2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 25 November 2018 |
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| Circuit | Yas Marina, 55 laps |
| Round | 21 of 21 |
| Race numbers | The 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the
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| Next race | 2019 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 55 | 1hr 39m 40.382s | 25 | |
| 2 | +1 |  Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 55 | +2.581s | 18 |
| 3 | +3 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 55 | +12.706s | 15 |
| 4 | +1 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 55 | +15.379s | 12 |
| 5 | -3 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 55 | +47.957s | 10 |
| 6 | +5 |  Carlos Sainz | Renault | 55 | +1m 12.548s | 8 |
| 7 | +1 |  Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 55 | +1m 30.789s | 6 |
| 8 | +6 |  Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 55 | +1m 31.275s | 4 |
| 9 | -2 |  Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 54 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 10 | +3 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 54 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | +4 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 54 | +1 lap (15.000s) | |
| 12 | +4 |  Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 54 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +7 |  Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 54 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +4 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 54 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +4 |  Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 54 | +1 lap | |
| R | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 44 | DNF | ||
| R |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Fernando Alonso was given three five-second penalties for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. His final race position was unaffected.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Renault |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.794 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.956 | 0.162 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35.125 | 0.331 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:35.365 | 0.571 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:35.401 | 0.607 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:35.589 | 0.795 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:36.192 | 1.398 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:36.237 | 1.443 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:36.540 | 1.746 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:36.542 | 1.748 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:36.902 | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:37.132 | |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:37.309 | |
| 14 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:37.541 | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 1:37.743 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:37.994 | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:38.166 | |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 1:38.577 | |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 1:38.635 | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:38.682 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
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 Antonio Giovinazzi |  Sauber-Ferrari |
 Robert Kubica | Williams-Mercedes |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 408 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 320 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 251 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | 249 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | 247 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | 170 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | 69 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 62 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | 56 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | 53 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | 50 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | 49 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | 39 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | 37 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | 29 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 12 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | 9 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | 6 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | 4 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 655 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 571 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 419 |
| 4 | Renault | 122 |
| 5 |  Haas-Ferrari | 93 |
| 6 | McLaren-Renault | 62 |
| 7 | Force India-Mercedes | 52 |
| 8 | Sauber-Ferrari | 48 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso-Honda | 33 |
| 10 | Williams-Mercedes | 7 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Marcus Ericsson, Brendon Hartley, Sergey Sirotkin, Stoffel Vandoorne
- Force India, Sauber
- Milestone race start
- 150th for Daniel Ricciardo (38th driver to start 150 races, 2nd Australian driver), 50th for Esteban Ocon (136th driver to start 50 races, 19th French driver)
- Wins
- 73rd for Lewis Hamilton
- 87th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 134th for Lewis Hamilton, 111th for Sebastian Vettel, 22nd for Max Verstappen
- 751st for Ferrari, 179th for Mercedes, 161st for Red Bull
- Poles
- 83rd for Lewis Hamilton
- 101st for Mercedes
- Qualifying 1-2
- 58th for Mercedes
- Fastest laps
- 36th for Sebastian Vettel
- 248th for Ferrari
- Front row starts
- 132nd for Lewis Hamilton, 17th for Valtteri Bottas
- Pole & win
- 47th for Lewis Hamilton