Round 15 of 222021Finished

RussianGrand Prix 2021

Sochi Autodrom, Russia

Chequered flag · Race winner

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes1:30:41.00153 laps

P2Max Verstappen+53.271
P3Carlos Sainz+1:02.475

Full classification Session times

In 2021 the race ran on an earlier layout, Grand Prix Circuit (2014–2023); its map is not shown.

Weekend, local dates: 24–26 Sept 2021
Lap length: 5.848 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Sochi, Russia

Round 15 · Race weekend

Weekend

Times in UTC

Fri 24 Sept
Practice 1Finished
Start time not recorded
Practice 2Finished
Start time not recorded
Sat 25 Sept
Practice 3Finished
Start time not recorded
QualifyingFinished
Start time not recorded
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Sun 26 Sept
RaceFinished
12:00
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Timing

Results

Final classification of the 2021 Russian Grand Prix, with qualifying and pit stops.

Russian Grand Prix 2021: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Lewis HamiltonMercedes	Mercedes	4	Gained 3	53	1:30:41.00125 pts	25
2	Max VerstappenRed Bull	Red Bull	20	Gained 18	53	+53.27118 pts	18
3	Carlos SainzFerrari	Ferrari	2	Lost 1	53	+1:02.47515 pts	15
4	Daniel RicciardoMcLaren	McLaren	5	Gained 1	53	+1:05.60712 pts	12
5	Valtteri BottasMercedes	Mercedes	16	Gained 11	53	+1:07.53310 pts	10
6	Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	6	No change	53	+1:21.3218 pts	8
7	Lando NorrisMcLarenFastest lap 1:37.423lap 39	McLaren	1	Lost 6	53	+1:27.2247 pts	7
8	Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	13	Gained 5	53	+1:28.9554 pts	4
9	Sergio PérezRed Bull	Red Bull	8	Lost 1	53	+1:30.0762 pts	2
10	George RussellWilliams	Williams	3	Lost 7	53	+1:40.5511 pt	1
11	Lance StrollAston Martin	Aston Martin	7	Lost 4	53	+1:46.1980 pts	0
12	Sebastian VettelAston Martin	Aston Martin	10	Lost 2	52	+1 lap0 pts	0
13	Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri	AlphaTauri	11	Lost 2	52	+1 lap0 pts	0
14	Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team	Alpine F1 Team	9	Lost 5	52	+1 lap0 pts	0
15	Charles LeclercFerrari	Ferrari	19	Gained 4	52	+1 lap0 pts	0
16	Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	17	Gained 1	52	+1 lap0 pts	0
17	Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri	AlphaTauri	12	Lost 5	52	+1 lap0 pts	0
18	Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team	Haas F1 Team	15	Lost 3	51	+2 laps0 pts	0
19	Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Accident	Williams	18	Lost 1	47	Accident0 pts	0
DNF	Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team · Oil leak	Haas F1 Team	14	–	32	Oil leak0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:30:41.001; Hamilton, 53 laps
Fastest lap: 1:37.423; Norris, lap 39
Classified: 19of 20
Pit stops: 39; Quickest pit lane 29.242 s, Vettel

