2018 Mexican Grand Prix
995th World Championship race, 19th World Championship Mexican Grand Prix, 19th World Championship race at Mexico City
Fact File
Date: | Sunday, 28 October 2018 |
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Winner: | ![]() ![]() |
Pole position: | ![]() ![]() |
Fastest lap: | ![]() ![]() |
Circuit: | Mexico City, 71 laps |
Round: | 19 of 21 |
Race Result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | ![]() | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | 1hr 38m 28.851s | 25 |
2 | +2 | ![]() | Ferrari | 71 | +17.316s | 18 |
3 | +3 | ![]() | Ferrari | 71 | +49.914s | 15 |
4 | -1 | ![]() | Mercedes | 71 | +1m 18.738s | 12 |
5 | ![]() | Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 10 | |
6 | +1 | ![]() | Renault | 69 | +2 laps | 8 |
7 | +2 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | +2 laps | 6 |
8 | +7 | ![]() | McLaren-Renault | 69 | +2 laps | 4 |
9 | +1 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | +2 laps | 2 |
10 | +10 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Honda | 69 | +2 laps | 1 |
11 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps | ||
12 | +5 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps | |
13 | +6 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps | |
14 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Honda | 69 | +2 laps (5.000s) | ||
15 | +1 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +2 laps | |
16 | +2 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 68 | +3 laps | |
R | ![]() | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 61 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 38 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | Renault | 28 | DNF | ||
R | ![]() | McLaren-Renault | 3 | DNF |
- 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 | Driver | Constructor | Time | |
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1 | ![]() | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:14.759 | |
2 | ![]() | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:14.785 | |
3 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:14.894 | |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:14.970 | |
5 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:15.160 | |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:15.330 | |
7 | ![]() | Renault | 1:15.827 | |
8 | ![]() | Renault | 1:16.084 | |
9 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.189 | |
10 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.513 | |
11 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.844 | |
12 | ![]() | McLaren-Renault | 1:16.871 | |
13 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.167 | |
14 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:17.184 | |
15 | ![]() | McLaren-Renault | 1:16.966 | |
16 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:17.599 | |
17 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:17.689 | |
18 | -3 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:16.911 |
19 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:17.886 | |
20 | -20 | ![]() | 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.
Qualifying Result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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Q3 | ||||
1 | ![]() | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:14.759 | |
2 | ![]() | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1:14.785 | 0.026 |
3 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:14.894 | 0.135 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:14.970 | 0.211 |
5 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:15.160 | 0.401 |
6 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:15.330 | 0.571 |
7 | ![]() | Renault | 1:15.827 | 1.068 |
8 | ![]() | Renault | 1:16.084 | 1.325 |
9 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.189 | 1.430 |
10 | ![]() | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.513 | 1.754 |
Q2 | ||||
11 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:16.844 | |
12 | ![]() | McLaren-Renault | 1:16.871 | |
13 | ![]() | Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.167 | |
14 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:17.184 | |
15 | ![]() | Toro Rosso-Honda | – | |
Q1 | ||||
16 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:16.911 | |
17 | ![]() | McLaren-Renault | 1:16.966 | |
18 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:17.599 | |
19 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:17.689 | |
20 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:17.886 |
Free Practice Appearances
Driver | Constructor |
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![]() | Sauber-Ferrari |
![]() | Force India-Mercedes |
![]() | McLaren-Renault |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 2018
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 358 |
2 | ![]() | 294 |
3 | ![]() | 236 |
4 | ![]() | 227 |
5 | ![]() | 216 |
6 | ![]() | 146 |
7 | ![]() | 69 |
8 | ![]() | 57 |
9 | ![]() | 53 |
10 | ![]() | 50 |
11 | ![]() | 49 |
12 | ![]() | 45 |
13 | ![]() | 31 |
14 | ![]() | 29 |
15 | ![]() | 27 |
16 | ![]() | 12 |
17 | ![]() | 9 |
18 | ![]() | 6 |
19 | ![]() | 4 |
20 | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 585 |
2 | ![]() | 530 |
3 | ![]() | 362 |
4 | ![]() | 114 |
5 | ![]() | 84 |
6 | ![]() | 62 |
7 | ![]() | 47 |
8 | ![]() | 36 |
9 | ![]() | 33 |
10 | ![]() | 7 |
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