Russian Grand Prix
2019 · Round 16 · Sochi, Russia · Sep 27-29, 2019Race summary
Victory went to Hamilton (from 2nd on the grid), with a 3.829s margin. Kvyat made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 12th (up 7 places). Hülkenberg had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 10th. The safety car was deployed on laps 1-3 and on laps 29-32. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on lap 28. Rain arrived mid-race. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 28 (medium → soft). The fastest pit stop went to Räikkönen (Alfa Romeo) on lap 9, with 25.0s pit lane time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Hamilton (1:35.761).
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton 1:35.761 | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | 1:33:38.992 | 26 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 4 | 53 | +3.829 | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | +5.212 | 15 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 9 | 53 | +14.210 | 12 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | – | 53 | +38.348 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 5 | 53 | +45.889 | 8 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 11 | 53 | +48.728 | 6 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | 53 | +57.749 | 4 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 53 | +58.779 | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 6 | 53 | +59.841 | 1 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 14 | 53 | +1:00.821 | 0 |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 19 | 53 | +1:02.496 | 0 |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 53 | +1:08.910 | 0 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 16 | 53 | +1:10.076 | 0 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 53 | +1:13.346 | 0 |
| – | Robert Kubica | Williams | 18 | 28 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | George Russell | Williams | 17 | 27 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 26 | Power loss | 0 |
| – | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 10 | 24 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 0 | Collision | 0 |