2019 Russian GP: facts and stats about Sochi Autodrom’s layout. Facts and stats about Sochi Autodrom's layout.

Sochi Autodrom is the most modern circuit in Eastern Europe, the only circuit in Russia hosting a Formula 1 Grand Prix. The venue has been designed by Russian experts in conjunction with Tilke Gmbh & Co., the head of which – Hermann Tilke – has designed most of the modern F1 tracks. 

The location of Sochi Autodrom makes it special – the circuit is located in the Olympic Park, which hosted the Olympic Winter Games in 2014. The most interesting part of the track is its long turn 3 – 650-metre turn is the longest one in the Formula 1 calendar, and the negative incline of the surface is a difficult challenge for the drivers.​​

​FACTS

​Opening: 20 September 2014

Inaugural Russian Grand Prix: 10 to 12 October 2014

Circuit length: 5 848m

Lap record: 1:33.194​ -Sebastian Vettel​ (2017​ Russian Grand Prix qualifying)

Top speed: 343.1 km/h – Kimi Raikkonen​ (2015​​ Russian Grand Prix​​)

Altitude: 21.4m to 23.3m

Number of turns: 18 (12 right, 6 left)

DRS Zones: 2

​CIRCUIT RECORDS

​FORMULA 1

1:33.194​ Sebastian Vettel​ (2017 Russian Grand Prix qualifying), average speed: 225.902​ km/h

GP​​​2​​

1:45.326 – Stoffel Vandoorne​ (2015​ ​​Russian Grand Prix, Free Practice sessions​), average speed: 199.882 km/h

GP​​3​​

1:51.715 – Dean Stoneman (2014 Russian Grand Prix​ qualifying), average speed: 188.450 km/h​

Track Sessions​

2:20.778 – Anton Nemkin (Krasnodar), Porsche 911 GT3 cup (997) – 2017

2:23.488 – Denis Remenyako (Moscow), Mercedes AMG GT S – 2017

2:24.554 – Stanislav Oblozhin (Moscow), Porsche 911 GT3 (991) – 2017

Time Attack

2:24.400 – Stanislav Sidoruk (Moscow), Porsche GT3 (991) – 2016

Mitjet 2L

2:29.411 – Ivan Lukashevich (Moscow) – 2015

Bicycle Racing

7:09 – Dmitriy Rozanov, 10 March 2017, speed: 48.3 km/h

Running (Men)

16:37 Stepan Kiselev​​, 1 April 2018​, pace: 2:53​​/km

Running (Women)

20:13 Anna Gavryuk, 27 марта 2016, pace: 3:30/km