Round 18 · 2018

United States Grand Prix

CircuitCircuit of the AmericasLocationAustin, USADates19 Oct – 21 Oct 2018Final

WinnerRAIFerrari · from P2

PoleHAM

Fastest lap1:37.392Hamilton · L40

Most laps led40Raikkonen

Biggest gain+16Verstappen P18→P2

Retirements6of 20 starters

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Time / Status	Pits	Pts
1	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	2	+1	56	1:34:18.643	1	25
2	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	18	+16	56	+1.281	1	18
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1	-2	56	+2.342 FL	2	15
4	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	5	+1	56	+18.222	1	12
5	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	3	-2	56	+24.744	1	10
6	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	7	+1	56	+1:27.210	1	8
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	11	+4	56	+1:34.994	1	6
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	10	+2	56	+1:41.080	1	4
9	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	20	+11	55	+1 lap	1	2
10	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	16	+6	55	+1 lap	1	1
11	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	17	+6	55	+1 lap	2
12	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	19	+7	55	+1 lap	2
13	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	14	+1	55	+1 lap	2
14	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	15	+1	54	+2 laps	3
—	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	6		56	DSQ	1
—	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	12		56	DSQ	1
—	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	9		31	DNF · L31	2
—	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	4		8	DNF · L8	—
—	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	8		2	DNF · L2	2
—	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	13		1	DNF · L1	1

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

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:33.797		20
2	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:33.843	+0.046	21
3	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:33.870	+0.073	23
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:34.556	+0.759	21
5	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:34.703	+0.906	21
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:34.910	+1.113	20
7	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:35.365	+1.568	21
8	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:35.411	+1.614	21
9	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:35.450	+1.653	21
10	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:35.468	+1.671	19
11	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:35.562	+1.765	22
12	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:35.713	+1.916	27
13	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:35.770	+1.973	19
14	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:35.882	+2.085	19
15	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:36.000	+2.203	21
16	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:36.188	+2.391	21
17	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:36.193	+2.396	20
18	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:36.302	+2.505	23
19	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:36.330	+2.533	26
20	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:36.332	+2.535	20

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:48.716		3
2	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:49.728	+1.012	10
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:49.798	+1.082	5
4	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:51.728	+3.012	3
5	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:52.208	+3.492	6
6	Brendon Hartley HAR	Toro Rosso	1:52.505	+3.789	19
7	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:53.070	+4.354	9
8	Stoffel Vandoorne VND	McLaren	1:53.354	+4.638	10
9	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:53.443	+4.727	7
10	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:53.912	+5.196	8
11	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:54.101	+5.385	9
12	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:54.637	+5.921	5
13	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:54.963	+6.247	6
14	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:55.348	+6.632	6
15	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:55.446	+6.730	8
16	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	—		2
17	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	—		0
18	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	—		0
19	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	—		0
20	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	—		0

Pos	Driver	Team	Best lap	Gap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1:47.502		6
2	Valtteri Bottas BOT	Mercedes	1:48.806	+1.304	7
3	Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1:48.847	+1.345	9
4	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	Red Bull Racing	1:49.326	+1.824	9
5	Sebastian Vettel VET	Ferrari	1:49.489	+1.987	18
6	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	Ferrari	1:49.928	+2.426	20
7	Carlos Sainz SAI	Renault (2016–20)	1:50.665	+3.163	8
8	Romain Grosjean GRO	Haas	1:50.821	+3.319	10
9	Charles Leclerc LEC	Sauber	1:50.961	+3.459	14
10	Marcus Ericsson ERI	Sauber	1:51.016	+3.514	14
11	Fernando Alonso ALO	McLaren	1:51.036	+3.534	9
12	Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1:51.232	+3.730	9
13	Pierre Gasly GAS	Toro Rosso	1:51.234	+3.732	19
14	Sergio Pérez PER	Force India	1:51.459	+3.957	18
15	Sergey Sirotkin SIR	Williams	1:51.589	+4.087	14
16	Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas	1:51.614	+4.112	15
17	Esteban Ocon OCO	Force India	1:51.655	+4.153	17
18	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	Renault (2016–20)	1:51.717	+4.215	7
19	Lance Stroll STR	Williams	1:51.896	+4.394	14
20	Sean Gelael GAL	Toro Rosso	1:52.625	+5.123	21

Session schedule

Practice 1Final19 Oct 2018 15:00 UTC

Practice 2Final19 Oct 2018 19:00 UTC

Practice 3Final20 Oct 2018 16:00 UTC

QualifyingFinal20 Oct 2018 19:00 UTC

Grand PrixFinal21 Oct 2018 19:00 UTC

Championship after round 18

Pos	Driver	Pts	Δ
1	Lewis Hamilton HAM	346
2	Sebastian Vettel VET	276
3	Kimi Raikkonen RAI	221	▲1
4	Valtteri Bottas BOT	217	▼1
5	Max Verstappen VER	191
6	Daniel Ricciardo RIC	146
7	Nico Hülkenberg HUL	61
8	Sergio Pérez PER	57

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

Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.

Season	Event	Winner	Team	Grid
2017	United States Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2016	United States Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	1
2015	United States Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2014	United States Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	2
2013	United States Grand Prix	Sebastian Vettel VET	Red Bull Racing	1
2012	United States Grand Prix	Lewis Hamilton HAM	McLaren	2