2018 Brazilian Grand Prix

2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 20 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Race details[1]
Date11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)
Official nameFormula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018
LocationAutódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance71 laps, 305.879 km (190.064 miles)
WeatherCloudy
Pole position
Driver
Mercedes
Time1:07.281
Fastest lap
DriverFinland Valtteri BottasMercedes
Time1:10.540 on lap 65 (lap record)
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders
Motor car race

The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 November 2018 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. The race was the twentieth and penultimate round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 47th running of the Brazilian Grand Prix and the 46th time that the race was run as a World Championship event since the inaugural event in 1973. Following Felipe Massa's retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2017 season, this marked the first Brazilian Grand Prix where no Brazilian driver took part.

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton from pole position. Hamilton's race win combined with teammate Valtteri Bottas finishing 5th meant that Mercedes were able to claim the Constructors' Championship for the 5th consecutive season.[2] Kimi Räikkönen finished 3rd for Ferrari, taking his 103rd and final podium of his career as well as his final for the team.

Background

Going into the penultimate round of the 2018 season Lewis Hamilton had already claimed the Drivers' Championship, however Ferrari and Mercedes could both still claim the Constructors' Championship.[3] Ferrari needed to outscore Mercedes by 13 points or more to prevent Mercedes winning the title after the race's completion.[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
144United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:08.4641:07.7951:07.2811
25Germany Sebastian VettelFerrari1:08.4521:07.7761:07.3742
377Finland Valtteri BottasMercedes1:08.4921:07.7271:07.4413
47Finland Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:08.4521:08.0281:07.4564
533Netherlands Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:08.2051:08.0171:07.7785
63Australia Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:08.5441:08.0551:07.780111
79Sweden Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:08.7541:08.5791:08.2966
816Monaco Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:08.6671:08.3351:08.4927
98France Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:08.7351:08.2391:08.5178
1010France Pierre GaslyScuderia Toro Rosso-Honda1:09.0461:08.6161:09.0299
1120Denmark Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:08.4741:08.65910
1211Mexico Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes1:09.2171:08.74112
1331France Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:09.2641:08.770182
1427Germany Nico HülkenbergRenault1:09.0091:08.83413
1535Russia Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:09.2591:10.38114
1655Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:09.26915
1728New Zealand Brendon HartleyScuderia Toro Rosso-Honda1:09.28016
1814Spain Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:09.40217
1918Canada Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:09.44119
202Belgium Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault1:09.60120
107% time: 1:12.979
Source:[5]
Notes
  • ^1  – Daniel Ricciardo received a five-place grid penalty for a change in turbochargers.[6]
  • ^2  – Esteban Ocon received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

Race

Max Verstappen was leading and extending his lead over Lewis Hamilton in second until, on lap 44, Esteban Ocon made contact with Verstappen. Ocon was trying to unlap himself, causing both drivers to spin allowing Hamilton to take the lead and eventually the win. Following the collision, the stewards gave Ocon a ten-second stop-go penalty for the incident. With the win by its driver Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes wrapped up the Constructors' Championship, while Max Verstappen's Red Bull finished second and Kimi Räikkönen's Ferrari finished third. Daniel Ricciardo took fourth ahead of Bottas with Vettel struggling home to sixth. Ocon finished 13th.

After the race Max Verstappen pushed and hit Ocon forcefully several times in the chest in the FIA's garage. Verstappen would later be punished for actions that were deemed inappropriate for a sportsman and was punished with two days community service.[7][8]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144United Kingdom Lewis HamiltonMercedes711:27:09.066125
233Netherlands Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer71+1.469518
37Finland Kimi RäikkönenFerrari71+4.764415
43Australia Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer71+5.1931112
577Finland Valtteri BottasMercedes71+22.943310
65Germany Sebastian VettelFerrari71+26.99728
716Monaco Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari71+44.19976
88France Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari71+51.23084
920Denmark Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari71+52.857102
1011Mexico Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes70+1 lap121
1128New Zealand Brendon HartleyScuderia Toro Rosso-Honda70+1 lap16
1255Spain Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault70+1 lap15
1310France Pierre GaslyScuderia Toro Rosso-Honda70+1 lap9
1431France Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes70+1 lap18
152Belgium Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren-Renault70+1 lap120
1635Russia Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps14
1714Spain Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault69+2 laps117
1818Canada Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps19
Ret27Germany Nico HülkenbergRenault32Overheating13
Ret9Sweden Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari20Collision damage6
Source:[9]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates the 2018 World Champions.

References

  1. ^ "Brazil". Formula1.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018: Mercedes clinch constructors' title for fifth successive year". formula1.com. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018 preview information, start times, weather". Formula1.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018: Lewis Hamilton now focused on winning constructors' title for Mercedes". formula1.com. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Ricciardo set for Brazil engine penalty". Formula1.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Brazilian Grand Prix 2018: Verstappen required to do 'public service' after post-race scuffle with Ocon". formula1.com. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  8. ^ Benson, Andrew (11 November 2018). "Hamilton wins as furious Verstappen shoves Ocon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Heineken do Brasil 2018 – Race Result". Formula1.com. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Brazil 2018 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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