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Round 16 · 2018

RussiaRussian Grand Prix

Sochi, Russia28–30 Sept

  1. Practice 1
    Data published
    track 28° ·air 22° ·60% hum ·4.7 km/h wind
  2. Practice 2
    Data published
    track 28° ·air 22° ·60% hum ·4.3 km/h wind
  3. Practice 3
    Data published
    track 33° ·air 24° ·62% hum ·6.1 km/h wind
  4. Qualifying
    Data published
    track 37° ·air 24° ·61% hum ·6.1 km/h wind
    Fantasy lock
  5. Grand Prix
    Data published
    track 30° ·air 25° ·64% hum ·6.3 km/h windwet

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

PosDriverTeamGridMovedTime / gapPts
1HAMMercedes211:27:25.18125
2BOTMercedes11+2.54518
3VETFerrari3+7.48715
4RAIFerrari4+16.54312
5VERRed Bull Racing1914+31.01610
6RICRed Bull Racing1812+80.4518
7LECSauber7+98.3906
8MAGHaas F1 Team53+1 Lap4
9OCORacing Point63+1 Lap2
10PERRacing Point82+1 Lap1
11GROHaas F1 Team92+1 Lap
12HULRenault12+1 Lap
13ERISauber103+1 Lap
14ALOMcLaren162+1 Lap
15STRWilliams141+1 Lap
16VANMcLaren151+2 Laps
17SAIRenault116+2 Laps
18SIRWilliams135+2 Laps
19GASToro Rosso172Brakes
20HARToro Rosso20Brakes

Qualifying

PosDriverQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1BOT1:32.9641:32.7441:31.387
2HAM1:32.4101:32.5951:31.532+0.145
3VET1:33.4761:33.0451:31.943+0.556
4RAI1:33.3411:33.0651:32.237+0.850
5MAG1:34.0781:33.7471:33.181+1.794
6OCO1:34.2901:33.5961:33.413+2.026
7LEC1:33.9241:33.4881:33.419+2.032
8PER1:34.0841:33.9231:33.563+2.176
9GRO1:34.0221:33.5171:33.704+2.317
10ERI1:34.1701:33.9951:35.196+3.809
11VER1:33.048+1.661
12RIC1:33.247+1.860
13GAS1:34.383+2.996
14SAI1:34.626+3.239
15HUL1:34.655+3.268
16HAR1:35.037+3.650
17ALO1:35.504+4.117
18SIR1:35.612+4.225
19VAN1:35.977+4.590
20STR1:36.437+5.050

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:34.488
Practice 21:33.385−1.103
Practice 31:33.067−0.318
Qualifying1:31.387−1.680
Grand Prix1:35.861+4.474

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Practice 1

VET1:34.488

Single-lap pace

VET1:34.488
VER1:34.538+0.050
HAM1:34.818+0.330
BOT1:34.999+0.511
RIC1:35.524+1.036
OCO1:35.663+1.175
RAI1:35.696+1.208
MAG1:36.196+1.708
HUL1:36.274+1.786
GIO1:36.712+2.224
GRO1:36.816+2.328
GAS1:36.944+2.456
NOR1:37.022+2.534
LEC1:37.054+2.566
MAR1:37.183+2.695
VAN1:37.187+2.699
LAT1:37.206+2.718
SIR1:37.225+2.737
HAR1:37.944+3.456
STR1:39.137+4.649

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
GAS?6*1:38.800±1.067
MAR?5*1:39.365+0.565±1.096
BOTS6*1:39.522+0.722±0.400
HAR?5*1:39.937+1.137±0.579
LAT?5*1:39.945+1.145±1.022
LEC?5*1:40.246+1.446±0.761
GIO?6*1:40.708+1.908±0.660
GRO?7*1:42.439+3.639±0.663
OCO?91:42.593+3.793±0.883+0.140s

