Round 21 · 2018

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

CircuitYas Marina CircuitLocationAbu dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDates23 Nov – 25 Nov 2018Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:40.867Vettel · L54

Most laps led29Hamilton

Biggest gain+7Stroll P20→P13

Retirements5of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	55	1:39:40.382	1	25
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	3	+1	55	+2.581 FL	1	18
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	6	+3	55	+12.706	1	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	5	+1	55	+15.379	1	12
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	2	-3	55	+47.957	2	10
6	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	11	+5	55	+1:12.548	1	8
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	8	+1	55	+1:30.789	1	6
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Racing Point	14	+6	55	+1:31.275	1	4
9	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	7	-2	54	+1 lap	1	2
10	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	13	+3	54	+1 lap	1	1
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	15	+4	54	+1 lap	1
12	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	16	+4	54	+1 lap	1
13	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	20	+7	54	+1 lap	1
14	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	18	+4	54	+1 lap	1
15	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	19	+4	54	+1 lap	1
—	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	17		46	DNF · L46	1
—	Esteban Ocon OCO	Racing Point	9		44	DNF · L44	1
—	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	12		24	DNF · L24	—
—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	4		6	DNF · L6	—
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	10		0	DNF · L0	—

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	19
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	19
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	18
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	18
5	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	16
6	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	14
7	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	15
8	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	—	—	—	20
9	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	—	—	—	18
10	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	15
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	9
12	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	14
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	12
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	12
15	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	15
16	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	9
17	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	9
18	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	—	—	—	9
19	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	—	—	—	6
20	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	—	—	—	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:37.176		16
2	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:37.464	+0.288	18
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:37.587	+0.411	14
4	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:37.747	+0.571	14
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:37.933	+0.757	15
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:38.090	+0.914	11
7	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:38.304	+1.128	13
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:38.850	+1.674	15
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:38.970	+1.794	15
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:39.011	+1.835	7
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:39.053	+1.877	14
12	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:39.074	+1.898	17
13	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:39.282	+2.106	9
14	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:39.612	+2.436	12
15	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:39.740	+2.564	12
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:39.974	+2.798	12
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:39.997	+2.821	19
18	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:40.117	+2.941	18
19	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:40.233	+3.057	13
20	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:41.182	+4.006	21

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:37.236		36
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:37.280	+0.044	31
3	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:37.428	+0.192	30
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:37.443	+0.207	34
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:37.461	+0.225	39
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:37.569	+0.333	38
7	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:38.060	+0.824	29
8	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:38.230	+0.994	35
9	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:38.318	+1.082	29
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:38.402	+1.166	32
11	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:38.506	+1.270	31
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:38.511	+1.275	36
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:38.725	+1.489	34
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:38.806	+1.570	30
15	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:38.831	+1.595	32
16	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:38.957	+1.721	34
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:39.502	+2.266	35
18	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:39.938	+2.702	17
19	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:40.046	+2.810	32
20	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:40.935	+3.699	38

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:38.491		26
2	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:38.945	+0.454	18
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:39.452	+0.961	28
4	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:39.543	+1.052	25
5	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:40.102	+1.611	25
6	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:40.235	+1.744	20
7	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:40.417	+1.926	23
8	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:40.453	+1.962	20
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:40.588	+2.097	21
10	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:40.663	+2.172	23
11	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:40.671	+2.180	17
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:41.023	+2.532	23
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:41.075	+2.584	22
14	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:41.137	+2.646	25
15	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:41.493	+3.002	21
16	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Sauber	1:41.662	+3.171	23
17	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:41.928	+3.437	21
18	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:42.114	+3.623	21
19	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:42.313	+3.822	15
20	Robert Kubica KUB	Williams	1:42.992	+4.501	25

Session schedule

Practice 1Final23 Nov 2018 09:00 UTC

Practice 2Final23 Nov 2018 13:00 UTC

Practice 3Final24 Nov 2018 10:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal24 Nov 2018 13:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal25 Nov 2018 13:00 UTC

Championship after round 21

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	408
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	320
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	251
4	Max Verstappen VER	249	▲1
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	247	▼1
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	170
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	69
8	Sergio Pérez PER	62

Running totals from published race points.

Teammate qualifying gaps

Team	Ahead	Gap	Behind
Mercedes	Lewis Hamilton HAM	—	Valtteri Bottas BOT
Ferrari	Sebastian Vettel VET	—	Kimi Raikkonen RAI
Red Bull Racing	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	—	Max Verstappen VER
Haas	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Kevin Magnussen MAG
Sauber	Charles Leclerc LEC	—	Marcus Ericsson ERI
Force India	Esteban Ocon OCO	—	Sergio Pérez PER
Renault (2016–20)	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
McLaren	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Stoffel Vandoorne VND
Toro Rosso	Brendon Hartley HAR	—	Pierre Gasly GAS
Williams	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	—	Lance Stroll STR

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2017	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1
2016	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2015	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
2014	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2
2012	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Lotus F1	4
2011	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2
2010	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1