Season 2021 · Round 15

Russian Grand Prix

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2021-09-26 · Sochi Autodrom · Russia · Russian Grand Prix · 53Lap · 309.745km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:30:41.001
Team win 35pt P1 · P5
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull +53.271
55 Carlos Sainz
Ferrari +1:02.475
Fastest Lap
4 Lando Norris
1:37.423 · L39
DNF
1
Mick Schumacher L32
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 L26 Hamilton · pit stop L49 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Verstappen · pit stop L26 Verstappen · pit stop L48 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Sainz · pit stop L14 Sainz · pit stop L48 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Ricciardo · pit stop L22 Ricciardo · pit stop L48 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Bottas · pit stop L28 Bottas · pit stop L47 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Alonso · pit stop L36 Alonso · pit stop L50 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Norris · pit stop L28 Norris · pit stop L51 Norris NOR Norris NOR Räikkönen · pit stop L15 Räikkönen · pit stop L47 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Pérez · pit stop L36 Pérez · pit stop L50 Pérez PER Pérez PER Russell · pit stop L13 Russell · pit stop L47 Russell RUS Russell RUS Stroll · pit stop L12 Stroll · pit stop L48 Stroll STR Stroll STR Vettel · pit stop L26 Vettel · pit stop L50 Vettel VET Vettel VET Gasly · pit stop L33 Gasly · pit stop L50 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Ocon · pit stop L15 Ocon · pit stop L50 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Leclerc · pit stop L35 Leclerc · pit stop L51 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Giovinazzi · pit stop L36 Giovinazzi · pit stop L50 Giovinazzi GIO Giovinazzi GIO Tsunoda · pit stop L13 Tsunoda · pit stop L47 Tsunoda · pit stop L49 Tsunoda TSU Tsunoda TSU Mazepin · pit stop L14 Mazepin · pit stop L46 Mazepin MAZ Mazepin MAZ Latifi · pit stop L13 Latifi · stopped L47 · classified P19 Latifi LAT Latifi LAT Schumacher · pit stop L20 Schumacher · retired L32 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 4 53 1:30:41.001 25
2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 20 53 +53.271 18
3 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 2 53 +1:02.475 15
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 5 53 +1:05.607 12
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 16 53 +1:07.533 10
6 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 6 53 +1:21.321 8
7 4 Lando Norris FL McLaren 1 53 +1:27.224 7
8 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 13 53 +1:28.955 4
9 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 8 53 +1:30.076 2
10 63 George Russell Williams 3 53 +1:40.551 1
11 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 7 53 +1:46.198
12 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 10 52 +1 Lap
13 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 11 52 +1 Lap
14 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team 9 52 +1 Lap
15 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 19 52 +1 Lap
16 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 17 52 +1 Lap
17 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 12 52 +1 Lap
18 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas F1 Team 15 51 +2 Laps
19 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams 18 47 Accident
R 47 Mick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 14 32 Oil leak
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:47.238 1:45.827 1:41.993 POLE Q3
2 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:47.924 1:46.521 1:42.510 +0.517 Q3
3 63 George Russell Williams 1:48.303 1:46.435 1:42.983 +0.990 Q3