Russian Grand Prix 2021: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Best
1	Lando NorrisMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:47.238	1:45.827	1:41.993 (quickest in Q3)	1:41.993
2	Carlos SainzFerrari · Reached Q3	Ferrari	1:47.924	1:46.521	1:42.510	1:42.510+0.517
3	George RussellWilliams · Reached Q3	Williams	1:48.303	1:46.435	1:42.983	1:42.983+0.990
4	Lewis HamiltonMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:45.992 (quickest in Q1)	1:45.129 (quickest in Q2)	1:44.050	1:44.050+2.057
5	Daniel RicciardoMcLaren · Reached Q3	McLaren	1:48.345	1:46.361	1:44.156	1:44.156+2.163
6	Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3	Alpine F1 Team	1:47.877	1:45.514	1:44.204	1:44.204+2.211
7	Valtteri BottasMercedes · Reached Q3	Mercedes	1:46.396	1:45.306	1:44.710	1:44.710+2.717
8	Lance StrollAston Martin · Reached Q3	Aston Martin	1:48.322	1:46.360	1:44.956	1:44.956+2.963
9	Sergio PérezRed Bull · Reached Q3	Red Bull	1:46.455	1:45.834	1:45.337	1:45.337+3.344
10	Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team · Reached Q3	Alpine F1 Team	1:48.099	1:46.070	1:45.865	1:45.865+3.872
11 (out in Q2)	Sebastian VettelAston Martin · Out in Q2	Aston Martin	1:47.205	1:46.573	No time	1:46.573+4.580
12	Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri · Out in Q2	AlphaTauri	1:47.828	1:46.641	No time	1:46.641+4.648
13	Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri · Out in Q2	AlphaTauri	1:48.854	1:46.751	No time	1:46.751+4.758
14 (out in Q1)	Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Out in Q1	Williams	1:48.252	No time	No time	1:48.252+6.259
15	Charles LeclercFerrari · Out in Q1	Ferrari	1:48.470	No time	No time	1:48.470+6.477
16	Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo · Out in Q1	Alfa Romeo	1:49.586	No time	No time	1:49.586+7.593
17	Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team · Out in Q1	Haas F1 Team	1:49.830	No time	No time	1:49.830+7.837
18	Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo · Out in Q1	Alfa Romeo	1:51.023	No time	No time	1:51.023+9.030
19	Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team · Out in Q1	Haas F1 Team	1:53.764	No time	No time	1:53.764+11.771
20	Max VerstappenRed Bull	Red Bull	No time	No time	No time	–

The quickest time in each part is marked. A red line falls where drivers were knocked out. A dash: no time in that part.

Stops by lap · lap 1 to 53

HAMHamiltonStopped on laps 26, 492
VERVerstappenStopped on laps 26, 482
SAISainzStopped on laps 14, 482
RICRicciardoStopped on laps 22, 482
BOTBottasStopped on laps 28, 472
ALOAlonsoStopped on laps 36, 502
NORNorrisStopped on laps 28, 512
RAIRäikkönenStopped on laps 15, 472
PERPérezStopped on laps 36, 502
RUSRussellStopped on laps 13, 472
STRStrollStopped on laps 12, 482
VETVettelStopped on laps 26, 502
GASGaslyStopped on laps 33, 502
OCOOconStopped on laps 15, 502
LECLeclercStopped on laps 35, 512
GIOGiovinazziStopped on laps 36, 502
TSUTsunodaStopped on laps 13, 47, 493
MAZMazepinStopped on laps 14, 462
LATLatifiStopped on lap 131
MSCSchumacherStopped on lap 201

Each mark is a stop. Purple: the quickest pit-lane time of the race.

Russian Grand Prix 2021: pit stops
Lap	Driver	Stop	Time	Pit lane
12	Lance Stroll	1	12:24	30.241 s
13	George Russell	1	12:25	30.665 s
13	Nicholas Latifi	1	12:26	30.056 s
13	Yuki Tsunoda	1	12:26	30.112 s
14	Carlos Sainz	1	12:27	30.715 s
14	Nikita Mazepin	1	12:28	30.127 s
15	Esteban Ocon	1	12:29	29.901 s
15	Kimi Räikkönen	1	12:29	30.102 s
20	Mick Schumacher	1	12:38	29.996 s
22	Daniel Ricciardo	1	12:41	33.617 s
26	Lewis Hamilton	1	12:47	29.878 s
26	Max Verstappen	1	12:47	29.578 s
26	Sebastian Vettel	1	12:48	29.242 s
28	Lando Norris	1	12:51	29.824 s
28	Valtteri Bottas	1	12:51	29.936 s
33	Pierre Gasly	1	13:00	29.354 s
35	Charles Leclerc	1	13:03	31.849 s
36	Sergio Pérez	1	13:04	36.026 s
36	Fernando Alonso	1	13:04	30.157 s
36	Antonio Giovinazzi	1	13:05	30.081 s
46	Nikita Mazepin	2	13:24	33.931 s
47	George Russell	2	13:23	32.081 s
47	Valtteri Bottas	2	13:23	29.569 s
47	Kimi Räikkönen	2	13:23	30.131 s
47	Yuki Tsunoda	2	13:24	30.980 s
48	Max Verstappen	2	13:25	31.017 s
48	Carlos Sainz	2	13:25	30.677 s
48	Daniel Ricciardo	2	13:25	31.016 s
48	Lance Stroll	2	13:26	43.124 s
49	Lewis Hamilton	2	13:26	30.045 s
49	Yuki Tsunoda	3	13:29	30.972 s
50	Fernando Alonso	2	13:29	30.702 s
50	Sergio Pérez	2	13:29	32.313 s
50	Sebastian Vettel	2	13:30	32.128 s
50	Pierre Gasly	2	13:30	31.915 s
50	Esteban Ocon	2	13:30	33.264 s
50	Antonio Giovinazzi	2	13:31	33.961 s
51	Lando Norris	2	13:31	32.670 s
51	Charles Leclerc	2	13:32	32.648 s

Pit lane is the time from pit entry to pit exit, not the stationary time. Times follow the clock chosen for the weekend.

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Sochi, Russia

The circuit

Sochi Autodrom

In 2021 the race ran on an earlier layout, Grand Prix Circuit (2014–2023); its map is not shown.

Circuit: Sochi Autodrom
Location: Sochi, Russia
Lap length: 5.848 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 15 of 22
Coordinates: 43.406° N, 39.958° E

