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2021 Russian Grand Prix

Date
26 Sept 2021
Circuit
Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Round
15 of 22
Winner
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Tyre compounds
C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source
Pole position
Lando Norris (1:41.993)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 44 HAMLewis Hamilton Mercedes 4 53 1:30:41.001 25
2 33 VERMax Verstappen Red Bull 20 53 +53.271 18
3 55 SAICarlos Sainz Ferrari 2 53 +62.475 15
4 3 RICDaniel Ricciardo McLaren 5 53 +65.607 12
5 77 BOTValtteri Bottas Mercedes 16q7 53 +67.533 10
6 14 ALOFernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 6 53 +81.321 8
7 4 NORLando Norris McLaren 1 53 +87.224 1:37.423 7
8 7 RAIKimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 13q16 53 +88.955 4
9 11 PERSergio Pérez Red Bull 8q9 53 +90.076 2
10 63 RUSGeorge Russell Williams 3 53 +100.551 1
11 18 STRLance Stroll Aston Martin 7q8 53 +116.198 0
12 5 VETSebastian Vettel Aston Martin 10q11 52 +1 Lap 0
13 10 GASPierre Gasly AlphaTauri 11q12 52 +1 Lap 0
14 31 OCOEsteban Ocon Alpine F1 Team 9q10 52 +1 Lap 0
15 16 LECCharles Leclerc Ferrari 19q15 52 +1 Lap 0
16 99 GIOAntonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 17q18 52 +1 Lap 0
17 22 TSUYuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 12q13 52 +1 Lap 0
18 9 MAZNikita Mazepin Haas F1 Team 15q19 51 +2 Laps 0
19 6 LATNicholas Latifi Williams 18q14 47 Accident 0
R 47 MSCMick Schumacher Haas F1 Team 14q17 32 Oil leak 0

Grid differs from qualifying for 13 drivers: Valtteri Bottas qualified 7th, started 16th; Lance Stroll qualified 8th, started 7th; Sergio Pérez qualified 9th, started 8th; Esteban Ocon qualified 10th, started 9th; Sebastian Vettel qualified 11th, started 10th; Pierre Gasly qualified 12th, started 11th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 13th, started 12th; Nicholas Latifi qualified 14th, started 18th; Charles Leclerc qualified 15th, started 19th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 16th, started 13th; Mick Schumacher qualified 17th, started 14th; Antonio Giovinazzi qualified 18th, started 17th; Nikita Mazepin qualified 19th, started 15th. 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

1234567891011121314151617181920 Lap 1Lap 13Lap 27Lap 40Lap 53 Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 12George Russell: pit stop on lap 13Nicholas Latifi: pit stop on lap 13Yuki Tsunoda: pit stop on lap 13Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 14Nikita Mazepin: pit stop on lap 14Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 15Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 15Mick Schumacher: pit stop on lap 20Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 22Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 26Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 26Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 26Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 28Lando Norris: pit stop on lap 28Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 33Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 35Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 36Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 36Antonio Giovinazzi: pit stop on lap 36Nikita Mazepin: pit stop on lap 46Kimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 47Valtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 47George Russell: pit stop on lap 47Yuki Tsunoda: pit stop on lap 47Daniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 48Max Verstappen: pit stop on lap 48Carlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 48Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 48Lewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 49Yuki Tsunoda: pit stop on lap 49Fernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 50Sebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 50Sergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 50Esteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 50Antonio Giovinazzi: pit stop on lap 50Pierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 50Charles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 51Lando Norris: pit stop on lap 51 SAINORRUSSTRRICALOHAMPEROCORAIVETLECMAZGASBOTLATVERMSCGIOTSU
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s Lap 1Lap 8Lap 16Lap 23Lap 31Lap 38Lap 46Lap 53 Lance Stroll: pit stop on lap 12, 30.2 s in the pit laneGeorge Russell: pit stop on lap 13, 30.7 s in the pit laneNicholas Latifi: pit stop on lap 13, 30.1 s in the pit laneYuki Tsunoda: pit stop on lap 13, 30.1 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 14, 30.7 s in the pit laneNikita Mazepin: pit stop on lap 14, 30.1 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 15, 30.1 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 15, 29.9 s in the pit laneMick Schumacher: pit stop on lap 20, 30.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 22, 33.6 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 26, 29.9 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 26, 29.2 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 26, 29.6 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 28, 29.9 s in the pit laneLando Norris: pit stop on lap 28, 29.8 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 33, 29.4 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 35, 31.8 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 36, 30.2 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 36, 36.0 s in the pit laneAntonio Giovinazzi: pit stop on lap 36, 30.1 s in the pit laneNikita Mazepin: pit stop on lap 46, 33.9 s in the pit laneKimi Räikkönen: pit stop on lap 47, 30.1 s in the pit laneValtteri Bottas: pit stop on lap 47, 29.6 s in the pit laneGeorge Russell: pit stop on lap 47, 32.1 s in the pit laneYuki Tsunoda: pit stop on lap 47, 31.0 s in the pit laneDaniel Ricciardo: pit stop on lap 48, 31.0 s in the pit laneMax Verstappen: pit stop on lap 48, 31.0 s in the pit laneCarlos Sainz: pit stop on lap 48, 30.7 s in the pit laneLance Stroll: pit stop on lap 48, 43.1 s in the pit laneLewis Hamilton: pit stop on lap 49, 30.0 s in the pit laneYuki Tsunoda: pit stop on lap 49, 31.0 s in the pit laneFernando Alonso: pit stop on lap 50, 30.7 s in the pit laneSebastian Vettel: pit stop on lap 50, 32.1 s in the pit laneSergio Pérez: pit stop on lap 50, 32.3 s in the pit laneEsteban Ocon: pit stop on lap 50, 33.3 s in the pit laneAntonio Giovinazzi: pit stop on lap 50, 34.0 s in the pit lanePierre Gasly: pit stop on lap 50, 31.9 s in the pit laneCharles Leclerc: pit stop on lap 51, 32.6 s in the pit laneLando Norris: pit stop on lap 51, 32.7 s in the pit lane SAINORRUSSTRRICALOHAMPEROCORAIVETLECMAZGASBOTLATVERMSCGIOTSU
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 111 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 26, 49), stints of 26, 23, 4 laps
2nd
Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 26, 48), stints of 26, 22, 5 laps
3rd
Carlos Sainz: 2 stops (laps 14, 48), stints of 14, 34, 5 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 17 · 3 or more: 1
First stops
median lap 26 of 53

