Road course · Türkiye
Istanbul Park
Istanbul Park is a road course in Türkiye. OpenStreetMap maps 2 layouts here, the longest 3.32 mi (5.35 km). Below: the map, every corner with a computed line, the elevation, and where to stay and eat.
- 5.34
- Kilometres
- 15
- Corners
- —
- Ft of elevation
01Track map
Istanbul Park track map
Full circuit
Name inferred by TRACK from the mapped loops, not an official layout name.
- Mapped length
- 3.32mi
- 5.35 km
- Direction
- Counter-clockwise
- From OSM one-way tagging.
- Start/finish line
- Mapped · unverified
- Placed by OpenStreetMap mappers and not verified on site. TRACK asks you to confirm or move it before timing laps here, when you’re stopped.
- Published length (cross-check)
- 3.32 mi · mapped loop agrees within 3%
- Corners
- 15
- Inferred from curvature, not official turn numbers
- Sectors
- 3
- Estimated, near each third of the lap
Source geometry: OpenStreetMap ↗. Something wrong? Fixing it in OpenStreetMap improves it for everyone.
02Overview
What Istanbul Park is like to drive.
The full circuit layout at Istanbul Park is 3.32 miles with 15 corners worth setting up for. A generic track-day car in our model brakes hard 14 times a lap and is at full throttle for about 50% of the distance; the longest straight runs roughly 1722 ft.
10 of the corners are slow (under 50 mph in the model), 3 are fast (over 75 mph). There are hairpins where exit speed matters more than entry. The corner notes below come from the mapped geometry, not from local knowledge; we’ll add a researched guide for Istanbul Park later.
03Lap at a glance
Where the speed is, and where the hills are.
- Length
- 3.32mi
- Elevation range
- —
- Steepest grade
- —
- Braking zones
- 14model
- Full throttle
- 50% model
- Longest straight
- 1722ft
The speed trace is a model, not a real lap: a generic track-day car (about 1.1 g of cornering grip, 1 g braking, 150 W/kg) driven on the computed line through an assumed 12 m wide track. Use it to see where the braking zones and flat-out sections are, not to predict your speeds. Elevation data for this track isn’t loaded yet.
04Corner by corner
The corners at Istanbul Park.
TRACK’s own corner numbering (C1, C2…), found from the curvature of the mapped centerline. It isn’t the official turn numbering. Each diagram shows the computed line: the minimum-curvature path through an assumed 12 m wide track. It’s a geometric starting point. Your instructor’s line comes first.
- C1
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand chicane that turns about 92°, tightening to a radius of roughly 22 m (72 ft). The model car brakes for about 170 m (558 ft), from 125 to 45 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an apex close to the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 92° left
- Tightest radius
- 22 m
- Model speed
- 125 → 45 mph
- Braking (model)
- 170 m
- Grade
- —
- C2
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand chicane that turns about 76°, tightening to a radius of roughly 69 m (226 ft). The model car brakes for about 170 m (558 ft), from 125 to 45 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 90 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 76° right
- Tightest radius
- 69 m
- Model speed
- 125 → 45 mph
- Braking (model)
- 170 m
- Grade
- —
- C3
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand chicane that turns about 104°, tightening to a radius of roughly 59 m (194 ft). The model car brakes for about 50 m (164 ft), from 77 to 45 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 15 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 104° left
- Tightest radius
- 59 m
- Model speed
- 77 → 45 mph
- Braking (model)
- 50 m
- Grade
- —
- C4
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand chicane that turns about 102°, tightening to a radius of roughly 13 m (43 ft). The model car brakes for about 70 m (230 ft), from 77 to 37 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 5 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 102° right
- Tightest radius
- 13 m
- Model speed
- 77 → 37 mph
- Braking (model)
- 70 m
- Grade
- —
- C5
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowhairpinTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand hairpin that turns about 155°, tightening to a radius of roughly 25 m (82 ft). The model car brakes for about 65 m (213 ft), from 73 to 45 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 10 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 155° left
- Tightest radius
- 25 m
- Model speed
- 73 → 45 mph
- Braking (model)
- 65 m
- Grade
- —
- C6
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowhairpinTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand hairpin that turns about 165°, tightening to a radius of roughly 31 m (102 ft). The model car brakes for about 155 m (509 ft), from 116 to 48 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 5 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 165° right
- Tightest radius
- 31 m
- Model speed
- 116 → 48 mph
- Braking (model)
- 155 m
- Grade
- —
- C7
Fast left-hander
↰ LeftfastcornerTRACK numbering
A fast left-hand corner that turns about 42°, tightening to a radius of roughly 39 m (128 ft). The model car brakes for about 85 m (279 ft), from 108 to 77 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an apex close to the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 42° left
- Tightest radius
- 39 m
- Model speed
- 108 → 77 mph
- Braking (model)
- 85 m
- Grade
- —
- C8
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumcornerTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand corner that turns about 99°, tightening to a radius of roughly 40 m (131 ft). The model car brakes for about 45 m (148 ft), from 81 to 70 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 5 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 99° left
- Tightest radius
- 40 m
- Model speed
- 81 → 70 mph
- Braking (model)
- 45 m
- Grade
- —
- C9
Fast left-hander
↰ LeftfastcornerTRACK numbering
A fast left-hand corner that turns about 63°, tightening to a radius of roughly 60 m (197 ft). The model car brakes for about 65 m (213 ft), from 94 to 77 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 5 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 63° left
- Tightest radius
- 60 m
- Model speed
- 94 → 77 mph
- Braking (model)
- 65 m
- Grade
- —
- C10
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowcornerTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand corner that turns about 90°, tightening to a radius of roughly 17 m (56 ft). The model car brakes for about 170 m (558 ft), from 123 to 41 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 15 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 90° left
- Tightest radius
- 17 m
- Model speed
- 123 → 41 mph
- Braking (model)
- 170 m
- Grade
- —
- C11
Medium left-hander
↰ LeftmediumchicaneTRACK numbering
A medium left-hand chicane that turns about 108°, tightening to a radius of roughly 17 m (56 ft). The model car barely brakes here, carrying about 67 mph: a lift or a confident throttle balance. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes a late apex, about 75 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 108° left
- Tightest radius
- 17 m
- Model speed
- ≈ 67 mph
- Braking (model)
- Lift / none
- Grade
- —
- C12
Fast right-hander
↱ RightfastcornerTRACK numbering
A fast right-hand corner that turns about 43°, tightening to a radius of roughly 64 m (210 ft). The model car brakes for about 105 m (344 ft), from 122 to 93 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 10 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 43° right
- Tightest radius
- 64 m
- Model speed
- 122 → 93 mph
- Braking (model)
- 105 m
- Grade
- —
- C13
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand chicane that turns about 232°, tightening to a radius of roughly 18 m (59 ft). The model car brakes for about 35 m (115 ft), from 59 to 38 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes a late apex, about 115 m after the corner’s geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 232° right
- Tightest radius
- 18 m
- Model speed
- 59 → 38 mph
- Braking (model)
- 35 m
- Grade
- —
- C14
Slow right-hander
↱ RightslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow right-hand chicane that turns about 91°, tightening to a radius of roughly 18 m (59 ft). The model car brakes for about 35 m (115 ft), from 59 to 38 mph. The computed line turns in from the left side, takes an early apex, about 10 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the left on exit.
- Turns
- 91° right
- Tightest radius
- 18 m
- Model speed
- 59 → 38 mph
- Braking (model)
- 35 m
- Grade
- —
- C15
Slow left-hander
↰ LeftslowchicaneTRACK numbering
A slow left-hand chicane that turns about 111°, tightening to a radius of roughly 15 m (49 ft). The model car brakes for about 50 m (164 ft), from 64 to 37 mph. The computed line turns in from the right side, takes an early apex, about 5 m before the geometric apex, and lets the car run out to the right on exit.
- Turns
- 111° left
- Tightest radius
- 15 m
- Model speed
- 64 → 37 mph
- Braking (model)
- 50 m
- Grade
- —
05Configurations
Every mapped loop at Istanbul Park.
TRACK finds each closed loop in the OpenStreetMap raceway network. Named layouts come from OSM circuit relations; the rest are named by length, and some may be combinations the venue never runs. Your first session confirms which one you drove.
Full circuit
3.32 mi5.35 kmCounter-clockwiseS/F Mapped · unverifiedName inferred
Layout B · 3.9 km
2.45 mi3.94 kmCounter-clockwiseS/F Mapped · unverifiedName inferred
06Time it with TRACK
Drive Istanbul Park. TRACK knows where you are.
No setup and no transponder. Start a session in the paddock and TRACK recognises Istanbul Park and the layout from your GPS trace, then times every lap and sector with a live delta to your best.
- 1DetectTRACK matches your first few hundred metres against every mapped layout at Istanbul Park, including shared pavement between configurations.
- 2Confirm the lineThe start/finish line here is mapped · unverified. When you’re stopped, TRACK shows it on the map: accept it or tap to move it. You’re never asked while driving.
- 3Laps, timed retroactivelyLaps you drove before confirming are timed from the recorded trace, so you don’t lose your first session.
- 4Go furtherSync a GoPro for video with telemetry and let TRACK Engineer point out where the time is. External 10–25 Hz GPS receivers for tighter sectors are awaiting hardware validation.
- Venue and layout detection is tested on simulated drives over real OpenStreetMap circuits, not yet in a real car. Compatible GPS receivers
07Plan your trip
Getting there, staying, eating.
Nearby places for Istanbul Park haven’t been loaded yet.
08Track days
Find an open track day at Istanbul Park.
TRACK doesn’t copy event listings. An on-page calendar will come with an organizer data partnership.
Before your first day here
09Nearby tracks
Closest mapped venues.
- İzmit Körfez CircuitTürkiye · 24 mi away
- İzmir Park Racing CircuitTürkiye · 208 mi away
- DraconBulgaria · 260 mi away
- Motorpark RomaniaRomania · 303 mi away
Straight-line distance between venues. All 889 tracks
FAQ
Istanbul Park, answered.
How long is Istanbul Park?
OpenStreetMap maps 2 closed loops at Istanbul Park, from 2.45 mi to 3.32 mi (5.35 km). These are mapped centerline lengths; the venue’s published figures can differ slightly. The published length we cross-check against is 3.32 mi.
Which direction does Istanbul Park run?
The main mapped layout runs counter-clockwise, from one-way tagging in OpenStreetMap. Check the event’s driver briefing: some venues run reverse-direction days.
Can I time laps at Istanbul Park with my phone?
Yes, with the TRACK iPhone app (beta). It recognises Istanbul Park and the layout you’re driving from GPS, then times laps and sectors. A phone’s GPS is good for lap times; an external 10–25 Hz receiver tightens sector splits.
Where is the start/finish line at Istanbul Park?
The line TRACK uses comes from a start/finish point placed in OpenStreetMap. It isn’t verified on site, so the app asks you to confirm or move it before timing your first session here.
How do I find track days at Istanbul Park?
Clubs and organizers list HPDE, track days and club races on MotorsportReg. The venue’s own calendar (also linked) lists its events too. TRACK doesn’t list events itself.
Where can I stay near Istanbul Park?
This page lists hotels, campgrounds, restaurants, fuel and parts stores near Istanbul Park from OpenStreetMap, with straight-line distances. Book early for big event weekends.
Track geometry and nearby places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License 1.0 (via the TRACK Atlas, snapshot 2026-10-17). Elevation: USGS 3DEP (public domain). Lengths are mapped centerlines, not official figures. The computed line and speed trace are a model. No start/finish line has been verified on site.
TRACK is not affiliated with or endorsed by Istanbul Park, MotorsportReg or any business listed here. The venue name identifies the location only and belongs to its owner. TRACK shows no lap records or official results for this venue. Driving advice is general: your instructor, the event’s rules and the venue’s rules come first.