2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 11 November 2018 |
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| Circuit | Interlagos, 71 laps |
| Round | 20 of 21 |
| Race numbers | The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | 1hr 27m 09.066s | 25 | |
| 2 | +3 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | +1.469s | 18 |
| 3 | +1 |  Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 71 | +4.764s | 15 |
| 4 | +7 |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | +5.193s | 12 |
| 5 | -2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 71 | +22.943s | 10 |
| 6 | -4 |  Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 71 | +26.997s | 8 |
| 7 |  Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 71 | +44.199s | 6 | |
| 8 |  Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | +51.230s | 4 | |
| 9 | +1 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | +52.857s | 2 |
| 10 | +2 |  Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 11 | +5 |  Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +3 |  Carlos Sainz | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -4 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +4 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +5 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 70 | +1 lap (5.000s) | |
| 16 | -2 |  Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 69 | +2 laps (5.000s) | ||
| 18 | +1 |  Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps | |
| R | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 32 | DNF | ||
| R |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 20 | DNF | ||
Notes
- McLaren drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Fernando Alonso received five-second-time penalties for ignoring blue flags. They originally finished P14 and 16th.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | |
| 6 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 11 | -5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | |
| 14 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | |
| 18 | -5 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | |
Notes
- Daniel Ricciardo received a five-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit element.
- Esteban Ocon received a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:07.281 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:07.374 | 0.093 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:07.441 | 0.160 |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:07.456 | 0.175 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:07.778 | 0.497 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:07.780 | 0.499 |
| 7 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:08.296 | 1.015 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:08.492 | 1.211 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:08.517 | 1.236 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:09.029 | 1.748 |
| Q2 | ||||
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:08.659 | |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:08.741 | |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:08.770 | |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:08.834 | |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 1:10.381 | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:09.269 | |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:09.280 | |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 1:09.402 | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:09.441 | |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 1:09.601 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Antonio Giovinazzi |  Sauber-Ferrari |
| Nicholas Latifi |  Force India-Mercedes |
| Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2018 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 383 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 302 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 251 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | 237 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | 234 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | 158 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | 69 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | 58 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | 55 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 50 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | 49 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | 45 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | 35 |
| 14 | Charles Leclerc | 33 |
| 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 | 620 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 553 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 392 |
| 4 | Renault | 114 |
| 5 |  Haas-Ferrari | 90 |
| 6 | McLaren-Renault | 62 |
| 7 | Force India-Mercedes | 48 |
| 8 | Sauber-Ferrari | 42 |
| 9 | Toro Rosso-Honda | 33 |
| 10 | Williams-Mercedes | 7 |
Statistics & milestones
- World Champion
- 5th title for Mercedes (5th constructor to win five championships)
- Wins
- 72nd for Lewis Hamilton
- 86th for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 133rd for Lewis Hamilton, 103rd and last for Kimi Raikkonen, 21st for Max Verstappen
- 750th for Ferrari (1st constructor to score 750 podiums), 178th for Mercedes, 160th for Red Bull
- Poles
- 82nd for Lewis Hamilton
- 100th for Mercedes (5th constructor to take 100 pole positions)
- Fastest laps
- 10th for Valtteri Bottas (35th driver to set ten fastest laps, 3rd Finnish driver)
- 66th for Mercedes
- Front row starts
- 131st for Lewis Hamilton, 94th for Sebastian Vettel
- Pole & win
- 46th for Lewis Hamilton