Full results from Free Practice 1 for the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, round 15 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Russian Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:34.427s 25
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:34.638s + 0.211s 23
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:34.654s + 0.227s 13
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:35.117s + 0.690s 22
5 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:35.781s + 1.354s 23
6 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:35.794s + 1.367s 24
7 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:35.811s + 1.384s 25
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:35.959s + 1.532s 24
9 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:36.188s + 1.761s 22
10 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:36.225s + 1.798s 21
11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:36.236s + 1.809s 25
12 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:36.522s + 2.095s 21
13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:36.795s + 2.368s 23
14 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:36.877s + 2.450s 23
15 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:36.952s + 2.525s 20
16 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:37.794s + 3.367s 26
17 George Russell Williams 1:38.013s + 3.586s 23
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:38.155s + 3.728s 21
19 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:38.586s + 4.159s 22
20 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:38.977s + 4.550s 23
Michael Delaney

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