FORMULA 1 2018 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
28 - 30 Sep 2018
Sochi Autodrom, Sochi
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:31.387 |
| 2 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:31.532 |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Ferrari | 1:31.943 |
| 4 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Ferrari | 1:32.237 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin MagnussenMAG | Haas Ferrari | 1:33.181 |
| 6 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Force India Mercedes | 1:33.413 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Sauber Ferrari | 1:33.419 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Force India Mercedes | 1:33.563 |
| 9 | 8 | Romain GrosjeanGRO | Haas Ferrari | 1:33.704 |
| 10 | 9 | Marcus EricssonERI | Sauber Ferrari | 1:35.196 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Renault | |
| 12 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Renault | |
| 13 | 35 | Sergey SirotkinSIR | Williams Mercedes | 1:35.612 |
| 14 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Williams Mercedes | 1:36.437 |
| 15 | 2 | Stoffel VandoorneVAN | McLaren Renault | 1:35.977 |
| 16 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | McLaren Renault | 1:35.504 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | |
| 18 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | |
| 19 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer | |
| 20 | 28 | Brendon HartleyHAR | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:35.037 |
Note - Alonso, Ricciardo, Hartley, Verstappen and Gasly required to start from back of grid for use of additional power unit elements. Verstappen, Ricciardo and Vandoorne drop 5 grid places for unscheduled gearbox changes. Verstappen drops a further 3 places for a yellow flag infringement in qualifying.