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Home / Seasons / 2019 F1 World Championship Season / 2019 French Grand Prix

2019 French Grand Prix

DateSunday, 23 June 2019
Winner
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
Pole position
  • Lewis Hamilton
  • Mercedes
Fastest lap
  • Sebastian Vettel
  • Ferrari
CircuitLe Castellet, 53 laps
Round8 of 21
Race numbers

The 2019 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,005th World Championship race
  • 60th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 16th World Championship race at Le Castellet
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On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Free practice appearances
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes531hr 24m 31.198s25
2 (FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes53+18.056s18
3 (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari53+18.985s15
4 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda53+34.905s12
5+2(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari53+1m 02.796s11 FL
6 (ESP) Carlos SainzMcLaren-Renault53+1m 35.462s8
7+5(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari52+1 lap6
8+5(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault52+1 lap4
9-4(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Renault52+1 lap2
10-1(FRA) Pierre GaslyRed Bull-Honda52+1 lap1
11-3(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRenault52+1 lap (10.000s) 
12+2(MEX) Sergio PerezRacing Point-Mercedes52+1 lap 
13+4(CAN) Lance StrollRacing Point-Mercedes52+1 lap 
14+5(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Honda52+1 lap 
15-4(THA) Alexander AlbonToro Rosso-Honda52+1 lap 
16-6(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari52+1 lap 
17-2(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari52+1 lap 
18 (POL) Robert KubicaWilliams-Mercedes51+2 laps 
19+1(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes51+2 laps 
R (FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari44DNF 

Notes

  • Daniel Ricciardo received a five-second time penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. He also received another five-second penalty for failing to rejoin the track safely. He originally finished P7.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes
3(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari
4(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda
5(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Renault
6(ESP) Carlos SainzMcLaren-Renault
7(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari
8(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRenault
9(FRA) Pierre GaslyRed Bull-Honda
10(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
11(THA) Alexander AlbonToro Rosso-Honda
12(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
13(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault
14(MEX) Sergio PerezRacing Point-Mercedes
15(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
16(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari
17(CAN) Lance StrollRacing Point-Mercedes
18(POL) Robert KubicaWilliams-Mercedes
19(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Honda
20(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes

Notes

  • Daniil Kvyat and George Russell were required to start from the back of the grid for use of additional power unit elements.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:28.319 
2(FIN) Valtteri BottasMercedes1:28.6050.286
3(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:28.9650.646
4(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda1:29.4091.090
5(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Renault1:29.4181.099
6(ESP) Carlos SainzMcLaren-Renault1:29.5221.203
7(DEU) Sebastian VettelFerrari1:29.7991.480
8(AUS) Daniel RicciardoRenault1:29.9181.599
9(FRA) Pierre GaslyRed Bull-Honda1:30.1841.865
10(ITA) Antonio GiovinazziAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:33.4205.101
Q2
11(THA) Alexander AlbonToro Rosso-Honda1:30.461 
12(FIN) Kimi RaikkonenAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:30.533 
13(DEU) Nico HulkenbergRenault1:30.544 
14(MEX) Sergio PerezRacing Point-Mercedes1:30.738 
15(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:31.440 
Q1
16(RUS) Daniil KvyatToro Rosso-Honda1:31.564 
17(FRA) Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:31.626 
18(CAN) Lance StrollRacing Point-Mercedes1:31.726 
19(GBR) George RussellWilliams-Mercedes1:32.789 
20(POL) Robert KubicaWilliams-Mercedes1:33.205 

Free practice appearances

DriverConstructor
(CAN) Nicholas LatifiWilliams-Mercedes

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Lewis Hamilton187
2(FIN) Valtteri Bottas151
3(DEU) Sebastian Vettel111
4(NLD) Max Verstappen100
5(MCO) Charles Leclerc87
6(FRA) Pierre Gasly37
7(ESP) Carlos Sainz26
8(FIN) Kimi Raikkonen19
9(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo16
10(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg16
11(DNK) Kevin Magnussen14
12(GBR) Lando Norris14
13(MEX) Sergio Perez13
14(RUS) Daniil Kvyat10
15(THA) Alexander Albon7
16(CAN) Lance Stroll6
17(FRA) Romain Grosjean2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Mercedes338
2Ferrari198
3Red Bull-Honda137
4McLaren-Renault40
5Renault32
6Racing Point-Mercedes19
7Alfa Romeo-Ferrari19
8Toro Rosso-Honda17
9Haas-Ferrari16

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
850th for McLaren (2nd constructor to start 850 races)
Wins
79th for Lewis Hamilton
95th for Mercedes
Race 1-2
50th for Mercedes (2nd constructor to finish 1-2 in 50 races)
Podiums
142th for Lewis Hamilton
37th for Valtteri Bottas
3rd for Charles Leclerc
758th for Ferrari
193rd & 194th for Mercedes
Poles
86th for Lewis Hamilton
107th for Mercedes
1-2 start
64th for Mercedes
Fastest laps
37th for Sebastian Vettel
251st for Ferrari
Front row starts
139th for Lewis Hamilton
23rd for Valtteri Bottas
Points finishes
200th for Lewis Hamilton
Pole & win
49th for Lewis Hamilton

See also

  • French Grand Prix
  • Le Castellet circuit
  • 2019 World Championship season

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