Season 2018 · Round 16

Russian Grand Prix

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2018-09-30 · Sochi Autodrom · Russia · Russian Grand Prix · 53Lap · 309.745km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:27:25.181
Team win 43pt P1 · P2 1-2
77 Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes +2.545
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +7.487
Fastest Lap
77 Valtteri Bottas
1:35.861 · L50
DNF
2
Pierre Gasly L4 Brendon Hartley L4
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Circuit Info
Sochi Autodrom Sochi, Russia
53Lap 309.745km 8 races held (2014–) Lap record 1:35.761 · Lewis Hamilton (2019)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · GP #1
P2 Valtteri Bottas 2 wins · → Lewis Hamilton -3
Starts
P1 Valtteri Bottas 8 starts · GP #1
P1 Lewis Hamilton 8 starts · GP #1
P1 Sergio Pérez 8 starts · GP #1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Hamilton · pit stop L14 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Bottas · pit stop L12 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Vettel · pit stop L13 Vettel VET Vettel VET Räikkönen · pit stop L18 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Verstappen · pit stop L43 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Ricciardo · pit stop L39 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Leclerc · pit stop L10 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Magnussen · pit stop L9 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Ocon · pit stop L10 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Pérez · pit stop L12 Pérez PER Pérez PER Grosjean · pit stop L8 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Hülkenberg · pit stop L35 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Ericsson · pit stop L11 Ericsson · pit stop L37 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Alonso · pit stop L5 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Stroll · pit stop L7 Stroll STR Stroll STR Vandoorne · pit stop L11 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Sainz · pit stop L32 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Sirotkin · pit stop L10 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR Gasly · retired L4 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Hartley · pit stop L3 Hartley · retired L4 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2 53 1:27:25.181 25
2 77 Valtteri Bottas FL Mercedes 1 53 +2.545 18
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 53 +7.487 15
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 4 53 +16.543 12
5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 19 53 +31.016 10
6 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 18 53 +1:20.451 8
7 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 7 53 +1:38.390 6
8 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 5 52 +1 Lap 4
9 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 6 52 +1 Lap 2
10 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 8 52 +1 Lap 1
11 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 9 52 +1 Lap
12 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 12 52 +1 Lap
13 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 10 52 +1 Lap
14 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 16 52 +1 Lap
15 18 Lance Stroll Williams 14 52 +1 Lap
16 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 15 51 +2 Laps
17 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 11 51 +2 Laps
18 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 13 51 +2 Laps
R 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 17 4 Brakes
R 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 20 4 Brakes
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:32.964 1:32.744 1:31.387 POLE Q3
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.410 1:32.595 1:31.532 +0.145 Q3
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:33.476 1:33.045 1:31.943 +0.556 Q3
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:33.341 1:33.065 1:32.237 +0.850 Q3
5 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:34.078 1:33.747 1:33.181 +1.794 Q3
6 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:34.290 1:33.596 1:33.413 +2.026 Q3
7 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:33.924 1:33.488 1:33.419 +2.032 Q3
8 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:34.084 1:33.923 1:33.563 +2.176 Q3
9 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:34.022 1:33.517 1:33.704 +2.130 Q2
10 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:34.170 1:33.995 1:35.196 +2.608 Q2
11 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:33.048 — — +1.661 Q1
12 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:33.247 — — +1.860 Q1
13 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:34.383 — — +2.996 Q1
14 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:34.626 — — +3.239 Q1
15 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:34.655 — — +3.268 Q1
16 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:35.037 — — +3.650 Q1
17 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:35.504 — — +4.117 Q1
18 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:35.612 — — +4.225 Q1
19 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:35.977 — — +4.590 Q1
20 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:36.437 — — +5.050 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
77 Valtteri Bottas
2
44 Lewis Hamilton
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
7 Kimi Räikkönen
5
20 Kevin Magnussen
6
31 Esteban Ocon
7
16 Charles Leclerc
8
11 Sergio Pérez
9
8 Romain Grosjean
10
9 Marcus Ericsson
11
55 Carlos Sainz ▲3
12
27 Nico Hülkenberg ▲3
13
35 Sergey Sirotkin ▲5
14
18 Lance Stroll ▲6
15
2 Stoffel Vandoorne ▲4
16
14 Fernando Alonso ▲1
17
10 Pierre Gasly ▼4
18
3 Daniel Ricciardo ▼6
19
33 Max Verstappen ▼8
20
28 Brendon Hartley ▼4
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:35.861 L50
2 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:35.887 L51
3 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:35.916 L50
4 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:35.990 L50
5 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:36.067 L51
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:36.137 L49
7 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:36.162 L49
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:36.185 L45
9 33 Max Verstappen 1:36.283 L45
10 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:36.293 L47
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
30s 32s 34s 36s median 29.9s Lance Stroll · L7 · 29.266s Max Verstappen · L43 · 29.370s Brendon Hartley · L3 · 29.418s Kimi Räikkönen · L18 · 29.531s Lewis Hamilton · L14 · 29.551s Stoffel Vandoorne · L11 · 29.636s Valtteri Bottas · L12 · 29.794s Sebastian Vettel · L13 · 29.798s Kevin Magnussen · L9 · 29.904s Sergey Sirotkin · L10 · 29.912s Sergio Pérez · L12 · 29.924s Carlos Sainz · L32 · 30.021s Marcus Ericsson · L11 · 30.051s Marcus Ericsson · L37 · 30.146s Fernando Alonso · L5 · 30.348s Charles Leclerc · L10 · 30.397s Romain Grosjean · L8 · 30.469s Nico Hülkenberg · L35 · 30.625s Esteban Ocon · L10 · 30.642s Daniel Ricciardo · L39 · 37.446s
fastest 29.266s Lance Stroll slowest 37.446s Daniel Ricciardo pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
28 Brendon Hartley 1 3 14:18:54 29.418s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 5 14:22:23 30.348s
18 Lance Stroll 1 7 14:25:54 29.266s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 8 14:27:27 30.469s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 9 14:28:59 29.904s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 10 14:30:40 30.642s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 1 10 14:31:18 29.912s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 10 14:30:35 30.397s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 11 14:32:55 29.636s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 11 14:32:34 30.051s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 12 14:33:30 29.794s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 12 14:34:04 29.924s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 13 14:35:13 29.798s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 14 14:36:51 29.551s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 18 14:43:40 29.531s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 32 15:08:28 30.021s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 35 15:12:47 30.625s
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 37 15:16:36 30.146s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 39 15:18:49 37.446s
33 Max Verstappen 1 43 15:24:48 29.370s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
33
Max Verstappen
+12
P19→P5
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+12
P18→P6
27
Nico Hülkenberg
+7
P12→P12
31
Esteban Ocon
+6
P6→P9
11
Sergio Pérez
+6
P8→P10
55
Carlos Sainz
+6
P11→P17
44
Lewis Hamilton
+5
P2→P1
16
Charles Leclerc
+5
P7→P7
Most positions lost
Carlos Sainz −12 Kevin Magnussen −8 Esteban Ocon −8
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
10 Pierre Gasly Grid penalty ▼4 (P13 → P17)
▼4 (P13 → P17)
33 Max Verstappen Grid penalty ▼8 (P11 → P19)
▼8 (P11 → P19)
3 Daniel Ricciardo Grid penalty ▼6 (P12 → P18)
▼6 (P12 → P18)
28 Brendon Hartley Grid penalty ▼4 (P16 → P20)
▼4 (P16 → P20)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15