Round 16 · 29 September 2019
2019 Russian Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix, round 16 of the championship, held on 29 September 2019 at Sochi Autodrom (Russia), starting from position 2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Charles Leclerc. The fastest lap was set by Lewis Hamilton (1:35.761).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 1:33:38.992 | 26 | Finished |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 4 | +3.829 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | +5.212 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 9 | +14.210 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | — | +38.348 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 5 | +45.889 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 11 | +48.728 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | +57.749 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 13 | +58.779 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 6 | +59.841 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 14 | +60.821 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 19 | +62.496 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +68.910 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 16 | +70.076 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +73.346 s | — | Finished |
| 16 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 18 | — | — | Brakes |
| 17 | George Russell | Williams | 17 | — | — | Brakes |
| 18 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Power loss |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 10 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | — | — | Collision |
Tyres and strategy at the Russian Grand Prix 2019
Lewis Hamilton won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-28), soft (laps 29-53). The top ten used 3 different strategies.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-28), soft (laps 29-53)
- 2. Valtteri Bottas: medium (laps 1-28), soft (laps 29-53)
- 3. Charles Leclerc: soft (laps 1-22), medium (laps 23-31), soft (laps 32-53)
- 4. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-28), medium (laps 29-53)
- 5. Alexander Albon: medium (laps 1-29), soft (laps 30-53)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.