The 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix started November 25th, 2018 at 14:10 on Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Lewis Hamilton started from pole position with Valtteri Bottas next to him. Sebastian Vettel started from third place.
After 1 hour, 39 minutes and 40 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Max Verstappen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:40.867.
After the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 408 points. Hamilton is 88 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
After 1 hour, 39 minutes and 40 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Max Verstappen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Sebastian Vettel in a time of 1:40.867.
After the 2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 408 points. Hamilton is 88 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Circuit
Location
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Date
November 25th, 2018 at 14:10
Round
21/21
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:39:40.382
Pole position
Lewis Hamilton
Fastest lap
Sebastian Vettel 1:40.867
Fastest pitstop
Max Verstappen 21.057 (lap 17)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39:40.382 | 1 | 55 | 25 |
| 2 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +2.581 | 3 | 55 | 18 |
| 3 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +12.706 | 6 | 55 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | +15.379 | 5 | 55 | 12 |
| 5 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +47.957 | 2 | 55 | 10 |
| 6 5 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | +1:12.548 | 11 | 55 | 8 |
| 7 1 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | +1:30.789 | 8 | 55 | 6 |
| 8 6 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +1:31.275 | 14 | 55 | 4 |
| 9 2 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 7 | 54 | 2 |
| 10 3 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 13 | 54 | 1 |
| 11 4 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +1 Lap | 15 | 54 | 0 |
| 12 4 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 16 | 54 | 0 |
| 13 7 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | +1 Lap | 20 | 54 | 0 |
| 14 4 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +1 Lap | 18 | 54 | 0 |
| 15 4 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | +1 Lap | 19 | 54 | 0 |
| - | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | DNF (Engine) | 17 | 46 | 0 |
| - | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 44 | 0 |
| - | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | DNF (Power loss) | 12 | 24 | 0 |
| - | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | DNF (Power loss) | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| - | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | DNF (Collision) | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.828 | 1:35.693 | 1:34.794 | |
| 2 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:36.789 | 1:36.392 | 1:34.956 | +0.162 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.775 | 1:36.345 | 1:35.125 | +0.331 |
| 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.010 | 1:36.735 | 1:35.365 | +0.571 |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37.117 | 1:36.964 | 1:35.401 | +0.607 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:37.195 | 1:36.144 | 1:35.589 | +0.795 |
| 7 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.575 | 1:36.732 | 1:36.192 | +1.398 |
| 8 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:37.124 | 1:36.580 | 1:36.237 | +1.443 |
| 9 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:36.936 | 1:36.814 | 1:36.540 | +1.746 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:37.569 | 1:36.630 | 1:36.542 | +1.748 |
| 11 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:37.757 | 1:36.982 | ||
| 12 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:37.619 | 1:37.132 | ||
| 13 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.934 | 1:37.309 | ||
| 14 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:37.255 | 1:37.541 | ||
| 15 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:37.890 | 1:37.743 | ||
| 16 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:37.994 | |||
| 17 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:38.166 | |||
| 18 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:38.577 | |||
| 19 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:38.635 | |||
| 20 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:38.682 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.176 | 16 | |
| 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.464 | +0.288 | 18 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.587 | +0.411 | 14 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:37.747 | +0.571 | 14 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:37.933 | +0.757 | 15 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.090 | +0.914 | 11 |
| 7 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.304 | +1.128 | 13 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:38.850 | +1.674 | 15 |
| 9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:38.970 | +1.794 | 15 |
| 10 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:39.011 | +1.835 | 7 |
| 11 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:39.053 | +1.877 | 14 |
| 12 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:39.074 | +1.898 | 17 |
| 13 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:39.282 | +2.106 | 9 |
| 14 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:39.612 | +2.436 | 12 |
| 15 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:39.740 | +2.564 | 12 |
| 16 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:39.974 | +2.798 | 12 |
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.997 | +2.821 | 19 |
| 18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:40.117 | +2.941 | 18 |
| 19 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:40.233 | +3.057 | 13 |
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:41.182 | +4.006 | 21 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:37.236 | 37 | |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:37.280 | +0.044 | 32 |
| 3 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:37.428 | +0.192 | 31 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:37.443 | +0.207 | 35 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:37.461 | +0.225 | 40 |
| 6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.569 | +0.333 | 39 |
| 7 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.060 | +0.824 | 30 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:38.230 | +0.994 | 36 |
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.318 | +1.082 | 30 |
| 10 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:38.402 | +1.166 | 33 |
| 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:38.506 | +1.270 | 32 |
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:38.511 | +1.275 | 37 |
| 13 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.725 | +1.489 | 35 |
| 14 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:38.806 | +1.570 | 31 |
| 15 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:38.831 | +1.595 | 33 |
| 16 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:38.957 | +1.721 | 35 |
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.502 | +2.266 | 36 |
| 18 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:39.938 | +2.702 | 18 |
| 19 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:40.046 | +2.810 | 33 |
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:40.935 | +3.699 | 39 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:38.491 | 27 | |
| 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:38.945 | +0.454 | 19 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:39.452 | +0.961 | 29 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39.543 | +1.052 | 26 |
| 5 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:40.102 | +1.611 | 26 |
| 6 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:40.235 | +1.744 | 21 |
| 7 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:40.417 | +1.926 | 24 |
| 8 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:40.453 | +1.962 | 21 |
| 9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:40.588 | +2.097 | 21 |
| 10 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:40.663 | +2.172 | 24 |
| 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:40.671 | +2.180 | 17 |
| 12 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:41.023 | +2.532 | 24 |
| 13 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:41.075 | +2.584 | 23 |
| 14 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:41.137 | +2.646 | 26 |
| 15 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:41.493 | +3.002 | 22 |
| 16 | #36 Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 1:41.662 | +3.171 | 24 |
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:41.928 | +3.437 | 22 |
| 18 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:42.114 | +3.623 | 22 |
| 19 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:42.313 | +3.822 | 16 |
| 20 | #40 Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:42.992 | +4.501 | 26 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 11 | 17 | 408 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 12 | 320 | -88 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 12 | 251 | -157 |
| 4 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 11 | 249 | -159 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 8 | 247 | -161 | |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 2 | 170 | -238 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 69 | -339 | ||
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 | 62 | -346 | |
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 56 | -352 | ||
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 53 | -355 | ||
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 50 | -358 | ||
| 12 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 49 | -359 | ||
| 13 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 39 | -369 | ||
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 37 | -371 | ||
| 15 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 29 | -379 | ||
| 16 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 12 | -396 | ||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | -399 | ||
| 18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 6 | -402 | ||
| 19 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 4 | -404 | ||
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1 | -407 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 11 | 25 | 655 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 6 | 24 | 571 | -84 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 4 | 13 | 419 | -236 |
| 4 | Renault | 122 | -533 | ||
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 93 | -562 | ||
| 6 | McLaren | 62 | -593 | ||
| 7 | Force India | 1 | 52 | -603 | |
| 8 | Sauber | 48 | -607 | ||
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 33 | -622 | ||
| 10 | Williams | 7 | -648 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | George Russell | 1:26.993 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez | 1:28.391 - Lando Norris | Max Verstappen |
| 2021 | #33 Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton | Carlos Sainz | 1:26.103 - Max Verstappen | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:40.926 - Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen |
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:39.283 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2017 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:40.650 - Valtteri Bottas | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.729 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:44.517 - Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | Valtteri Bottas | 1:44.496 - Daniel Ricciardo | Nico Rosberg |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Nico Rosberg | 1:43.434 - Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber |
| 2012 | #9 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.964 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | 1:42.612 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton | Jenson Button | 1:41.274 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:40.279 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |