Max Verstappen won the 2018 United States Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen.
| Pos | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/gap | Difference | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | 1hr 38m 28.851s | ||
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 71 | 17.316 | 17.316 | |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 71 | 49.914 | 32.598 | |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | 78.738 | 28.824 | |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 70 | 1 lap | 1 lap | |
| 6 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 69 | 2 laps | 1 lap | |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | 2 laps | 11.564 | |
| 8 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 69 | 2 laps | 20.823 | |
| 9 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | 2 laps | 10.730 | |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 69 | 2 laps | 1.187 | |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 69 | 2 laps | 4.540 | |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | 2 laps | 3.199 | |
| 13 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | 2 laps | 0.821 | |
| 14 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 69 | 2 laps | 2.754 | |
| 15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | 2 laps | 7.327 | |
| 16 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 68 | 3 laps | 1 lap | |
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| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 61 | 10 laps | 7 laps | Clutch | |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 38 | 33 laps | 23 laps | Brakes | |
| 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Renault | 28 | 43 laps | 10 laps | Power unit | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 3 | 68 laps | 25 laps | Damage | |
Jere (@jerejj)
28th October 2018, 20:57
Ricciardo’s (Alonso’s as well) luck, though.
GechiChan (@gechichan)
29th October 2018, 6:37
Perez too :(
Joao (@johnmilk)
28th October 2018, 20:58
Why is Red Bull bringing Kvyat back? Clearly they don’t need him anymore!
BasCB (@bascb)
28th October 2018, 21:30
Who else do they have though @johnmilk. They might convince Albon to get back in bed with them. And they could probably have had Wehrlein. Well, and they could have stuck with Hartley. But really, I agree with Dr. Marko that Kvyat, if he managed to find his confidence back, would probably be a better prospect than that, however likeable Hartley can be.
Joao (@johnmilk)
28th October 2018, 21:46
Aahhh @bascb not that my friend. They don’t need to fire him in order to Max win races, he figured a way to do without on his own.
Phylyp (@phylyp)
29th October 2018, 2:07
@johnmilk – I hear that Red Bull strategists are hard at work trying to uncover the pattern behind Max’s victories.
Is it Alonso moaning about something? (Unlikely, Max would have been champion some races ago if that were the case)
Is it Ricciardo doing a “Daniel Not Finished”© @jimmi-cynic (Unlikely, see above)
Maybe Sirotkin has to finish in an unlucky number, and Leclerc in the points? (Possible, now the strategists are wondering how to make that Williams finish 13th in the next two races to confirm their hypothesis)