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Sochi Autodrom Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix 2018 at Sochi Autodrom on 30 September 2018, starting from P2 on the grid. Valtteri Bottas finished second for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium for Ferrari. Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap with a time of 1:35.861.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 53 | 1:27:25.181 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 53 | +2.545 | 18 | ⚡ 1:35.861 |
| 3 | 3 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 53 | +7.487 | 15 | |
| 4 | 4 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 53 | +16.543 | 12 | |
| 5 | 19 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 53 | +31.016 | 10 | |
| 6 | 18 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull | 53 | +1:20.451 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber | 53 | +1:38.390 | 6 | |
| 8 | 5 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas F1 Team | 52 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 6 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | Sergio PérezPER | Force India | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 9 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas F1 Team | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nico HülkenbergHUL | Renault | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 14 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 15 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 11 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 13 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Toro Rosso | 4 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Toro Rosso | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Pole Valtteri Bottas
- Circuit Sochi Autodrom
- Winning team Mercedes
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.964 | 1:32.744 | 1:31.387 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.410 | 1:32.595 | 1:31.532 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.476 | 1:33.045 | 1:31.943 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.341 | 1:33.065 | 1:32.237 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.078 | 1:33.747 | 1:33.181 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:34.290 | 1:33.596 | 1:33.413 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:33.924 | 1:33.488 | 1:33.419 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.084 | 1:33.923 | 1:33.563 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.022 | 1:33.517 | 1:33.704 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.170 | 1:33.995 | 1:35.196 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.048 | - | - |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.247 | - | - |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.383 | - | - |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:34.626 | - | - |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.655 | - | - |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:35.037 | - | - |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.504 | - | - |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.612 | - | - |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.977 | - | - |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:36.437 | - | - |