Round 20 · 2018

Brazilian Grand Prix

CircuitAutódromo José Carlos PaceLocationSao paulo, BrazilDates9 Nov – 11 Nov 2018Final

WinnerHAMMercedes · from P1

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:10.540Bottas · L65

Most laps led47Hamilton

Biggest gain+7Ricciardo P11→P4

Retirements2of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	0	71	1:27:09.066	1	25
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	5	+3	71	+1.469	1	18
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	4	+1	71	+4.764	1	15
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	11	+7	71	+5.193	1	12
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	3	-2	71	+22.943 FL	2	10
6	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	2	-4	71	+26.997	2	8
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	7	0	71	+44.199	1	6
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	8	0	71	+51.230	1	4
9	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	10	+1	71	+52.857	1	2
10	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	12	+2	70	+1 lap	1	1
11	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	16	+5	70	+1 lap	1
12	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	15	+3	70	+1 lap	2
13	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	9	-4	70	+1 lap	1
14	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	20	+6	70	+1 lap	1
15	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	18	+3	70	+1 lap	2
16	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	17	+1	69	+2 laps	2
17	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	14	-3	69	+2 laps	1
18	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	19	+1	69	+2 laps	2
—	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	13		32	DNF · L32	1
—	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	6		20	DNF · L20	2

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	—	—	—	17
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	—	—	—	17
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—	—	—	17
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	—	—	—	17
5	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	16
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—	—	—	16
7	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	—	—	—	19
8	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	—	—	—	23
9	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—	—	—	17
10	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	24
11	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—	—	—	12
12	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	—	—	—	15
13	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	—	—	—	18
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	15
15	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	—	—	—	11
16	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	—	—	—	9
17	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	—	—	—	10
18	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	—	—	—	9
19	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	—	—	—	9
20	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	—	—	—	9

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:07.948		17
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:08.165	+0.217	15
3	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:08.465	+0.517	23
4	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:08.490	+0.542	17
5	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:08.733	+0.785	12
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:08.788	+0.840	12
7	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:09.146	+1.198	14
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:09.257	+1.309	16
9	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:09.402	+1.454	22
10	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:09.448	+1.500	21
11	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:09.461	+1.513	19
12	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:09.588	+1.640	18
13	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:09.808	+1.860	23
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:09.864	+1.916	17
15	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:09.885	+1.937	14
16	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:09.985	+2.037	18
17	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:10.001	+2.053	17
18	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:10.020	+2.072	15
19	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:10.116	+2.168	18
20	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:10.289	+2.341	16

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:08.846		48
2	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:08.849	+0.003	43
3	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:08.919	+0.073	42
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:09.164	+0.318	44
5	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:09.339	+0.493	28
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:09.412	+0.566	42
7	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:09.769	+0.923	44
8	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:09.943	+1.097	44
9	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:10.007	+1.161	39
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:10.159	+1.313	45
11	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:10.320	+1.474	23
12	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:10.330	+1.484	44
13	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:10.332	+1.486	36
14	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:10.458	+1.612	48
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:10.532	+1.686	44
16	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:10.569	+1.723	46
17	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:10.596	+1.750	26
18	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:10.662	+1.816	44
19	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:10.734	+1.888	46
20	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:11.674	+2.828	6

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:09.011		16
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:09.060	+0.049	20
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:09.107	+0.096	28
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:09.395	+0.384	23
5	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:09.573	+0.562	28
6	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:09.679	+0.668	23
7	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:09.922	+0.911	28
8	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:10.236	+1.225	15
9	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:10.346	+1.335	28
10	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:10.361	+1.350	34
11	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:10.662	+1.651	34
12	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:10.679	+1.668	34
13	Antonio Giovinazzi GIO	Sauber	1:10.685	+1.674	29
14	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:10.799	+1.788	30
15	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:10.934	+1.923	30
16	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:11.013	+2.002	28
17	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:11.037	+2.026	30
18	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:11.176	+2.165	32
19	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:11.452	+2.441	23
20	Nicholas Latifi LAT	Force India	1:11.493	+2.482	34

Session schedule

Practice 1Final9 Nov 2018 12:00 UTC

Practice 2Final9 Nov 2018 16:00 UTC

Practice 3Final10 Nov 2018 13:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal10 Nov 2018 16:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal11 Nov 2018 16:00 UTC

Championship after round 20

Pos	Driver	Pts
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	383
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	302
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	251
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	237
5	Max Verstappen VER	234
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	158
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	69
8	Sergio Pérez PER	58

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	Max Verstappen VER	—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC
Sauber	Marcus Ericsson ERI	—	Charles Leclerc LEC
Haas	Romain Grosjean GRO	—	Kevin Magnussen MAG
Toro Rosso	Pierre Gasly GAS	—	Brendon Hartley HAR
Force India	Sergio Pérez PER	—	Esteban Ocon OCO
Renault (2016–20)	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	—	Carlos Sainz SAI
Williams	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	—	Lance Stroll STR
McLaren	Fernando Alonso ALO	—	Stoffel Vandoorne VND

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2017	Brazilian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1
2016	Brazilian Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2015	Brazilian Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
2014	Brazilian Grand Prix	Nico Rosberg ROS	Mercedes	1
2013	Brazilian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2012	Brazilian Grand Prix	Jenson Button BUT	McLaren	2
2011	Brazilian Grand Prix	Mark Webber WEB	Red Bull Racing	2
2010	Brazilian Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	2