Turkish Grand Prix 2021 — Race Aftermath

Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) wins the Turkish Grand Prix by 14.584 seconds from Max Verstappen.

Championship after this race:
P1: Max Verstappen — 258 pts
P2: Lewis Hamilton — 254 pts
P3: Valtteri Bottas — 173 pts
P4: Lando Norris — 145 pts
P5: Sergio Perez — 135 pts

Championship gap: 3 points between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Winners:
- Valtteri Bottas — P1
- Max Verstappen — P2
- Sergio Perez — P3, gained 3 places from the grid

Losers:
- Yuki Tsunoda — dropped 5 places from P9 to P14
- Fernando Alonso — dropped 11 places from P5 to P16
- Sebastian Vettel — dropped 8 places from P10 to P18
- Mick Schumacher — dropped 5 places from P14 to P19

Key race moments:
- Hamilton, Lewis gained 6 positions (P11 → P5)
- Sainz, Carlos gained 11 positions (P19 → P8)
- Giovinazzi, Antonio gained 5 positions (P16 → P11)
- Räikkönen, Kimi gained 5 positions (P17 → P12)
- Ricciardo, Daniel gained 7 positions (P20 → P13)

The championship moves to the United States Grand Prix next.