FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2021 - STARTING GRID

24 - 26 Sep 2021

Sochi Autodrom, Sochi

Pos

No

Driver

Car

Time

1

4

Lando NorrisNOR

McLaren Mercedes

1:41.993

2

55

Carlos SainzSAI

Ferrari

1:42.510

3

63

George RussellRUS

Williams Mercedes

1:42.983

4

44

Lewis HamiltonHAM

Mercedes

1:44.050

5

3

Daniel RicciardoRIC

McLaren Mercedes

1:44.156

6

14

Fernando AlonsoALO

Alpine Renault

1:44.204

7

18

Lance StrollSTR

Aston Martin Mercedes

1:44.956

8

11

Sergio PerezPER

Red Bull Racing Honda

1:45.337

9

31

Esteban OconOCO

Alpine Renault

1:45.865

10

5

Sebastian VettelVET

Aston Martin Mercedes

1:46.573

11

10

Pierre GaslyGAS

AlphaTauri Honda

1:46.641

12

22

Yuki TsunodaTSU

AlphaTauri Honda

1:46.751

13

7

Kimi RäikkönenRAI

Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari

1:49.586

14

47

Mick SchumacherMSC

Haas Ferrari

1:49.830

15

9

Nikita MazepinMAZ

Haas Ferrari

1:53.764

16

77

Valtteri BottasBOT

Mercedes

1:44.710

17

99

Antonio GiovinazziGIO

Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari

1:51.023

18

6

Nicholas LatifiLAT

Williams Mercedes

19

16

Charles LeclercLEC

Ferrari

20

33

Max VerstappenVER

Red Bull Racing Honda

Note - Verstappen penalised 3 grid places for causing a collision at the previous round. Leclerc, Verstappen and Latifi required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements. Bottas penalised 15 grid places for use of additional power unit elements. Giovinazzi penalised 5 grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change.