2019 Russian Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Sept 2019
- Circuit
- Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
- Round
- 16 of 21
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Charles Leclerc (1:31.628)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:33:38.992 | 1:35.761 | 26 |
| 2 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 4q5 | 53 | +3.829 | 18 | |
| 3 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | +5.212 | 15 | |
| 4 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 9q4 | 53 | +14.210 | 12 | |
| 5 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Red Bull | PLq19 | 53 | +38.348 | 10 | |
| 6 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | McLaren | 5q6 | 53 | +45.889 | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Racing Point | 11q12 | 53 | +48.728 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 7q8 | 53 | +57.749 | 4 | |
| 9 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 13q14 | 53 | +58.779 | 2 | |
| 10 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 6q7 | 53 | +59.841 | 1 | |
| 11 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Racing Point | 14q15 | 53 | +60.821 | 0 | |
| 12 | 26 | KVYDaniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 19q20 | 53 | +62.496 | 0 | |
| 13 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 15q16 | 53 | +68.910 | 0 | |
| 14 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 16q11 | 53 | +70.076 | 0 | |
| 15 | 99 | GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 12q13 | 53 | +73.346 | 0 | |
| R | 88 | KUBRobert Kubica | Williams | 18 | 28 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Williams | 17 | 27 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 26 | Power loss | 0 | |
| R | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Renault | 10 | 24 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8q9 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 14 drivers: Max Verstappen qualified 4th, started 9th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 5th, started 4th; Carlos Sainz qualified 6th, started 5th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 7th, started 6th; Lando Norris qualified 8th, started 7th; Romain Grosjean qualified 9th, started 8th; Pierre Gasly qualified 11th, started 16th; Sergio Pérez qualified 12th, started 11th; Antonio Giovinazzi qualified 13th, started 12th; Kevin Magnussen qualified 14th, started 13th; Lance Stroll qualified 15th, started 14th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 16th, started 15th; Alexander Albon qualified 19th, started from the pit lane; Daniil Kvyat qualified 20th, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 28), stints of 28, 25 laps
- 2nd
- Valtteri Bottas: 1 stop (lap 28), stints of 28, 25 laps
- 3rd
- Charles Leclerc: 2 stops (laps 22, 30), stints of 22, 8, 23 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 10 · 2 stops: 5
- First stops
- median lap 26 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 28 (29.8 s) | 2825 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 28 (29.4 s) | 2825 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 2 | 22 (29.5 s), 30 (29.4 s) | 22823 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 28 (30.0 s) | 2825 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 1 | 29 (29.9 s) | 2924 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 21 (30.1 s) | 2132 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 23 (30.3 s) | 2330 |
| NORLando Norris | 1 | 20 (29.3 s) | 2033 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 27 (30.5 s) | 2726 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 16 (34.3 s), 29 (29.8 s) | 161324 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 27 (30.2 s) | 2726 |
| KVYDaniil Kvyat | 2 | 27 (30.8 s), 29 (29.6 s) | 2724 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 2 | 9 (25.0 s), 27 (36.5 s) | 91826 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 26 (29.9 s) | 2627 |
| GIOAntonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 2 (38.2 s), 27 (30.2 s) | 2526 |
| KUBRobert Kubica | 2 | 1 (30.6 s), 2 (30.2 s) | 26 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 1 | 27 (29.9 s) | 27 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 26 (29.9 s) | 26 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 (36.0 s) | 23 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.613 | 1:32.434 | 1:31.628 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.230 | 1:33.134 | 1:32.030 | +0.402 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.032 | 1:32.536 | 1:32.053 | +0.425 Q3 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.368 | 1:32.634 | 1:32.310 | +0.682 Q3 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.413 | 1:33.281 | 1:32.632 | +1.004 Q3 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:34.184 | 1:33.807 | 1:33.222 | +1.594 Q3 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.236 | 1:33.898 | 1:33.289 | +1.661 Q3 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.201 | 1:33.725 | 1:33.301 | +1.673 Q3 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.283 | 1:33.643 | 1:33.517 | +1.889 Q3 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:34.138 | 1:33.862 | 1:33.661 | +2.033 Q3 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.456 | 1:33.950 | +2.322 Q2 | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:34.336 | 1:33.958 | +2.330 Q2 | |
| 13 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.755 | 1:34.037 | +2.409 Q2 | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.889 | 1:34.082 | +2.261 Q1 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:34.287 | 1:34.233 | +2.605 Q2 | |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.840 | +3.212 Q1 | ||
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 1:35.356 | +3.728 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:36.474 | +4.846 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:39.197 | +7.569 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:39.544 | +7.916 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 322 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 249 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | 215 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 212 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1 | 194 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 0 | 69 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 0 | 66 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 0 | 52 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | 35 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 0 | 34 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 11 | 571 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 3 | 409 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 2 | 311 |
| 4 | McLaren | 0 | 101 |
| 5 | Renault | 0 | 68 |
| 6 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 55 |
| 7 | Racing Point | 0 | 52 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 35 |
| 9 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 1 |