Artem Markelov Prevails, Turkish Mayhem Only Sees Ten Cars Classified

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	18	Sebastian Vettel		1:25.001
2	1	Pastor Maldonado		1:25.044
3	27	Jules Bianchi		1:25.200
4	64	Dave Cassidy		1:25.220
5	96	Diego Álvarez Torrente		1:25.309
6	57	Dean Stoneman		1:25.417
7	3	Marvin Kirchhöfer		1:25.487
8	73	Daniel Melrose		1:25.525
9	47	Lando Norris		1:25.557
10	6	Artem Markelov		1:25.607
11	35	Sergey Sirotkin		1:25.956
12	55	Santiago Urrutia		1:25.986
13	7	Charles Leclerc		1:26.033
14	14	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:26.234
15	99	Mike Rockenfeller		1:26.417
16	33	Salvatore Miccoli		1:26.441
17	11	James James Davies		1:26.478
18	56	Einar Ármannsson		1:26.831
19	22	Kazuki Nakajima		1:26.880
20	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1:26.883
21	19	Jordan Davies		1:27.091
22	23	Alexander Albon		1:27.311
23	10	Pierre Gasly		1:27.496
24	98	Bradley Dagnall		1:27.529

Report:

Turkey spent the entire weekend celebrating the 20th outing of their Grand Prix, and it certainly was a race to celebrate for those fans of the sport who like chaotic races: with only ten cars finishing, many, many dreams were crushed, but other dreams were fueled.

Nobody had more fuel for their cause than young Artem Markelov. Some would say his look, his tattoos, are unbecoming for a Formula One driver. However, a victory in this environment really makes the talent this Russian has visible for everyone, a great result for BR Mansell.

Diego Torrente went on to finish second, but he and Mike Rockenfeller both earned 60-second time penalties. This gave Marvin Kirchhöfer his second second-place finish in F1 and allowed Calinetic to return to the podium. With their decision to send out Wehrlein after fixing his car’s issues, the Jamaican team earned a lot of points today.

Alexander Albon and James James Davies had a close battle that turned out to be for P4 and P5 and provided a healthy bunch of entertainment in a sea of failure. Pastor Maldonado, on the other hand, provided unintentional entertainment when his car stopped on track a number of times, hurting himself a lot, dropping him to ninth out of ten.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	6	Artem Markelov		+72.950	15
2	3	Marvin Kirchhöfer		+9.994	12
3	56	Einar Ármannsson		+30.329	10
4	23	Alexander Albon		+34.356	8
5	11	James James Davies		+36.805	6
6	33	Salvatore Miccoli		+56.647	5
7	96	Diego Álvarez Torrente		+68.132*	4
8	99	Mike Rockenfeller		+79.304*	3
9	1	Pastor Maldonado		1 Lap	2
10	94	Pascal Wehrlein		4 Laps	1
DNF	27	Jules Bianchi		Hydrogen Leak	0
DNF	64	Dave Cassidy		Collision	0
DNF	98	Bradley Dagnall		Puncture	0
DNF	18	Sebastian Vettel		Motor	0
DNF	19	Jordan Davies		Collision	0
DNF	22	Kazuki Nakajima		Collision	0
DNF	14	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		Throttle	0
DNF	55	Santiago Urrutia		Transmission	0
DNF	10	Pierre Gasly		Throttle	0
DNF	7	Charles Leclerc		Motor	0
DNF	47	Lando Norris		Collision	0
DNF	57	Dean Stoneman		Collision	0
DNF	73	Daniel Melrose		Motor	0
DNF	35	Sergey Sirotkin		Collision	0

* given sixty-second penalty for causing an avoidable accident

Fastest Lap:

Pastor Maldonado – 1:25.344

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Calinetic-Judd – being persistent and smart earned them eleven crucial points.

Reject Of The Race:

Everyone outside of Top 6 – oh HWNSNBM, where do we begin!?