2018 German Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 22 July 2018 |
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| Circuit | Hockenheim, 67 laps |
| Round | 11 of 21 |
| Race numbers | The 2018 German Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +13 |  Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 67 | 1hr 32m 29.845s | 25 |
| 2 |  Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 67 | +4.535s | 18 | |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 67 | +6.732s | 15 | |
| 4 |  Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 67 | +7.654s | 12 | |
| 5 | +2 |  Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 67 | +26.609s | 10 |
| 6 |  Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 67 | +28.871s | 8 | |
| 7 | +3 |  Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 67 | +30.556s | 6 |
| 8 | +7 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 67 | +31.750s | 4 |
| 9 | +4 |  Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 67 | +32.362s | 2 |
| 10 | +6 |  Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 67 | +34.197s | 1 |
| 11 | -6 |  Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 67 | +34.919s | |
| 12 | -4 |  Carlos Sainz | Renault | 67 | +43.069s (10.000s) | |
| 13 | +5 |  Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 67 | +46.617s | |
| 14 | +6 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | -6 |  Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | +5 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 65 | DNF | |
| R |  Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 51 | DNF | ||
| R |  Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 51 | DNF | ||
| R |  Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 27 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Carlos Sainz received a 10-second time penalty for overtaking under safety car conditions. He originally finished P10.
- Fernando Alonso ended lap 65 in P16 before retiring on the following lap.
- Sebastian Vettel ended lap 51 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Renault |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault |
| 12 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari |
| 14 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda |
Notes
- Daniel Ricciardo and Pierre Gasly were required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements.
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| Q3 | ||||
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:11.212 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:11.416 | 0.204 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1:11.547 | 0.335 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:11.822 | 0.610 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:12.200 | 0.988 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:12.544 | 1.332 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:12.560 | 1.348 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:12.692 | 1.480 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.717 | 1.505 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:12.774 | 1.562 |
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| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 1:13.657 | |
| 12 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 1:13.702 | |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:13.736 | |
| 14 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | – | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | – | |
| Q1 | ||||
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:13.720 | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:13.749 | |
| 18 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:14.045 | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:14.206 | |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 1:14.401 | |
Free practice appearances
| Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|
 Antonio Giovinazzi |  Sauber-Ferrari |
| Nicholas Latifi |  Force India-Mercedes |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-2018 German Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 188 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 171 |
| 3 | Kimi Raikkonen | 131 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | 122 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | 106 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 105 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | 52 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | 40 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | 39 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | 30 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | 29 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | 28 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | 20 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | 18 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | 13 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | 8 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | 5 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | 4 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Mercedes | 310 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 302 |
| 3 |  Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 211 |
| 4 | Renault | 80 |
| 5 | Force India-Mercedes | 59 |
| 6 |  Haas-Ferrari | 59 |
| 7 | McLaren-Renault | 48 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso-Honda | 20 |
| 9 | Sauber-Ferrari | 18 |
| 10 | Williams-Mercedes | 4 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 66th for Lewis Hamilton
- 80th for Mercedes (4th constructor to win 80 races)
- Race 1-2
- 42nd for Mercedes
- Podiums
- 125th for Lewis Hamilton, 98th for Kimi Raikkonen, 27th for Valtteri Bottas
- 740th for Ferrari, 166th & 167th for Mercedes
- Poles
- 55th for Sebastian Vettel
- 218th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 39th for Lewis Hamilton
- 60th for Mercedes (5th constructor to set 60 fastest laps)
- Front row starts
- 91st for Sebastian Vettel, 13th for Valtteri Bottas
- Points finishes
- 50th for Romain Grosjean
- Win & fastest lap
- 22nd for Lewis Hamilton