4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:45.992 1:45.129 1:44.050 +2.057 Q3
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:48.345 1:46.361 1:44.156 +2.163 Q3
6 14 Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 1:47.877 1:45.514 1:44.204 +2.211 Q3
7 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:46.396 1:45.306 1:44.710 +2.717 Q3
8 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:48.322 1:46.360 1:44.956 +2.963 Q3
9 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:46.455 1:45.834 1:45.337 +3.344 Q3
10 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team 1:48.099 1:46.070 1:45.865 +3.872 Q3
11 5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:47.205 1:46.573 — +4.580 Q2
12 10 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:47.828 1:46.641 — +4.648 Q2
13 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:48.854 1:46.751 — +4.758 Q2
14 6 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:48.252 — — +6.259 Q1
15 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:48.470 — — +6.477 Q1
16 7 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:49.586 — — +7.593 Q1
17 47 Mick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 1:49.830 — — +7.837 Q1
18 99 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:51.023 — — +9.030 Q1
19 9 Nikita Mazepin Haas F1 Team 1:53.764 — — +11.771 Q1
20 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull — —
Starting grid
Official
1
4 Lando Norris
2
55 Carlos Sainz
3
63 George Russell
4
44 Lewis Hamilton
5
3 Daniel Ricciardo
6
14 Fernando Alonso
7
18 Lance Stroll ▲1
8
11 Sergio Pérez ▲1
9
31 Esteban Ocon ▲1
10
5 Sebastian Vettel ▲1
11
10 Pierre Gasly ▲1
12
22 Yuki Tsunoda ▲1
13
7 Kimi Räikkönen ▲3
14
47 Mick Schumacher ▲3
15
9 Nikita Mazepin ▲4
16
77 Valtteri Bottas ▼9
17
99 Antonio Giovinazzi ▲1
18
6 Nicholas Latifi ▼4
19
16 Charles Leclerc ▼4
20
33 Max Verstappen
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 4 Lando Norris 1:37.423 L39
2 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.575 L43
3 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.608 L40
4 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.678 L42
5 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.689 L38
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.719 L39
7 4 Lando Norris 1:37.755 L43
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.770 L37
9 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.789 L44
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:37.832 L41
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
30s 35s 40s median 30.7s Sebastian Vettel · L26 · 29.242s Pierre Gasly · L33 · 29.354s Valtteri Bottas · L47 · 29.569s Max Verstappen · L26 · 29.578s Lando Norris · L28 · 29.824s Lewis Hamilton · L26 · 29.878s Esteban Ocon · L15 · 29.901s Valtteri Bottas · L28 · 29.936s Mick Schumacher · L20 · 29.996s Lewis Hamilton · L49 · 30.045s Nicholas Latifi · L13 · 30.056s Antonio Giovinazzi · L36 · 30.081s Kimi Räikkönen · L15 · 30.102s Yuki Tsunoda · L13 · 30.112s Nikita Mazepin · L14 · 30.127s Kimi Räikkönen · L47 · 30.131s Fernando Alonso · L36 · 30.157s Lance Stroll · L12 · 30.241s George Russell · L13 · 30.665s Carlos Sainz · L48 · 30.677s Fernando Alonso · L50 · 30.702s Carlos Sainz · L14 · 30.715s Yuki Tsunoda · L49 · 30.972s Yuki Tsunoda · L47 · 30.980s Daniel Ricciardo · L48 · 31.016s Max Verstappen · L48 · 31.017s Charles Leclerc · L35 · 31.849s Pierre Gasly · L50 · 31.915s George Russell · L47 · 32.081s Sebastian Vettel · L50 · 32.128s Sergio Pérez · L50 · 32.313s Charles Leclerc · L51 · 32.648s Lando Norris · L51 · 32.670s Esteban Ocon · L50 · 33.264s Daniel Ricciardo · L22 · 33.617s Nikita Mazepin · L46 · 33.931s Antonio Giovinazzi · L50 · 33.961s Sergio Pérez · L36 · 36.026s Lance Stroll · L48 · 43.124s
