Max Verstappen heads to the 15th round of the season five points clear of Lewis Hamilton after the pair spectacularly collided at Monza a fortnight ago. The stewards deemed Verstappen “predominantly” responsible for the collision and handed him a three-place grid penalty, which will be applied in Russia.
In the constructors’ table, Mercedes enjoys a 14-point advantage over Red Bull, helped by Valtteri Bottas’ charge from last to third in the Italian Grand Prix.
Sochi has been hosting the Russian GP since 2014 but the race will move to Igora Drive near Petserburg in 2023, making this year’s event the second-last to be held near the Winter Olympics site.
Mercedes has been unbeaten in Russia since the country joined the F1 calendar at the start of the V6 hybrid era, with Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas sharing the six wins between them.
2021 Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix session timings in different timezones
Session |
GMT |
BST |
CEST |
ET |
PT |
AEST |
JST |
IST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FP1 |
08:30 |
09:30 |
10:30 |
04:30 |
01:30 |
18:30 |
17:30 |
14:00 |
FP2 |
12:00 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
22:00 |
21:00 |
17:30 |
FP3 |
09:00 |
10:00 |
11:00 |
05:00 |
02:00 |
19:00 |
18:00 |
14:30 |
Qualifying |
12:00 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
22:00 |
21:00 |
17:30 |
Race |
12:00 |
13:00 |
14:00 |
08:00 |
05:00 |
22:00 |
21:00 |
17:30 |
2021 Formula 1 Russian GP session timings in the UK/Portugal
Friday 24th September 2021
- Free Practice 1: 09:30 – 10:30 BST
- Free Practice 2: 13:00 – 14:00 BST
Saturday 25th September 2021
- Free Practice 3: 10:00 – 11:00 BST
- Qualifying: 13:00 – 14:00 BST
Sunday 26th September 2021
- Race: 13:00 – 15:00 BST
2021 Formula 1 Russian GP session timings in Europe
Friday 24th September 2021
- Free Practice 1: 10:30 – 11:30 CEST
- Free Practice 2: 14:00 – 15:00 CEST
Saturday 25th September 2021
- Free Practice 3: 11:00 – 12:00 CEST
- Qualifying: 14:00 – 15:00 CEST
Sunday 26th September 2021
- Race: 14:00 – 16:00 CEST
2021 Formula 1 Russian GP session timings in the US
Friday 24th September 2021
- Free Practice 1: 04:30 – 05:30 ET / 01:30 – 02:30 PT
- Free Practice 2: 08:00 – 09:00 ET / 05:00 – 06:00 PT
Saturday 25th September 2021
- Free Practice 3: 05:00 – 06:00 ET / 02:00 – 03:00 PT
- Qualifying: 08:00 – 09:00 ET / 05:00 – 06:00 PT
Sunday 26th September 2021
- Race: 08:00 – 10:00 PT / 05:00 – 07:00 PT
2021 Formula 1 Russian GP session timings in Australia
Friday 24th September 2021
- Free Practice 1: 18:30 – 19:30 AEST
- Free Practice 2: 22:00 – 23:00 AEST
Saturday 25th September 2021
- Free Practice 3: 19:00 – 20:00 AEST
- Qualifying: 22:00 – 23:00 AEST
Sunday 26th September 2021
- Race: 22:00 – 00:00 AEST
2021 Formula 1 Russian GP session timings in Japan
Friday 24th September 2021
- Free Practice 1: 17:30 – 18:30 JST
- Free Practice 2: 21:00 – 22:00 JST
Saturday 25th September 2021
- Free Practice 3: 18:00 – 19:00 JST
- Qualifying: 21:00 – 22:00 JST
Sunday 26th September 2021
- Race: 21:00 – 23:00 JST
2021 Formula 1 Russian GP session timings in Africa
Friday 24th September 2021
- Free Practice 1: 10:30 – 11:30 SAT / 11:30 – 12:30 EAT
- Free Practice 2: 14:00 – 15:00 SAT / 15:00 – 16:00 EAT
Saturday 25th September 2021
- Free Practice 3: 11:00 – 12:00 SAT / 12:00 – 13:00 EAT
- Qualifying: 14:00 – 15:00 SAT / 15:00 – 16:00 EAT
Sunday 26th September 2021
- Race: 14:00 – 16:00 SAT / 15:00 – 17:00 EAT
2021 Formula 1 Russian GP session timings in India
Friday 24th September 2021
- Free Practice 1: 14:00 – 15:00 IST
- Free Practice 2: 17:30 – 18:30 IST
Saturday 25th September 2021
- Free Practice 3: 14:30 – 15:30 IST
- Qualifying: 17:30 – 18:30 IST
Sunday 26th September 2021
- Race: 17:30 – 19:30 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.
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