Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen.
| Pos | # | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/gap | Difference | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 71 | 1hr 27m 09.066s | ||
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | 1.469 | 1.469 | |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 71 | 4.764 | 3.295 | |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 71 | 5.193 | 0.429 | |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 71 | 22.943 | 17.750 | |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 71 | 26.997 | 4.054 | |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 71 | 44.199 | 17.202 | |
| 8 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | 51.230 | 7.031 | |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 71 | 52.857 | 1.627 | |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | 1 lap | 1 lap | |
| 11 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso-Honda | 70 | 1 lap | 50.608 | |
| 12 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Renault | 70 | 1 lap | 0.861 | |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 70 | 1 lap | 3.443 | |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | 1 lap | 2.853 | |
| 15 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 70 | 1 lap | 3.681 | |
| 16 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | 2 laps | 1 lap | |
| 17 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 69 | 2 laps | 1.481 | |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | 2 laps | 16.715 | |
| Not classified | |||||||
| 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 32 | 39 laps | 37 laps | Power unit | |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 20 | 51 laps | 12 laps | Damage | |
2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
- “I have this Force India behind…”: Team radio highlights from the Brazilian GP
- Why the “scary” Hamilton-Sirotkin near-miss in Brazil wasn’t investigated
- Hamilton takes 19th win in two years, needs 19 more to equal Schumacher
- 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix Star Performers
- Verstappen needs to lose “raw edges” to become champion – Wolff
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
11th November 2018, 18:56
Surprised the Haas didn’t switch at the end there for the sake of the best of the rest drivers battle
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
11th November 2018, 18:58
At second glance Hulk has smashed it anyway
Phylyp (@phylyp)
11th November 2018, 18:59
@fullcoursecaution – given the temperament of the drivers, Mr. Steiner would have felt that riskier than Maldonado and Vettel going wheel to wheel. He smartly elected to safely collect the constructor points irrespective of which driver brought in more. Constructor points are money, after all :-)
Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution)
11th November 2018, 19:03
Haha very true @phylyp
RebelAngelFloyd (@)
11th November 2018, 18:58
Update; Ocon will be driving a Mercedes SUV on his sabbatical.
Adrian Hancox (@ahxshades)
11th November 2018, 18:59
No Poppy?
Ben Needham (@ben-n)
11th November 2018, 18:59
To me, this result proves why Mercedes need to look at other options for their second seat. Too often Bottas goes missing compared to Hamilton. He fell from second right back down the field and struggled for grip for the whole race. You could argue he played the perfect team game and held everyone (except Verstappen) back so that Hamilton could develop a gap; but to me he should be closer. It’s happened multiple times this year.
A very good race by Leclerc and unlucky for Ericsson in the end. Some very questionable driving from Ocon, but I agree with Hamilton in that Verstappen had more to lose so perhaps should have been a little more careful.
Phylyp (@phylyp)
11th November 2018, 19:13
@ben-n – didn’t you see Ocon submitting his resume at the Senna esses? :-)
Jere (@jerejj)
11th November 2018, 19:15
@phylyp LOL.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
12th November 2018, 1:22
Poor Ericsson can’t get a break. Felt really sorry for him from the moment he had the issue on the way to the grid.
Really hope IndyCar works wonders for him.