2018 United States Grand Prix

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2018 United States Grand Prix
Race 18 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Austin circuit.svg
Layout of the Circuit of the Americas
Race details [1]
Date October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
Official name Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix
Location Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas, United States
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.513 km (3.426 miles)
Distance 56 laps, 308.405 km (191.634 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy
Pole position
Driver
 Mercedes
Time 1:32.237
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:37.392 on lap 40
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third
 Mercedes
Lap leaders
  • 2018 United States Grand Prix

The 2018 United States Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on October 21, 2018, at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, United States. The race was the 18th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 48th running of the United States Grand Prix, the 40th time that the race run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950, and the 7th time that a World Championship round was held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Contents

The race was won by Kimi Räikkönen, who made a one-stop strategy work, achieving his first Grand Prix win since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, breaking a record-setting 113-race winless streak. It was also his first for Ferrari since the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix and the first time that Ferrari had won at the Circuit of the Americas. This would also turn out to be the final victory of Räikkönen's F1 career.

Background

Championship standings before the race

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 67-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship. Hamilton's team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, sat third, a further 57 points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of 78 points over Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing a further 141 points behind in third place.

Entrants

Lando Norris and Sean Gelael drove in the first practice session instead of Stoffel Vandoorne and Brendon Hartley for McLaren and Toro Rosso respectively. Nicholas Latifi was supposed to drive in the same session in place of Esteban Ocon at Force India, but this was reversed ahead of the session. [2] [3]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli selected the soft, supersoft and ultrasoft tyres for the Grand Prix weekend. [4]

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:34.1301:33.4801:32.2371
25 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:34.5691:33.0791:32.2985 1
37 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:34.7031:32.8841:32.3072
477 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:34.5181:33.7021:32.6163
53 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:34.7551:34.1851:33.4944
631 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:34.8761:34.5221:34.1456
727 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:34.9321:34.5641:34.2157
88 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:34.8921:34.4191:34.2508
916 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.0691:34.2551:34.4209
1011 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:35.1931:34.5251:34.59410
1155 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 1:34.8911:34.56611
1220 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:34.9721:34.73212
1310 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:34.850No time19 2
1428 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:35.206No time20 3
1533 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:34.766No time18 4
1614 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 1:35.29413
1735 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 1:35.36214
1818 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:35.48015
199 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:35.53616
202 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 1:35.73517
107% time: 1:40.719
Source: [5]
Notes

Race

Kimi Räikkönen won the race from second as Mercedes struggled with pace as Lewis Hamilton could only managed third, beaten to second by Max Verstappen. Sebastian Vettel made an error at the start, spinning while battling with Daniel Ricciardo, eventually fighting back to finish fourth. Hamilton lost time when Mercedes waited too long before bringing him in for his second pit stop. [9]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 561:34:18.643225
233 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 56+1.2811818
344 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56+2.342115
45 Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 56+18.222512
577 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 56+24.744310
627 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Renault 56+1:27.21078
755 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 56+1:34.994116
811 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 56+1:41.080104
928 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 55+1 lap202
109 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 55+1 lap161
112 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 55+1 lap17
1210 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 55+1 lap19
1335 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 55+1 lap14
1418 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 54+2 laps15
Ret16 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 31Collision damage9
Ret3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 8Battery4
Ret8 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 2Collision8
Ret14 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 1Collision13
DSQ31 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 56Fuel 1 6
DSQ20 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 56Fuel 2 12
Source: [10]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

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