Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Round 21 · Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2018-11-25

Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel

Ferrari · +2.581

Max Verstappen

Red Bull · +12.706

Who won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

The 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was won by Lewis Hamilton driving for Mercedes, starting from pole position. Sebastian Vettel finished second, +2.581 behind, with Max Verstappen completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Sebastian Vettel with a time of 1:40.867. It was an attrition-heavy race with 5 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 21 of the 2018 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Lance Stroll was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 7 positions from P20 to finish P13.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1	—	1:39:40.382	Finished	25
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	3	▲1	+2.581	Finished	18
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	6	▲3	+12.706	Finished	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	5	▲1	+15.379	Finished	12
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	2	▼3	+47.957	Finished	10
6	Carlos Sainz	Renault	11	▲5	+1:12.548	Finished	8
7	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	8	▲1	+1:30.789	Finished	6
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	14	▲6	+1:31.275	Finished	4
9	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	7	▼2	—	+1 Lap	2
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	13	▲3	—	+1 Lap	1
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	15	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
12	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	16	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
13	Lance Stroll	Williams	20	▲7	—	+1 Lap	0
14	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	18	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
15	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	19	▲4	—	+1 Lap	0
R	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	17	—	—	Engine	0
R	Esteban Ocon	Force India	9	—	—	Engine	0
R	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	12	—	—	Power loss	0
R	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	4	—	—	Power loss	0
R	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	10	—	—	Collision	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:36.828	1:35.693	1:34.794
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:36.789	1:36.392	1:34.956
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:36.775	1:36.345	1:35.125
4	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:37.010	1:36.735	1:35.365
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	1:37.117	1:36.964	1:35.401
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:37.195	1:36.144	1:35.589
7	Romain Grosjean	Haas F1 Team	1:37.575	1:36.732	1:36.192
8	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	1:37.124	1:36.580	1:36.237
9	Esteban Ocon	Force India	1:36.936	1:36.814	1:36.540
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:37.569	1:36.630	1:36.542
11	Carlos Sainz	Renault	1:37.757	1:36.982	—
12	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	1:37.619	1:37.132	—
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:37.934	1:37.309	—
14	Sergio Pérez	Force India	1:37.255	1:37.541	—
15	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	1:37.890	1:37.743	—
16	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	1:37.994	—	—
17	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:38.166	—	—
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	1:38.577	—	—
19	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	1:38.635	—	—
20	Lance Stroll	Williams	1:38.682	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Hamilton

1 stop

P2Vettel

1 stop

P3Verstappen

1 stop

P4Ricciardo

1 stop

P5Bottas

2 stops

P6Sainz

1 stop

P7Leclerc

1 stop

P8Pérez

1 stop

P9Grosjean

1 stop

P10Magnussen

1 stop

Lap 1

Lap 55

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Hamilton	P1	P5	P5	P2	P2	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Vettel	P3	P2	P3	P4	P4	P4	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Verstappen	P9	P4	P4	P5	P5	P5	P4	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Ricciardo	P6	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P5	P4	P4	P4	P4	P4
Bottas	P2	P1	P1	P3	P3	P3	P3	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 2018-11-25 at Yas Marina Circuit.

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

P1: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes). P2: Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), +2.581 behind. P3: Max Verstappen (Red Bull), +12.706 behind.

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

Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest lap of the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a time of 1:40.867.

Which team won the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Brendon Hartley	1	1	17:16:20	41.012
Lewis Hamilton	1	7	17:29:33	21.283
Charles Leclerc	1	7	17:29:43	21.828
Romain Grosjean	1	7	17:29:48	22.354
Sebastian Vettel	1	15	17:44:11	22.630
Valtteri Bottas	1	16	17:45:52	21.600
Max Verstappen	1	17	17:47:44	21.057
Esteban Ocon	1	18	17:49:58	21.979
Sergio Pérez	1	26	18:04:04	22.112
Fernando Alonso	1	27	18:06:10	21.726
Pierre Gasly	1	29	18:09:35	22.493
Daniel Ricciardo	1	33	18:15:29	21.061
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	35	18:20:34	22.317
Sergey Sirotkin	1	35	18:20:39	22.755
Carlos Sainz	1	37	18:23:10	21.964
Lance Stroll	1	40	18:29:11	22.189
Valtteri Bottas	2	40	18:27:52	21.289
Kevin Magnussen	1	41	18:30:42	21.587