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Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Russian Grand Prix for Mercedes, ahead of Valtteri Bottas and Charles Leclerc at Sochi Autodrom.

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Race recap

Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Team
Mercedes
Top listed
Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, and Charles Leclerc
Race date
September 29, 2019
Pole
Charles Leclerc
Fastest lap
Lewis Hamilton
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Sochi Autodrom

The decisive result

Lewis Hamilton finished first for Mercedes. Valtteri Bottas is listed 2 for Mercedes, with Charles Leclerc 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Daniil Kvyat from P19 to P12 (+7), Max Verstappen from P9 to P4 (+5), and Sergio Pérez from P11 to P7 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Charles Leclerc started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 15 Finished, 1 Collision, 1 Collision damage, 1 Power loss, and 1 Wheel nut. Lewis Hamilton holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:35.761 on lap 51. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:33:38.99226
2Valtteri BottasMercedes1:33:42.82118
3Charles LeclercFerrari1:33:44.20415
4Max VerstappenRed Bull1:33:53.20212
5Alexander AlbonRed Bull1:34:17.34010
6Carlos Sainz Jr.McLaren1:34:24.8818
7Sergio PérezRacing Point1:34:27.7206
8Lando NorrisMcLaren1:34:36.7414
9Kevin MagnussenHaas1:34:37.7712
10Nico HülkenbergRenault1:34:38.8331
11Lance StrollRacing Point1:34:39.8130
12Daniil KvyatToro Rosso1:34:41.4880
13Kimi RäikkönenAlfa Romeo1:34:47.9020
14Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:34:49.0680
15Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo1:34:52.3380
DNFRobert KubicaWilliamsWithdrew0
DNFGeorge RussellWilliamsWheel nut0
DNFSebastian VettelFerrariPower loss0
DNFDaniel RicciardoRenaultCollision damage0
DNFRomain GrosjeanHaasCollision0