fastest 29.242s Sebastian Vettel slowest 43.124s Lance Stroll pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
18 Lance Stroll 1 12 15:24:13 30.241s
63 George Russell 1 13 15:25:55 30.665s
6 Nicholas Latifi 1 13 15:26:27 30.056s
22 Yuki Tsunoda 1 13 15:26:28 30.112s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 14 15:27:33 30.715s
9 Nikita Mazepin 1 14 15:28:09 30.127s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 15 15:29:27 29.901s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 15 15:29:28 30.102s
47 Mick Schumacher 1 20 15:38:36 29.996s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 22 15:41:11 33.617s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 26 15:47:52 29.878s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 26 15:48:09 29.242s
33 Max Verstappen 1 26 15:47:58 29.578s
4 Lando Norris 1 28 15:51:03 29.824s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 28 15:51:35 29.936s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 33 16:00:00 29.354s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 35 16:03:07 31.849s
99 Antonio Giovinazzi 1 36 16:05:27 30.081s
14 Fernando Alonso 1 36 16:04:40 30.157s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 36 16:04:32 36.026s
9 Nikita Mazepin 2 46 16:24:05 33.931s
63 George Russell 2 47 16:23:56 32.081s
77 Valtteri Bottas 2 47 16:23:58 29.569s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 47 16:23:59 30.131s
22 Yuki Tsunoda 2 47 16:24:44 30.980s
55 Carlos Sainz 2 48 16:25:33 30.677s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2 48 16:25:35 31.016s
18 Lance Stroll 2 48 16:26:01 43.124s
33 Max Verstappen 2 48 16:25:32 31.017s
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 49 16:26:32 30.045s
22 Yuki Tsunoda 3 49 16:29:31 30.972s
99 Antonio Giovinazzi 2 50 16:31:14 33.961s
10 Pierre Gasly 2 50 16:30:49 31.915s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 50 16:29:36 32.313s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 50 16:30:10 32.128s
31 Esteban Ocon 2 50 16:30:58 33.264s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 50 16:29:34 30.702s
4 Lando Norris 2 51 16:31:33 32.670s
16 Charles Leclerc 2 51 16:32:51 32.648s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
33
Max Verstappen
+24
P20→P2
77
Valtteri Bottas
+20
P16→P5
16
Charles Leclerc
+19
P19→P15
3
Daniel Ricciardo
+18
P5→P4
10
Pierre Gasly
+17
P11→P13
55
Carlos Sainz
+16
P2→P3
7
Kimi Räikkönen
+15
P13→P8
18
Lance Stroll
+15
P7→P11
Most positions lost
Lance Stroll −22 Charles Leclerc −22 George Russell −19
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
77 Valtteri Bottas Grid penalty ▼9 (P7 → P16)
▼9 (P7 → P16)
16 Charles Leclerc Grid penalty ▼4 (P15 → P19)
▼4 (P15 → P19)
6 Nicholas Latifi Grid penalty ▼4 (P14 → P18)
▼4 (P14 → P18)
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.
DocTitleSubjectPublished(CET)
Circuit Map ↗ 2021-09-22 12:22
2021-09-22 12:22 CET
PU elements used per driver up to now ↗ 2021-09-23 10:38
2021-09-23 10:38 CET
Race Directors' Event Notes ↗ 2021-09-23 10:55
2021-09-23 10:55 CET
Initial Scrutineering, gearbox issues ↗ 2021-09-23 16:10
2021-09-23 16:10 CET
Entry List ↗ 2021-09-23 16:18
2021-09-23 16:18 CET
Race Directors' Event Notes Version 2 ↗ 2021-09-23 16:27
2021-09-23 16:27 CET
Offence - Car 16 - PU elements ↗ 16 Charles Leclerc 2021-09-24 11:02
16 Charles Leclerc 2021-09-24 11:02 CET
P1 deleted lap times turn 2 ↗ 2021-09-24 11:38
2021-09-24 11:38 CET
P1 Classification ↗ 2021-09-24 11:52
2021-09-24 11:52 CET
Offence - Car 16 - PU elements (Correction) ↗ 16 Charles Leclerc 2021-09-24 12:55
16 Charles Leclerc 2021-09-24 12:55 CET
Offence - Car 9 - Pit lane speeding ↗ 9 Nikita Mazepin 2021-09-24 14:12
9 Nikita Mazepin 2021-09-24 14:12 CET
