2021 Russian Grand Prix
Formula One motor race
The 2021 Russian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2021) was a Formula One motor race, held on 26 September 2021 at the Sochi Autodrom. It was the 15th round of the 2021 Formula One World Championship. It was the tenth running of the Russian Grand Prix, and the eighth and final held in Sochi.
McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position in drying conditions. He led the majority of the race, but lost the lead as he opted not to switch to intermediates amidst worsening conditions. The race was won by Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who became the first driver to win 100 Grands Prix, ahead of Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz Jr. Hamilton's victory allowed him to regain the championship lead over Verstappen.
This was the last Formula One race held at Sochi Autodrom and the last Russian Grand Prix, as of the 2026 season, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine that happened five months after the race was held.
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The event, held over the weekend of 24–26 September, at the Sochi Autodrom, was the fifteenth round of the 2021 World Championship. The race took place two weeks after the Italian Grand Prix and two weeks before the Turkish Grand Prix.
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