26/09/2020
NEWS STORY
Best times from across all three practice sessions for the VTB Russian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.279 | 140.242 mph |
| 2 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.519 | 0.240 |
| 3 | Sainz | McLaren | 1:34.096 | 0.817 |
| 4 | Ocon | Renault | 1:34.239 | 0.960 |
| 5 | Perez | Racing Point | 1:34.252 | 0.973 |
| 6 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.306 | 1.027 |
| 7 | Ricciardo | Renault | 1:34.577 | 1.298 |
| 8 | Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34.594 | 1.315 |
| 9 | Stroll | Racing Point | 1:34.732 | 1.453 |
| 10 | Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:34.768 | 1.489 |
| 11 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:34.792 | 1.513 |
| 12 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.806 | 1.527 |
| 13 | Norris | McLaren | 1:34.847 | 1.568 |
| 14 | Russell | Williams | 1:34.979 | 1.700 |
| 15 | Albon | Red Bull | 1:35.242 | 1.963 |
| 16 | Grosjean | Haas | 1:35.257 | 1.978 |
| 17 | Latifi | Williams | 1:35.292 | 2.013 |
| 18 | Magnussen | Haas | 1:35.451 | 2.172 |
| 19 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.516 | 2.237 |
| 20 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.590 | 2.311 |