Russian Grand Prix was won by British driver Lewis Hamilton, followed by German driver Nico Rosberg, both from the Mercedes-Benz team, and Valtteri Bottas, of Williams. "Drivers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season." "Teams in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season."<br> "A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship." "A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship." Russian Grand Prix The Russian Grand Prix () is an annual auto race held at Sochi Autodrom
Grand Prix World Championship claims by the FIA that the teams lacked the sufficient funding to organize their own tournament. The schedule included 17 races made up of some circuits that were currently hosting a Grand Prix in the 2009 Season (such as Singapore), some circuits that had not held a Grand Prix in recent years (such as Jerez), and some that have never held a F1 Grand Prix. Some circuits were ones that have been controversially removed from F1 calendars by the FIA, including Montreal having been removed from the 2009 Season. However, on 24 June 2009, FOTA reached an agreement with the