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

2018 Mexican Grand Prix

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

2018 United States Grand Prix

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2019 Mexican Grand Prix

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Fact File

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

Race Result

Pos DriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1Netherlands flag Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer711hr 38m 28.851s25
2+2Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari71+17.316s18
3+3Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari71+49.914s15
4-1United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes71+1m 18.738s12
5 Finland flag Valtteri BottasMercedes70+1 lap10
6+1Germany flag Nico HulkenbergRenault69+2 laps8
7+2Monaco flag Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari69+2 laps6
8+7Belgium flag Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault69+2 laps4
9+1Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari69+2 laps2
10+10France flag Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda69+2 laps1
11 France flag Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes69+2 laps 
12+5Canada flag Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps 
13+6Russia flag Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps 
14 New Zealand flag Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda69+2 laps (5.000s) 
15+1Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari69+2 laps 
16+2France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari68+3 laps 
R Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer61DNF 
R Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes38DNF 
R Spain flag Carlos SainzRenault28DNF 
R Spain flag Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault3DNF 
  • Brendon Hartley was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.

Starting Grid

  • Highlight: race winner
  • Highlight: second place
  • Highlight: third place
Pos DriverConstructorTime
1 Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:14.759
2 Netherlands flag Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:14.785
3 United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:14.894
4 Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari1:14.970
5 Finland flag Valtteri BottasMercedes1:15.160
6 Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:15.330
7 Germany flag Nico HulkenbergRenault1:15.827
8 Spain flag Carlos SainzRenault1:16.084
9 Monaco flag Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:16.189
10 Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:16.513
11 France flag Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:16.844
12 Spain flag Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:16.871
13 Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:17.167
14 New Zealand flag Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:17.184
15 Belgium flag Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:16.966
16 Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:17.599
17 Canada flag Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:17.689
18-3France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:16.911
19 Russia flag Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:17.886
20-20France flag Pierre GaslyToro 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.

Qualifying Result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1Australia flag Daniel RicciardoRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:14.759 
2Netherlands flag Max VerstappenRed Bull-TAG Heuer1:14.7850.026
3United Kingdom flag Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:14.8940.135
4Germany flag Sebastian VettelFerrari1:14.9700.211
5Finland flag Valtteri BottasMercedes1:15.1600.401
6Finland flag Kimi RaikkonenFerrari1:15.3300.571
7Germany flag Nico HulkenbergRenault1:15.8271.068
8Spain flag Carlos SainzRenault1:16.0841.325
9Monaco flag Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:16.1891.430
10Sweden flag Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:16.5131.754
Q2
11France flag Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:16.844 
12Spain flag Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:16.871 
13Mexico flag Sergio PerezForce India-Mercedes1:17.167 
14New Zealand flag Brendon HartleyToro Rosso-Honda1:17.184 
15France flag Pierre GaslyToro Rosso-Honda– 
Q1
16France flag Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:16.911 
17Belgium flag Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:16.966 
18Denmark flag Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:17.599 
19Canada flag Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:17.689 
20Russia flag Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:17.886 

Free Practice Appearances

DriverConstructor
Italy flag Antonio GiovinazziSauber-Ferrari
Canada flag Nicholas LatifiForce India-Mercedes
United Kingdom flag Lando NorrisMcLaren-Renault

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

  • Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 2018

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag Lewis Hamilton358
2Germany flag Sebastian Vettel294
3Finland flag Kimi Raikkonen236
4Finland flag Valtteri Bottas227
5Netherlands flag Max Verstappen216
6Australia flag Daniel Ricciardo146
7Germany flag Nico Hulkenberg69
8Mexico flag Sergio Perez57
9Denmark flag Kevin Magnussen53
10Spain flag Fernando Alonso50
11France flag Esteban Ocon49
12Spain flag Carlos Sainz45
13France flag Romain Grosjean31
14France flag Pierre Gasly29
15Monaco flag Charles Leclerc27
16Belgium flag Stoffel Vandoorne12
17Sweden flag Marcus Ericsson9
18Canada flag Lance Stroll6
19New Zealand flag Brendon Hartley4
20Russia flag Sergey Sirotkin1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Germany flag Mercedes585
2Italy flag Ferrari530
3Austria flag Red Bull-TAG Heuer362
4France flag Renault114
5USA flag Haas-Ferrari84
6United Kingdom flag McLaren-Renault62
7United Kingdom flag Force India-Mercedes47
8Switzerland flag Sauber-Ferrari36
9Italy flag Toro Rosso-Honda33
10United Kingdom flag Williams-Mercedes7

Statistics & Milestones

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

See also

  • Mexican Grand Prix
  • Mexico City Circuit
  • 2018 World Championship season

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