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Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
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- Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/992-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 2018 VTB Russian Grand Prix · Sirius Autodrom
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2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27:25.181 · 53 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27:27.726 · 53 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27:32.668 · 53 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27:41.724 · 53 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27:56.197 · 53 laps · tag-heuer | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:28:45.632 · 53 laps · tag-heuer | 8 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:29:03.571 · 53 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 51 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · 51 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 51 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Brakes · Time not recorded · 4 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Brakes · Time not recorded · 4 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:32.964 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:32.410 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.476 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:33.341 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:34.078 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:34.290 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:33.924 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:34.084 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:34.022 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:34.170 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.048 · 5 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.247 · 4 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.383 · 8 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:34.626 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:34.655 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.037 · 7 laps · honda | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:35.504 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:35.612 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:35.977 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:36.437 · 7 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.387 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.532 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.943 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.237 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:33.181 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:33.413 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:33.419 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.563 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:33.704 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.196 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 13 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.612 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:36.437 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.977 · renault | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.504 · renault | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · honda | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Time not recorded · tag-heuer | |
| 19 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Time not recorded · tag-heuer | |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:35.037 · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 306 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 256 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 189 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 186 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 158 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 134 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:34.488 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:34.538 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:34.818 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:34.999 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:35.524 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 6 | 1:35.663 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:35.696 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 8 | 1:36.196 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:36.274 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 10 | 1:36.712 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 11 | 1:36.816 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 12 | 1:36.944 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 13 | 1:37.022 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 14 | 1:37.054 |
| freePractice1Results | Artem Markelov | 15 | 1:37.183 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 16 | 1:37.187 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 17 | 1:37.206 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:37.225 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 19 | 1:37.944 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 20 | 1:39.137 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:33.385 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:33.584 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:33.827 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:33.844 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:33.928 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:34.388 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 1:35.122 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 8 | 1:35.137 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 9 | 1:35.147 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 10 | 1:35.295 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 11 | 1:35.331 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 12 | 1:35.341 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 13 | 1:35.432 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:35.568 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 15 | 1:35.911 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 16 | 1:36.024 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 17 | 1:36.074 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 18 | 1:36.617 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 19 | 1:36.861 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 20 | 1:37.001 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:33.067 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:33.321 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:33.667 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:33.688 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:33.937 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:34.394 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 7 | 1:34.628 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 8 | 1:34.809 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 9 | 1:34.820 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:34.916 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:34.988 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 12 | 1:35.125 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:35.185 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:35.213 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 1:35.370 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 16 | 1:36.033 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 17 | 1:36.071 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 18 | 1:36.274 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 19 | 1:36.597 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 20 | 1:36.992 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 3 | 29.418 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 5 | 30.348 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 7 | 29.266 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 8 | 30.469 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 9 | 29.904 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 10 | 30.397 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 10 | 30.642 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 10 | 29.912 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 11 | 30.051 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 11 | 29.636 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 12 | 29.794 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 12 | 29.924 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 13 | 29.798 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 14 | 29.551 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 18 | 29.531 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 32 | 30.021 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 35 | 30.625 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 37 | 30.146 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 39 | 37.446 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 43 | 29.370 |