2018 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 1 Jul 2018
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 9 of 21
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Pole position
- Valtteri Bottas (1:03.130)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 4q5 | 71 | 1:21:56.024 | 25 | |
| 2 | 7 | RAIKimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3q4 | 71 | +1.504 | 1:06.957 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | VETSebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 6q3 | 71 | +3.181 | 15 | |
| 4 | 8 | GRORomain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 5q6 | 70 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 5 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 70 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 6 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Force India | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Force India | 16q17 | 70 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 8 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | McLaren | 13q14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 9 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Sauber | 18q13 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 10 | 9 | ERIMarcus Ericsson | Sauber | 20 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 11 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 12 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Renault | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 35 | SIRSergey Sirotkin | Williams | 17q18 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Williams | 14q15 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | VANStoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 15q16 | 65 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 62 | Fuel pressure | 0 | |
| R | 28 | HARBrendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 19 | 54 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 7 | 53 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1 | 13 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Renault | 10 | 11 | Engine | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 10 drivers: Sebastian Vettel qualified 3rd, started 6th; Kimi Räikkönen qualified 4th, started 3rd; Max Verstappen qualified 5th, started 4th; Romain Grosjean qualified 6th, started 5th; Charles Leclerc qualified 13th, started 18th; Fernando Alonso qualified 14th, started 13th; Lance Stroll qualified 15th, started 14th; Stoffel Vandoorne qualified 16th, started 15th; Sergio Pérez qualified 17th, started 16th; Sergey Sirotkin qualified 18th, started 17th. 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
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 15), stints of 15, 56 laps
- 2nd
- Kimi Räikkönen: 1 stop (lap 15), stints of 15, 56 laps
- 3rd
- Sebastian Vettel: 1 stop (lap 15), stints of 15, 56 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 11 · 2 stops: 4
- First stops
- median lap 15 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 15 (21.2 s) | 1556 |
| RAIKimi Räikkönen | 1 | 15 (21.6 s) | 1556 |
| VETSebastian Vettel | 1 | 15 (23.9 s) | 1556 |
| GRORomain Grosjean | 1 | 15 (22.1 s) | 1555 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 28 (22.1 s) | 2842 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 1 | 15 (22.5 s) | 1555 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 27 (22.9 s) | 2743 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 15 (21.6 s) | 1555 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 1 | 15 (21.4 s) | 1555 |
| ERIMarcus Ericsson | 1 | 45 (21.5 s) | 4525 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 15 (22.0 s) | 1555 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 15 (23.3 s), 34 (26.3 s) | 151936 |
| SIRSergey Sirotkin | 2 | 24 (23.0 s), 60 (24.9 s) | 24369 |
| STRLance Stroll | 2 | 15 (22.2 s), 65 (22.3 s) | 15504 |
| VANStoffel Vandoorne | 2 | 1 (46.6 s), 40 (22.5 s) | 3925 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 25 (21.2 s), 52 (21.0 s) | 252710 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 15 (21.9 s), 38 (21.3 s) | 152315 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:04.175 | 1:03.756 | 1:03.130 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:04.080 | 1:03.577 | 1:03.149 | +0.019 Q3 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:04.347 | 1:03.544 | 1:03.464 | +0.334 Q3 |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:04.234 | 1:03.975 | 1:03.660 | +0.530 Q3 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:04.273 | 1:04.001 | 1:03.840 | +0.710 Q3 |
| 6 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:04.242 | 1:04.059 | 1:03.892 | +0.762 Q3 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:04.723 | 1:04.403 | 1:03.996 | +0.866 Q3 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:04.460 | 1:04.291 | 1:04.051 | +0.921 Q3 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:04.948 | 1:04.561 | 1:04.725 | +1.431 Q2 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:04.864 | 1:04.676 | 1:05.019 | +1.546 Q2 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:05.148 | 1:04.845 | +1.715 Q2 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:05.011 | 1:04.874 | +1.744 Q2 | |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:04.967 | 1:04.979 | +1.837 Q1 | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:04.965 | 1:05.058 | +1.835 Q1 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:05.264 | 1:05.286 | +2.134 Q1 | |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:05.271 | +2.141 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:05.279 | +2.149 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:05.322 | +2.192 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:05.366 | +2.236 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:05.479 | +2.349 Q1 |
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
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 3 | 146 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | 145 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 0 | 101 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 96 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 93 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 0 | 92 |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 37 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 0 | 34 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 0 | 28 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 3 | 247 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 3 | 237 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 3 | 189 |
| 4 | Renault | 0 | 62 |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | McLaren | 0 | 44 |
| 7 | Force India | 0 | 42 |
| 8 | Toro Rosso | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Sauber | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Williams | 0 | 4 |