1050th GP – Russia 2021

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FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2021

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W12 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W12 [05]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	Red Bull Racing RB16B [02]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing Honda	Red Bull Racing RB16B [04]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
4	Lando Norris	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR21 [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR21 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A521 [06]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A521 [04]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Ferrari SF21 [334]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Ferrari SF21 [340]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
22	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	AlphaTauri AT02 [06]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	AlphaTauri AT02 [05]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo C41 [02]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo C41 [03]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
9	Nikita Mazepin	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-21 [05]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
47	Mick Schumacher	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-21 [04]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
63	George Russell	Williams Racing	Williams FW43B [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli
6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Racing	Williams FW43B [02]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes F1 W12 [05]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.427	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W12 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.638	23
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB16B [02]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.654	13
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari SF21 [334]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.117	22
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin AMR21 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.781	23
6	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri AT02 [05]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.794	24
7	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Ferrari SF21 [340]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.811	25
8	4	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.959	24
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing RB16B [04]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.188	22
10	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine A521 [06]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.225	21
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine A521 [04]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.236	25
12	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin AMR21 [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.522	21
13	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo C41 [03]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.795	23
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.877	23
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo C41 [02]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.952	20
16	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri AT02 [06]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:37.794	26
17	63	George Russell	Williams FW43B [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.013	23
18	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams FW43B [02]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.155	21
19	9	Nikita Mazepin	Haas VF-21 [05]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.586	22
20	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas VF-21 [04]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:38.977	23

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes F1 W12 [05]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:33.593	19
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W12 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:33.637	22
3	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri AT02 [05]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:33.845	22
4	4	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.154	17
5	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine A521 [04]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.402	23
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB16B [02]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.621	20
7	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Ferrari SF21 [340]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.678	22
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine A521 [06]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.762	21
9	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin AMR21 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.837	22
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari SF21 [334]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.925	24
11	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing RB16B [04]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:34.938	22
12	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo C41 [02]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.052	23
13	63	George Russell	Williams FW43B [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.094	19
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo C41 [03]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.178	14
15	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin AMR21 [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.334	21
16	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams FW43B [02]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.411	19
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.630	12
18	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri AT02 [06]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:35.954	23
19	9	Nikita Mazepin	Haas VF-21 [05]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.099	19
20	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas VF-21 [04]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:36.230	20

Practice 3 was cancelled due to bad weather.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.238	01:45.827	01:41.993	23
2	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Ferrari SF21 [340]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.924	01:46.521	01:42.510	25
3	63	George Russell	Williams FW43B [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.303	01:46.435	01:42.983	26
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes F1 W12 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:45.992	01:45.129	01:44.050	24
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.345	01:46.361	01:44.156	23
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine A521 [06]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.877	01:45.514	01:44.204	25
7	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes F1 W12 [05]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:46.396	01:45.306	01:44.710	24
8	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin AMR21 [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.322	01:46.360	01:44.956	23
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing RB16B [04]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:46.455	01:45.834	01:45.337	24
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine A521 [04]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.099	01:46.070	01:45.865	25
11	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin AMR21 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.205	01:46.573		18
12	10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri AT02 [05]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:47.828	01:46.641		18
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri AT02 [06]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.854	01:46.751		20
14	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams FW43B [02]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.252	No time		12
15	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari SF21 [334]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:48.470	No time		10
16	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo C41 [02]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:49.586			10
17	47	Mick Schumacher	Haas VF-21 [04]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:49.830			10
18	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo C41 [03]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:51.023			9
19	9	Nikita Mazepin	Haas VF-21 [05]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:53.764			10
20	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing RB16B [02]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	No time			2
Verstappen penalised 3 grid places for causing a collision at the previous round. Leclerc, Verstappen and Latifi required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements. Bottas penalised 15 grid places for use of additional power unit elements. Giovinazzi penalised 5 grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Official Name	Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021
Circuit	Sochi
Date	September 26
Pole	Lando Norris 01:41.993
Fastest Lap	Lando Norris 01:37.423
Podium	1st Lewis Hamilton (3) , 2nd Max Verstappen, 3rd Carlos Sainz Jr (12)
GP Number	1050
Round	15
Weather	Changeable
Prev race	Gran Premio d’Italia September 12
Next race	Turkish Grand Prix October 10

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W12 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:30:41.001	53	01:37.575	3	4	25
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda	Red Bull Racing RB16B [02]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31:34.272	53	01:38.396	0	20	18
3	55	Carlos Sainz Jr	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Ferrari SF21 [340]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31:43.476	53	01:39.294	12	2	15
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31:46.608	53	01:39.124	0	5	12
5	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes F1 W12 [05]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:31:48.534	53	01:38.216	0	16	10
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A521 [06]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32:02.322	53	01:38.686	0	6	8
7	4	Lando Norris	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren MCL35M	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32:08.225	53	01:37.423	30	1	7
8	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo C41 [02]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32:09.956	53	01:40.289	0	13	4
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing Honda	Red Bull Racing RB16B [04]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32:11.077	53	01:39.215	8	8	2
10	63	George Russell	Williams Racing	Williams FW43B [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32:21.552	53	01:40.596	0	3	1
11	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR21 [04]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	01:32:37.199	53	01:40.464	0	7	0
12	5	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team	Aston Martin AMR21 [03]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	52	01:39.251	0	10	0
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	AlphaTauri AT02 [05]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	52	01:38.279	0	11	0
14	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	Alpine A521 [04]	Renault E-Tech 21 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	52	01:40.598	0	9	0
15	16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow	Ferrari SF21 [334]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	52	01:38.994	0	19	0
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN	Alfa Romeo C41 [03]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	52	01:39.058	0	17	0
17	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Scuderia AlphaTauri Honda	AlphaTauri AT02 [06]	Honda RA621H V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+1 lap	52	01:39.960	0	12	0
18	9	Nikita Mazepin	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-21 [05]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	+2 laps	51	01:41.713	0	15	0
DNF	6	Nicholas Latifi	Williams Racing	Williams FW43B [02]	Mercedes F1 M12 E Perf V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Collision damage	47	01:40.000	0	18	0
DNF	47	Mick Schumacher	Uralkali Haas F1 Team	Haas VF-21 [04]	Ferrari 065/6 V6T H 1.6	Pirelli	Hydraulics	32	01:40.276	0	14	0
Stroll received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision.

Formula 1 2021 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	246.5
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	244.5
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	151
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	139
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing	120
6	Carlos Sainz Jr	Ferrari	112.5
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	104
8	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	95
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	66
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	58
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	45
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	35
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	24
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	18
15	George Russell	Williams	16
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	7
17	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	6
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1

Formula 1 2021 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Mercedes	397.5
2	Red Bull Racing Honda	364.5
3	McLaren Mercedes	234
4	Ferrari	216.5
5	Alpine Renault	103
6	AlphaTauri Honda	84
7	Aston Martin Mercedes	59
8	Williams Mercedes	23
9	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	7