Russian Grand Prix 2021 — Race Aftermath

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) wins the Russian Grand Prix by 53.271 seconds from Max Verstappen.

Championship after this race:
P1: Lewis Hamilton — 244 pts
P2: Max Verstappen — 240 pts
P3: Valtteri Bottas — 147 pts
P4: Lando Norris — 139 pts
P5: Sergio Perez — 120 pts

Championship gap: 5 points between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Winners:
- Lewis Hamilton — P1, gained 3 places from the grid
- Max Verstappen — P2, gained 18 places from the grid
- Carlos Sainz — P3

Losers:
- Lando Norris — dropped 6 places from P1 to P7
- George Russell — dropped 7 places from P3 to P10
- Esteban Ocon — dropped 5 places from P9 to P14
- Yuki Tsunoda — dropped 5 places from P12 to P17
- Mick Schumacher — dropped 6 places from P14 to P20

Key race moments:
- Verstappen, Max gained 18 positions (P20 → P2)
- Bottas, Valtteri gained 11 positions (P16 → P5)
- Räikkönen, Kimi gained 5 positions (P13 → P8)

The championship moves to the Turkish Grand Prix next.