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

2018 German Grand Prix

DateSunday, 22 July 2018
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
Pole position
  • Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel
  • Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
Fastest lap
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton
  • Germany flag lazyload Mercedes
CircuitHockenheim, 67 laps
Round11 of 21
Race numbers

The 2018 German Grand Prix was the

  • 987th World Championship race
  • 63rd World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 36th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+13United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes671hr 32m 29.845s25
2 Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasMercedes67+4.535s18
3 Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari67+6.732s15
4 Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer67+7.654s12
5+2Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergRenault67+26.609s10
6 France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari67+28.871s8
7+3Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes67+30.556s6
8+7France flag lazyload Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes67+31.750s4
9+4Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari67+32.362s2
10+6New Zealand flag lazyload Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda67+34.197s1
11-6Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari67+34.919s 
12-4Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzRenault67+43.069s (10.000s) 
13+5Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault67+46.617s 
14+6France flag lazyload Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda66+1 lap 
15-6Monaco flag lazyload Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari66+1 lap 
16+5Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault65DNF 
R Canada flag lazyload Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes53DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari51DNF 
R Russia flag lazyload Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes51DNF 
R Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer27DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari
2Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasMercedes
3Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari
4Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer
5Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
6France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
7Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergRenault
8Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzRenault
9Monaco flag lazyload Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari
10Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes
11Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault
12Russia flag lazyload Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes
13Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes
15France flag lazyload Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes
16New Zealand flag lazyload Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda
17Canada flag lazyload Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes
18Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault
19Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer
20France flag lazyload Pierre GaslyToro 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

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1Germany flag lazyload Sebastian VettelFerrari1:11.212 
2Finland flag lazyload Valtteri BottasMercedes1:11.4160.204
3Finland flag lazyload Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:11.5470.335
4Netherlands flag lazyload Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:11.8220.610
5Denmark flag lazyload Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:12.2000.988
6France flag lazyload Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:12.5441.332
7Germany flag lazyload Nico HulkenbergRenault1:12.5601.348
8Spain flag lazyload Carlos SainzRenault1:12.6921.480
9Monaco flag lazyload Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:12.7171.505
10Mexico flag lazyload Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:12.7741.562
Q2
11Spain flag lazyload Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:13.657 
12Russia flag lazyload Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:13.702 
13Sweden flag lazyload Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:13.736 
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis HamiltonMercedes– 
15Australia flag lazyload Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer– 
Q1
16France flag lazyload Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:13.720 
17France flag lazyload Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda1:13.749 
18New Zealand flag lazyload Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:14.045 
19Canada flag lazyload Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:14.206 
20Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:14.401 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
Italy flag lazyload Antonio GiovinazziSwitzerland flag Sauber-Ferrari
Canada flag lazyload Nicholas LatifiIndia flag lazyload Force India-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-2018 German Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Lewis Hamilton188
2Germany flag lazyload Sebastian Vettel171
3Finland flag lazyload Kimi Raikkonen131
4Finland flag lazyload Valtteri Bottas122
5Australia flag lazyload Daniel Ricciardo106
6Netherlands flag lazyload Max Verstappen105
7Germany flag lazyload Nico Hulkenberg52
8Spain flag lazyload Fernando Alonso40
9Denmark flag lazyload Kevin Magnussen39
10Mexico flag lazyload Sergio Perez30
11France flag lazyload Esteban Ocon29
12Spain flag lazyload Carlos Sainz28
13France flag lazyload Romain Grosjean20
14France flag lazyload Pierre Gasly18
15Monaco flag lazyload Charles Leclerc13
16Belgium flag lazyload Stoffel Vandoorne8
17Sweden flag lazyload Marcus Ericsson5
18Canada flag lazyload Lance Stroll4
19New Zealand flag lazyload Brendon Hartley2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Germany flag lazyload Mercedes310
2Italy flag lazyload Ferrari302
3Austria flag lazyload Red Bull-TAG Heuer211
4France flag lazyload Renault80
5India flag lazyload Force India-Mercedes59
6USA flag lazyload Haas-Ferrari59
7United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Renault48
8Italy flag lazyload Toro Rosso-Honda20
9Switzerland flag Sauber-Ferrari18
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Mercedes4

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

See also

  • German Grand Prix
  • Hockenheim circuit
  • 2018 World Championship season

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