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Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 26 Sep 2021
- Name
- Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/1050
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
Grand Prix context
Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021 · Sirius Autodrom
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2021 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30:41.001 · 53 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31:34.272 · 53 laps · honda | 18 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:31:43.476 · 53 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:31:46.608 · 53 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31:48.534 · 53 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:32:02.322 · 53 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32:08.225 · 53 laps · mercedes | 7 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:32:09.956 · 53 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:32:11.077 · 53 laps · honda | 2 |
| 10 | George Russell | Williams | 1:32:21.552 · 53 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:32:37.199 · 53 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Time not recorded · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Time not recorded · 51 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Accident damage · Time not recorded · 47 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Oil leak · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:47.238 · 23 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Q1 1:47.924 · 25 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 1:48.303 · 26 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:45.992 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | Q1 1:48.345 · 23 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | Q1 1:47.877 · 25 laps · renault | |
| 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:46.396 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:48.322 · 23 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Q1 1:46.455 · 24 laps · honda | |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 1:48.099 · 25 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Q1 1:47.205 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:47.828 · 18 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:48.854 · 20 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 1:48.252 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:48.470 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:49.586 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Q1 1:49.830 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:51.023 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Q1 1:53.764 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 2 laps · honda |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:41.993 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:42.510 · ferrari | |
| 3 | George Russell | Williams | 1:42.983 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:44.050 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:44.156 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1:44.204 · renault | |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:44.956 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:45.337 · honda | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:45.865 · renault | |
| 10 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:46.573 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:46.641 · honda | |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:46.751 · honda | |
| 13 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:49.586 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1:49.830 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | 1:53.764 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:44.710 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:51.023 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | |
| 20 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 246.5 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 244.5 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 151 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 139 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 120 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 112.5 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 104 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 95 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 66 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 58 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 12 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 35 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 15 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 16 |
| 16 | Nicholas Latifi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 18 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Robert Kubica | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 21 | Nikita Mazepin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
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 | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:34.427 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:34.638 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:34.654 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 4 | 1:35.117 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:35.781 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 6 | 1:35.794 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:35.811 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 8 | 1:35.959 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:36.188 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:36.225 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:36.236 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 12 | 1:36.522 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 13 | 1:36.795 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 14 | 1:36.877 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 15 | 1:36.952 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 16 | 1:37.794 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 17 | 1:38.013 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 18 | 1:38.155 |
| freePractice1Results | Nikita Mazepin | 19 | 1:38.586 |
| freePractice1Results | Mick Schumacher | 20 | 1:38.977 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:33.593 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:33.637 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 3 | 1:33.845 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 4 | 1:34.154 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 5 | 1:34.402 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:34.621 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:34.678 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 8 | 1:34.762 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:34.837 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 10 | 1:34.925 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:34.938 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 12 | 1:35.052 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 13 | 1:35.094 |
| freePractice2Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 14 | 1:35.178 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 15 | 1:35.334 |
| freePractice2Results | Nicholas Latifi | 16 | 1:35.411 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 17 | 1:35.630 |
| freePractice2Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 18 | 1:35.954 |
| freePractice2Results | Nikita Mazepin | 19 | 1:36.099 |
| freePractice2Results | Mick Schumacher | 20 | 1:36.230 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 12 | 30.241 |
| George Russell | 1 | 13 | 30.665 |
| Nicholas Latifi | 1 | 13 | 30.056 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 1 | 13 | 30.112 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 14 | 30.715 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 1 | 14 | 30.127 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 15 | 29.901 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 15 | 30.102 |
| Mick Schumacher | 1 | 20 | 29.996 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 22 | 33.617 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 26 | 29.878 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 26 | 29.578 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 26 | 29.242 |
| Lando Norris | 1 | 28 | 29.824 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 28 | 29.936 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 33 | 29.354 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 35 | 31.849 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 36 | 36.026 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 36 | 30.157 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 36 | 30.081 |
| George Russell | 2 | 47 | 32.081 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 47 | 29.569 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 47 | 30.131 |
| Nikita Mazepin | 2 | 46 | 33.931 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 2 | 47 | 30.980 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 48 | 31.017 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 2 | 48 | 30.677 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 48 | 31.016 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 48 | 43.124 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 49 | 30.045 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | 3 | 49 | 30.972 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 50 | 30.702 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 50 | 32.313 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 50 | 32.128 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 50 | 31.915 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 50 | 33.264 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 2 | 50 | 33.961 |
| Lando Norris | 2 | 51 | 32.670 |
| Charles Leclerc | 2 | 51 | 32.648 |