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2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitYas Marina, 55 laps
Round21 of 21
Race numbers

The 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was the:

  • 997th World Championship race
  • 10th World Championship Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
  • 10th World Championship race at Yas Marina
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes551hr 39m 40.382s25
2+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari55+2.581s18
3+3(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer55+12.706s15
4+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer55+15.379s12
5-3(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes55+47.957s10
6+5(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault55+1m 12.548s8
7+1(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari55+1m 30.789s6
8+6(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes55+1m 31.275s4
9-2(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari54+1 lap2
10+3(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari54+1 lap1
11+4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault54+1 lap (15.000s) 
12+4(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda54+1 lap 
13+7(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes54+1 lap 
14+4(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault54+1 lap 
15+4(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes54+1 lap 
R (FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda46DNF 
R (FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes44DNF 
R (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari24DNF 
R (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari6DNF 
R (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault0DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
3(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
6(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
7(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
8(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari
9(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
10(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault
11(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault
12(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
13(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
14(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
15(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault
16(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda
17(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda
18(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault
19(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes
20(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:34.794 
2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:34.9560.162
3(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:35.1250.331
4(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:35.3650.571
5(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:35.4010.607
6(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:35.5890.795
7(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:36.1921.398
8(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:36.2371.443
9(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:36.5401.746
10(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault1:36.5421.748
Q2
11(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault1:36.902 
12(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:37.132 
13(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:37.309 
14(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:37.541 
15(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:37.743 
Q1
16(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:37.994 
17(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda1:38.166 
18(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:38.577 
19(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:38.635 
20(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:38.682 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziSauber-Ferrari
(POL) Robert KubicaWilliams-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton408
2(DEU) Sebastian Vettel320
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen251
4(NLD) Max Verstappen249
5(FIN) Valtteri Bottas247
6(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo170
7(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg69
8(MEX) Sergio Perez62
9(DNK) Kevin Magnussen56
10(ESP) Carlos Sainz53
11(ESP) Fernando Alonso50
12(FRA) Esteban Ocon49
13(MCO) Charles Leclerc39
14(FRA) Romain Grosjean37
15(FRA) Pierre Gasly29
16(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne12
17(SWE) Marcus Ericsson9
18(CAN) Lance Stroll6
19(NZL) Brendon Hartley4
20(RUS) Sergey Sirotkin1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes655
2Ferrari571
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer419
4Renault122
5Haas-Ferrari93
6McLaren-Renault62
7Force India-Mercedes52
8Sauber-Ferrari48
9Toro Rosso-Honda33
10Williams-Mercedes7

Stats & 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
1-2 start
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