The 2018 Chinese Grand Prix started April 15th, 2018 at 08:10 on Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China. Sebastian Vettel started from pole position with Kimi Räikkönen next to him. Valtteri Bottas started from third place.
After 1 hour, 35 minutes and 36 seconds Daniel Ricciardo finished the race first. The podium was completed with Valtteri Bottas in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Daniel Ricciardo in a time of 1:35.785.
After the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 54 points. Vettel is 9 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
After 1 hour, 35 minutes and 36 seconds Daniel Ricciardo finished the race first. The podium was completed with Valtteri Bottas in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Daniel Ricciardo in a time of 1:35.785.
After the 2018 Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 54 points. Vettel is 9 points ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Circuit
Location
Shanghai, China
Date
April 15th, 2018 at 08:10
Round
3/21
Winner
Daniel Ricciardo
Winning time
1:35:36.380
Pole position
Sebastian Vettel
Fastest lap
Daniel Ricciardo 1:35.785
Fastest pitstop
Valtteri Bottas 22.097 (lap 19)
Results
Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 5 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35:36.380 | 6 | 56 | 25 |
2 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +8.894 | 3 | 56 | 18 |
3 1 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +9.637 | 2 | 56 | 15 |
4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +16.985 | 4 | 56 | 12 |
5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +20.436 | 5 | 56 | 10 |
6 1 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | +21.052 | 7 | 56 | 8 |
7 6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | +30.639 | 13 | 56 | 6 |
8 7 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +35.286 | 1 | 56 | 4 |
9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | +35.763 | 9 | 56 | 2 |
10 1 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +39.594 | 11 | 56 | 1 |
11 1 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | +44.050 | 12 | 56 | 0 |
12 4 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | +44.725 | 8 | 56 | 0 |
13 1 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +49.373 | 14 | 56 | 0 |
14 4 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | +55.490 | 18 | 56 | 0 |
15 1 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | +58.241 | 16 | 56 | 0 |
16 4 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +1:02.604 | 20 | 56 | 0 |
17 7 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +1:05.296 | 10 | 56 | 0 |
18 1 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +1:06.330 | 17 | 56 | 0 |
19 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | +1:22.575 | 19 | 56 | 0 |
20 5 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Collision damage | 15 | 51 | 0 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32.171 | 1:32.385 | 1:31.095 | |
2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.474 | 1:32.286 | 1:31.182 | +0.087 |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.921 | 1:32.063 | 1:31.625 | +0.530 |
4 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.283 | 1:31.914 | 1:31.675 | +0.580 |
5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:32.932 | 1:32.809 | 1:31.796 | +0.701 |
6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.877 | 1:32.688 | 1:31.948 | +0.853 |
7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:33.545 | 1:32.494 | 1:32.532 | +1.437 |
8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:33.464 | 1:32.931 | 1:32.758 | +1.663 |
9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:33.315 | 1:32.970 | 1:32.819 | +1.724 |
10 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.238 | 1:32.524 | 1:32.855 | +1.760 |
11 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.359 | 1:32.986 | ||
12 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:33.585 | 1:33.057 | ||
13 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:33.428 | 1:33.232 | ||
14 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:33.824 | 1:33.505 | ||
15 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:34.013 | 1:33.795 | ||
16 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:34.062 | |||
17 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.101 | |||
18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:34.285 | |||
19 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:34.454 | |||
20 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.914 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.018 | 14 | |
2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.469 | +0.451 | 21 |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.761 | +0.743 | 16 |
4 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.969 | +0.951 | 14 |
5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.057 | +1.039 | 14 |
6 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.329 | +1.311 | 25 |
7 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.445 | +1.427 | 14 |
8 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:34.456 | +1.438 | 16 |
9 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:34.582 | +1.564 | 20 |
10 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:34.741 | +1.723 | 13 |
11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.841 | +1.823 | 16 |
12 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.851 | +1.833 | 13 |
13 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:34.977 | +1.959 | 16 |
14 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:34.991 | +1.973 | 20 |
15 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35.061 | +2.043 | 4 |
16 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:35.079 | +2.061 | 16 |
17 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:35.375 | +2.357 | 16 |
18 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:35.497 | +2.479 | 14 |
19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.679 | +2.661 | 13 |
20 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.756 | +2.738 | 6 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.482 | 26 | |
2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:33.489 | +0.007 | 26 |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.515 | +0.033 | 27 |
4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.590 | +0.108 | 27 |
5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.823 | +0.341 | 26 |
6 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.313 | +0.831 | 30 |
7 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.458 | +0.976 | 26 |
8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:34.473 | +0.991 | 28 |
9 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.557 | +1.075 | 26 |
10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:34.632 | +1.150 | 23 |
11 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.792 | +1.310 | 30 |
12 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.849 | +1.367 | 33 |
13 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:34.874 | +1.392 | 30 |
14 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.163 | +1.681 | 22 |
15 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:35.333 | +1.851 | 37 |
16 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.340 | +1.858 | 31 |
17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.624 | +2.142 | 29 |
18 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:35.916 | +2.434 | 26 |
19 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.471 | +2.989 | 26 |
20 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:37.147 | +3.665 | 19 |
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.999 | 22 | |
2 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.358 | +0.359 | 14 |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.457 | +0.458 | 28 |
4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:34.537 | +0.538 | 22 |
5 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.668 | +0.669 | 22 |
6 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34.861 | +0.862 | 18 |
7 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.178 | +1.179 | 21 |
8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:35.616 | +1.617 | 23 |
9 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.718 | +1.719 | 21 |
10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:35.800 | +1.801 | 18 |
11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:36.037 | +2.038 | 21 |
12 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:36.044 | +2.045 | 29 |
13 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:36.051 | +2.052 | 28 |
14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:36.351 | +2.352 | 32 |
15 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:36.691 | +2.692 | 31 |
16 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:36.715 | +2.716 | 23 |
17 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:36.723 | +2.724 | 23 |
18 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:36.756 | +2.757 | 25 |
19 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:36.909 | +2.910 | 21 |
20 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:37.277 | +3.278 | 28 |
Standings after race
Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 54 | |
2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 45 | -9 | |
3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 40 | -14 | |
4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1 | 1 | 37 | -17 |
5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 30 | -24 | |
6 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 22 | -32 | ||
7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 22 | -32 | ||
8 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 18 | -36 | ||
9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 12 | -42 | ||
10 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 11 | -43 | ||
11 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 6 | -48 | ||
12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 3 | -51 | ||
13 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 2 | -52 | ||
14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1 | -53 | ||
15 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 0 | -54 | ||
16 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 0 | -54 | ||
17 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -54 | ||
18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 0 | -54 | ||
19 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 0 | -54 | ||
20 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 0 | -54 |
Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mercedes | 4 | 85 | ||
2 | Ferrari | 2 | 4 | 84 | -1 |
3 | Red Bull | 1 | 1 | 55 | -30 |
4 | McLaren | 28 | -57 | ||
5 | Renault | 25 | -60 | ||
6 | Toro Rosso | 12 | -73 | ||
7 | Haas F1 Team | 11 | -74 | ||
8 | Sauber | 2 | -83 | ||
9 | Force India | 1 | -84 | ||
10 | Williams | 0 | -85 |
Other race results
Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | 1:34.742 - Pierre Gasly | Valtteri Bottas |
2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Max Verstappen | 1:35.378 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | Daniil Kvyat | 1:39.824 - Nico Hülkenberg | Nico Rosberg |
2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Sebastian Vettel | 1:42.208 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | 1:40.402 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
2013 | #3 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Lewis Hamilton | 1:36.808 - Sebastian Vettel | Lewis Hamilton |
2012 | #8 Nico Rosberg | Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton | 1:39.960 - Kamui Kobayashi | Nico Rosberg |
2011 | #3 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | 1:38.993 - Mark Webber | Sebastian Vettel |
2010 | #1 Jenson Button | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | 1:42.061 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
2009 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Mark Webber | Jenson Button | 1:52.592 - Rubens Barrichello | Sebastian Vettel |
2008 | #22 Lewis Hamilton | Felipe Massa | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:36.325 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
2007 | #6 Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Felipe Massa | 1:37.454 - Felipe Massa | Lewis Hamilton |
2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:37.586 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:33.242 - Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso |
2004 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:32.238 - Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello |