2018 Singapore Grand Prix

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2018 Singapore Grand Prix
Race 15 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Marina bay circuit.svg
Layout of the Marina Bay Street Circuit
Race details [1]
Date16 September 2018
Official name Formula 1 2018 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
Location Marina Bay Street Circuit
Marina Bay, Singapore
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 5.063 km (3.146 miles)
Distance 61 laps, 308.706 km (191.821 miles)
Weather Clear
Attendance 263,000 [2]
Pole position
Driver Mercedes
Time 1:36.015
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari
Time 1:41.905 on lap 50 (lap record)
Podium
First Mercedes
Second Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 2018 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2018 Singapore Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 2018 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 September 2018 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore. The race was the 15th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 19th running of the Singapore Grand Prix and the 11th time the race had been held at Marina Bay.

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 30-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 25 points. Hamilton won the race from pole position to further extend his championship lead, ahead of Max Verstappen and Vettel.

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:39.4031:37.3441:36.0151
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:38.7511:37.2141:36.3342
35 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:38.2181:37.8761:36.6283
477 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:39.2911:37.2541:36.7024
57 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:38.5341:37.1941:36.7945
63 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:38.1531:37.4061:36.9966
711 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:38.8141:38.3421:37.9857
88 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:38.6851:38.3671:38.3208
931 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:38.9121:38.5341:38.3659
1027 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:38.9321:38.4501:38.58810
1114 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 1:39.0221:38.64111
1255 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 1:39.1031:38.71612
1316 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.2061:38.74713
149 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:39.3661:39.45314
1510 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:39.6141:39.69115
1620 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:39.64416
1728 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:39.80917
182 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 1:39.86418
1935 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 1:41.26319
2018 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:41.33420
107% time: 1:45.023
Source: [3]

Race

Lewis Hamilton won the race to further strengthen his lead in the Championship after Vettel finished 3rd, thus losing further ground to Hamilton, Max Verstappen managed 2nd place. On the first lap with the two Force India cars colliding with Esteban Ocon ending up in the wall after hitting his teammate Perez, bringing out the Safety Car. [4]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 611:51:11.611125
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 61+8.961218
35 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 61+39.945315
477 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 61+51.930412
57 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 61+53.001510
63 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 61+53.98268
714 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 61+1:43.011116
855 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 60+1 lap124
916 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 60+1 lap132
1027 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 60+1 lap101
119 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 60+1 lap14
122 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 60+1 lap18
1310 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 60+1 lap15
1418 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 60+1 lap20
158 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 60+1 lap 1 8
1611 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 60+1 lap7
1728 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 60+1 lap17
1820 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 59+2 laps16
1935 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 59+2 laps19
Ret31 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 0Collision9
Source: [5]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

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