Mexican Grand Prix

Round 19 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico

2018-10-28

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari · +17.316

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari · +49.914

Who won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix?

The 2018 Mexican Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from 2nd on the grid. Sebastian Vettel finished second, +17.316 behind, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Valtteri Bottas with a time of 1:18.741. 4 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 19 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Pierre Gasly 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	2	▲1	1:38:28.851	Finished	25
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	4	▲2	+17.316	Finished	18
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	6	▲3	+49.914	Finished	15
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	3	▼1	+1:18.738	Finished	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	5	—	—	+1 Lap	10
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	7	▲1	—	+2 Laps	8
7	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	9	▲2	—	+2 Laps	6
8	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	15	▲7	—	+2 Laps	4
9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	10	▲1	—	+2 Laps	2
10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	20	▲10	—	+2 Laps	1
11	Esteban Ocon	Force India	11	—	—	+2 Laps	0
12	Lance Stroll	Williams	17	▲5	—	+2 Laps	0
13	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	19	▲6	—	+2 Laps	0
14	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	14	—	—	+2 Laps	0
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	16	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	18	▲2	—	+3 Laps	0
R	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1	—	—	Engine	0
R	Sergio Pérez	Force India	13	—	—	Brakes	0
R	Carlos Sainz	Renault	8	—	—	Suspension	0
R	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	12	—	—	Engine	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:15.866	1:15.845	1:14.759
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:15.756	1:15.640	1:14.785
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:15.673	1:15.644	1:14.894
4	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:16.089	1:15.715	1:14.970
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:15.580	1:15.923	1:15.160
6	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:16.446	1:15.996	1:15.330
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:16.498	1:16.126	1:15.827
8	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:16.813	1:16.188	1:16.084
9	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:16.862	1:16.320	1:16.189
10	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:16.701	1:16.633	1:16.513
11	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:16.252	1:16.844	—
12	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:16.857	1:16.871	—
13	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:16.242	1:17.167	—
14	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:16.682	1:17.184	—
15	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:16.828	—	—
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:16.911	—	—
17	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:16.966	—	—
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:17.599	—	—
19	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:17.689	—	—
20	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:17.886	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

2 stops

P2Vettel

2 stops

P3Räikkönen

1 stop

P4Hamilton

2 stops

P5Bottas

3 stops

P6Hülkenberg

1 stop

P7Leclerc

1 stop

P8Vandoorne

1 stop

P9Ericsson

1 stop

P10Gasly

2 stops

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	P1	P1	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Vettel	P4	P4	P1	P4	P4	P4	P3	P2	P2	P3	P3	P3	P2	P2	P2
Räikkönen	P6	P6	P3	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P4	P4	P4	P3	P3	P3
Hamilton	P2	P2	P4	P2	P2	P2	P2	P3	P3	P5	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4
Bottas	P5	P5	P6	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P6	P6	P6	P5	P5	P5

2018 Mexican Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix on 2018-10-28 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), +17.316 behind. P3: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), +49.914 behind.

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

Daniel Ricciardo took pole position for the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix.

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

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix with a time of 1:18.741.

Which team won the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Esteban Ocon	1	1	13:14:32	27.806
Brendon Hartley	1	1	13:14:35	22.055
Pierre Gasly	1	5	13:20:36	22.570
Lance Stroll	1	10	13:27:33	24.451
Lewis Hamilton	1	11	13:28:21	22.269
Valtteri Bottas	1	11	13:28:30	22.105
Carlos Sainz	1	11	13:28:40	22.660
Sergey Sirotkin	1	11	13:29:04	22.732
Daniel Ricciardo	1	12	13:29:44	22.022
Nico Hülkenberg	1	12	13:30:08	23.037
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	12	13:30:25	22.174
Max Verstappen	1	13	13:31:00	22.175
Charles Leclerc	1	13	13:31:39	22.588
Marcus Ericsson	1	16	13:36:10	31.406
Sebastian Vettel	1	17	13:36:37	22.658
Kimi Räikkönen	1	17	13:36:57	22.017
Lance Stroll	2	23	13:46:14	23.371
Brendon Hartley	2	24	13:47:35	23.553
Pierre Gasly	2	26	13:50:29	23.055
Sergio Pérez	1	30	13:56:04	23.755
Esteban Ocon	2	30	13:56:33	22.756
Kevin Magnussen	1	43	14:15:14	22.390
Romain Grosjean	1	44	14:16:47	22.733
Sebastian Vettel	2	47	14:18:25	21.777
Lewis Hamilton	2	47	14:18:42	22.399
Max Verstappen	2	48	14:19:35	22.088
Valtteri Bottas	2	48	14:20:17	23.887
Romain Grosjean	2	60	14:40:00	23.426
Valtteri Bottas	3	62	14:40:33	22.512