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Lewis HamiltonMercedes

1:30:41.00125 pts

Max VerstappenRed Bull

+53.27118 pts

Carlos SainzFerrari

+1:02.47515 pts

Daniel RicciardoMcLaren

+1:05.60712 pts

Valtteri BottasMercedes

+1:07.53310 pts

Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team

+1:21.3218 pts

Lando NorrisMcLarenFastest lap 1:37.423lap 39

+1:27.2247 pts

Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo

+1:28.9554 pts

Sergio PérezRed Bull

+1:30.0762 pts

George RussellWilliams

+1:40.5511 pt

Lance StrollAston Martin

+1:46.1980 pts

Sebastian VettelAston Martin

+1 lap0 pts

Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri

+1 lap0 pts

Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team

+1 lap0 pts

Charles LeclercFerrari

+1 lap0 pts

Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo

+1 lap0 pts

Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri

+1 lap0 pts

Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team

+2 laps0 pts

Nicholas LatifiWilliams · Accident

Accident0 pts

DNF

Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team · Oil leak

Oil leak0 pts

Lap

Driver

Stop

Pit lane

Lance Stroll

30.241 s

George Russell

30.665 s

Nicholas Latifi

30.056 s

Yuki Tsunoda

30.112 s

Carlos Sainz

30.715 s

Nikita Mazepin

30.127 s

Esteban Ocon

29.901 s

Kimi Räikkönen

30.102 s

Mick Schumacher

29.996 s

Daniel Ricciardo

33.617 s

Lewis Hamilton

29.878 s

Max Verstappen

29.578 s

Sebastian Vettel

29.242 s

Lando Norris

29.824 s

Valtteri Bottas

29.936 s

Pierre Gasly

29.354 s

Charles Leclerc

31.849 s

Sergio Pérez

36.026 s

Fernando Alonso

30.157 s

Antonio Giovinazzi

30.081 s

Nikita Mazepin

33.931 s

George Russell

32.081 s

Valtteri Bottas

29.569 s

Kimi Räikkönen

30.131 s

Yuki Tsunoda

30.980 s

Max Verstappen

31.017 s

Carlos Sainz

30.677 s

Daniel Ricciardo

31.016 s

Lance Stroll

43.124 s

Lewis Hamilton

30.045 s

Yuki Tsunoda

30.972 s

Fernando Alonso

30.702 s

Sergio Pérez

32.313 s

Sebastian Vettel

32.128 s

Pierre Gasly

31.915 s

Esteban Ocon

33.264 s

Antonio Giovinazzi

33.961 s

Lando Norris

32.670 s

Charles Leclerc

32.648 s

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 53
Lewis Hamilton	4	7	6	3	5	2	1
Max Verstappen	20	17	12	6	10	7	2
Carlos Sainz	2	1	1	11	7	3	3
Daniel Ricciardo	5	5	5	2	9	4	4
Valtteri Bottas	16	15	15	10	16	14	5
Fernando Alonso	6	6	8	5	2	6	6
Lando Norris	1	2	2	1	4	1	7
Kimi Räikkönen	13	10	10	16	13	12	8
Sergio Pérez	8	8	7	4	1	5	9
George Russell	3	3	3	13	11	9	10
Lance Stroll	7	4	4	12	8	8	11
Sebastian Vettel	10	11	11	8	14	13	–
Pierre Gasly	11	14	14	9	6	15	–
Esteban Ocon	9	9	9	15	12	11	–
Charles Leclerc	19	12	13	7	3	10	–
Antonio Giovinazzi	17	19	18	14	15	18	–
Yuki Tsunoda	12	20	19	19	18	17	–
Nikita Mazepin	15	13	16	20	19	19	–
Nicholas Latifi	18	16	17	18	17	16	–
Mick Schumacher	14	18	20	17	20	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 53

Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen

Carlos Sainz

Daniel Ricciardo

Valtteri Bottas

Fernando Alonso

Lando Norris

Kimi Räikkönen

Sergio Pérez

George Russell

Lance Stroll

Sebastian Vettel

–

Pierre Gasly

–

Esteban Ocon

–

Charles Leclerc

–

Antonio Giovinazzi

–

Yuki Tsunoda

–

Nikita Mazepin

–

Nicholas Latifi

–

Mick Schumacher

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 53
Lewis Hamilton	4	7	6	3	5	2	1
Max Verstappen	20	17	12	6	10	7	2
Carlos Sainz	2	1	1	11	7	3	3
Daniel Ricciardo	5	5	5	2	9	4	4
Valtteri Bottas	16	15	15	10	16	14	5
Fernando Alonso	6	6	8	5	2	6	6
Lando Norris	1	2	2	1	4	1	7
Kimi Räikkönen	13	10	10	16	13	12	8
Sergio Pérez	8	8	7	4	1	5	9
George Russell	3	3	3	13	11	9	10
Lance Stroll	7	4	4	12	8	8	11
Sebastian Vettel	10	11	11	8	14	13	–
Pierre Gasly	11	14	14	9	6	15	–
Esteban Ocon	9	9	9	15	12	11	–
Charles Leclerc	19	12	13	7	3	10	–
Antonio Giovinazzi	17	19	18	14	15	18	–
Yuki Tsunoda	12	20	19	19	18	17	–
Nikita Mazepin	15	13	16	20	19	19	–
Nicholas Latifi	18	16	17	18	17	16	–
Mick Schumacher	14	18	20	17	20	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 53

Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen

Carlos Sainz

Daniel Ricciardo

Valtteri Bottas

Fernando Alonso

Lando Norris

Kimi Räikkönen

Sergio Pérez

George Russell

Lance Stroll

Sebastian Vettel

–

Pierre Gasly

–

Esteban Ocon

–

Charles Leclerc

–

Antonio Giovinazzi

–

Yuki Tsunoda

–

Nikita Mazepin

–

Nicholas Latifi

–

Mick Schumacher

–