Russian Grand Prix
Round 15 of 2021
Circuit
Sochi Autodrom
Sochi
Country
Russia
Date
Sep 26, 2021
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 4 | 53 | 1:30:41.001 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull | 20 | 53 | +53.271 | 18 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 2 | 53 | +1:02.475 | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | McLaren | 5 | 53 | +1:05.607 | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 16 | 53 | +1:07.533 | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Alpine F1 Team | 6 | 53 | +1:21.321 | 8 |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1 | 53 | +1:27.224 | 7 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 53 | +1:28.955 | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull | 8 | 53 | +1:30.076 | 2 |
| 10 | George Russell RUS | Williams | 3 | 53 | +1:40.551 | 1 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 7 | 53 | +1:46.198 | 0 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Aston Martin | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | AlphaTauri | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi GIO | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin MAZ | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | Williams | 18 | 47 | Accident | 0 |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher MSC | Haas F1 Team | 14 | 32 | Oil leak | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | 1:47.238 | 1:45.827 | 1:41.993 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:47.924 | 1:46.521 | 1:42.510 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | 1:48.303 | 1:46.435 | 1:42.983 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:45.992 | 1:45.129 | 1:44.050 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:48.345 | 1:46.361 | 1:44.156 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:47.877 | 1:45.514 | 1:44.204 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:46.396 | 1:45.306 | 1:44.710 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll STR | 1:48.322 | 1:46.360 | 1:44.956 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:46.455 | 1:45.834 | 1:45.337 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:48.099 | 1:46.070 | 1:45.865 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:47.205 | 1:46.573 | — |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:47.828 | 1:46.641 | — |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:48.854 | 1:46.751 | — |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi LAT | 1:48.252 | — | — |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:48.470 | — | — |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:49.586 | — | — |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher MSC | 1:49.830 | — | — |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi GIO | 1:51.023 | — | — |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin MAZ | 1:53.764 | — | — |
| 20 | Max Verstappen VER | — | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:37.575
Lap 43
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:38.396
Lap 28
Carlos Sainz
Ferrari
1:39.294
Lap 40
Daniel Ricciardo
McLaren
1:39.124
Lap 24
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:38.216
Lap 31
Fernando Alonso
Alpine F1 Team
1:38.686
Lap 44
Lando Norris
McLaren
1:37.423
Lap 39
Kimi Räikkönen
Alfa Romeo
1:40.289
Lap 34
Sergio Pérez
Red Bull
1:39.215
Lap 45
George Russell
Williams
1:40.596
Lap 40
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
1:40.464
Lap 35
Sebastian Vettel
Aston Martin
1:39.251
Lap 44
Pierre Gasly
AlphaTauri
1:38.279
Lap 35
Esteban Ocon
Alpine F1 Team
1:40.598
Lap 34
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:38.994
Lap 45
Antonio Giovinazzi
Alfa Romeo
1:39.058
Lap 39
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
1:39.960
Lap 42
Nikita Mazepin
Haas F1 Team
1:41.713
Lap 24
Nicholas Latifi
Williams
1:40.000
Lap 42
Mick Schumacher
Haas F1 Team
1:40.276
Lap 22
Pit Stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 12 | 30.241 |
| George Russell | 1 | 13 | 30.665 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 13 | 30.056 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 13 | 30.112 |
| Carlos Sainz | 1 | 14 | 30.715 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 1 | 14 | 30.127 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 15 | 29.901 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 15 | 30.102 |
| Mick Schumacher | 1 | 20 | 29.996 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 22 | 33.617 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 26 | 29.878 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 26 | 29.578 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 26 | 29.242 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 28 | 29.824 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 28 | 29.936 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 33 | 29.354 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 35 | 31.849 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 36 | 36.026 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 36 | 30.157 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 36 | 30.081 |
| George Russell | 2 | 47 | 32.081 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 47 | 29.569 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 47 | 30.131 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 2 | 46 | 33.931 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 47 | 30.980 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 48 | 31.017 |
| Carlos Sainz | 2 | 48 | 30.677 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 48 | 31.016 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 48 | 43.124 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 49 | 30.045 |
Race Summary
- Round: 15 of 2021
- Circuit: Sochi Autodrom — Sochi, Russia
- Date: Sep 26, 2021
- Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), started P4.
- Pole position: Lando Norris (1:41.993)
- Fastest lap: Lando Norris (1:37.423, lap 39)
- Podium: 1. Lewis Hamilton, 2. Max Verstappen, 3. Carlos Sainz
- Classified finishers: 19