F1 driver standings
Standings
| # | Driver | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | RUS | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 408 |
| 2 | (DEU) Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | R | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 320 |
| 3 | (FIN) Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) | 3 | R | 3 | 2 | R | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | R | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | R | 251 |
| 4 | (NLD) Max Verstappen (Red Bull) | 6 | R | 5 | R | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15R | 4 | R | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 249 |
| 5 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 14R | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | R | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 247 |
| 6 | (AUS) Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull) | 4 | R | 1 | R | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | R | 5 | R | 4 | R | R | 6 | 6 | 4 | R | R | 4 | 4 | 170 |
| 7 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) | 7 | 6 | 6 | R | R | 8 | 7 | 9 | R | 6 | 5 | 12 | R | 13 | 10 | 12 | R | 6 | 6 | R | R | 69 |
| 8 | (MEX) Sergio Perez (Force India) | 11 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 14 | R | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 8 | R | 10 | 8 | 62 |
| 9 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen (Haas) | R | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 8 | R | DSQ | 15 | 9 | 10 | 56 |
| 10 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz (Renault) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | R | 12 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 7 | R | 12 | 6 | 53 |
| 11 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso (McLaren) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | R | R | 16R | 8 | 8 | 16R | 8 | R | R | 7 | 14 | 14 | R | R | 17 | 11 | 50 |
| 12 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon (Force India) | 12 | 10 | 11 | R | R | 6 | 9 | R | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 6 | R | 9 | 9 | DSQ | 11 | 14 | R | 49 |
| 13 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc (Sauber) | 13 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 18R | 10 | 10 | 9 | R | 15 | R | R | 11 | 9 | 7 | R | R | 7 | 7 | 7 | 39 |
| 14 | (FRA) Romain Grosjean (Haas) | R | 13 | 17 | R | R | 15 | 12 | 11 | 4 | R | 6 | 10 | 7 | DSQ | 15 | 11 | 8 | R | 16 | 8 | 9 | 37 |
| 15 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) | R | 4 | 18 | 12 | R | 7 | 11 | R | 11 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | R | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | R | 29 |
| 16 | (BEL) Stoffel Vandoorne (McLaren) | 9 | 8 | 13 | 9 | R | 14 | 16 | 12 | 15R | 11 | 13 | R | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| 17 | (SWE) Marcus Ericsson (Sauber) | R | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 10 | R | 9 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | R | R | 9 |
| 18 | (CAN) Lance Stroll (Williams) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 17 | R | 17R | 14 | 12 | R | 17 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 6 |
| 19 | (NZL) Brendon Hartley (Toro Rosso) | 15 | 17 | 20R | 10 | 12 | 19R | R | 14 | R | R | 10 | 11 | 14 | R | 17 | R | 13 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 4 |
| 20 | (RUS) Sergey Sirotkin (Williams) | R | 15 | 15 | R | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | R | 16 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 1 |
| # | Driver | AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SGP | RUS | JPN | USA | MEX | BRA | ABU | Points |
Table key and points system
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
- DSQ: Disqualified
The top ten classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis:
- 1st (25)
- 2nd (18)
- 3rd (15)
- 4th (12)
- 5th (10)
- 6th (8)
- 7th (6)
- 8th (4)
- 9th (2)
- 10th (1)
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 2018.