Russian Grand Prix
Sochi Autodrom
Grand Prix starting grid
Race starts
Grid positions from race-result records; not a separately verified pre-race grid.
| POS | DRIVER | TEAM |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault |
| 8 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 11 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point |
| 13 | George Russell | Williams |
| 14 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team |
| 19 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo |
| 20 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams |