2018 German Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won the 2018 German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring on 22 Jul 2018 for Mercedes, from 14th on the grid; Valtteri Bottas was second and Kimi Räikkönen third. Pole position: Sebastian Vettel.

Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 53 of 67, from Valtteri Bottas; the lead changed hands 5 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 52 to 58). Hamilton stopped once, on lap 42; 7 of 16 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 27. The fastest lap was Lewis Hamilton's, 1:15.545 on lap 66. 16 of 20 starters were classified; 4 retired or were not classified. After the race Lewis Hamilton led the championship with 188 points, 17 ahead of Sebastian Vettel, with 10 rounds left.

Date

22 Jul 2018

Circuit

Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany

Round

11 of 21

Winner

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

Pole position

Sebastian Vettel (1:11.212)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 6 drivers: Daniel Ricciardo qualified 15th, started 20th; Esteban Ocon qualified 16th, started 15th; Pierre Gasly qualified 17th, started 16th; Brendon Hartley qualified 18th, started 17th; Lance Stroll qualified 19th, started 18th; Stoffel Vandoorne qualified 20th, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Race history: gap to the leader

How the race was won

Winner

Lewis Hamilton: 1 stop (lap 42), stints of 42, 25 laps

2nd

Valtteri Bottas: 2 stops (laps 28, 52), stints of 28, 24, 15 laps

3rd

Kimi Räikkönen: 2 stops (laps 14, 53), stints of 14, 39, 14 laps

Finishers

1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 7

First stops

median lap 27 of 67

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 2018 standings