The Scuderia Toro Rosso cars stop in the Pitlane during practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom on September 28, 2018 in Sochi, Russia.

The Scuderia Toro Rosso cars stop in the Pitlane during practice

Event: Russian F1 Grand Prix
Track:  Sochi International Street Circuit

Weather: / Overcast,  21.6ºC
Tarmac: Dry, 29.6ºC
Wind speed: 6.1 km/h
Humidity: 59.5%

Fernando Alonso, Stoffel Vandoorne, Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean went out first in this FP2. Fenando Alonso had to miss FP1, because 2019 driver Lando Norris was allowed to get some more experience in the MCL33.

Sergio Pérez, Marcus Ericsson en Carlos Sainz also had to skip first practice. Their cars were driven by: Nicholas Latifi, Antonio Giovinazzi and Artem Markelov.

Stoffel Vandoorne drove a 1:37.819 min on Ultrasoft tyres, the first lap time in this second free practice for the Russian Grand Prix.

In the first half hour of the session Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen was fastest with a 1:34.164 min. He was the only top team driver who used the Hypersoft tyres.

Halfway FP2 both Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas top the time sheet. Hamilton was fastest with a lap time of 1:33.385 min and Bottas was 0,1 sec slower. Both times were set on Hypersofts.

In the last part of the session we saw Vettel spin in turn 13. He could go on without any damage.

The fastest lap time of last years FP2 was 1:34.120 min driven by Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel.

Here you can find all 2018 Used F1 Power Unit Elements by each driver.
Read our race preview in: What to expect from the 2018 Russian F1 GP.

FP2 Lap Times 2018 Russian GP

PosNoDriverTeamLap Time1st GapLapsTyres
144Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:33.38535Hyper
277Valtteri BottasMercedes1:33.584+0.199s33Hyper
333Max VerstappenRed Bull1:33.827+0.442s32Hyper
43Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:33.844+0.459s37Hyper
55Sebastian VettelFerrari1:33.928+0.543s33Hyper
67Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:34.388+1.003s31Hyper
711Sergio PérezForce India1:35.122+1.737s30Hyper
810Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:35.137+1.752s28Hyper
931Esteban OconForce India1:35.147+1.762s33Hyper
109Marcus EricssonSauber1:35.295+1.910s35Hyper
1120Kevin MagnussenHaas1:35.331+1.946s33Hyper
1255Carlos SainzRenault1:35.341+1.956s37Hyper
1316Charles LeclercSauber1:35.432+2.047s32Hyper
1427Nico HülkenbergRenault1:35.568+2.183s35Hyper
158Romain GrosjeanHaas1:35.911+2.526s35Hyper
1628Brendon HartleyToro Rosso1:36.024+2.639s29Hyper
1714Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:36.074+2.689s34Hyper
182Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:36.617+3.232s31Hyper
1935Sergey SirotkinWilliams1:36.861+3.476s39Hyper
2018Lance StrollWilliams1:37.001+3.616s35Hyper


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