Offence - Car 7 - Pit lane speeding ↗ 7 Kimi Räikkönen 2021-09-24 14:46
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2021-09-24 14:46 CET
Offence - Car 33 - PU elements ↗ 33 Max Verstappen 2021-09-24 14:46
33 Max Verstappen 2021-09-24 14:46 CET
P2 deleted lap time turn 2 ↗ 2021-09-24 15:13
2021-09-24 15:13 CET
P2 Classification ↗ 2021-09-24 15:16
2021-09-24 15:16 CET
Correction - P2 Classification ↗ 2021-09-24 15:22
2021-09-24 15:22 CET
Race Directors' Note - P3 Tyres ↗ 2021-09-24 16:22
2021-09-24 16:22 CET
Race Directors' Note SC2-SC1 Time ↗ 2021-09-24 16:22
2021-09-24 16:22 CET
Race Directors' Event Notes Version 3 ↗ 2021-09-24 17:15
2021-09-24 17:15 CET
P1 and P2 scrutineering ↗ 2021-09-24 17:56
2021-09-24 17:56 CET
New gearboxes for this Event ↗ 2021-09-24 18:12
2021-09-24 18:12 CET
Decision - Free Practice 3 ↗ 2021-09-25 10:44
2021-09-25 10:44 CET
Race Directors Note - Post Qualifying Procedure ↗ 2021-09-25 13:20
2021-09-25 13:20 CET
New PU elements for this Event ↗ 2021-09-25 14:19
2021-09-25 14:19 CET
Summons - Car 18 - alleged impeding of car 18 by car 3 in turn 2 ↗ 18 Lance Stroll 2021-09-25 14:49
18 Lance Stroll 2021-09-25 14:49 CET
Summons - Car 3 - alleged impeding of car 18 in turn 2 ↗ 3 Daniel Ricciardo 2021-09-25 14:49
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2021-09-25 14:49 CET
Provisional Qualifying Classification ↗ 2021-09-25 15:26
2021-09-25 15:26 CET
Qualifying deleted lap times turn 2 ↗ 2021-09-25 15:26
2021-09-25 15:26 CET
Offence - Car 6 - PU elements ↗ 6 Nicholas Latifi 2021-09-25 15:29
6 Nicholas Latifi 2021-09-25 15:29 CET
Offence - Car 3 - Impeding car 18 in Turn 2 ↗ 3 Daniel Ricciardo 2021-09-25 16:59
3 Daniel Ricciardo 2021-09-25 16:59 CET
Clarification - Car 33 - Failing to set a time in Q1 ↗ 33 Max Verstappen 2021-09-25 17:29
33 Max Verstappen 2021-09-25 17:29 CET
Dry tyre type used during fastest lap in Q2 ↗ 2021-09-25 18:29
2021-09-25 18:29 CET
Qualifying scrutineering ↗ 2021-09-25 18:59
2021-09-25 18:59 CET
Final Qualifying Classification ↗ 2021-09-25 19:03
2021-09-25 19:03 CET
Provisional Starting Grid ↗ 2021-09-25 19:04
2021-09-25 19:04 CET
Race Directors Note - Post Race Procedure ↗ 2021-09-26 10:15
2021-09-26 10:15 CET
Race Directors Note - Pre-Race Procedure ↗ 2021-09-26 10:15
2021-09-26 10:15 CET
Parc Fermé issues ↗ 2021-09-26 11:07
2021-09-26 11:07 CET
Offence - Car 99 - gearbox ↗ 99 Antonio Giovinazzi 2021-09-26 11:35
99 Antonio Giovinazzi 2021-09-26 11:35 CET
Offence - Car 77 - PU elements ↗ 77 Valtteri Bottas 2021-09-26 11:35
77 Valtteri Bottas 2021-09-26 11:35 CET
Parts and parameters been replaced or changed during the Parc Fermé ↗ 2021-09-26 12:56
2021-09-26 12:56 CET
Final Starting Grid ↗ 2021-09-26 13:00
2021-09-26 13:00 CET
Provisional Race Classification ↗ 2021-09-26 16:00
2021-09-26 16:00 CET
Summons - Car 10 - Incident with car 18 in turn 9 ↗ 10 Pierre Gasly 2021-09-26 16:00
10 Pierre Gasly 2021-09-26 16:00 CET
Summons - Car 18 - Incident with car 10 in turn 9 ↗ 18 Lance Stroll 2021-09-26 16:00
18 Lance Stroll 2021-09-26 16:00 CET
Race deleted lap times turn 2 ↗ 2021-09-26 16:20
2021-09-26 16:20 CET
Summons - Car 4 - Pit entrance incident ↗ 4 Lando Norris 2021-09-26 16:20
4 Lando Norris 2021-09-26 16:20 CET
Offence - Car 18 - Collision with car 10 in turn 8 ↗ 18 Lance Stroll 2021-09-26 17:29
18 Lance Stroll 2021-09-26 17:29 CET
Race scrutineering ↗ 2021-09-26 17:48
2021-09-26 17:48 CET
Offence - Car 4 - Pit Entry ↗ 4 Lando Norris 2021-09-26 18:04
4 Lando Norris 2021-09-26 18:04 CET
Championship Points ↗ 2021-09-26 18:32
2021-09-26 18:32 CET
Final Race Classification ↗ 2021-09-26 18:32
2021-09-26 18:32 CET
FIA official decisions and documents (fia.com) · PDF original PDF links
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