Brazilian Grand Prix

Round 20 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

2018-11-11

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +1.469

Kimi Räikkönen

Ferrari · +4.764

Who won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix?

The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Max Verstappen finished second, +1.469 behind, with Kimi Räikkönen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Valtteri Bottas with a time of 1:10.540. 2 drivers failed to finish the race. This was Round 20 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Daniel Ricciardo was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P11 to finish P4.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	1:27:09.066	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	5	▲3	+1.469	Finished	18
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	▲1	+4.764	Finished	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	11	▲7	+5.193	Finished	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	3	▼2	+22.943	Finished	10
6	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	2	▼4	+26.997	Finished	8
7	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	7	—	+44.199	Finished	6
8	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	8	—	+51.230	Finished	4
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	10	▲1	+52.857	Finished	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Force India	12	▲2	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	16	▲5	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Carlos Sainz	Renault	15	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	9	▼4	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	20	▲6	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Esteban Ocon	Force India	18	▲3	—	+1 Lap	0
16	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	14	▼2	—	+2 Laps	0
17	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	17	—	—	+2 Laps	0
18	Lance Stroll	Williams	19	▲1	—	+2 Laps	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	13	—	—	Overheating	0
R	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	6	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:08.464	1:07.795	1:07.281
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:08.452	1:07.776	1:07.374
3	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:08.492	1:07.727	1:07.441
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:08.452	1:08.028	1:07.456
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:08.205	1:08.017	1:07.778
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:08.544	1:08.055	1:07.780
7	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:08.754	1:08.579	1:08.296
8	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:08.667	1:08.335	1:08.492
9	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:08.735	1:08.239	1:08.517
10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:09.046	1:08.616	1:09.029
11	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:08.474	1:08.659	—
12	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:09.217	1:08.741	—
13	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:09.264	1:08.770	—
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:09.009	1:08.834	—
15	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:09.259	1:10.381	—
16	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:09.269	—	—
17	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:09.280	—	—
18	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:09.402	—	—
19	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:09.441	—	—
20	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:09.601	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

1 stop

1 stop

1 stop

1 stop

P5Bottas

2 stops

P6Vettel

2 stops

P7Leclerc

1 stop

P8Grosjean

1 stop

P9Magnussen

1 stop

P10Pérez

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
Hamilton	P1	P1	P1	P6	P5	P4	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Verstappen	P3	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Räikkönen	P4	P4	P4	P2	P2	P2	P5	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Ricciardo	P6	P6	P6	P4	P4	P3	P2	P6	P6	P5	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4
Bottas	P2	P3	P3	P9	P8	P6	P4	P3	P4	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5	P5

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix on 2018-11-11 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +1.469 behind. P3: Kimi Räikkönen (Ferrari), +4.764 behind.

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

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

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

Valtteri Bottas set the fastest lap of the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix with a time of 1:10.540.

Which team won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Fernando Alonso	1	15	15:32:38	33.753
Sergey Sirotkin	1	16	15:33:56	23.273
Lance Stroll	1	17	15:35:13	24.608
Valtteri Bottas	1	18	15:35:50	22.955
Marcus Ericsson	1	18	15:36:28	23.377
Lewis Hamilton	1	19	15:36:57	22.641
Pierre Gasly	1	22	15:41:18	23.757
Carlos Sainz	1	25	15:45:06	23.939
Sebastian Vettel	1	27	15:47:00	22.551
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	28	15:49:08	22.618
Kimi Räikkönen	1	31	15:51:53	22.766
Romain Grosjean	1	32	15:53:30	23.403
Max Verstappen	1	35	15:56:38	23.432
Charles Leclerc	1	35	15:57:04	23.593
Daniel Ricciardo	1	39	16:01:41	23.300
Sergio Pérez	1	39	16:02:25	23.505
Esteban Ocon	1	40	16:03:50	27.226
Kevin Magnussen	1	41	16:04:39	23.115
Carlos Sainz	2	48	16:14:02	23.770
Brendon Hartley	1	49	16:15:11	23.422
Sebastian Vettel	2	53	16:19:07	22.683
Fernando Alonso	2	54	16:22:00	23.046
Esteban Ocon	2	57	16:25:23	31.198
Valtteri Bottas	2	59	16:26:17	22.727
Lance Stroll	2	65	16:35:55	24.283