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2018 Russian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSochi, 53 laps
Round16 of 21
Race numbers

The 2018 Russian Grand Prix was the:

  • 992nd World Championship race
  • 5th World Championship Russian Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Sochi
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes531hr 27m 25.181s25
2-1(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes53+2.545s18
3 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari53+7.487s15
4 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari53+16.543s12
5+14(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer53+31.016s10
6+12(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer53+1m 20.451s8
7 (MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari53+1m 38.390s6
8-3(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap4
9-3(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes52+1 lap2
10-2(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes52+1 lap1
11-2(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap 
12 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault52+1 lap 
13-3(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari52+1 lap 
14+2(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault52+1 lap 
15-1(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes52+1 lap 
16-1(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault51+2 laps 
17-6(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault51+2 laps 
18-5(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes51+2 laps 
R (FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda4DNF 
R (NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda4DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
2 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
3 (DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
4 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
5 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
6 (FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
7 (MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari
8 (MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
9 (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
10 (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
11 (ESP) Carlos SainzRenault
12 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault
13 (RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes
14 (CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes
15-5(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault
16 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault
17 (FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda
18-5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
19-8(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
20 (NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda

Notes

  • Stoffel Vandoorne and Daniel Ricciardo received five-place grid penalties for gearbox changes.
  • Max Verstappen received a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow for yellow flags in qualifying and a further five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
  • Max Verstappen, Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, Brendon Hartley, and Fernando Alonso were all required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:31.387 
2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:31.5320.145
3(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:31.9430.556
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:32.2370.850
5(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:33.1811.794
6(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:33.4132.026
7(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:33.4192.032
8(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:33.5632.176
9(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:33.7042.317
10(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:35.1963.809
Q2
11(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer– 
12(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer– 
13(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda– 
14(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault– 
15(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault– 
Q1
16(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:35.037 
17(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:35.504 
18(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:35.612 
19(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:35.977 
20(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:36.437 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziSauber-Ferrari
(CAN) Nicholas LatifiForce India-Mercedes
(RUS) Artem MarkelovRenault
(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton306
2(DEU) Sebastian Vettel256
3(FIN) Valtteri Bottas189
4(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen186
5(NLD) Max Verstappen158
6(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo134
7(DNK) Kevin Magnussen53
8(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg53
9(ESP) Fernando Alonso50
10(MEX) Sergio Perez47
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon47
12(ESP) Carlos Sainz38
13(FRA) Pierre Gasly28
14(FRA) Romain Grosjean27
15(MCO) Charles Leclerc21
16(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne8
17(CAN) Lance Stroll6
18(SWE) Marcus Ericsson6
19(NZL) Brendon Hartley2
20(RUS) Sergey Sirotkin1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes495
2Ferrari442
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer292
4Renault91
5Haas-Ferrari80
6McLaren-Renault58
7Force India-Mercedes35
8Toro Rosso-Honda30
9Sauber-Ferrari27
10Williams-Mercedes7

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
150th for Sergio Perez (37th driver to start 150 races, 1st Mexican driver)
Wins
70th for Lewis Hamilton (2nd driver to win 70 races, 1st British driver)
84th for Mercedes
Race 1-2
43rd for Mercedes
Podiums
130th for Lewis Hamilton (2nd driver to score 130 podiums, 1st British driver)
109th for Sebastian Vettel
29th for Valtteri Bottas
746th for Ferrari
173rd & 174th for Mercedes
Poles
6th for Valtteri Bottas
97th for Mercedes
1-2 start
56th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
8th for Valtteri Bottas
63rd for Mercedes
Front row starts
128th for Lewis Hamilton
15th for Valtteri Bottas
Points finishes
200th for Kimi Raikkonen