Russian Grand Prix 2018 — Race Aftermath

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) wins the Russian Grand Prix by 2.545 seconds from Valtteri Bottas.

Championship after this race:
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 306 pts
P2: Sebastian Vettel — 256 pts
P3: Valtteri Bottas — 189 pts
P4: Kimi Räikkönen — 186 pts
P5: Max Verstappen — 158 pts

Championship gap: 50 points between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel.

Winners:
- Lewis Hamilton — P1, gained 1 places from the grid
- Valtteri Bottas — P2
- Sebastian Vettel — P3

Losers:
- Carlos Sainz — dropped 6 places from P11 to P17
- Sergey Sirotkin — dropped 5 places from P13 to P18

Key race moments:
- Verstappen, Max gained 14 positions (P19 → P5)
- Ricciardo, Daniel gained 12 positions (P18 → P6)

The championship moves to the Japanese Grand Prix next.