Austrian Grand Prix

Round 9 · Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria

2018-07-01

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari · +1.504

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari · +3.181

Who won the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix?

The 2018 Austrian Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from 4th on the grid. Kimi Räikkönen finished second, +1.504 behind, with Sebastian Vettel completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Kimi Räikkönen with a time of 1:06.957. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 9 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Marcus Ericsson was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 10 positions from P20 to finish P10.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	4	▲3	1:21:56.024	Finished	25
2	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	3	▲1	+1.504	Finished	18
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	6	▲3	+3.181	Finished	15
4	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	5	▲1	—	+1 Lap	12
5	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	8	▲3	—	+1 Lap	10
6	Esteban Ocon	Force India	11	▲5	—	+1 Lap	8
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	16	▲9	—	+1 Lap	6
8	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	13	▲5	—	+1 Lap	4
9	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	18	▲9	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	20	▲10	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	12	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Carlos Sainz	Renault	9	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	17	▲4	—	+2 Laps	0
14	Lance Stroll	Williams	14	—	—	+2 Laps	0
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	15	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	2	—	—	Fuel pressure	0
R	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	19	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	7	—	—	Exhaust	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1	—	—	Hydraulics	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	10	—	—	Engine	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:04.175	1:03.756	1:03.130
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:04.080	1:03.577	1:03.149
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:04.347	1:03.544	1:03.464
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:04.234	1:03.975	1:03.660
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:04.273	1:04.001	1:03.840
6	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:04.242	1:04.059	1:03.892
7	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:04.723	1:04.403	1:03.996
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:04.460	1:04.291	1:04.051
9	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:04.948	1:04.561	1:04.725
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:04.864	1:04.676	1:05.019
11	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:05.148	1:04.845	—
12	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:05.011	1:04.874	—
13	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:04.967	1:04.979	—
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:04.965	1:05.058	—
15	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:05.264	1:05.286	—
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:05.271	—	—
17	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:05.279	—	—
18	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:05.322	—	—
19	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:05.366	—	—
20	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:05.479	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

1 stop

P2Räikkönen

1 stop

P3Vettel

1 stop

P4Grosjean

1 stop

P5Magnussen

1 stop

P6Ocon

1 stop

P7Pérez

1 stop

P8Alonso

1 stop

P9Leclerc

1 stop

P10Ericsson

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 71

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Verstappen	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Räikkönen	P4	P4	P3	P4	P4	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Vettel	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Grosjean	P7	P7	P6	P8	P8	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4
Magnussen	P8	P8	P7	P6	P6	P9	P8	P8	P8	P7	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5

2018 Austrian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix on 2018-07-01 at Red Bull Ring.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), +1.504 behind. P3: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), +3.181 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix?+

Valtteri Bottas took pole position for the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix?+

Kimi Räikkönen set the fastest lap of the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix with a time of 1:06.957.

Which team won the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	1	15:14:13	46.557
Max Verstappen	1	15	15:30:26	21.214
Kimi Räikkönen	1	15	15:30:30	21.552
Daniel Ricciardo	1	15	15:30:32	21.950
Sebastian Vettel	1	15	15:30:34	23.912
Romain Grosjean	1	15	15:30:46	22.121
Esteban Ocon	1	15	15:30:54	22.527
Carlos Sainz	1	15	15:30:57	23.257
Lance Stroll	1	15	15:31:03	22.181
Pierre Gasly	1	15	15:31:09	22.011
Charles Leclerc	1	15	15:31:12	21.364
Fernando Alonso	1	15	15:31:16	21.588
Sergey Sirotkin	1	24	15:41:54	23.048
Lewis Hamilton	1	25	15:42:08	21.245
Sergio Pérez	1	27	15:45:05	22.863
Kevin Magnussen	1	28	15:46:11	22.138
Carlos Sainz	2	34	15:53:34	26.335
Daniel Ricciardo	2	38	15:57:21	21.259
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	40	16:01:56	22.526
Marcus Ericsson	1	45	16:06:18	21.519
Lewis Hamilton	2	52	16:13:20	20.980
Sergey Sirotkin	2	60	16:24:25	24.884
Lance Stroll	2	65	16:30:07	22.299