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2018 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 52 laps
Round10 of 21
Race numbers

The 2018 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 986th World Championship race
  • 69th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 52nd World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari521hr 27m 29.784s25
2-1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes52+2.264s18
3 (FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari52+3.652s15
4 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes52+8.883s12
5+1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer52+9.500s10
6+5(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault52+28.220s8
7+3(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes52+29.930s6
8+5(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault52+31.115s4
9-2(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari52+33.188s2
10+2(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes52+34.708s1
11+6(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault52+35.774s 
12PL(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes52+38.106s 
13+1(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda52+39.129s (5.000s) 
14PL(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes52+48.113s 
15-10(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer46DNF 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari37DNF 
R (ESP) Carlos SainzRenault37DNF 
R (SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari31DNF 
R (MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari18DNF 
R (NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1DNF 

Notes

  • Pierre Gasly received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision. He originally finished P10.
  • Max Verstappen ended lap 46 in P12 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • Williams drivers Sergey Sirotkin and Lance Stroll were required to start from the pit lane due to changes made to their cars under parc ferme conditions.
  • Brendon Hartley received a 10-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements. He was also required to start from the pit lane due to changes made to his car under parc ferme conditions.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:25.892 
2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:25.9360.044
3(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:25.9900.098
4(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:26.2170.325
5(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:26.6020.710
6(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:27.0991.207
7(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:27.2441.352
8(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:27.4551.563
9(MCO) Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:27.8791.987
10(FRA) Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:28.1942.302
Q2
11(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault1:27.901 
12(MEX) Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:27.928 
13(ESP) Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:28.139 
14(FRA) Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda1:28.343 
15(SWE) Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:28.391 
Q1
16(ESP) Carlos SainzRenault1:28.456 
17(BEL) Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:29.096 
18(RUS) Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:29.252 
19(CAN) Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes– 
20(NZL) Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Sebastian Vettel171
2(GBR) Lewis Hamilton163
3(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen116
4(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo106
5(FIN) Valtteri Bottas104
6(NLD) Max Verstappen93
7(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg42
8(ESP) Fernando Alonso40
9(DNK) Kevin Magnussen39
10(ESP) Carlos Sainz28
11(FRA) Esteban Ocon25
12(MEX) Sergio Perez24
13(FRA) Pierre Gasly18
14(MCO) Charles Leclerc13
15(FRA) Romain Grosjean12
16(BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne8
17(CAN) Lance Stroll4
18(SWE) Marcus Ericsson3
19(NZL) Brendon Hartley1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari287
2Mercedes267
3Red Bull-TAG Heuer199
4Renault70
5Haas-Ferrari51
6Force India-Mercedes49
7McLaren-Renault48
8Toro Rosso-Honda19
9Sauber-Ferrari16
10Williams-Mercedes4

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
300th for Fernando Alonso (4th driver to start 300 races, 1st Spanish driver)
Wins
51st for Sebastian Vettel
233rd for Ferrari
Podiums
124th for Lewis Hamilton
105th for Sebastian Vettel
97th for Kimi Raikkonen
738th & 739th for Ferrari
165th for Mercedes
Poles
76th for Lewis Hamilton
93rd for Mercedes
Fastest laps
34th for Sebastian Vettel
246th for Ferrari
Front row starts
124th for Lewis Hamilton
90th for Sebastian Vettel (3rd driver to achieve 90 front row starts, 2nd German driver)
Points finishes
200th for Fernando Alonso
25th for Kevin Magnussen
Win & fastest lap
13th and last for Sebastian Vettel (first since 2013; only win and fastest lap for Ferrari)