Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix – How to watch, start time & more

McLaren's Lando Norris will start a race from pole position for the first time in his F1 career after topping a wet/dry qualifying on Saturday.

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will join his former teammate Norris on the front row after an excellent lap of his own in Q3, with George Russell an impressive third for Williams.

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton made two mistakes in tricky conditions in Q3, leaving him fourth on the grid alongside his 2022 teammate Russell.

Valtteri Bottas was only seventh in the other Mercedes, while Sergio Perez also qualified a disappointing ninth for Red Bull.

Championship leader Max Verstappen will start at the back of the grid after Red Bull elected to fit a new Honda power unit on his car.

When is the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix

The 2021 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix will begin at 15:00 local time (+3 GMT) at Sochi.

• Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021 
• Start time: 12:00 GMT / 13:00 BST / 14:00 CEST / 14:00 SAT / 15:00 EAT / 15:00 local time / 08:00 ET / 05:00 PT / 22:00 AEST / 21:00 JST / 17:30 IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the Formula 1 schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

2021 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones

How can I watch the Russian Grand Prix?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe: 

• Austria - Servus TV / ORF
• Belgium - RTBF
• Denmark - TV3 / TV3 Sport / Viasat
• Finland - MTV
• France - Canal+
• Germany - Sky
• Hungary - M4
• Italy - Sky
• Netherlands - Ziggo
• Poland - Eleven Sports
• Portugal - Eleven Sports
• Spain - Movistar / DAZN
• Sweden - Viasat
• Switzerland - SRF / RSI / RTS
• UK - Sky Sports F1

Americas: 

• USA - ESPN
• Canada - RDS / TSN / Discovery Velocity
• Latin America - Fox Sports / ESPN

Asia: 

• China - CCTV / Tencent / Guangdong TV
• India - Star Sports
• Japan - Fuji Television
• Russia - Match TV
• Turkey - S Sport
• Rest of Asia - Fox Sports

Oceania: 

• Australia - Fox Sports / Network 10
• New Zealand - Spark Sports

Africa: 

• Africa - SuperSport

Can I stream the Russian Grand Prix?

Viewers can subscribe to F1 TV in selected countries to stream the race on a device of their choice.

Sky Sports and Movistar also offer their own live streaming service in the UK and Spain respectively.

Russian Grand Prix - Starting grid:

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Time	Gap
1	Lando Norris		McLaren	1'41.993
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.		Ferrari	1'42.510	0.517
3	George Russell		Williams	1'42.983	0.990
4	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	1'44.050	2.057
5	Daniel Ricciardo		McLaren	1'44.156	2.163
6	Fernando Alonso		Alpine	1'44.204	2.211
7	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	1'44.710	2.717
8	Lance Stroll		Aston Martin	1'44.956	2.963
9	Sergio Perez		Red Bull	1'45.337	3.344
10	Esteban Ocon		Alpine	1'45.865	3.872
11	Sebastian Vettel		Aston Martin	1'46.573	4.580
12	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	1'46.641	4.648
13	Yuki Tsunoda		AlphaTauri	1'46.751	4.758
14	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	1'49.586	7.593
15	Mick Schumacher		Haas	1'49.830	7.837
16	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	1'51.023	9.030
17	Nikita Mazepin		Haas	1'53.764	11.771
18	Nicholas Latifi		Williams
19	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari
20	Max Verstappen		Red Bull
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