2018 Formula 1 World Championship

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Total races

Driver champion

Lewis Hamilton

Constructor champion

Mercedes

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2018 Australian Grand Prix

First race

Mar 25, 2018

Date first race

2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Last race

Nov 25, 2018

Date last race

HAM (11)

Most wins

HAM (11)

Most pole positions

HAM (17)

Most podiums

VET (20), HAM (20)

Most in points

BOT (7)

Most fastest laps

RIC (8)

Most DNF

2018 standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	11	17	408
2	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	5	12	320	-88
3	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1	12	251	-157
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	2	11	249	-159
5	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	0	8	247	-161
6	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	2	2	170	-238
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	0	0	69	-339
8	Sergio Pérez	Force India	0	1	62	-346
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	0	0	56	-352
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	0	0	53	-355
11	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	0	0	50	-358
12	Esteban Ocon	Force India	0	0	49	-359
13	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	0	0	39	-369
14	Romain Grosjean	Haas	0	0	37	-371
15	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	0	0	29	-379
16	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren	0	0	12	-396
17	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	0	0	9	-399
18	Lance Stroll	Williams	0	0	6	-402
19	Brendon Hartley	Toro Rosso	0	0	4	-404
20	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams	0	0	1	-407

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mercedes	Mercedes	11	25	655
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	24	571	-84
3	Red Bull	TAG Heuer	4	13	419	-236
4	Renault	Renault	0	0	122	-533
5	Haas	Ferrari	0	0	93	-562
6	McLaren	Renault	0	0	62	-593
7	Force India	Mercedes	0	1	52	-603
8	Sauber	Ferrari	0	0	48	-607
9	Toro Rosso	Honda	0	0	33	-622
10	Williams	Mercedes	0	0	7	-648

2018 schedule

	Race	Date	Winner	2nd	3rd	Pole position
1	2018 Australian Grand Prix	Mar 25	#5 Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton
2	2018 Bahrain Grand Prix	Apr 8	#5 Sebastian Vettel	Valtteri Bottas	Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel
3	2018 Chinese Grand Prix	Apr 15	#3 Daniel Ricciardo	Valtteri Bottas	Kimi Räikkönen	Sebastian Vettel
4	2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Apr 29	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Räikkönen	Sergio Pérez	Sebastian Vettel
5	2018 Spanish Grand Prix	May 13	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton
6	2018 Monaco Grand Prix	May 27	#3 Daniel Ricciardo	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Daniel Ricciardo
7	2018 Canadian Grand Prix	Jun 10	#5 Sebastian Vettel	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen	Sebastian Vettel
8	2018 French Grand Prix	Jun 24	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton
9	2018 Austrian Grand Prix	Jul 1	#33 Max Verstappen	Kimi Räikkönen	Sebastian Vettel	Valtteri Bottas
10	2018 British Grand Prix	Jul 8	#5 Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton
11	2018 German Grand Prix	Jul 22	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	Kimi Räikkönen	Sebastian Vettel
12	2018 Hungarian Grand Prix	Jul 29	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton
13	2018 Belgian Grand Prix	Aug 26	#5 Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton
14	2018 Italian Grand Prix	Sep 2	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Kimi Räikkönen	Valtteri Bottas	Kimi Räikkönen
15	2018 Singapore Grand Prix	Sep 16	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Sebastian Vettel	Lewis Hamilton
16	2018 Russian Grand Prix	Sep 30	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	Sebastian Vettel	Valtteri Bottas
17	2018 Japanese Grand Prix	Oct 7	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Valtteri Bottas	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton
18	2018 United States Grand Prix	Oct 21	#7 Kimi Räikkönen	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton	Lewis Hamilton
19	2018 Mexican Grand Prix	Oct 28	#33 Max Verstappen	Sebastian Vettel	Kimi Räikkönen	Daniel Ricciardo
20	2018 Brazilian Grand Prix	Nov 11	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Max Verstappen	Kimi Räikkönen	Lewis Hamilton
21	2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Nov 25	#44 Lewis Hamilton	Sebastian Vettel	Max Verstappen	Lewis Hamilton

