Russian Grand Prix

Round 15 · Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia

2021-09-26

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +53.271

Carlos Sainz

Ferrari · +1:02.475

Who won the 2021 Russian Grand Prix?

The 2021 Russian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 4th on the grid. Max Verstappen finished second, +53.271 behind, with Carlos Sainz completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Lando Norris with a time of 1:37.423. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 15 of the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. Max Verstappen was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 18 positions from P20 to finish P2.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	4	▲3	1:30:41.001	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	20	▲18	+53.271	Finished	18
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	2	▼1	+1:02.475	Finished	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	5	▲1	+1:05.607	Finished	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	16	▲11	+1:07.533	Finished	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	6	—	+1:21.321	Finished	8
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1	▼6	+1:27.224	Finished	7
8	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	13	▲5	+1:28.955	Finished	4
9	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	8	▼1	+1:30.076	Finished	2
10	George Russell	Williams	3	▼7	+1:40.551	Finished	1
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	7	▼4	+1:46.198	Finished	0
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	10	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	11	▼2	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	9	▼5	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	19	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	17	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
17	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	12	▼5	—	+1 Lap	0
18	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	15	▼3	—	+2 Laps	0
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	18	▼1	—	Accident	0
R	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	14	—	—	Oil leak	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:47.238	1:45.827	1:41.993
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:47.924	1:46.521	1:42.510
3	George Russell	Williams	1:48.303	1:46.435	1:42.983
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:45.992	1:45.129	1:44.050
5	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1:48.345	1:46.361	1:44.156
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	1:47.877	1:45.514	1:44.204
7	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:46.396	1:45.306	1:44.710
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:48.322	1:46.360	1:44.956
9	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:46.455	1:45.834	1:45.337
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:48.099	1:46.070	1:45.865
11	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1:47.205	1:46.573	—
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1:47.828	1:46.641	—
13	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:48.854	1:46.751	—
14	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1:48.252	—	—
15	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:48.470	—	—
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:49.586	—	—
17	Mick Schumacher	Haas F1 Team	1:49.830	—	—
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:51.023	—	—
19	Nikita Mazepin	Haas F1 Team	1:53.764	—	—
20	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	—	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

2 stops

P2Verstappen

2 stops

P3Sainz

2 stops

P4Ricciardo

2 stops

P5Bottas

2 stops

P6Alonso

2 stops

P7Norris

2 stops

P8Räikkönen

2 stops

P9Pérez

2 stops

P10Russell

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	P6	P6	P3	P3	P2	P5	P4	P2	P2	P2	P1
Verstappen	P15	P12	P6	P6	P5	P10	P8	P7	P7	P3	P2
Sainz	P1	P1	P13	P11	P10	P7	P6	P3	P3	P6	P3
Ricciardo	P5	P5	P2	P2	P13	P9	P7	P4	P5	P8	P4
Bottas	P14	P15	P12	P10	P9	P16	P14	P14	P14	P9	P5

2021 Russian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2021 Russian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Russian Grand Prix on 2021-09-26 at Sochi Autodrom.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix?+

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +53.271 behind. P3: Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), +1:02.475 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix?+

Lando Norris took pole position for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix?+

Lando Norris set the fastest lap of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix with a time of 1:37.423.

Which team won the 2021 Russian Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2021 Russian Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Lance Stroll	1	12	15:24:13	30.241
George Russell	1	13	15:25:55	30.665
Nicholas Latifi	1	13	15:26:27	30.056
Yuki Tsunoda	1	13	15:26:28	30.112
Carlos Sainz	1	14	15:27:33	30.715
Nikita Mazepin	1	14	15:28:09	30.127
Esteban Ocon	1	15	15:29:27	29.901
Kimi Räikkönen	1	15	15:29:28	30.102
Mick Schumacher	1	20	15:38:36	29.996
Daniel Ricciardo	1	22	15:41:11	33.617
Lewis Hamilton	1	26	15:47:52	29.878
Max Verstappen	1	26	15:47:58	29.578
Sebastian Vettel	1	26	15:48:09	29.242
Lando Norris	1	28	15:51:03	29.824
Valtteri Bottas	1	28	15:51:35	29.936
Pierre Gasly	1	33	16:00:00	29.354
Charles Leclerc	1	35	16:03:07	31.849
Antonio Giovinazzi	1	36	16:05:27	30.081
Sergio Pérez	1	36	16:04:32	36.026
Fernando Alonso	1	36	16:04:40	30.157
Nikita Mazepin	2	46	16:24:05	33.931
Valtteri Bottas	2	47	16:23:58	29.569
Kimi Räikkönen	2	47	16:23:59	30.131
Yuki Tsunoda	2	47	16:24:44	30.980
George Russell	2	47	16:23:56	32.081
Max Verstappen	2	48	16:25:32	31.017
Carlos Sainz	2	48	16:25:33	30.677
Daniel Ricciardo	2	48	16:25:35	31.016
Lance Stroll	2	48	16:26:01	43.124
Lewis Hamilton	2	49	16:26:32	30.045
Yuki Tsunoda	3	49	16:29:31	30.972
Fernando Alonso	2	50	16:29:34	30.702
Sergio Pérez	2	50	16:29:36	32.313
Sebastian Vettel	2	50	16:30:10	32.128
Pierre Gasly	2	50	16:30:49	31.915
Esteban Ocon	2	50	16:30:58	33.264
Antonio Giovinazzi	2	50	16:31:14	33.961
Lando Norris	2	51	16:31:33	32.670
Charles Leclerc	2	51	16:32:51	32.648