Race Rewind
As of September 2018

2018 Russian Grand Prix

🇷🇺 Russia Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia Round 16 of 21

Going Into This Race

WDC Leader
Lewis Hamilton
281 pts (+40 over P2)
WCC Leader
Mercedes
452 pts (+37 over P2)

Pre-Race Report

Championship standings

Lewis Hamilton leads Sebastian Vettel by forty points in the Drivers’ Championship. Mercedes lead Ferrari by thirty-seven points in the Constructors’.

Previous race

Hamilton won in Singapore from pole, leading every lap ahead of Verstappen and Vettel.

Track notes

The race has been moved from its April slot to September, filling the vacancy left by the discontinued Malaysian Grand Prix. The first DRS zone has been extended by one hundred metres for this event, with its beginning now positioned ninety-five metres before turn 1.

Entrants

Artem Markelov replaces Carlos Sainz Jr. at Renault during the first practice session.

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Drivers' Championship

Full standings →
PosDriverTeamPtsWins
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes2817
2Sebastian VettelFerrari2415
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1740
4Valtteri BottasMercedes1710
5Max VerstappenRed Bull1481
6Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1262
7Nico HülkenbergRenault530
8Fernando AlonsoMcLaren500
9Kevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team490
10Sergio PérezForce India460

Constructors' Championship

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PosTeamPtsWins
1Mercedes4527
2Ferrari4155
3Red Bull2743
4Force India910
5Renault910