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Sochi Autodrom Lewis Hamilton won the Russian Grand Prix 2021 at Sochi Autodrom on 26 September 2021, starting from P4 on the grid. Max Verstappen finished second for Red Bull, with Carlos Sainz completing the podium for Ferrari. Lando Norris set the fastest lap with a time of 1:37.423.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 53 | 1:30:41.001 | 25 | |
| 2 | 20 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull | 53 | +53.271 | 18 | |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos SainzSAI | Ferrari | 53 | +1:02.475 | 15 | |
| 4 | 5 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | McLaren | 53 | +1:05.607 | 12 | |
| 5 | 16 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 53 | +1:07.533 | 10 | |
| 6 | 6 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Alpine F1 Team | 53 | +1:21.321 | 8 | |
| 7 | 1 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren | 53 | +1:27.224 | 7 | ⚡ 1:37.423 |
| 8 | 13 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1:28.955 | 4 | |
| 9 | 8 | Sergio PérezPER | Red Bull | 53 | +1:30.076 | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | George RussellRUS | Williams | 53 | +1:40.551 | 1 | |
| 11 | 7 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin | 53 | +1:46.198 | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | Sebastian VettelVET | Aston Martin | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 11 | Pierre GaslyGAS | AlphaTauri | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 9 | Esteban OconOCO | Alpine F1 Team | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 19 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Antonio GiovinazziGIO | Alfa Romeo | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 12 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | AlphaTauri | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 15 | Nikita MazepinMAZ | Haas F1 Team | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 18 | Nicholas LatifiLAT | Williams | 47 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Mick SchumacherMSC | Haas F1 Team | 32 | Oil leak | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Lewis Hamilton
- Pole Lando Norris
- Circuit Sochi Autodrom
- Winning team Mercedes
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:47.238 | 1:45.827 | 1:41.993 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:47.924 | 1:46.521 | 1:42.510 |
| 3 | George Russell | Williams | 1:48.303 | 1:46.435 | 1:42.983 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:45.992 | 1:45.129 | 1:44.050 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:48.345 | 1:46.361 | 1:44.156 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:47.877 | 1:45.514 | 1:44.204 |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:46.396 | 1:45.306 | 1:44.710 |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:48.322 | 1:46.360 | 1:44.956 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:46.455 | 1:45.834 | 1:45.337 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:48.099 | 1:46.070 | 1:45.865 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:47.205 | 1:46.573 | - |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:47.828 | 1:46.641 | - |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:48.854 | 1:46.751 | - |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:48.252 | - | - |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:48.470 | - | - |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:49.586 | - | - |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:49.830 | - | - |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:51.023 | - | - |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:53.764 | - | - |
| 20 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | - | - | - |