United States Grand Prix

Round 18 · Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA

2018-10-21

Winner: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari)

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +1.281

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +2.342

Who won the 2018 United States Grand Prix?

The 2018 United States Grand Prix was won by Kimi Räikkönen driving for Ferrari, starting from 2nd on the grid. Max Verstappen finished second, +1.281 behind, with Lewis Hamilton completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Lewis Hamilton with a time of 1:37.392. It was an attrition-heavy race with 6 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 18 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, USA. Max Verstappen was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 16 positions from P18 to finish P2.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	2	▲1	1:34:18.643	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	18	▲16	+1.281	Finished	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	▼2	+2.342	Finished	15
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	▲1	+18.222	Finished	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	3	▼2	+24.744	Finished	10
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	7	▲1	+1:27.210	Finished	8
7	Carlos Sainz	Renault	11	▲4	+1:34.994	Finished	6
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	10	▲2	+1:41.080	Finished	4
9	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	20	▲11	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	16	▲6	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	17	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	19	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	14	▲1	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Lance Stroll	Williams	15	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	9	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	4	—	—	Battery	0
R	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	8	—	—	Collision damage	0
R	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	13	—	—	Collision	0
D	Esteban Ocon	Force India	6	—	—	Disqualified	0
D	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	12	—	—	Disqualified	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:34.130	1:33.480	1:32.237
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:34.569	1:33.079	1:32.298
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:34.703	1:32.884	1:32.307
4	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:34.518	1:33.702	1:32.616
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:34.755	1:34.185	1:33.494
6	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:34.876	1:34.522	1:34.145
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:34.932	1:34.564	1:34.215
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:34.892	1:34.419	1:34.250
9	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:35.069	1:34.255	1:34.420
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:35.193	1:34.525	1:34.594
11	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:34.891	1:34.566	—
12	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:34.972	1:34.732	—
13	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:34.850	—	—
14	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:35.206	—	—
15	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:34.766	—	—
16	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:35.294	—	—
17	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:35.362	—	—
18	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:35.480	—	—
19	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:35.536	—	—
20	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:35.735	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Räikkönen

1 stop

P2Verstappen

1 stop

P3Hamilton

2 stops

P4Vettel

1 stop

P5Bottas

1 stop

P6Hülkenberg

1 stop

P7Sainz

1 stop

P8Pérez

1 stop

P9Hartley

1 stop

P10Ericsson

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 56

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Räikkönen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P7	P4	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Hamilton	P2	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Vettel	P10	P6	P5	P5	P3	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4
Bottas	P3	P3	P3	P3	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5

2018 United States Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2018 United States Grand Prix?+

Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari) won the 2018 United States Grand Prix on 2018-10-21 at Circuit of the Americas.

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

P1: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +1.281 behind. P3: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +2.342 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2018 United States Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2018 United States Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap of the 2018 United States Grand Prix with a time of 1:37.392.

Which team won the 2018 United States Grand Prix?+

Ferrari won the 2018 United States Grand Prix with Kimi Räikkönen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Lance Stroll	1	1	13:15:34	41.048
Charles Leclerc	1	1	13:15:33	34.812
Romain Grosjean	1	1	13:15:46	35.104
Lance Stroll	2	5	13:23:02	18.610
Sergey Sirotkin	1	10	13:31:11	23.686
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	10	13:31:16	24.065
Pierre Gasly	1	10	13:31:19	23.865
Lewis Hamilton	1	11	13:32:38	23.693
Kimi Räikkönen	1	21	13:49:44	23.714
Max Verstappen	1	22	13:51:28	23.446
Esteban Ocon	1	22	13:52:07	24.534
Nico Hülkenberg	1	23	13:53:40	24.681
Valtteri Bottas	1	23	13:53:07	23.478
Carlos Sainz	1	24	13:55:25	29.319
Sergio Pérez	1	25	13:57:18	25.723
Sebastian Vettel	1	26	13:58:25	24.449
Brendon Hartley	1	27	14:00:53	23.819
Sergey Sirotkin	2	29	14:04:26	23.715
Kevin Magnussen	1	30	14:05:48	23.723
Marcus Ericsson	1	30	14:06:07	23.940
Pierre Gasly	2	36	14:16:33	24.219
Lewis Hamilton	2	37	14:16:27	23.915
Lance Stroll	3	38	14:20:52	24.296
Stoffel Vandoorne	2	40	14:23:09	24.195