2018 Season - Round 16 - 2018-09-30
Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) second and Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), who could not convert it into the win.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:35.861. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P5 at the flag â a 14-place improvement. 2 drivers retired from the race.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2018 Russian Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:35.916 | 25 |
| 2 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | Finished | 1:35.861 | 18 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 1:35.990 | 15 |
| 4 | 7Kimi RÀikkönen | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 1:36.611 | 12 |
| 5 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 19 | Finished | 1:36.283 | 10 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 18 | Finished | 1:36.345 | 8 |
| 7 | 16Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 7 | Finished | 1:38.107 | 6 |
| 8 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 5 | +1 Lap | 1:38.015 | 4 |
| 9 | 31Esteban Ocon | Force India | 6 | +1 Lap | 1:38.366 | 2 |
| 10 | 11Sergio Pérez | Force India | 8 | +1 Lap | 1:38.300 | 1 |
| 11 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 9 | +1 Lap | 1:38.244 | 0 |
| 12 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Renault | 12 | +1 Lap | 1:39.108 | 0 |
| 13 | 9Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 10 | +1 Lap | 1:37.931 | 0 |
| 14 | 14Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 16 | +1 Lap | 1:39.590 | 0 |
| 15 | 18Lance Stroll | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | 1:39.435 | 0 |
| 16 | 2Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 15 | +2 Laps | 1:39.922 | 0 |
| 17 | 55Carlos Sainz | Renault | 11 | +2 Laps | 1:39.731 | 0 |
| 18 | 35Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 13 | +2 Laps | 1:39.838 | 0 |
| 19 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 17 | Brakes | 1:44.071 | 0 |
| 20 | 28Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | Brakes | 1:45.852 | 0 |