2019 Russian Grand Prix Index

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Welcome to our index page of the 2019 Russian Grand Prix. From here you will be able to find links to all our latest reports, pictures and results from Sochi

Session Reports

FP1: Leclerc leads Verstappen in first free practice in Sochi

FP2: Red Bull and Verstappen take over in Sochi in second practice

FP3: Leclerc and Vettel edge Mercedes rivals in final practice

Qualifying: Leclerc fends off Hamilton to take fourth pole in a row

Race: Hamilton seizes win in Sochi after Ferrari stumbles

Photos

Gallery: All the pictures from Thursday's build-up in Sochi

Gallery: All the pictures from practice day in Sochi

Gallery: All the pictures from qualifying day in Sochi

Gallery: All the pictures from race day in Sochi

Results

Free Practice 1 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:34.462s		20
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:34.544s	+ 0.082s	25
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:35.005s	+ 0.543s	20
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:35.198s	+ 0.736s	28
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:35.411s	+ 0.949s	22
6	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	1:35.484s	+ 1.022s	22
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:35.740s	+ 1.278s	21
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:36.287s	+ 1.825s	20
9	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:36.321s	+ 1.859s	27
10	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:36.516s	+ 2.054s	23
11	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:36.523s	+ 2.061s	28
12	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:36.538s	+ 2.076s	25
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:36.596s	+ 2.134s	21
14	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:36.714s	+ 2.252s	26
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:36.770s	+ 2.308s	22
16	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:36.844s	+ 2.382s	30
17	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:37.328s	+ 2.866s	18
18	George Russell	Williams	1:38.520s	+ 4.058s	27
19	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:38.550s	+ 4.088s	5
20	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:38.670s	+ 4.208s	29

Free Practice 2 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:33.162s		29
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.497s	+ 0.335s	33
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:33.808s	+ 0.646s	22
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.960s	+ 0.798s	32
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:34.201s	+ 1.039s	32
6	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:34.971s	+ 1.809s	26
7	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:34.998s	+ 1.836s	31
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:35.026s	+ 1.864s	33
9	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:35.176s	+ 2.014s	31
10	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	1:35.216s	+ 2.054s	18
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:35.223s	+ 2.061s	33
12	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:35.337s	+ 2.175s	38
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:35.351s	+ 2.189s	26
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:35.370s	+ 2.208s	28
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:35.374s	+ 2.212s	34
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:35.593s	+ 2.431s	31
17	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:35.635s	+ 2.473s	29
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:36.004s	+ 2.842s	29
19	George Russell	Williams	1:36.785s	+ 3.623s	38
20	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:37.838s	+ 4.676s	36

Free Practice 3 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:33.162s		29
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.497s	+ 0.335s	33
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:33.808s	+ 0.646s	22
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.960s	+ 0.798s	32
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:34.201s	+ 1.039s	32
6	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:34.971s	+ 1.809s	26
7	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:34.998s	+ 1.836s	31
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:35.026s	+ 1.864s	33
9	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:35.176s	+ 2.014s	31
10	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	1:35.216s	+ 2.054s	18
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:35.223s	+ 2.061s	33
12	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:35.337s	+ 2.175s	38
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:35.351s	+ 2.189s	26
14	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:35.370s	+ 2.208s	28
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:35.374s	+ 2.212s	34
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:35.593s	+ 2.431s	31
17	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:35.635s	+ 2.473s	29
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:36.004s	+ 2.842s	29
19	George Russell	Williams	1:36.785s	+ 3.623s	38
20	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:37.838s	+ 4.676s	36

Qualifying results

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:33.613s	1:32.434s	1:31.628s
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:33.230s	1:33.134s	1:32.030s
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:33.032s	1:32.536s	1:32.053s
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:33.368s	1:32.634s	1:32.310s
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:33.413s	1:33.281s	1:32.632s
6	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:34.184s	1:33.807s	1:33.222s
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:34.236s	1:33.898s	1:33.289s
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:34.201s	1:33.725s	1:33.301s
9	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:34.283s	1:33.643s	1:33.517s
10	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:34.138s	1:33.862s	1:33.661s
11	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:34.456s	1:33.950s
12	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	1:34.336s	1:33.958s
13	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	1:34.755s	1:34.037s
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:33.889s	1:34.082s
15	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:34.287s	1:34.233s
16	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	1:34.840s
17	George Russell	Williams	1:35.356s
18	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:36.474s
19	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	1:39.197s
20	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso

Race results

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Stops
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53 laps - 1:33:38.992s	1
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+ 3.829s	1
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+ 5.212s	2
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+ 14.210s	1
5	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	+ 38.348s	1
6	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+ 45.889s	1
7	Sergio Pérez	Racing Point	+ 48.728s	1
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	+ 57.749s	1
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+ 58.779s	1
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	+ 59.841s	2
11	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+ 60.821s	1
12	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+ 62.496s	2
13	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	+ 68.910s	2
14	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+ 70.076s	1
15	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	+ 73.346s	2
16	Robert Kubica	Williams	DNF	3
17	George Russell	Williams	DNF	1
18	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	DNF	1
19	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	DNF	2
20	Romain Grosjean	Haas	DNF	0

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