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
HAMLewis Hamilton226 (29.9 s), 49 (30.0 s)
26234
VERMax Verstappen226 (29.6 s), 48 (31.0 s)
26225
SAICarlos Sainz214 (30.7 s), 48 (30.7 s)
14345
RICDaniel Ricciardo222 (33.6 s), 48 (31.0 s)
22265
BOTValtteri Bottas228 (29.9 s), 47 (29.6 s)
28196
ALOFernando Alonso236 (30.2 s), 50 (30.7 s)
36143
NORLando Norris228 (29.8 s), 51 (32.7 s)
2823
RAIKimi Räikkönen215 (30.1 s), 47 (30.1 s)
15326
PERSergio Pérez236 (36.0 s), 50 (32.3 s)
36143
RUSGeorge Russell213 (30.7 s), 47 (32.1 s)
13346
STRLance Stroll212 (30.2 s), 48 (43.1 s)
12365
VETSebastian Vettel226 (29.2 s), 50 (32.1 s)
2624
GASPierre Gasly233 (29.4 s), 50 (31.9 s)
3317
OCOEsteban Ocon215 (29.9 s), 50 (33.3 s)
1535
LECCharles Leclerc235 (31.8 s), 51 (32.6 s)
3516
GIOAntonio Giovinazzi236 (30.1 s), 50 (34.0 s)
3614
TSUYuki Tsunoda313 (30.1 s), 47 (31.0 s), 49 (31.0 s)
13343
MAZNikita Mazepin214 (30.1 s), 46 (33.9 s)
14325
LATNicholas Latifi113 (30.1 s)
1334
MSCMick Schumacher120 (30.0 s)
2012

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap
1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:47.2381:45.8271:41.993fastest Q3
2Carlos SainzFerrari1:47.9241:46.5211:42.510+0.517 Q3
3George RussellWilliams1:48.3031:46.4351:42.983+0.990 Q3
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:45.9921:45.1291:44.050+2.057 Q3
5Daniel RicciardoMcLaren1:48.3451:46.3611:44.156+2.163 Q3
6Fernando AlonsoAlpine F1 Team1:47.8771:45.5141:44.204+2.211 Q3
7Valtteri BottasMercedes1:46.3961:45.3061:44.710+2.717 Q3
8Lance StrollAston Martin1:48.3221:46.3601:44.956+2.963 Q3
9Sergio PérezRed Bull1:46.4551:45.8341:45.337+3.344 Q3
10Esteban OconAlpine F1 Team1:48.0991:46.0701:45.865+3.872 Q3
11Sebastian VettelAston Martin1:47.2051:46.573+4.580 Q2
12Pierre GaslyAlphaTauri1:47.8281:46.641+4.648 Q2
13Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:48.8541:46.751+4.758 Q2
14Nicholas LatifiWilliams1:48.252+6.259 Q1
15Charles LeclercFerrari1:48.470+6.477 Q1
16Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo1:49.586+7.593 Q1
17Mick SchumacherHaas F1 Team1:49.830+7.837 Q1
18Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo1:51.023+9.030 Q1
19Nikita MazepinHaas F1 Team1:53.764+11.771 Q1
20Max VerstappenRed Bull

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

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 5 246.5
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 7 244.5
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 0 151
4 Lando Norris McLaren 0 139
5 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1 120
6 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 0 112.5
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0 104
8 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1 95
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 0 66
10 Fernando Alonso Alpine F1 Team 0 58

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 Mercedes 5 397.5
2 Red Bull 8 364.5
3 McLaren 1 234
4 Ferrari 0 216.5
5 Alpine F1 Team 1 103
6 AlphaTauri 0 84
7 Aston Martin 0 59
8 Williams 0 23
9 Alfa Romeo 0 7
10 Haas F1 Team 0 0

Full 2021 standings