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Home / Seasons / 2018 F1 World Championship Season / 2018 Belgian Grand Prix

2018 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 26 August 2018
Winner
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Ferrari
Pole position
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Valtteri Bottas
  • Mercedes
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round13 of 21
Race numbers

The 2018 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 989th World Championship race
  • 63rd World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 51st World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Free practice appearances
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari441hr 23m 34.476s25
2-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes44+11.061s18
3+4(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer44+31.372s15
4+13(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes44+1m 08.605s (5.000s)12
5-1(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes44+1m 11.023s10
6-3(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes44+1m 19.520s8
7-2(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari44+1m 25.953s6
8+1(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari44+1m 27.639s4
9+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda44+1m 45.892s2
10+3(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari43+1 lap1
11+8(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault43+1 lap 
12+3(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes43+1 lap 
13+3(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes43+1 lap 
14+3(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda43+1 lap 
15+5(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault43+1 lap 
R (AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer28DNF 
R (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari8DNF 
R (MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari0DNF 
R (ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault0DNF 
R (DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault0DNF 

Notes

  • Valtteri Bottas received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Sergey Sirotkin. His final race position was unaffected.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:58.179 
2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:58.9050.726
3(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes2:01.8513.672
4(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes2:01.8943.715
5(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari2:02.1223.943
6(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari2:02.6714.492
7(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer2:02.7694.590
8(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer2:02.9394.760
9(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari2:04.9336.754
10(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes– 
Q2
11(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda1:43.844 
12(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:43.865 
13(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:44.062 
14(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:44.301 
15(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault– 
Q1
16(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault1:44.489 
17(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:44.917 
18(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:44.998 
19(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:45.134 
20(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:45.307 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Renault

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton231
2(DEU) Sebastian Vettel214
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen146
4(FIN) Valtteri Bottas144
5(NLD) Max Verstappen120
6(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo118
7(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg52
8(DNK) Kevin Magnussen49
9(ESP) Fernando Alonso44
10(MEX) Sergio Perez40
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon37
12(ESP) Carlos Sainz30
13(FRA) Pierre Gasly28
14(FRA) Romain Grosjean27
15(MCO) Charles Leclerc13
16(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne8
17(SWE) Marcus Ericsson6
18(CAN) Lance Stroll4
19(NZL) Brendon Hartley2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes375
2Ferrari360
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer238
4Renault82
5Haas-Ferrari76
6McLaren-Renault52
7Toro Rosso-Honda30
8Sauber-Ferrari19
9Force India-Mercedes18
10Williams-Mercedes4

Statistics & milestones

Wins
52nd for Sebastian Vettel
234th for Ferrari
Podiums
127th for Lewis Hamilton
107th for Sebastian Vettel
16th for Max Verstappen
743rd for Ferrari
169th for Mercedes
155th for Red Bull
Poles
78th for Lewis Hamilton
95th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
7th for Valtteri Bottas
61st for Mercedes
Front row starts
126th for Lewis Hamilton
92nd for Sebastian Vettel
Points finishes
25th for Esteban Ocon

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Spa-Francorchamps circuit
  • 2018 World Championship season

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