2018 Belgian Grand Prix

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2018 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
Layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Race details [1]
Date26 August 2018
Official name Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.004 km (4.352 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles)
Weather Cloudy
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:58.179
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Time 1:46.286 on lap 32
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Mercedes
Third Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Lap leaders
  • 2018 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2018 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 August 2018 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. [2] The race was the thirteenth round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 74th running of the Belgian Grand Prix and the 61st time the race was held at Spa-Francorchamps and 51st time as a round of the World Championship.

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The race was won by Scuderia Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. The victory moved Vettel ahead of Alain Prost in all-time career Formula One victories and would be his last win for over a year until the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix.

Report

Background

After going into administration during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, Force India arrived in Belgium under new ownership. A consortium led by Lawrence Stroll purchased the racing assets and operations of Force India through a company named Racing Point UK Ltd. [3] The original team, Sahara Force India, was excluded from the Constructors' Championship due to their inability to participate in the remaining races, allowing the new team known as Racing Point Force India to apply for a late entry and start their participation in the championship in Belgium. [4]

Championship standings before the race

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 24-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 10 points. [5]

Practice

McLaren reserve driver Lando Norris made his first appearance at a Grand Prix weekend, replacing Fernando Alonso during the first practice session. [6]

Race

The race was won by Scuderia Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel ahead of Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen. With the win Vettel took his 52nd and overtook Alain Prost for third in the ranking of drivers with the most Formula One wins. [7] The race featured a first lap crash involving Fernando Alonso, Nico Hülkenberg, and Charles Leclerc. Hülkenberg misjudged his braking before ramming into the back of Alonso, before flying over Leclerc's car and landing on the halo. [8]

After the first corner incidents, Vettel passed Hamilton on the Kemmel straight on lap 1. Hamilton tried to repass at the end of the straight, as did the two Racing Point cars of Ocon and Pérez, and they were four abreast in the braking zone, with Vettel staying ahead. Hamilton was not able to challenge Vettel again. [9]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:42.9771:41.5531:58.1791
25 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:43.0351:41.5011:58.9052
331 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes [note 1] 1:44.0031:43.3022:01.8513
411 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes [note 1] 1:44.0041:43.0142:01.8944
58 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:43.5971:43.0422:02.1225
67 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:42.5851:41.5332:02.6716
733 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:43.1991:42.5542:02.7697
83 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:43.6041:43.1262:02.9398
920 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:43.8341:43.3202:04.9339
1077 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:42.8051:42.191No time17 1
1110 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:44.2211:43.84410
1228 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:44.1531:43.86511
1316 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 1:43.6541:44.06212
149 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:43.8461:44.30113
1527 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:44.145No time18 1
1655 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 1:44.48919 1
1714 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 1:44.91714
1835 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 1:44.99815
1918 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:45.13416
202 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 1:45.30720 1
107% time: 1:49.765
Source: [10]
Notes

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 441:23:34.476225
244 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 44+11.061118
333 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 44+31.372715
477 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 44+1:08.605 1 1712
511 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes [note 1] 44+1:11.023410
631 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes [note 1] 44+1:19.52038
78 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 44+1:25.95356
820 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 44+1:27.63994
910 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 44+1:45.892102
109 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 43+1 lap131
1155 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 43+1 lap19
1235 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 43+1 lap15
1318 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 43+1 lap16
1428 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 43+1 lap11
152 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 43+1 lap20
Ret3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 31Collision damage8
Ret7 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 9Collision damage6
Ret16 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 0Collision12
Ret14 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 0Collision14
Ret27 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 0Collision18
Source: [11]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

See also

Notes

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