The 2021 Russian Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 2021 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Sochi, Russia on Sunday, 26 September 2021. Lando Norris started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton was the race winner for Mercedes.
Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021 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 | 1:30:41.001 | - | - | 1:37.575 | 43 | 204.940 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull Honda | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:34.272 | +53.271 | +53.271 | 1:38.396 | 28 | 202.953 | 18 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:43.476 | +1:02.475 | +9.204 | 1:39.294 | 40 | 202.614 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:46.608 | +1:05.607 | +3.132 | 1:39.124 | 24 | 202.498 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:31:48.534 | +1:07.533 | +1.926 | 1:38.216 | 31 | 202.428 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:02.322 | +1:21.321 | +13.788 | 1:38.686 | 44 | 201.922 | 8 |
| 7 | 4 | Lando Norris | NOR | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:08.225 | +1:27.224 | +5.903 | 1:37.423 | 39 | 201.707 | 7 |
| 8 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:09.956 | +1:28.955 | +1.731 | 1:40.289 | 34 | 201.643 | 4 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Red Bull Honda | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:11.077 | +1:30.076 | +1.121 | 1:39.215 | 45 | 201.603 | 2 |
| 10 | 63 | George Russell | RUS | Great Britain | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:21.552 | +1:40.551 | +10.475 | 1:40.596 | 40 | 201.221 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 53 | 1:32:37.199 | +1:56.198 | +15.647 | 1:40.464 | 35 | 200.655 | |
| 12 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Aston Martin Mercedes | Pirelli | 52 | 1:30:42.256 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:39.251 | 44 | 201.024 | |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | AlphaTauri Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:31:17.819 | 1 lap | +35.563 | 1:38.279 | 35 | 199.719 | |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Alpine Renault | Pirelli | 52 | 1:31:30.744 | 1 lap | +12.925 | 1:40.598 | 34 | 199.249 | |
| 15 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:31:38.660 | 1 lap | +7.916 | 1:38.994 | 45 | 198.962 | |
| 16 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | GIO | Italy | Alfa Romeo Ferrari | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:03.513 | 1 lap | +24.853 | 1:39.058 | 39 | 198.067 | |
| 17 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | TSU | Japan | AlphaTauri Honda | Pirelli | 52 | 1:32:22.488 | 1 lap | +18.975 | 1:39.960 | 42 | 197.389 | |
| 18 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | MAZ | Russia | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 51 | 1:30:57.024 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:41.713 | 24 | 196.622 | |
| 19 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | LAT | Canada | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 47 | 1:21:01.414 | 6 laps | 4 laps | 1:40.000 | 42 | 203.390 | |
| DNF | 47 | Mick Schumacher | SCH | Germany | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 32 | 55:42.175 | 1:40.276 | 22 | 201.357 |