24/09/2021
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the VTB Russian Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.427 | 138.537 mph |
| 2 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.638 | 0.211 |
| 3 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.654 | 0.227 |
| 4 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:35.117 | 0.690 |
| 5 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:35.781 | 1.354 |
| 6 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:35.794 | 1.367 |
| 7 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:35.811 | 1.384 |
| 8 | Norris | McLaren | 1:35.959 | 1.532 |
| 9 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:36.188 | 1.761 |
| 10 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:36.225 | 1.798 |
| 11 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:36.236 | 1.809 |
| 12 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:36.522 | 2.095 |
| 13 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.795 | 2.368 |
| 14 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:36.877 | 2.450 |
| 15 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.952 | 2.525 |
| 16 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:37.794 | 3.367 |
| 17 | Russell | Williams | 1:38.013 | 3.586 |
| 18 | Latifi | Williams | 1:38.155 | 3.728 |
| 19 | Mazepin | Haas | 1:38.586 | 4.159 |
| 20 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:38.977 | 4.550 |