In the Russian Grand Prix, Sainz and Norris had another successful qualifying session, qualifying P6 and P8 respectively. At the start of the race, Sainz overtook frontrunner Valtteri Bottas for fifth at the first corner on the opening lap. He lost that position on lap 7. Norris managed to keep his place to finish in P8 after Haas driver Kevin Magnussen received a penalty, while Sainz finished in P6, which were the exact positions they started the race. The result meant McLaren crossed 100 points in a season for the first time since 2014.