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
VER34.52032.72527.1971:34.4421:34.5380.096
VET34.45432.54827.4861:34.4881:34.4880.000
HAM34.20932.84927.6231:34.6811:34.8180.137
BOT34.34132.75427.7141:34.8091:34.9990.190
RIC34.65232.94727.8111:35.4101:35.5240.114
OCO34.72633.14027.7971:35.6631:35.6630.000
RAI34.62733.10227.9671:35.6961:35.6960.000
MAG35.04633.20827.8241:36.0781:36.1960.118
HUL34.69033.39728.1821:36.2691:36.2740.005
GIO35.10833.48727.9421:36.5371:36.7120.175
GRO35.40333.35627.8751:36.6341:36.8160.182
LEC34.70133.45228.7011:36.8541:37.0540.200
GAS34.81533.49728.6321:36.9441:36.9440.000
NOR35.09933.63028.2511:36.9801:37.0220.042
MAR35.11733.65528.2791:37.0511:37.1830.132
LAT34.95233.79428.3441:37.0901:37.2060.116
VAN35.21833.71728.2451:37.1801:37.1870.007
SIR35.00933.83928.3771:37.2251:37.2250.000
HAR35.06733.98428.7811:37.8321:37.9440.112
STR35.32734.29629.3501:38.9731:39.1370.164

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

FerrariVETahead of RAI+1.208
Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.986
MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.181
Racing PointOCOahead of LAT+1.543
Haas F1 TeamMAGahead of GRO+0.620
RenaultHULahead of MAR+0.909
SauberGIOahead of LEC+0.342
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+1.000
McLarenNORahead of VAN+0.165
WilliamsSIRahead of STR+1.912

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VET65115
VER5547
HAM986
BOT1099
RIC55
OCO17511
RAI71613
MAG677
HUL1754
GIO1011
GRO679
GAS8115
NOR627251
LEC1013
MAR1974
VAN47771
LAT1977
SIR19761
HAR101061
STR11172
SSoft

Practice 2

HAM1:33.385

Single-lap pace

HAM1:33.385
BOT1:33.584+0.199
VER1:33.827+0.442
RIC1:33.844+0.459
VET1:33.928+0.543
RAI1:34.388+1.003
PER1:35.122+1.737
GAS1:35.137+1.752
OCO1:35.147+1.762
ERI1:35.295+1.910
MAG1:35.331+1.946
SAI1:35.341+1.956
LEC1:35.432+2.047
HUL1:35.568+2.183
GRO1:35.911+2.526
HAR1:36.024+2.639
ALO1:36.074+2.689
VAN1:36.617+3.232
SIR1:36.861+3.476
STR1:37.001+3.616

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
RAIS7*1:39.388±0.443
HAM?81:39.967+0.579±0.665+0.144s
BOT?101:40.329+0.941±0.755−0.050s
VER?81:40.338+0.950±0.470+0.112s
OCOS7*1:40.647+1.259±0.691
VET?91:40.746+1.358±0.978+0.216s
RIC?121:40.759+1.371±0.499+0.064s
HULS131:40.776+1.388±0.456−0.063s
SAI?81:41.221+1.833±0.763+0.223s
ALOS81:41.333+1.945±0.186−0.030s
HARS131:41.450+2.062±0.839+0.122s
ERI?111:41.840+2.452±0.854+0.134s
SIRS91:41.881+2.493±0.491−0.050s
GAS?131:41.883+2.495±0.536+0.022s
LEC?7*1:42.082+2.694±0.786
PER?7*1:42.245+2.857±1.102
STR?7*1:42.824+3.436±1.089
GRO?91:42.959+3.571±0.544+0.109s
VAN?5*1:43.222+3.834±0.704
MAG?111:43.724+4.336±0.761−0.045s

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
HAM33.95032.24927.0661:33.2651:33.3850.120
BOT34.17032.06927.1171:33.3561:33.5840.228
VER34.28032.44626.9501:33.6761:33.8270.151
VET34.23332.19327.3151:33.7411:33.9280.187
RIC34.46432.26927.0941:33.8271:33.8440.017
RAI34.30232.54027.4591:34.3011:34.3880.087
ERI34.45432.71327.8451:35.0121:35.2950.283
GAS34.39832.79627.8381:35.0321:35.1370.105
OCO34.59232.75327.7261:35.0711:35.1470.076
PER34.70932.77427.6391:35.1221:35.1220.000
MAG34.72432.86527.6491:35.2381:35.3310.093
LEC34.40332.75328.1171:35.2731:35.4320.159
SAI34.50332.92827.9101:35.3411:35.3410.000
HUL34.78033.00227.7861:35.5681:35.5680.000
GRO34.90133.22927.6401:35.7701:35.9110.141
ALO34.79033.05528.1051:35.9501:36.0740.124
HAR34.84233.09928.0831:36.0241:36.0240.000
VAN35.02033.42328.0661:36.5091:36.6170.108
SIR34.82933.32028.4261:36.5751:36.8610.286
STR34.77833.45928.4141:36.6511:37.0010.350

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.199
Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.017
FerrariVETahead of RAI+0.460
Racing PointPERahead of OCO+0.025
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+0.887
SauberERIahead of LEC+0.137
Haas F1 TeamMAGahead of GRO+0.580
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.227
McLarenALOahead of VAN+0.543
WilliamsSIRahead of STR+0.140

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

HAM671147
BOT551715
VER551147
RIC77185
VET6181314
RAI7151710
PER75396
GAS551161
OCO97710
ERI97145
MAG65174
SAI9311311
LEC9689
HUL63917
GRO75148
HAR551216
ALO65515101
VAN365177
SIR1071714
STR1275101
SSoft

Practice 3

HAM1:33.067

Single-lap pace

HAM1:33.067
BOT1:33.321+0.254
VET1:33.667+0.600
RAI1:33.688+0.621
VER1:33.937+0.870
RIC1:34.394+1.327
LEC1:34.628+1.561
OCO1:34.809+1.742
MAG1:34.820+1.753
PER1:34.916+1.849
SAI1:34.988+1.921
GAS1:35.125+2.058
GRO1:35.185+2.118
HUL1:35.213+2.146
ERI1:35.370+2.303
HAR1:36.033+2.966
SIR1:36.071+3.004
STR1:36.274+3.207
VAN1:36.597+3.530
ALO1:36.992+3.925

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

DriverTyreLapsFuel-correctedGapSpreadDeg / lap
RIC?5*1:37.457±1.667
GAS?7*1:38.254+0.797±0.252
HAR?91:39.066+1.609±1.207+0.269s
ALO?81:41.935+4.478±0.570+0.138s

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

DriverS1S2S3Ideal lapBest lapLeft out
HAM33.83332.08527.1261:33.0441:33.0670.023
BOT33.96132.02927.2121:33.2021:33.3210.119
VET33.72932.11727.5281:33.3741:33.6670.293
RAI33.86832.16727.5181:33.5531:33.6880.135
VER34.39832.36327.1761:33.9371:33.9370.000
RIC34.39532.53127.4201:34.3461:34.3940.048
LEC34.08732.52927.8731:34.4891:34.6280.139
PER34.29132.76827.5961:34.6551:34.9160.261
OCO34.41232.72927.6481:34.7891:34.8090.020
MAG34.35032.77127.6991:34.8201:34.8200.000
HUL34.16832.92727.8091:34.9041:35.2130.309
SAI34.47732.85927.6451:34.9811:34.9880.007
GAS34.57932.76327.6401:34.9821:35.1250.143
GRO34.25232.87828.0341:35.1641:35.1850.021
ERI34.34032.81428.1781:35.3321:35.3700.038
HAR34.75633.04328.0431:35.8421:36.0330.191
SIR34.40433.12128.4771:36.0021:36.0710.069
STR34.61533.21428.4451:36.2741:36.2740.000
VAN34.78433.35128.3471:36.4821:36.5970.115
ALO35.23633.34128.4151:36.9921:36.9920.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

MercedesHAMahead of BOT+0.254
FerrariVETahead of RAI+0.021
Red Bull RacingVERahead of RIC+0.457
SauberLECahead of ERI+0.742
Racing PointOCOahead of PER+0.107
Haas F1 TeamMAGahead of GRO+0.365
RenaultSAIahead of HUL+0.225
Toro RossoGASahead of HAR+0.908
WilliamsSIRahead of STR+0.203
McLarenVANahead of ALO+0.395

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

HAM751
BOT81511
VET5171
RAI515
VER1234
RIC1814
LEC815
OCO817
MAG77
PER815
SAI175
GAS5915
GRO89
HUL165
ERI717
HAR1416
SIR285
STR694
VAN751
ALO35110