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There were a total of 38 pit stops during the race, but only 37 which can be considered "normal", since clearly had to resolve some serious issues during his pit stop on lap Array which took the team 2 minutes, 33.964 seconds.
The most popular pit stop windows were:
- Laps 6-12: 19 stops
- Laps 32-34: 6 stops
The fastest pit stop was Alexander Albon's, stopping the clock at 22.490 seconds during his pit stop on lap 34, while the slowest one was was Nicholas Latifi's, who stopped the clock at 36.599 seconds, 14.109 seconds slower than Albon, during his pit stop on lap 38.
These times include the time the driver spent going through the pit lane, as well as the actual time he stopped for the mechanics to work on his car.
Strategy
We saw a variety of options in terms of pit stop strategies during this race, however most drivers chose a 2 stops. Only 4 drivers tried a 1 stop, and 2 drivers tried a 3 stops.
The race winner, Lewis Hamilton, was on a 1 stop strategy.
1 stop
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5Lewis Hamilton
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4Daniil Kvyat
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10Antonio Giovinazzi
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1Sergio Pérez
2 stops
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4Esteban Ocon
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8Charles Leclerc
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5Valtteri Bottas
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8Sebastian Vettel
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1Romain Grosjean
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4Kevin Magnussen
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19Nicholas Latifi
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8Lance Stroll
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6Lando Norris
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5Daniel Ricciardo
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10Carlos Sainz
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6Pierre Gasly
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3Alexander Albon
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16George Russell
3 stops
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7Kimi Räikkönen
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4Max Verstappen
Excluding those drivers who could not finish the race, those on a 1 stop strategy gained 3.33 positions on average, the ones on a 2 stops strategy lost an average of 0.27 positions, while those on a 3 stops strategy lost an average of 5.5 positions.
This difference in possitions gained, together with a deeper nalaysis of each strategy, reinforces the conclusion that a 1 stop strategy was the best option.
It is important to note that this might not always be the case for other races held at the Istanbul Park, as the conditions might change from year to year, in terms of wheel degradation, accidents, safety cars, etc.
Incidents
There were some incidents during the race, with 4 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.
These included, Kevin Magnussen, who withdrew on lap 55, Romain Grosjean, and Nicholas Latifi, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, and Antonio Giovinazzi, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 11.
Withdrew
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Kevin MagnussenLap 55
Collision damage
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Romain GrosjeanLap 49
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Nicholas LatifiLap 39
Gearbox
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Antonio GiovinazziLap 11
Qualifying
Lance Stroll managed to get the pole position by 0.29 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:47.765. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Max Verstappen.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and 10 out of the 15 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. It therefore comes as no surprise that 9 out of the 10 drivers that took place in Q3 were able to improve their times.