Sochi Autodrom | |
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Number of times held | 5 |
First held | 1913 |
Most wins (drivers) | Lewis Hamilton (2) |
Most wins (constructors) | Mercedes (5) |
Circuit length | 5.848 km (3.634 mi) |
Race length | 309.732 km (192.459 mi) |
Laps | 53 |
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Coordinates: 43°24′16″N 39°57′16″E / 43.404421°N 39.954529°E
The Russian Grand Prix (Russian: Гран-при России, translit. Gran-Pri Rossii) is an annual auto race held at Sochi Autodrom—a street circuit built around Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, as part of the Formula One World Championship.
The race was first held briefly in the 1910s in St. Petersburg of the Russian Empire. The plans were made to host a Formula One event in Moscow for the 1983 season as the Grand Prix of the Soviet Union, these plans fell through. In 2010, it was officially announced that the Russian city of Sochi, which was also preparing to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, will host a new event on the F1 schedule beginning in the 2014 Formula One season under a seven-year deal.