FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX 2021 - STARTING GRID
24 - 26 Sep 2021
Sochi Autodrom, Sochi
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren Mercedes | 1:41.993 |
| 2 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Ferrari | 1:42.510 |
| 3 | 63 | George RussellRUS | Williams Mercedes | 1:42.983 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Mercedes | 1:44.050 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel RicciardoRIC | McLaren Mercedes | 1:44.156 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Alpine Renault | 1:44.204 |
| 7 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:44.956 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio PerezPER | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:45.337 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Alpine Renault | 1:45.865 |
| 10 | 5 | Sebastian VettelVET | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:46.573 |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:46.641 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | AlphaTauri Honda | 1:46.751 |
| 13 | 7 | Kimi RäikkönenRAI | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:49.586 |
| 14 | 47 | Mick SchumacherMSC | Haas Ferrari | 1:49.830 |
| 15 | 9 | Nikita MazepinMAZ | Haas Ferrari | 1:53.764 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri BottasBOT | Mercedes | 1:44.710 |
| 17 | 99 | Antonio GiovinazziGIO | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:51.023 |
| 18 | 6 | Nicholas LatifiLAT | Williams Mercedes | |
| 19 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | |
| 20 | 33 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing Honda |
Note - Verstappen penalised 3 grid places for causing a collision at the previous round. Leclerc, Verstappen and Latifi required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements. Bottas penalised 15 grid places for use of additional power unit elements. Giovinazzi penalised 5 grid places for an unscheduled gearbox change.