Round 15 · 26 September 2021
2021 Russian Grand Prix: results
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2021 Russian Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 26 September 2021 at Sochi Autodrom (Russia), starting from position 4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Lando Norris. The fastest lap was set by Lando Norris (1:37.423).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 4 | 1:30:41.001 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 20 | +53.271 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2 | +62.475 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 5 | +65.607 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 16 | +67.533 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 6 | +81.321 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1 | +87.224 s | 7 | Finished |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +88.955 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 8 | +90.076 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | George Russell | Williams | 3 | +100.551 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 7 | +106.198 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 18 | — | — | Accident |
| 20 | Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 14 | — | — | Oil leak |
Tyres and strategy at the Russian Grand Prix 2021
Lewis Hamilton won with 2 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-26), hard (laps 27-49), intermediate (laps 50-53). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 50 ± 8, hard 37 ± 4.
- 1. Lewis Hamilton: medium (laps 1-26), hard (laps 27-49), intermediate (laps 50-53)
- 2. Max Verstappen: hard (laps 1-26), medium (laps 27-48), intermediate (laps 49-53)
- 3. Carlos Sainz: medium (laps 1-14), hard (laps 15-48), intermediate (laps 49-53)
- 4. Daniel Ricciardo: medium (laps 1-22), hard (laps 23-48), intermediate (laps 49-53)
- 5. Valtteri Bottas: hard (laps 1-28), medium (laps 29-47), intermediate (laps 48-53)
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.