The 2018 Mexican Grand Prix started October 28th, 2018 at 20:10 on Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. Daniel Ricciardo started from pole position with Max Verstappen next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 28 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:18.741.
After the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 358 points. Hamilton is 64 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
After 1 hour, 38 minutes and 28 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Sebastian Vettel in second and Kimi Räikkönen in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Valtteri Bottas in a time of 1:18.741.
After the 2018 Mexican Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 358 points. Hamilton is 64 points ahead of Sebastian Vettel.
Circuit
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Date
October 28th, 2018 at 20:10
Round
19/21
Winner
Max Verstappen
Winning time
1:38:28.851
Pole position
Daniel Ricciardo
Fastest lap
Valtteri Bottas 1:18.741
Fastest pitstop
Sebastian Vettel 21.777 (lap 47)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:38:28.851 | 2 | 71 | 25 |
| 2 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +17.316 | 4 | 71 | 18 |
| 3 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | +49.914 | 6 | 71 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1:18.738 | 3 | 71 | 12 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +1 Lap | 5 | 70 | 10 |
| 6 1 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | +2 Laps | 7 | 69 | 8 |
| 7 2 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | +2 Laps | 9 | 69 | 6 |
| 8 7 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | +2 Laps | 15 | 69 | 4 |
| 9 1 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | +2 Laps | 10 | 69 | 2 |
| 10 10 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | +2 Laps | 20 | 69 | 1 |
| 11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | +2 Laps | 11 | 69 | 0 |
| 12 5 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | +2 Laps | 17 | 69 | 0 |
| 13 6 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | +2 Laps | 19 | 69 | 0 |
| 14 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | +2 Laps | 14 | 69 | 0 |
| 15 1 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +2 Laps | 16 | 69 | 0 |
| 16 2 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | +3 Laps | 18 | 68 | 0 |
| - | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | DNF (Engine) | 1 | 61 | 0 |
| - | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | DNF (Brakes) | 13 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | DNF (Suspension) | 8 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:15.866 | 1:15.845 | 1:14.759 | |
| 2 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:15.756 | 1:15.640 | 1:14.785 | +0.026 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:15.673 | 1:15.644 | 1:14.894 | +0.135 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:16.089 | 1:15.715 | 1:14.970 | +0.211 |
| 5 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:15.580 | 1:15.923 | 1:15.160 | +0.401 |
| 6 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:16.446 | 1:15.996 | 1:15.330 | +0.571 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:16.498 | 1:16.126 | 1:15.827 | +1.068 |
| 8 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:16.813 | 1:16.188 | 1:16.084 | +1.325 |
| 9 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:16.862 | 1:16.320 | 1:16.189 | +1.430 |
| 10 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:16.701 | 1:16.633 | 1:16.513 | +1.754 |
| 11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:16.252 | 1:16.844 | ||
| 12 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:16.857 | 1:16.871 | ||
| 13 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:16.242 | 1:17.167 | ||
| 14 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:16.682 | 1:17.184 | ||
| 15 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:16.828 | |||
| 16 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.911 | |||
| 17 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:16.966 | |||
| 18 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:17.599 | |||
| 19 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:17.689 | |||
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:17.886 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.284 | 9 | |
| 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.538 | +0.254 | 9 |
| 3 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:16.566 | +0.282 | 11 |
| 4 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:17.028 | +0.744 | 7 |
| 5 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:17.045 | +0.761 | 16 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:17.059 | +0.775 | 13 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:17.336 | +1.052 | 11 |
| 8 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:17.525 | +1.241 | 16 |
| 9 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:17.565 | +1.281 | 14 |
| 10 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:17.623 | +1.339 | 10 |
| 11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:17.731 | +1.447 | 10 |
| 12 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:17.819 | +1.535 | 10 |
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:18.145 | +1.861 | 10 |
| 14 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:18.445 | +2.161 | 15 |
| 15 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:18.548 | +2.264 | 11 |
| 16 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:18.637 | +2.353 | 10 |
| 17 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:18.669 | +2.385 | 9 |
| 18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:18.698 | +2.414 | 8 |
| 19 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:18.839 | +2.555 | 5 |
| 20 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.720 | 21 | |
| 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:16.873 | +0.153 | 32 |
| 3 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:17.953 | +1.233 | 35 |
| 4 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:17.954 | +1.234 | 42 |
| 5 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:18.046 | +1.326 | 36 |
