Russian Grand Prix

Round 16 · Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia

2019-09-29

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes · +3.829

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari · +5.212

Who won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix?

The 2019 Russian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 2nd on the grid. Valtteri Bottas finished second, +3.829 behind, with Charles Leclerc completing the podium. Lewis Hamilton also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:35.761. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 16 of the 2019 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Daniil Kvyat was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P19 to finish P12.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	▲1	1:33:38.992	Finished	26
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	4	▲2	+3.829	Finished	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1	▼2	+5.212	Finished	15
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	9	▲5	+14.210	Finished	12
5	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	—	—	+38.348	Finished	10
6	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	5	▼1	+45.889	Finished	8
7	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	11	▲4	+48.728	Finished	6
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	▼1	+57.749	Finished	4
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	13	▲4	+58.779	Finished	2
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	6	▼4	+59.841	Finished	1
11	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	14	▲3	+1:00.821	Finished	0
12	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	19	▲7	+1:02.496	Finished	0
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	15	▲2	+1:08.910	Finished	0
14	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	16	▲2	+1:10.076	Finished	0
15	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	12	▼3	+1:13.346	Finished	0
R	Robert Kubica	Williams	18	—	—	Brakes	0
R	George Russell	Williams	17	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	3	—	—	Power loss	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	10	—	—	Collision	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	8	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.613	1:32.434	1:31.628
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.230	1:33.134	1:32.030
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:33.032	1:32.536	1:32.053
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:33.368	1:32.634	1:32.310
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:33.413	1:33.281	1:32.632
6	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:34.184	1:33.807	1:33.222
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:34.236	1:33.898	1:33.289
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:34.201	1:33.725	1:33.301
9	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:34.283	1:33.643	1:33.517
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:34.138	1:33.862	1:33.661
11	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:34.456	1:33.950	—
12	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:34.336	1:33.958	—
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:34.755	1:34.037	—
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:33.889	1:34.082	—
15	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:34.287	1:34.233	—
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:34.840	—	—
17	George Russell	Williams	1:35.356	—	—
18	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:36.474	—	—
19	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	1:39.197	—	—
20	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:39.544	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

1 stop

P2Bottas

1 stop

P3Leclerc

2 stops

P4Verstappen

1 stop

P5Albon

1 stop

P6Sainz

1 stop

P7Pérez

1 stop

P8Norris

1 stop

P9Magnussen

1 stop

P10Hülkenberg

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 53

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	Final
Hamilton	P3	P3	P3	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Bottas	P5	P4	P4	P4	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Leclerc	P2	P2	P2	P2	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Verstappen	P8	P7	P6	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Albon	P15	P14	P14	P12	P8	P10	P7	P7	P6	P5	P5

2019 Russian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix on 2019-09-29 at Sochi Autodrom.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2019 Russian Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), +3.829 behind. P3: Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), +5.212 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2019 Russian Grand Prix?+

Charles Leclerc took pole position for the 2019 Russian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2019 Russian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the 2019 Russian Grand Prix with a time of 1:35.761.

Which team won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Robert Kubica	1	1	14:15:50	30.587
Daniel Ricciardo	1	1	14:16:36	36.031
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	2	14:18:23	38.193
Robert Kubica	2	2	14:18:29	30.177
Kimi Räikkönen	1	9	14:31:21	25.038
Nico Hülkenberg	1	16	14:43:01	34.264
Lando Norris	1	20	14:49:42	29.290
Carlos Sainz	1	21	14:51:18	30.103
Charles Leclerc	1	22	14:52:17	29.548
Sergio Pérez	1	23	14:54:44	30.271
Sebastian Vettel	1	26	14:58:48	29.860
Pierre Gasly	1	26	15:00:10	29.935
Kevin Magnussen	1	27	15:01:41	30.509
Lance Stroll	1	27	15:01:45	30.168
Daniil Kvyat	1	27	15:01:53	30.753
George Russell	1	27	15:02:17	29.857
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	27	15:02:19	30.227
Kimi Räikkönen	2	27	15:02:26	36.512
Lewis Hamilton	1	28	15:02:28	29.751
Valtteri Bottas	1	28	15:02:47	29.436
Max Verstappen	1	28	15:03:24	29.978
Alexander Albon	1	29	15:06:07	29.854
Nico Hülkenberg	2	29	15:06:25	29.786
Daniil Kvyat	2	29	15:06:31	29.571
Charles Leclerc	2	30	15:07:30	29.401