September 25-27 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
Track:
Sochi Autodrom
Track History | Locate | Weather
Where to Watch
Race start: September 27, 2020, 7:05a EST
T.V.: ESPN
online: ESPN.com
RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
Past Winners
2020 Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
2019 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2018 Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
2017 Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG
PODIUM
2020
1. Valtteri Bottas/Mercedes-AMG*
2. Max Verstappen/Red Bull Racing
3. Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes-AMG
*Also earned fastest lap of the race point
FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
Final Race Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Fastest Lap Point | ||||
| 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | 1:34:00.364 | 26* |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | +7.729s | 18 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG | +22.729s | 15 |
| 4 | #11 Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | +30.558s | 12 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | +52.065s | 10 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +62.186s | 8 |
| 7 | #27 Esteban Ocon | Renault | +68.006s | 6 |
| 8 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | +68.740s | 4 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | +89.766s | 2 |
| 10 | #23 Alexander Albon | Red Bull | +97.860s | 1 |
| 11 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | # 6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | #55 Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | DNF | 0 |
| 20 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point F1 Team | DNF | 0 |
Mercedes-AMG Wins it's 6th Straight at Sochi
F1 | Bottas eases to Sochi win over Verstappen as penalty leaves Hamilton P3
video: Race Highlights
Lights Out; Turn 2 (Note: There is no Turn 1 at Sochi.)
The field lines up for the start of the race after the formation lap.
The lights are all red.
It's lights out!
Lewis Hamilton, who started on Pole, gets an excellent start for Mercedes-AMG.
Mercedes-AMG's Valtteri Bottas (#77), who started in P3 (Position 3) got off to an excellent start and immediately overtook Red Bull Racing Honda's Max Verstappen, who started in P2.
The Race
The Podium
The Mercedes-AMG team celebrates their 1st and 2nd place finish. (Six (6) images above.)
FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
Starting Grid
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| * Set new track record. | |||
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton* | Mercedes-AMG | 1:31.304 |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:31.867 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-AMG | 1:31.956 |
| 4 | #11 Sergio Perez | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:32.317 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:32.364 |
| 6 | #55 Carlos Sainz | McLaren Renault | 1:32.550 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:32.624 |
| 8 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:32.847 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:33.000 |
| 10 | #23 Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:33.008 |
| 11 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.239 |
| 12 | #26 Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:33.249 |
| 13 | #18 Lance Stroll | Racing Point BWT Mercedes | 1:33.364 |
| 14 | #63 George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:33.583 |
| 15 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.609 |
| 16 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:34.592 |
| 17 | #99 Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:34.594 |
| 18 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:34.681 |
| 19 | #6 Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:35.066 |
| 20 | #7 Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:35.267 |
Teams preparing for Q3 (Qualifying Session 3)
Q3
FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2020
Tire Allocations
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Tires for Russia 2020
The Pirelli tire allocations for the FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2020 are: (See chart on left.)
Dry Weather
Red (C4) - Soft - Fastest
Yellow (C3) - Medium - .6 seconds per lap slower
White (C2) - Hard - 1.2 seconds per lap slower
Wet Weather
Green - Intermediates - Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue - Full Wets - Used when it's actually raining
The 'Full Wets' (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second. The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.
