30/09/2018
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Fastest times posted by each driver during the VTB Russian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Name | Team | Lap | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Bottas | Mercedes | 50 | 1:35.861 | 136.468 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 50 | 1:35.916 | 0.055 |
| 3 | Vettel | Ferrari | 50 | 1:35.990 | 0.129 |
| 4 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 45 | 1:36.283 | 0.422 |
| 5 | Ricciardo | Red Bull | 41 | 1:36.345 | 0.484 |
| 6 | Raikkonen | Ferrari | 47 | 1:36.611 | 0.750 |
| 7 | Ericsson | Sauber | 39 | 1:37.931 | 2.070 |
| 8 | Magnussen | Haas | 52 | 1:38.015 | 2.154 |
| 9 | Leclerc | Sauber | 52 | 1:38.107 | 2.246 |
| 10 | Grosjean | Haas | 46 | 1:38.244 | 2.383 |
| 11 | Perez | Force India | 47 | 1:38.300 | 2.439 |
| 12 | Ocon | Force India | 52 | 1:38.366 | 2.505 |
| 13 | Hulkenberg | Renault | 52 | 1:39.108 | 3.247 |
| 14 | Stroll | Williams | 44 | 1:39.435 | 3.574 |
| 15 | Alonso | McLaren | 44 | 1:39.590 | 3.729 |
| 16 | Sainz | Renault | 35 | 1:39.731 | 3.870 |
| 17 | Sirotkin | Williams | 43 | 1:39.838 | 3.977 |
| 18 | Vandoorne | McLaren | 41 | 1:39.922 | 4.061 |
| 19 | Gasly | Toro Rosso | 3 | 1:44.071 | 8.210 |
| 20 | Hartley | Toro Rosso | 2 | 1:45.852 | 9.991 |