2018 Mexican Grand Prix | Race Result & Stats

995th World Championship race, 19th World Championship Mexican Grand Prix, 19th World Championship race at Mexico City

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 28 October 2018
Winner:	Max Verstappen Red Bull-TAG Heuer
Pole position:	Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-TAG Heuer
Fastest lap:	Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Circuit:	Mexico City, 71 laps
Round:	19 of 21

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	71	1hr 38m 28.851s	25
2	+2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	71	+17.316s	18
3	+3	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	71	+49.914s	15
4	-1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	71	+1m 18.738s	12
5		Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	70	+1 lap	10
6	+1	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	69	+2 laps	8
7	+2	Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	69	+2 laps	6
8	+7	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	69	+2 laps	4
9	+1	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	69	+2 laps	2
10	+10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso-Honda	69	+2 laps	1
11		Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	69	+2 laps
12	+5	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	69	+2 laps
13	+6	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	69	+2 laps
14		Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso-Honda	69	+2 laps ^(5.000s)
15	+1	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	69	+2 laps
16	+2	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	68	+3 laps
R		Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	61	DNF
R		Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	38	DNF
R		Carlos Sainz	Renault	28	DNF
R		Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	3	DNF

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Time
1		Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1:14.759
2		Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1:14.785
3		Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:14.894
4		Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:14.970
5		Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:15.160
6		Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:15.330
7		Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:15.827
8		Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:16.084
9		Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	1:16.189
10		Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:16.513
11		Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	1:16.844
12		Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	1:16.871
13		Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1:17.167
14		Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso-Honda	1:17.184
15		Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	1:16.966
16		Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:17.599
17		Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	1:17.689
18	-3	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1:16.911
19		Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	1:17.886
20	-20	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso-Honda	–

Romain Grosjean received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Charles Leclerc in the previous race.
Pierre Gasly received a 15-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit elements and a further five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change.

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
Q3
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1:14.759
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-TAG Heuer	1:14.785	0.026
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:14.894	0.135
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:14.970	0.211
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:15.160	0.401
6	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	1:15.330	0.571
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:15.827	1.068
8	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:16.084	1.325
9	Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	1:16.189	1.430
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:16.513	1.754
Q2
11	Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	1:16.844
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	1:16.871
13	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	1:17.167
14	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso-Honda	1:17.184
15	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso-Honda	–
Q1
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1:16.911
17	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	1:16.966
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:17.599
19	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	1:17.689
20	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	1:17.886

How the championship standings stood post-race.

World Champion: Driver: 5th World Championship for Lewis Hamilton
Wins: Driver: 5th for Max Verstappen; Constructor: 59th for Red Bull
Podiums: Driver: 110th for Sebastian Vettel, 102nd for Kimi Raikkonen, 20th for Max Verstappen; Constructor: 748th & 749th for Ferrari, 159th for Red Bull
Poles: Driver: 3rd for Daniel Ricciardo; Constructor: 60th for Red Bull
Qualifying 1-2: Constructor: 24th for Red Bull
Fastest laps: Driver: 9th for Valtteri Bottas; Constructor: 65th for Mercedes
Front row starts: Driver: 9th for Daniel Ricciardo, 5th for Max Verstappen
Points finishes: Driver: 11th and last for Marcus Ericsson, 8th and last for Stoffel Vandoorne