2018 Russian Grand Prix interactive data: lap charts, times and tyres

The 2018 edition of the Russian Grand Prix did little to alter the Sochi Autodrom’s reputation for producing processional races.

But the two Red Bulls starting from the back of the grid meant there was at least some chance of action during the race. And so it proved as Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo rose through the field to take the fifth and sixth-place finishes which were widely expected despite their disadvantaged grid positions.

Verstappen made quicker progress as Ricciardo damaged his front wing on the first lap. Indeed, Verstappen was already into fifth by lap eight, and by running long on his first stint he led more laps than anyone.

Charles Leclerc emerged from the midfield with impressive pace, finishing well clear of Kevin Magnussen and able to stay on the lead lap until the end. He got himself into clear air by passing the Haas on lap two.

But for most drivers the Russian Grand Prix was a case of following the driver ahead of them. The Red Bulls aside, most of the overtaking moves in the race were a consequence of team orders, and even Lewis Hamilton’s move on Sebastian Vettel was aided by the other Mercedes holding up the Ferrari.

2018 Russian Grand Prix lap chart

The positions of each driver on every lap. Click name to highlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:

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2018 Russian Grand Prix race chart

The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. Very large gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:

Position change

Driver	Start position	Lap one position change	Race position change
Lewis Hamilton	2	0	1
Valtteri Bottas	1	0	-1
Sebastian Vettel	3	0	0
Kimi Raikkonen	4	0	0
Daniel Ricciardo	18	0	12
Max Verstappen	19	6	14
Sergio Perez	8	0	-2
Esteban Ocon	6	-1	-3
Lance Stroll	14	0	-1
Sergey Sirotkin	13	-2	-5
Nico Hulkenberg	12	0	0
Carlos Sainz Jnr	11	0	-6
Pierre Gasly	17	-3
Brendon Hartley	20	1
Romain Grosjean	9	0	-2
Kevin Magnussen	5	0	-3
Fernando Alonso	16	0	2
Stoffel Vandoorne	15	-2	-1
Marcus Ericsson	10	0	-3
Charles Leclerc	7	1	0

2018 Russian Grand Prix lap times

All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers using the control below:

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2018 Russian Grand Prix fastest laps

Each driver’s fastest lap:

Rank	Driver	Car	Fastest lap	Gap	On lap
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1’35.861		50
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’35.916	0.055	50
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1’35.990	0.129	50
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1’36.283	0.422	45
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1’36.345	0.484	41
6	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1’36.611	0.750	47
7	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1’37.931	2.070	39
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1’38.015	2.154	52
9	Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	1’38.107	2.246	52
10	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1’38.244	2.383	46
11	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1’38.300	2.439	47
12	Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	1’38.366	2.505	52
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1’39.108	3.247	52
14	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	1’39.435	3.574	44
15	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	1’39.590	3.729	44
16	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Renault	1’39.731	3.870	35
17	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	1’39.838	3.977	43
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	1’39.922	4.061	41
19	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso-Honda	1’44.071	8.210	3
20	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso-Honda	1’45.852	9.991	2

2018 Russian Grand Prix tyre strategies

The tyre strategies for each driver:

	Stint 1	Stint 2
Lewis Hamilton	Ultra soft (14)	Soft (39)
Valtteri Bottas	Ultra soft (12)	Soft (41)
Sebastian Vettel	Ultra soft (13)	Soft (40)
Kimi Raikkonen	Ultra soft (18)	Soft (35)
Max Verstappen	Soft (43)	Ultra soft (10)
Daniel Ricciardo	Soft (39)	Ultra soft (14)
Charles Leclerc	Hyper soft (10)	Soft (43)
Kevin Magnussen	Hyper soft (9)	Soft (43)
Esteban Ocon	Hyper soft (10)	Soft (42)
Sergio Perez	Hyper soft (12)	Soft (40)
Romain Grosjean	Hyper soft (8)	Soft (44)
Nico Hulkenberg	Soft (35)	Ultra soft (17)
Marcus Ericsson	Hyper soft (11)	Soft (26)
Fernando Alonso	Ultra soft (5)	Soft (47)
Lance Stroll	Ultra soft (7)	Soft (45)
Stoffel Vandoorne	Ultra soft (11)	Soft (40)
Carlos Sainz Jnr	Soft (32)	Ultra soft (19)
Sergey Sirotkin	Ultra soft (10)	Soft (41)
Pierre Gasly	Soft (4)
Brendon Hartley	Hyper soft (3)	Soft (1)

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2018 Russian Grand Prix pit stop times

How long each driver’s pit stops took:

	Driver	Team	Pit stop time	Gap	On lap
1	Lance Stroll	Williams	29.266		7
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	29.370	0.104	43
3	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	29.418	0.152	3
4	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	29.531	0.265	18
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	29.551	0.285	14
6	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	29.636	0.370	11
7	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	29.794	0.528	12
8	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	29.798	0.532	13
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	29.904	0.638	9
10	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	29.912	0.646	10
11	Sergio Perez	Force India	29.924	0.658	12
12	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Renault	30.021	0.755	32
13	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	30.051	0.785	11
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	30.146	0.880	37
15	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	30.348	1.082	5
16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	30.397	1.131	10
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas	30.469	1.203	8
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	30.625	1.359	35
19	Esteban Ocon	Force India	30.642	1.376	10
20	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	37.446	8.180	39

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