The 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix started April 29th, 2018 at 14:10 on Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Lewis Hamilton next to him. Valtteri Bottas started from third place.
After 1 hour, 43 minutes and 44 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Sergio Pérez in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:45.149.
After the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 70 points. Hamilton is 4 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
After 1 hour, 43 minutes and 44 seconds Lewis Hamilton finished the race first. The podium was completed with Kimi Räikkönen in second and Sergio Pérez in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:45.149.
After the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 70 points. Hamilton is 4 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Circuit
Location
Baku, Azerbaijan
Date
April 29th, 2018 at 14:10
Round
4/21
Winner
Lewis Hamilton
Winning time
1:43:44.291
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas 1:45.149
Fastest pitstop
Marcus Ericsson 14.998 (lap 39)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43:44.291 | 2 | 51 | 25 |
| 2 4 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +2.460 | 6 | 51 | 18 |
| 3 5 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +4.024 | 8 | 51 | 15 |
| 4 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +5.329 | 1 | 51 | 12 |
| 5 4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | +7.515 | 9 | 51 | 10 |
| 6 7 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | +9.158 | 13 | 51 | 8 |
| 7 5 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +10.931 | 12 | 51 | 6 |
| 8 2 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | +12.546 | 10 | 51 | 4 |
| 9 7 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +14.152 | 16 | 51 | 2 |
| 10 9 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | +18.030 | 19 | 51 | 1 |
| 11 7 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +18.512 | 18 | 51 | 0 |
| 12 5 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +24.720 | 17 | 51 | 0 |
| 13 2 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +40.663 | 15 | 51 | 0 |
| - | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | DNF (Puncture) | 3 | 48 | 0 |
| - | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | DNF (Accident) | 20 | 42 | 0 |
| - | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | DNF (Collision) | 5 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | DNF (Collision) | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| - | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | DNF (Accident) | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | DNF (Collision) | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:42.762 | 1:43.015 | 1:41.498 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:42.693 | 1:42.676 | 1:41.677 | +0.179 |
| 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:43.355 | 1:42.679 | 1:41.837 | +0.339 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:42.857 | 1:43.482 | 1:41.911 | +0.413 |
| 5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:42.642 | 1:42.901 | 1:41.994 | +0.496 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:42.538 | 1:42.510 | 1:42.490 | +0.992 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:43.021 | 1:42.967 | 1:42.523 | +1.025 |
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:43.992 | 1:43.366 | 1:42.547 | +1.049 |
| 9 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:43.746 | 1:43.232 | 1:43.066 | +1.568 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:43.426 | 1:43.464 | 1:43.351 | +1.853 |
| 11 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:44.359 | 1:43.585 | ||
| 12 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:44.261 | 1:43.886 | ||
| 13 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:44.010 | 1:44.019 | ||
| 14 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:43.752 | 1:44.074 | ||
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:43.674 | 1:44.759 | ||
| 16 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:44.489 | |||
| 17 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:44.496 | |||
| 18 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:45.541 | |||
| 19 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:57.354 | |||
| 20 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:43.091 | 17 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43.452 | +0.361 | 16 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:43.493 | +0.402 | 17 |
| 4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:43.519 | +0.428 | 17 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:43.569 | +0.478 | 20 |
| 6 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:43.936 | +0.845 | 9 |
| 7 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:43.958 | +0.867 | 11 |
| 8 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:44.123 | +1.032 | 8 |
| 9 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:44.220 | +1.129 | 11 |
| 10 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:44.534 | +1.443 | 9 |
| 11 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:44.763 | +1.672 | 12 |
| 12 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:44.861 | +1.770 | 17 |
| 13 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:44.905 | +1.814 | 16 |
| 14 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:45.218 | +2.127 | 15 |
| 15 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:45.261 | +2.170 | 12 |
| 16 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:45.432 | +2.341 | 15 |
| 17 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:45.456 | +2.365 | 11 |
| 18 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:45.505 | +2.414 | 13 |
| 19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:45.910 | +2.819 | 17 |
| 20 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:46.186 | +3.095 | 11 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:42.795 | 35 | |
| 2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:42.864 | +0.069 | 33 |
| 3 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:42.911 | +0.116 | 27 |
| 4 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:43.570 | +0.775 | 25 |
| 5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:43.603 | +0.808 | 31 |
| 6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:43.700 | +0.905 | 34 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:43.814 | +1.019 | 30 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:43.834 | +1.039 | 36 |
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:43.977 | +1.182 | 29 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:44.091 | +1.296 | 33 |
| 11 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:44.127 | +1.332 | 38 |
| 12 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:44.142 | +1.347 | 31 |
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:44.425 | +1.630 | 27 |
| 14 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:44.459 | +1.664 | 31 |
| 15 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:44.712 | +1.917 | 39 |
| 16 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:44.940 | +2.145 | 30 |
| 17 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:45.007 | +2.212 | 33 |
| 18 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:45.051 | +2.256 | 36 |
| 19 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:45.288 | +2.493 | 29 |
| 20 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:46.042 | +3.247 | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:44.242 | 26 | |
| 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:44.277 | +0.035 | 24 |
| 3 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:45.075 | +0.833 | 26 |
| 4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:45.200 | +0.958 | 24 |
| 5 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:45.237 | +0.995 | 29 |
| 6 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:45.559 | +1.317 | 11 |
| 7 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:46.465 | +2.223 | 25 |
| 8 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:46.480 | +2.238 | 28 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:46.492 | +2.250 | 18 |
| 10 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:46.513 | +2.271 | 18 |
| 11 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:46.590 | +2.348 | 26 |
| 12 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:46.747 | +2.505 | 32 |
| 13 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:46.749 | +2.507 | 11 |
| 14 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:46.856 | +2.614 | 23 |
| 15 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:46.861 | +2.619 | 10 |
| 16 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:46.875 | +2.633 | 21 |
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:47.073 | +2.831 | 21 |
| 18 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:47.434 | +3.192 | 18 |
| 19 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:47.967 | +3.725 | 21 |
| 20 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:48.741 | +4.499 | 11 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 3 | 70 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 66 | -4 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 3 | 48 | -22 | |
| 4 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 40 | -30 | |
| 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 1 | 37 | -33 |
| 6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 28 | -42 | ||
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 22 | -48 | ||
| 8 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 18 | -52 | ||
| 9 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 | 15 | -55 | |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 13 | -57 | ||
| 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 12 | -58 | ||
| 12 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 11 | -59 | ||
| 13 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 8 | -62 | ||
| 14 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 8 | -62 | ||
| 15 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 4 | -66 | ||
| 16 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 2 | -68 | ||
| 17 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1 | -69 | ||
| 18 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1 | -69 | ||
| 19 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -70 | ||
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 0 | -70 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 2 | 5 | 114 | |
| 2 | Mercedes | 1 | 5 | 110 | -4 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 1 | 1 | 55 | -59 |
| 4 | McLaren | 36 | -78 | ||
| 5 | Renault | 35 | -79 | ||
| 6 | Force India | 1 | 16 | -98 | |
| 7 | Toro Rosso | 13 | -101 | ||
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 11 | -103 | ||
| 9 | Sauber | 10 | -104 | ||
| 10 | Williams | 4 | -110 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | 1:43.370 - George Russell | Charles Leclerc |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | George Russell | 1:46.046 - Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Sebastian Vettel | Pierre Gasly | 1:44.481 - Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc |
| 2019 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:43.009 - Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas |
| 2017 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Valtteri Bottas | Lance Stroll | 1:43.441 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |