Formula 1 has announced Turkey is to rejoin the calendar to replace the Singapore Grand Prix in October.
The Marina Bay street circuit revealed last month it will not host a race for a second consecutive year, paving pay for Turkey to take its place later this season.
Turkey had been added to the 2021 schedule earlier in the year when the Canadian Grand Prix was cancelled, but was forced to be dropped due to travel restrictions.
But it was confirmed Istanbul Park, which hosted its first race for nine years during the 2020 season, will return to the calendar at a later date.
A statement from F1 said: “After discussions with other promoters we are confident that we will be able to travel to the following race under our strict safety protocols.
“The Formula 1 community will continue to travel this season with stringent safety measures that has allowed us to travel safely this season. So far this season we have conducted over 44,000 tests with 27, positive cases a rate of 0.06%, with most coming during the earlier part of the season.
“Alongside this a significant proportion of the F1 community has been vaccinated already and we are confident that all will have had the opportunity to do so by the end of the summer. We will continue to operate in a way that protects the safety of our personnel and the communities we visit.”
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said: “We are delighted to be coming back to Turkey to Intercity Istanbul Park circuit. We hope to see another fantastic race again in one of the best tracks in the world.
“We want to thank the Intercity Istanbul Park management and Mr. Vural Ak for his personal efforts to make this event to happen. We have shown that we can continue to adapt and there is huge interest in our sport and the hope from many locations to have a Grand Prix.
“We have had very good conversations with all the other promoters since the start of the year and continue to work closely with them during this period.”
Last year’s Turkish Grand Prix produced a thrilling race, with Lewis Hamilton clinching a record-equaling seventh drivers’ world championship in wet conditions.
