2019 Russian Grand Prix

The 2019 Russian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2019) was the sixteenth race of the 2019 Formula One season, and the sixth time the Russian Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 28 September and 30 September 2019.
In qualifying, Charles Leclerc took his sixth pole position, while Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel qualified second and third respectively.
In the race, Vettel took a better start than Hamilton and slipstreamed Leclerc to take the lead, whilst Carlos Sainz, Jr. made up a place on Valtteri Bottas and almost got past Hamilton before the second corner. The safety car came out after Antonio Giovinazzi got squeezed and collided with Romain Grosjean and Daniel Ricciardo. Ricciardo limped back to the pits with a puncture, but Grosjean had smashed into the wall. After the safety car came in at the end of lap 3, Vettel was given team orders to let Leclerc back past, but he was quick to say that Leclerc was a bit far behind him. To give Leclerc back the lead, opted to have him pit first at the end of lap 22, then Vettel at the end of lap 26. However, before he could complete the next lap, Vettel's car slowed down with an MGU-K failure, and he pulled off at Turn 16, deploying the virtual safety car on lap 28. Hamilton and Bottas took the opportunity to pit under the virtual safety car, with Hamilton taking the lead ahead of Leclerc. Immediately after the virtual safety car ended on lap 29, George Russell crashed at Turn 9, and the safety car was deployed again. Leclerc pitted again at the end of lap 30 and came out behind Bottas, but once the safety car came in at the end of 32, he could not get past Bottas. Hamilton went on to take his eighty-second victory, scoring his first win since the summer break, and scoring an extra point with the fastest lap. Bottas and Leclerc finished second and third respectively.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	1 	4 	8 	Bottas 	2 	3 	8
Vettel 	1 	3 	9 	Leclerc 	1 	3 	9
Verstappen	1 	3 	9 	Albon 	1 	3 	9
Ricciardo 	2 	1 	10 	Hülkenberg	1 	2 	10
Magnussen 	1 	2 	10 	Grosjean 	1 	2 	10
Sainz 	2 	2 	9 	Norris 	2 	2 	9
Pérez 	1 	2 	10 	Stroll 	1 	2 	10
Räikkönen 	2 	1 	10 	Giovinazzi	1 	2 	10
Kvyat 	1 	3 	9 	Gasly 	2 	2 	9
Russell 	1 	3 	9 	Kubica 	2 	2 	9
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==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:36.287	8 	1:35.370	14 	1:34.586	12 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:36.844	16 	1:35.223	11 	1:34.527	9 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:35.005	3 	1:34.201	5 	1:33.049	2 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:36.770	15 	1:35.374	15 	1:35.714	17 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:36.516	10 	1:35.593	16 	1:34.308	6 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:36.538	12 	1:34.971	6 	1:34.564	11 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:36.321	9 	1:34.998	7 	1:34.860	15 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:34.462	1 	1:33.497	2 	1:32.733	1 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:36.714	14 	1:35.176	9 	1:34.898	16 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:36.596	13 	1:35.351	13 	1:34.546	10 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:35.484	6 	1:35.216	10 	1:34.371	7 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:38.550	19 	1:35.337	12 	1:36.081	19 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:35.740	7 	1:35.026	8 	1:34.421	8 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:34.544	2 	1:33.162	1 	1:34.227	5 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:35.411	5 	1:33.960	4 	1:33.129	3 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:36.523	11 	1:35.635	17 	1:34.607	13 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:38.520	18 	1:36.785	19 	1:36.011	18 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:35.198	4 	1:33.808	3 	1:33.354	4 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:38.670	20 	1:37.838	20 	1:36.942	20 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:37.328	17 	1:36.004	18 	1:34.766	14 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	5 	1:33.613 	 	1 	1:32.434 	 	1 	1:31.628 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:33.230 	 	4 	1:33.134 	 	2 	1:32.030 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	1 	1:33.032 	 	2 	1:32.536 	 	3 	1:32.053 	3
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	3 	1:33.368 	 	3 	1:32.634 	 	4 	1:32.310 	9*
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	4 	1:33.413 	 	5 	1:33.281 	 	5 	1:32.632 	4
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	8 	1:34.184 	 	8 	1:33.807 	 	6 	1:33.222 	5
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	10 	1:34.236 	 	10 	1:33.898 	 	7 	1:33.289 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	9 	1:34.201 	 	7 	1:33.725 	 	8 	1:33.301 	7
9 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	11 	1:34.283 	 	6 	1:33.643 	 	9 	1:33.517 	8
10 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	7 	1:34.138 	 	9 	1:33.862 	 	10 	1:33.661 	10
11 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	14 	1:34.456 	 	11 	1:33.950 	 	 	 	16†
12 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	13 	1:34.336 	 	12 	1:33.958 	 	 	 	11
13 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	15 	1:34.755 	 	13 	1:34.037 	 	 	 	12
14 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	6 	1:33.889 	 	14 	1:34.082 	 	 	 	13
15 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	12 	1:34.287 	 	15 	1:34.233 	 	 	 	14
16 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	16 	1:34.840 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
17 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	17 	1:35.356 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	18 	1:36.474 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18‡
19 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	19 	1:39.197 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL§
107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544	107% time: 1:39.544
NC 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19**
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** Verstappen was given a five-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE.
