Coming into the race from Berlin a fortnight earlier, Nelson Piquet Jr. was leading the championship on 103, with Sébastien Buemi second 2 points behind.

They had both jumped Lucas di Grassi, who was disqualified from the Berlin race for having an illegal front wing.

The layout placed the track adjacent to the Kremlin, with the main straight running along the Moskva River.

Nelson Piquet Jr., Sébastien Buemi and Lucas di Grassi won the Fan Boost.

It was the first for di Grassi since the season opener, and the first time the top 3 in the championship took the Fan Boost advantage.