30 Sep 2018 Russian Grand Prix
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The 2018 Russian Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Sochi, Russia on Sunday, 30 September 2018. Valtteri Bottas started on pole position for Mercedes and his team-mate Lewis Hamilton was the race winner.
Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:25.181 | - | - | 1:35.916 | 50 | 212.591 | 25 |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:27.726 | +2.545 | +2.545 | 1:35.861 | 50 | 212.488 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:32.668 | +7.487 | +4.942 | 1:35.990 | 50 | 212.288 | 15 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:41.724 | +16.543 | +9.056 | 1:36.611 | 47 | 211.923 | 12 |
| 5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 53 | 1:27:56.197 | +31.016 | +14.473 | 1:36.283 | 45 | 211.341 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 53 | 1:28:45.632 | +1:20.451 | +49.435 | 1:36.345 | 41 | 209.380 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:29:03.571 | +1:38.390 | +17.939 | 1:38.107 | 52 | 208.677 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:27:38.781 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:38.015 | 52 | 208.038 | 4 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:27:42.789 | 1 lap | +4.008 | 1:38.366 | 52 | 207.880 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:27:46.872 | 1 lap | +4.083 | 1:38.300 | 47 | 207.718 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:02.523 | 1 lap | +15.651 | 1:38.244 | 46 | 207.103 | |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:06.746 | 1 lap | +4.223 | 1:39.108 | 52 | 206.938 | |
| 13 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:24.468 | 1 lap | +17.722 | 1:37.931 | 39 | 206.246 | |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:43.855 | 1 lap | +19.387 | 1:39.590 | 44 | 205.495 | |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:28:44.790 | 1 lap | +0.935 | 1:39.435 | 44 | 205.459 | |
| 16 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | VAN | Belgium | McLaren Renault | Pirelli | 51 | 1:27:31.151 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:39.922 | 41 | 204.331 | |
| 17 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Renault | Pirelli | 51 | 1:27:35.268 | 2 laps | +4.117 | 1:39.731 | 35 | 204.171 | |
| 18 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | SIR | Russia | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 51 | 1:27:36.427 | 2 laps | +1.159 | 1:39.838 | 43 | 204.126 | |
| DNF | 10 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | Toro Rosso Honda | Pirelli | 4 | 7:41.116 | 1:44.071 | 3 | 181.071 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Brendon Hartley | HAR | New Zealand | Toro Rosso Honda | Pirelli | 4 | 8:21.813 | 1:45.852 | 2 | 166.386 |