*† Gasly was given a five-place grid penalty for using his seventh ICE.
*‡ Kubica was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his fourth ICE, fourth turbocharger and fourth MGU-H.
*§ Albon was given a five-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE. However, after his accident in Q1, he was forced to start from the pit lane with a new car floor, fifth turbocharger, fifth MGU-H, fourth MGU-K, and an unscheduled gearbox change.
*** Kvyat was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his sixth and seventh ICE, sixth and seventh turbocharger, sixth and seventh MGU-H, and fifth and sixth MGU-K. He failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to race.
===Grid===
Source
** Verstappen was given a five-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE.
*† Gasly was given a five-place grid penalty for using his seventh ICE.
*‡ Kubica was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his fourth ICE, fourth turbocharger and fourth MGU-H.
*§ Kvyat was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his sixth and seventh ICE, sixth and seventh turbocharger, sixth and seventh MGU-H, and fifth and sixth MGU-K. He failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to race.
*** Albon was given a five-place grid penalty for using his fifth ICE. However, after his accident in Q1, he was forced to start from the pit lane with a new car floor, fifth turbocharger, fifth MGU-H, fourth MGU-K, and an unscheduled gearbox change.
==Race==
===Report===
===Post-race===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	1h 33m 38.992s 	2 	26*
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	+3.829s 	4 	18
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	53 	+5.212s 	1 	15
4 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	+14.210s 	9 	12
5 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	53 	+38.348s 	PL 	10
6 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	53 	+45.889s 	5 	8
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+48.728s 	11 	6
8 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	53 	+57.749s 	7 	4
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	53 	+58.779s† 	13 	2
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	53 	+59.841s 	6 	1
11 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	53 	+60.821s 	14 	
12 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	53 	+62.496s 	19 	
13 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	53 	+68.910s 	15 	
14 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	53 	+70.076s 	16 	
15 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	53 	+73.346s 	12 	
Ret 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	28 	Brakes 	18 	
Ret 	63 	George Russell 	 	27 	Brakes 	17 	
Ret 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	26 	Power loss 	3 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	24 	Collision damage	10 	
Ret 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	0 	Collision 	8 	
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** 25 points for the win and 1 point for the fastest lap.
*† Magnussen originally finished eighth, but was given a five-second penalty for leaving the track and not rejoining as instructed.
==Milestones==
*Charles Leclerc shares Michael Schumacher's record of four consecutive pole positions for from to .
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	322 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	249 	
3 	Charles Leclerc 	215 	
4 	Max Verstappen 	212 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	194 	
6 	Pierre Gasly 	69 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	66 	
8 	Alexander Albon 	52 	
9 	Lando Norris 	35 	3
10 	Nico Hülkenberg 	34 	
11 	Daniel Ricciardo 	34 	2
12 	Sergio Pérez 	33 	2
13 	Daniil Kvyat 	33 	2
14 	Kimi Räikkönen 	31 	1
15 	Kevin Magnussen 	20 	1
16 	Lance Stroll 	19 	1
17 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	4 	
19 	Robert Kubica 	1 	
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	571 	
2 	 	409 	
3 	 	311 	
4 	 	101 	
5 	 	68 	
6 	 	55 	
7 	 	52 	
8 	 	35 	
9 	 	28 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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