Belgian Grand Prix

Round 13 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

2018-08-26

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +11.061

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +31.372

Who won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix?

The 2018 Belgian Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +11.061 behind, with Max Verstappen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Valtteri Bottas with a time of 1:46.286. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements. This was Round 13 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium. Valtteri Bottas was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 15 positions from P19 to finish P4.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:23:34.476	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	▼1	+11.061	Finished	18
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	7	▲4	+31.372	Finished	15
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	19	▲15	+1:03.605	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Force India	4	▼1	+1:11.023	Finished	10
6	Esteban Ocon	Force India	3	▼3	+1:19.520	Finished	8
7	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	5	▼2	+1:25.953	Finished	6
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	9	▲1	+1:27.639	Finished	4
9	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	10	▲1	+1:45.892	Finished	2
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	13	▲3	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Carlos Sainz	Renault	14	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	16	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Lance Stroll	Williams	17	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	11	▼3	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	18	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	8	—	—	Retired	0
R	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	6	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	12	—	—	Accident	0
R	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	15	—	—	Accident	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	20	—	—	Accident	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:42.977	1:41.553	1:58.179
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:43.035	1:41.501	1:58.905
3	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:44.003	1:43.302	2:01.851
4	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:44.004	1:43.014	2:01.894
5	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:43.597	1:43.042	2:02.122
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:42.585	1:41.533	2:02.671
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:43.199	1:42.554	2:02.769
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:43.604	1:43.126	2:02.939
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:43.834	1:43.320	2:04.933
10	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:42.805	1:42.191	—
11	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:44.221	1:43.844	—
12	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:44.153	1:43.865	—
13	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:43.654	1:44.062	—
14	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:43.846	1:44.301	—
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:44.145	—	—
16	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:44.489	—	—
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:44.917	—	—
18	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:44.998	—	—
19	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:45.134	—	—
20	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:45.307	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Vettel

2 stops

P2Hamilton

2 stops

P3Verstappen

2 stops

P4Bottas

3 stops

P5Pérez

2 stops

P6Ocon

2 stops

P7Grosjean

2 stops

P8Magnussen

2 stops

P9Gasly

2 stops

P10Ericsson

2 stops

Lap 1

Lap 44

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	Final
Vettel	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Verstappen	P5	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Bottas	P14	P12	P10	P8	P5	P6	P5	P4	P4
Pérez	P3	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5

2018 Belgian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix on 2018-08-26 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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

P1: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari). P2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +11.061 behind. P3: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +31.372 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix.

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

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix with a time of 1:46.286.

Which team won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Sebastian Vettel	1	1	15:15:59	19.582
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	15:16:01	19.372
Sergio Pérez	1	1	15:16:02	19.667
Esteban Ocon	1	1	15:16:03	19.582
Max Verstappen	1	1	15:16:04	19.942
Romain Grosjean	1	1	15:16:05	20.280
Kevin Magnussen	1	1	15:16:07	20.021
Pierre Gasly	1	1	15:16:09	20.136
Marcus Ericsson	1	1	15:16:11	19.711
Sergey Sirotkin	1	1	15:16:12	19.791
Lance Stroll	1	1	15:16:13	19.732
Brendon Hartley	1	1	15:16:16	18.084
Carlos Sainz	1	1	15:16:18	18.509
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	15:16:19	20.349
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	1	15:16:21	19.847
Kimi Räikkönen	1	1	15:16:57	26.367
Valtteri Bottas	2	2	15:19:21	30.519
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	2	15:19:22	22.706
Kimi Räikkönen	2	7	15:30:50	35.451
Lewis Hamilton	2	21	15:55:48	22.375
Sebastian Vettel	2	22	15:57:33	22.253
Carlos Sainz	2	22	15:58:45	23.857
Romain Grosjean	2	23	16:00:10	23.248
Lance Stroll	2	23	16:00:34	22.901
Esteban Ocon	2	24	16:01:54	23.225
Sergey Sirotkin	2	24	16:02:22	22.339
Sergio Pérez	2	25	16:03:39	23.157
Pierre Gasly	2	25	16:04:03	22.953
Max Verstappen	2	26	16:05:08	22.341
Kevin Magnussen	2	26	16:05:49	24.304
Marcus Ericsson	2	26	16:05:55	22.558
Stoffel Vandoorne	3	28	16:10:09	23.389
Valtteri Bottas	3	29	16:11:03	22.399
Brendon Hartley	2	31	16:15:29	29.316