| 6 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:18.061 | +1.341 | 35 |
| 7 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.100 | +1.380 | 40 |
| 8 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.133 | +1.413 | 42 |
| 9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:18.140 | +1.420 | 40 |
| 10 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:18.167 | +1.447 | 24 |
| 11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:18.485 | +1.765 | 24 |
| 12 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:18.733 | +2.013 | 39 |
| 13 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:19.024 | +2.304 | 39 |
| 14 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:19.047 | +2.327 | 36 |
| 15 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:19.096 | +2.376 | 30 |
| 16 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:19.219 | +2.499 | 25 |
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:19.322 | +2.602 | 41 |
| 18 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:19.335 | +2.615 | 37 |
| 19 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:19.543 | +2.823 | 31 |
| 20 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:19.670 | +2.950 | 35 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #33 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.656 | 19 | |
| 2 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:17.139 | +0.483 | 19 |
| 3 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:17.926 | +1.270 | 20 |
| 4 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:18.028 | +1.372 | 21 |
| 5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:18.075 | +1.419 | 23 |
| 6 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:18.322 | +1.666 | 27 |
| 7 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:18.746 | +2.090 | 17 |
| 8 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.936 | +2.280 | 22 |
| 9 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:19.024 | +2.368 | 29 |
| 10 | #34 Nicholas Latifi | Force India | 1:19.078 | +2.422 | 23 |
| 11 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:19.124 | +2.468 | 29 |
| 12 | #36 Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber | 1:19.134 | +2.478 | 25 |
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:19.276 | +2.620 | 26 |
| 14 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:19.312 | +2.656 | 28 |
| 15 | #47 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:19.646 | +2.990 | 23 |
| 16 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:19.716 | +3.060 | 29 |
| 17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:19.853 | +3.197 | 28 |
| 18 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:19.899 | +3.243 | 30 |
| 19 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:20.142 | +3.486 | 26 |
| 20 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 2 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 9 | 15 | 358 | |
| 2 | #5 Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 11 | 294 | -64 |
| 3 | #7 Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1 | 11 | 236 | -122 |
| 4 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 8 | 227 | -131 | |
| 5 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 9 | 216 | -142 |
| 6 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2 | 2 | 146 | -212 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 69 | -289 | ||
| 8 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1 | 57 | -301 | |
| 9 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 53 | -305 | ||
| 10 | #14 Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 50 | -308 | ||
| 11 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Force India | 49 | -309 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Renault | 45 | -313 | ||
| 13 | #8 Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 31 | -327 | ||
| 14 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 29 | -329 | ||
| 15 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 27 | -331 | ||
| 16 | #2 Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 12 | -346 | ||
| 17 | #9 Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 9 | -349 | ||
| 18 | #18 Lance Stroll | Williams | 6 | -352 | ||
| 19 | #28 Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 4 | -354 | ||
| 20 | #35 Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1 | -357 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 9 | 23 | 585 | |
| 2 | Ferrari | 6 | 22 | 530 | -55 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 4 | 11 | 362 | -223 |
| 4 | Renault | 114 | -471 | ||
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 84 | -501 | ||
| 6 | McLaren | 62 | -523 | ||
| 7 | Force India | 1 | 47 | -538 | |
| 8 | Sauber | 36 | -549 | ||
| 9 | Toro Rosso | 33 | -552 | ||
| 10 | Williams | 7 | -578 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Valtteri Bottas | 1:19.232 - Charles Leclerc | Charles Leclerc |
| 2017 | #33 Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:18.785 - Sebastian Vettel | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2016 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | 1:21.134 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | 1:20.521 - Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1990 | #1 Alain Prost | Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Gerhard Berger | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Riccardo Patrese | Michele Alboreto | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1986 | #20 Gerhard Berger | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1970 | #3 Jacky Ickx | Clay Regazzoni | Denny Hulme | Clay Regazzoni | |
| 1969 | #5 Denny Hulme | Jacky Ickx | Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham | |
| 1968 | #10 Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Jackie Oliver | Jo Siffert | |
| 1967 | #5 Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #7 John Surtees | Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | John Surtees | |
| 1965 | #11 Richie Ginther | Dan Gurney | Mike Spence | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #6 Dan Gurney | John Surtees | Lorenzo Bandini | Jim Clark | |
| 1963 | #8 Jim Clark | Jack Brabham | Richie Ginther | Jim Clark |