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2018 Mexican Grand Prix

The 2018 Mexican Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 28 October 2018 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.[3] The race was the nineteenth round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 20th running of the Mexican Grand Prix, and the 19th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.[4]

2018 Mexican Grand Prix
Race 19 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1]
Date 28 October 2018 (2018-10-28)
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018
Location Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.304 km (2.674 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.354 km (189.738 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 334,946[2]
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Time 1:14.759
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Valtteri Bottas Mercedes
Time 1:18.741 on lap 65
Podium
First
Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Second
Ferrari
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 70-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship.[5] Vettel's team-mate, Kimi Räikkönen, was in third, a further 55 points behind.[5] In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of 66 points over Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing a further 160 points behind in third place.[5]

The race was won by Max Verstappen (his second win of the season), while Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth position, thereby taking his fifth Drivers' World Championship.[6][7]

Qualifying edit

Daniel Ricciardo took pole position from teammate Verstappen and with Hamilton in third.[8] As of 2023, this is the most recent pole position for Ricciardo.[9]

Qualifying classification edit

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 3   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:15.866 1:15.845 1:14.759 1
2 33   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:15.756 1:15.640 1:14.785 2
3 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:15.673 1:15.644 1:14.894 3
4 5   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:16.089 1:15.715 1:14.970 4
5 77   Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:15.580 1:15.923 1:15.160 5
6 7   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.446 1:15.996 1:15.330 6
7 27   Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:16.498 1:16.126 1:15.827 7
8 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 1:16.813 1:16.188 1:16.084 8
9 16   Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.862 1:16.320 1:16.189 9
10 9   Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.701 1:16.633 1:16.513 10
11 31   Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:16.252 1:16.844 N/A 11
12 14   Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 1:16.857 1:16.871 N/A 12
13 11   Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:16.242 1:17.167 N/A 13
14 28   Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:16.682 1:17.184 N/A 14
15 10   Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:16.828 No time N/A 201
16 8   Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:16.911 N/A N/A 182
17 2   Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 1:16.966 N/A N/A 15
18 20   Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:17.599 N/A N/A 16
19 18   Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:17.689 N/A N/A 17
20 35   Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 1:17.886 N/A N/A 19
107% time: 1:20.870
Source:[10]
Notes
  • ^1  – Pierre Gasly received a 20-place grid penalty: 15 places for exceeding his quota of power unit elements and 5 places for an unscheduled gearbox change.[11]
  • ^2  – Romain Grosjean received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round.[12]

Race edit

Max Verstappen won the race after taking the lead on lap 1, his teammate Ricciardo bogged down badly at the start.[13] The two Ferraris of Vettel and Räikkönen completed the podium.[14] Lewis Hamilton's fourth-place finish was enough for him to claim the 2018 World Drivers' Championship with two rounds to go.[14] Pole sitter Ricciardo retired on lap 61, his eighth retirement of the year.[15] Nico Hülkenberg finished a fine 6th place ahead of Charles Leclerc, while Stoffel Vandoorne equalled his best finish of the season in 8th place.[16]

Post race edit

In the immediate aftermath of the race, Ricciardo insisted that his car was cursed and said that he "didn't see the point" in doing the final two races of the season.[17]

Race classification edit

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 71 1:38:28.851 2 25
2 5   Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 71 +17.316 4 18
3 7   Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 71 +49.914 6 15
4 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 +1:18.738 3 12
5 77   Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 70 +1 lap 5 10
6 27   Nico Hülkenberg Renault 69 +2 laps 7 8
7 16   Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 69 +2 laps 9 6
8 2   Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 69 +2 laps 15 4
9 9   Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 69 +2 laps 10 2
10 10   Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 69 +2 laps 20 1
11 31   Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 69 +2 laps 11
12 18   Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 69 +2 laps 17
13 35   Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 69 +2 laps 19
14 28   Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 69 +2 laps1 14
15 20   Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 69 +2 laps 16
16 8   Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 68 +3 laps 18
Ret 3   Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 61 Hydraulics 1
Ret 11   Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 38 Brakes 13
Ret 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 28 Clutch 8
Ret 14   Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 3 Water pressure 12
Source:[18]
Notes

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text and an asterisk indicates competitors who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

References edit

  1. ^ "Mexico". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Record Attendance at the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix". f1destinations.com. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Mexico 2018". StatsF1. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Grands Prix Mexico". StatsF1. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "USA 2018 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Max VERSTAPPEN – Wins". StatsF1. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. ^ Andrew Benson (28 October 2018). "Lewis Hamilton equals Juan Manuel Fangio with fifth F1 title". www.bbc.com. BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Mexico 2018 - Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Daniel RICCIARDO - Pole positions". www.statsf1.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 27 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  11. ^ Collantine, Keith (27 October 2018). "2018 Mexican Grand Prix grid". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  12. ^ Medland, Chris (21 October 2018). "Grosjean hit with Mexican GP grid penalty". Racer. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Mexico 2018 – Laps led". StatsF1. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  14. ^ a b "Mexico 2018". StatsF1. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Daniel RICCIARDO – Retirement". StatsF1. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Mexican Grand Prix 2018 report - Verstappen wins in Mexico as Hamilton takes fifth title". Formula1.com. 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Winners and Losers – Mexican Grand Prix edition". Formula1.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  18. ^ "Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  19. ^ Collantine, Keith (28 October 2018). "Hartley penalised, Ocon cleared, Stroll under investigation". RaceFans. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Mexico 2018 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

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