- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton
- Team
- Mercedes
- Top listed
- Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, and Sebastian Vettel
- Race date
- September 30, 2018
- Pole
- Valtteri Bottas
- Fastest lap
- Valtteri Bottas
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Sochi Autodrom
The decisive result
Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Sebastian Vettel 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Max Verstappen from P19 to P5 (+14), Daniel Ricciardo from P18 to P6 (+12), and Fernando Alonso from P16 to P14 (+2) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Valtteri Bottas started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 8 +1 lap, 7 Finished, 3 +2 laps, and 2 Brakes. Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.861 on lap 50. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.