German Grand Prix

Round 11 · Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany

2018-07-22

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes · +4.535

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari · +6.732

Who won the 2018 German Grand Prix?

The 2018 German Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from 14th on the grid. Valtteri Bottas finished second, +4.535 behind, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium. Lewis Hamilton also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:15.545. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 11 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. Lewis Hamilton was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 13 positions from P14 to finish P1.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	14	▲13	1:32:29.845	Finished	25
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2	—	+4.535	Finished	18
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	3	—	+6.732	Finished	15
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	4	—	+7.654	Finished	12
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	7	▲2	+26.609	Finished	10
6	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	6	—	+28.871	Finished	8
7	Sergio Pérez	Force India	10	▲3	+30.556	Finished	6
8	Esteban Ocon	Force India	15	▲7	+31.750	Finished	4
9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	13	▲4	+32.362	Finished	2
10	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	17	▲7	+34.197	Finished	1
11	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	5	▼6	+34.919	Finished	0
12	Carlos Sainz	Renault	8	▼4	+43.069	Finished	0
13	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	19	▲6	+46.617	Finished	0
14	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	16	▲2	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	9	▼6	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	11	▼5	—	Retired	0
R	Lance Stroll	Williams	18	—	—	Engine	0
R	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1	—	—	Accident	0
R	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	12	—	—	Engine	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	20	—	—	Engine	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:12.538	1:12.505	1:11.212
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:12.962	1:12.152	1:11.416
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:12.505	1:12.336	1:11.547
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:13.127	1:12.188	1:11.822
5	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:13.105	1:12.523	1:12.200
6	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:12.986	1:12.722	1:12.544
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:13.479	1:12.946	1:12.560
8	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:13.324	1:13.032	1:12.692
9	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:13.077	1:12.995	1:12.717
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:13.427	1:13.072	1:12.774
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:13.614	1:13.657	—
12	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:13.708	1:13.702	—
13	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:13.562	1:13.736	—
14	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:13.012	—	—
15	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:13.318	—	—
16	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:13.720	—	—
17	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:13.749	—	—
18	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:14.045	—	—
19	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:14.206	—	—
20	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:14.401	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

1 stop

P2Bottas

2 stops

2 stops

3 stops

3 stops

3 stops

P7Pérez

1 stop

P8Ocon

1 stop

P9Ericsson

1 stop

P10Hartley

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 67

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	Final
Hamilton	P10	P7	P5	P5	P5	P3	P3	P3	P5	P4	P1	P1	P1	P1
Bottas	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2
Räikkönen	P3	P3	P4	P4	P4	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P3	P3	P3	P3
Verstappen	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3	P5	P5	P5	P4	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4
Hülkenberg	P6	P6	P7	P15	P9	P8	P7	P7	P7	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5

2018 German Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2018 German Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2018 German Grand Prix on 2018-07-22 at Hockenheimring.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes), +4.535 behind. P3: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), +6.732 behind.

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

Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the 2018 German Grand Prix.

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

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the 2018 German Grand Prix with a time of 1:15.545.

Which team won the 2018 German Grand Prix?+

Mercedes won the 2018 German Grand Prix with Lewis Hamilton taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Kimi Räikkönen	1	14	15:31:29	19.647
Nico Hülkenberg	1	18	15:37:14	19.584
Kevin Magnussen	1	20	15:39:50	19.818
Carlos Sainz	1	20	15:40:01	20.160
Charles Leclerc	1	20	15:40:04	19.267
Romain Grosjean	1	21	15:41:19	20.198
Sergio Pérez	1	22	15:42:34	25.130
Sebastian Vettel	1	25	15:45:48	18.657
Esteban Ocon	1	25	15:46:55	19.570
Lance Stroll	1	27	15:49:46	19.476
Valtteri Bottas	1	28	15:49:51	19.188
Sergey Sirotkin	1	28	15:51:05	24.173
Brendon Hartley	1	28	15:51:05	19.309
Max Verstappen	1	29	15:51:16	19.742
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	29	15:52:30	19.778
Fernando Alonso	1	31	15:54:51	18.956
Marcus Ericsson	1	38	16:04:17	18.840
Lewis Hamilton	1	42	16:08:17	18.978
Pierre Gasly	1	43	16:11:12	19.806
Fernando Alonso	2	43	16:11:06	21.119
Charles Leclerc	2	43	16:10:51	21.200
Pierre Gasly	2	46	16:16:19	19.512
Max Verstappen	2	46	16:13:39	19.297
Charles Leclerc	3	46	16:15:36	20.653
Fernando Alonso	3	47	16:17:17	20.927
Max Verstappen	3	48	16:16:46	19.087
Carlos Sainz	2	50	16:20:42	19.637
Lance Stroll	2	50	16:21:14	19.526
Kevin Magnussen	2	51	16:22:14	34.742
Nico Hülkenberg	2	51	16:21:56	20.752
Romain Grosjean	2	51	16:22:13	22.738
Sergey Sirotkin	2	51	16:23:00	21.711
Valtteri Bottas	2	52	16:22:05	33.279
Brendon Hartley	2	52	16:25:00	19.985
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	52	16:25:50	19.621
Kimi Räikkönen	2	53	16:24:19	19.988
Nico Hülkenberg	3	55	16:29:16	20.812
Romain Grosjean	3	55	16:29:57	19.752
Kevin Magnussen	3	55	16:29:59	27.736
Carlos Sainz	3	56	16:31:24	20.530