The gripping Russian Grand Prix race at Sochi saw Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes emerge victorious, much to the disappointment of Hamilton fans who had been eager for Hamilton to meet Schumacher’s Record.
The second place was won by Max Verstappen of Redbull, Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes came third despite the double penalty earned before the race, Perez of Racing Point came fourth in the race and Daniel Ricciardo of Renault placed fifth.
This was the second podium won by Bottas at Sochi.
Lewis Hamilton was served with a double penalty before the race.
The number of laps was 53 at the Sochi circuit in Russia and the provisional standings are as follows:
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | MERCEDES | 53 | 1:34:00.364 | 0 |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 53 | +7.729s | 0 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 53 | +22.729s | 0 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES | 53 | +30.558s | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RENAULT | 53 | +52.065s | 0 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 53 | +62.186s | 0 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | RENAULT | 53 | +68.006s | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 53 | +68.740s | 0 |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 53 | +89.766s | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 53 | +97.860s | 0 |
| 11 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN RENAULT | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | HAAS FERRARI | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | 63 | George Russell | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 52 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 55 | Carlos Sainz | MCLAREN RENAULT | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 18 | Lance Stroll | RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES | 0 | DNF | 0 |
