Russian Grand Prix
2018 · Round 16 · Sochi, Russia · Sep 29-30, 2018Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 2nd on the grid), with a 2.545s margin. Verstappen made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 5th (up 14 places). Sainz had a difficult race, dropping from 11th to 17th. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Bottas (1:35.861).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:27:25.181 | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas 1:35.861 | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | +2.545 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 53 | +7.487 | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +16.543 | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 19 | 53 | +31.016 | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 18 | 53 | +1:20.451 | 8 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 7 | 53 | +1:38.390 | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 5 | 52 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 6 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 15 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 11 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 13 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 17 | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | 4 | Brakes | 0 |