Russian Grand Prix
Round 16 of 2018
Circuit
Sochi Autodrom
Sochi
Country
Russia
Date
Sep 30, 2018
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:27:25.181 | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | +2.545 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 3 | 53 | +7.487 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +16.543 | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 19 | 53 | +31.016 | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Red Bull | 18 | 53 | +1:20.451 | 8 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Sauber | 7 | 53 | +1:38.390 | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas F1 Team | 5 | 52 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Force India | 6 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez PER | Force India | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Renault | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | Sauber | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso ALO | McLaren | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll STR | Williams | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | McLaren | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Renault | 11 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin SIR | Williams | 13 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Toro Rosso | 17 | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley HAR | Toro Rosso | 20 | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:32.964 | 1:32.744 | 1:31.387 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:32.410 | 1:32.595 | 1:31.532 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:33.476 | 1:33.045 | 1:31.943 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:33.341 | 1:33.065 | 1:32.237 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:34.078 | 1:33.747 | 1:33.181 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:34.290 | 1:33.596 | 1:33.413 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:33.924 | 1:33.488 | 1:33.419 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:34.084 | 1:33.923 | 1:33.563 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:34.022 | 1:33.517 | 1:33.704 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson ERI | 1:34.170 | 1:33.995 | 1:35.196 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen VER | 1:33.048 | — | — |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:33.247 | — | — |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:34.383 | — | — |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:34.626 | — | — |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:34.655 | — | — |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley HAR | 1:35.037 | — | — |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:35.504 | — | — |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin SIR | 1:35.612 | — | — |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne VAN | 1:35.977 | — | — |
| 20 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:36.437 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:35.916
Lap 50
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:35.861
Lap 50
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:35.990
Lap 50
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:36.611
Lap 47
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:36.283
Lap 45
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:36.345
Lap 41
Charles Leclerc
Sauber
1:38.107
Lap 52
Kevin Magnussen
Haas F1 Team
1:38.015
Lap 52
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:38.366
Lap 52
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:38.300
Lap 47
Romain Grosjean
Haas F1 Team
1:38.244
Lap 46
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:39.108
Lap 52
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:37.931
Lap 39
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:39.590
Lap 44
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:39.435
Lap 44
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:39.922
Lap 41
Carlos Sainz
Renault
1:39.731
Lap 35
Sergey Sirotkin
Williams
1:39.838
Lap 43
Pierre Gasly
Toro Rosso
1:44.071
Lap 3
Brendon Hartley
Toro Rosso
1:45.852
Lap 2
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 3 | 29.418 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 5 | 30.348 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 7 | 29.266 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 8 | 30.469 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 9 | 29.904 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 10 | 30.397 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 10 | 30.642 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 10 | 29.912 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 11 | 30.051 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 11 | 29.636 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 12 | 29.794 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 12 | 29.924 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 13 | 29.798 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 14 | 29.551 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 18 | 29.531 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 32 | 30.021 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 35 | 30.625 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 37 | 30.146 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 39 | 37.446 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 43 | 29.370 |
Race Summary
- Round: 16 of 2018
- Circuit: Sochi Autodrom — Sochi, Russia
- Date: Sep 30, 2018
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), started P2.
- Pole position: Valtteri Bottas (1:31.387)
- Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas (1:35.861, lap 50)
- Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Valtteri Bottas, 3. Sebastian Vettel
- Classified finishers: 18