Russian Grand Prix
Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix
Podium
BOTMercedes
2
HAMMercedes
1
VETFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerHAM1:27:25.181 from P2
PoleBOT1:31.387
Fastest lapBOT1:35.861 on lap 50
Pit stops20recorded stops
Finishers18 / 20classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | ▲1 | 53 | 1:27:25.181 | 25 | 1:35.916 | 1 |
| 2 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | ▼1 | 53 | +2.545s | 18 | 1:35.861 | 1 |
| 3 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | – | 53 | +7.487s | 15 | 1:35.990 | 1 |
| 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | – | 53 | +16.543s | 12 | 1:36.611 | 1 |
| 5 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 19 | ▲14 | 53 | +31.016s | 10 | 1:36.283 | 1 |
| 6 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 18 | ▲12 | 53 | +80.451s | 8 | 1:36.345 | 1 |
| 7 | LECCharles Leclerc | Sauber | 7 | – | 53 | +98.390s | 6 | 1:38.107 | 1 |
| 8 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas | 5 | ▼3 | 52 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:38.015 | 1 |
| 9 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Force India | 6 | ▼3 | 52 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:38.366 | 1 |
| 10 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 8 | ▼2 | 52 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:38.300 | 1 |
| 11 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas | 9 | ▼2 | 52 | +1 lap | 1:38.244 | 1 | |
| 12 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 12 | – | 52 | +1 lap | 1:39.108 | 1 | |
| 13 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 10 | ▼3 | 52 | +1 lap | 1:37.931 | 2 | |
| 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 16 | ▲2 | 52 | +1 lap | 1:39.590 | 1 | |
| 15 | STRLance Stroll | Williams | 14 | ▼1 | 52 | +1 lap | 1:39.435 | 1 | |
| 16 | VANStoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 15 | ▼1 | 51 | +2 laps | 1:39.922 | 1 | |
| 17 | SAICarlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 11 | ▼6 | 51 | +2 laps | 1:39.731 | 1 | |
| 18 | SIRSergey Sirotkin | Williams | 13 | ▼5 | 51 | +2 laps | 1:39.838 | 1 | |
| DNF | GASPierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 17 | 4 | Brakes | 1:44.071 | |||
| DNF | HARBrendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | 4 | Brakes | 1:45.852 | 1 |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STR | 7 | 29.3s |
| 2 | VER | 43 | 29.4s |
| 3 | HAR | 3 | 29.4s |
| 4 | RAI | 18 | 29.5s |
| 5 | HAM | 14 | 29.6s |
| 6 | VAN | 11 | 29.6s |
| 7 | BOT | 12 | 29.8s |
| 8 | VET | 13 | 29.8s |
| 9 | MAG | 9 | 29.9s |
| 10 | SIR | 10 | 29.9s |
| 11 | PER | 12 | 29.9s |
| 12 | SAI | 32 | 30.0s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 20 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.964 | 1:32.744 | 1:31.387 | |
| 2 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.410 | 1:32.595 | 1:31.532 | +0.145s |
| 3 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.476 | 1:33.045 | 1:31.943 | +0.556s |
| 4 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.341 | 1:33.065 | 1:32.237 | +0.850s |
| 5 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34.078 | 1:33.747 | 1:33.181 | +1.794s |
| 6 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Force India | 1:34.290 | 1:33.596 | 1:33.413 | +2.026s |
| 7 | LECCharles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:33.924 | 1:33.488 | 1:33.419 | +2.032s |
| 8 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.084 | 1:33.923 | 1:33.563 | +2.176s |
| 9 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas | 1:34.022 | 1:33.517 | 1:33.704 | +2.317s |
| 10 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.170 | 1:33.995 | 1:35.196 | +3.809s |
| 11 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.048 | – | – | +1.661s |
| 12 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.247 | – | – | +1.860s |
| 13 | GASPierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.383 | – | – | +2.996s |
| 14 | SAICarlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:34.626 | – | – | +3.239s |
| 15 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.655 | – | – | +3.268s |
| 16 | HARBrendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:35.037 | – | – | +3.650s |
| 17 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.504 | – | – | +4.117s |
| 18 | SIRSergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.612 | – | – | +4.225s |
| 19 | VANStoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.977 | – | – | +4.590s |
| 20 | STRLance Stroll | Williams | 1:36.437 | – | – | +5.050s |
Sirius Autodrom
Previous winners here
| 2017 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 2016 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes |
| 2015 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2014 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
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