21 Oct 2018 United States Grand Prix
Posted at 19:27h
in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2018 United States Grand Prix was Round 18 of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the COTA in Texas, United States on Sunday, 21 October 2018. Lewis Hamilton started on pole position for Mercedes and Kimi Räikkönen was the race winner for Ferrari. Räikkönen’s win was his first F1 victory since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix and his first win for Ferrari since the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.
Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:18.643 | - | - | 1:38.482 | 45 | 196.205 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | VER | Netherlands | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:19.924 | +1.281 | +1.281 | 1:38.246 | 45 | 196.161 | 18 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:20.985 | +2.342 | +1.061 | 1:37.392 | 40 | 196.124 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:36.865 | +18.222 | +15.880 | 1:38.280 | 41 | 195.575 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | BOT | Finland | Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:34:43.387 | +24.744 | +6.522 | 1:38.470 | 46 | 195.351 | 10 |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | HUL | Germany | Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:35:45.853 | +1:27.210 | +1:02.466 | 1:39.548 | 51 | 193.227 | 8 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | SAI | Spain | Renault | Pirelli | 56 | 1:35:53.637 | +1:34.994 | +7.784 | 1:39.858 | 45 | 192.966 | 6 |
| 8 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | PER | Mexico | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:35:59.723 | +1:41.080 | +6.086 | 1:39.569 | 36 | 192.762 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | HAR | New Zealand | Toro Rosso Honda | Pirelli | 55 | 1:34:49.995 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:39.915 | 52 | 191.636 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | ERI | Sweden | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 55 | 1:34:51.284 | 1 lap | +1.289 | 1:40.098 | 33 | 191.593 | 4 |
| 11 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | VAN | Belgium | McLaren Renault | Pirelli | 55 | 1:34:52.667 | 1 lap | +1.383 | 1:39.240 | 42 | 191.546 | 2 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | GAS | France | Toro Rosso Honda | Pirelli | 55 | 1:35:15.821 | 1 lap | +23.154 | 1:39.646 | 38 | 190.770 | 1 |
| 13 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | SIR | Russia | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 55 | 1:35:28.139 | 1 lap | +12.318 | 1:40.522 | 12 | 190.360 | |
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | STR | Canada | Williams Mercedes | Pirelli | 54 | 1:34:40.494 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:40.433 | 49 | 188.463 | |
| DSQ | 31 | Esteban Ocon | OCO | France | Force India Mercedes | Pirelli | 56 | 1:35:57.931 | 1:39.992 | 45 | 192.822 | |||
| DSQ | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | MAG | Denmark | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 56 | 1:35:59.300 | 1:38.963 | 32 | 192.776 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Charles Leclerc | LEC | Monaco | Sauber Ferrari | Pirelli | 31 | 54:52.714 | 1:41.982 | 12 | 186.499 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RIC | Australia | Red Bull TAG Heuer | Pirelli | 8 | 13:32.870 | 1:40.933 | 5 | 193.895 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Romain Grosjean | GRO | France | Haas Ferrari | Pirelli | 2 | 4:39.025 | 138.090 | |||||
| DNF | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | McLaren Renault | Pirelli | 1 | 2:13.811 | 139.629 |