Position heatmap

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
HAM	458	270	218	117	132	37	3	2	6	4	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
VET	345	244	198	142	143	67	31	15	7	9	12	5	5	1	8	3	6	5	2	0
RAI	92	127	225	330	158	143	12	2	7	3	5	3	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0
VER	169	168	343	174	122	38	4	13	41	20	10	5	5	7	0	0	2	4	2	0
BOT	84	410	167	172	182	45	16	44	18	13	6	7	16	9	4	4	0	5	0	0
RIC	116	45	91	219	223	208	19	9	5	10	6	19	10	9	5	25	11	2	2	0
HUL	0	0	0	4	28	143	268	81	69	71	60	44	67	54	21	8	10	2	6	0
PER	0	0	12	26	18	48	109	109	132	156	98	100	60	125	91	32	36	21	22	1
MAG	0	0	0	21	53	144	156	116	147	104	50	50	75	18	74	58	45	34	20	7
SAI	0	0	8	8	15	80	122	206	148	204	126	82	97	31	23	38	7	0	0	0
ALO	0	0	0	0	34	10	108	124	84	81	103	87	39	83	57	46	48	57	18	6
OCO	0	0	0	6	39	84	122	122	130	79	98	104	65	110	38	21	14	11	5	4
LEC	0	0	0	5	19	28	137	91	96	103	71	73	113	86	67	62	41	34	24	8
GRO	0	0	0	10	53	100	76	158	84	76	117	94	62	41	44	42	41	60	9	7
GAS	0	0	2	29	39	75	59	31	73	86	101	80	98	88	99	62	27	33	33	17
VAN	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	39	79	32	67	75	170	120	122	176	140	85	52	36
ERI	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	46	58	114	73	144	84	118	139	83	116	66	26	12
STR	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	38	22	36	62	73	97	141	139	167	188	81	64	0
HAR	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	9	31	26	130	152	141	99	94	89	85	65	33	39
SIR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	22	50	49	39	97	174	200	209	180	80	2

Laps in the lead

Pos.	Driver	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton	458
2	Sebastian Vettel	345
3	Max Verstappen	169
4	Daniel Ricciardo	116
5	Kimi Räikkönen	92
6	Valtteri Bottas	84

2018 Formula 1 world championship

The 2018 Formula 1 season included 21 Grands Prix, featuring teams and drivers competing across iconic circuits. From the opening race in Australia to the finale in Abu Dhabi, fans followed the action as drivers and teams competed for championship glory.

Championship results

Lewis Hamilton won the Drivers' Championship, representing Mercedes, with a total of 408 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes claimed victory, finishing the season with 655 points.

Season highlights

Total races: 21
Drivers who won a race: 5
Teams with race victories: 3
Most wins by a driver: Lewis Hamilton (11)
Most podiums by a driver: Lewis Hamilton (17)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
HAM	458	270	218	117	132	37	3	2	6	4	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
VET	345	244	198	142	143	67	31	15	7	9	12	5	5	1	8	3	6	5	2	0
RAI	92	127	225	330	158	143	12	2	7	3	5	3	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0
VER	169	168	343	174	122	38	4	13	41	20	10	5	5	7	0	0	2	4	2	0
BOT	84	410	167	172	182	45	16	44	18	13	6	7	16	9	4	4	0	5	0	0
RIC	116	45	91	219	223	208	19	9	5	10	6	19	10	9	5	25	11	2	2	0
HUL	0	0	0	4	28	143	268	81	69	71	60	44	67	54	21	8	10	2	6	0
PER	0	0	12	26	18	48	109	109	132	156	98	100	60	125	91	32	36	21	22	1
MAG	0	0	0	21	53	144	156	116	147	104	50	50	75	18	74	58	45	34	20	7
SAI	0	0	8	8	15	80	122	206	148	204	126	82	97	31	23	38	7	0	0	0
ALO	0	0	0	0	34	10	108	124	84	81	103	87	39	83	57	46	48	57	18	6
OCO	0	0	0	6	39	84	122	122	130	79	98	104	65	110	38	21	14	11	5	4
LEC	0	0	0	5	19	28	137	91	96	103	71	73	113	86	67	62	41	34	24	8
GRO	0	0	0	10	53	100	76	158	84	76	117	94	62	41	44	42	41	60	9	7
GAS	0	0	2	29	39	75	59	31	73	86	101	80	98	88	99	62	27	33	33	17
VAN	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	39	79	32	67	75	170	120	122	176	140	85	52	36
ERI	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	46	58	114	73	144	84	118	139	83	116	66	26	12
STR	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	38	22	36	62	73	97	141	139	167	188	81	64	0
HAR	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	9	31	26	130	152	141	99	94	89	85	65	33	39
SIR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	22	50	49	39	97	174	200	209	180	80	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
HAM	458	270	218	117	132	37	3	2	6	4	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
VET	345	244	198	142	143	67	31	15	7	9	12	5	5	1	8	3	6	5	2	0
RAI	92	127	225	330	158	143	12	2	7	3	5	3	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0
VER	169	168	343	174	122	38	4	13	41	20	10	5	5	7	0	0	2	4	2	0
BOT	84	410	167	172	182	45	16	44	18	13	6	7	16	9	4	4	0	5	0	0
RIC	116	45	91	219	223	208	19	9	5	10	6	19	10	9	5	25	11	2	2	0
HUL	0	0	0	4	28	143	268	81	69	71	60	44	67	54	21	8	10	2	6	0
PER	0	0	12	26	18	48	109	109	132	156	98	100	60	125	91	32	36	21	22	1
MAG	0	0	0	21	53	144	156	116	147	104	50	50	75	18	74	58	45	34	20	7
SAI	0	0	8	8	15	80	122	206	148	204	126	82	97	31	23	38	7	0	0	0
ALO	0	0	0	0	34	10	108	124	84	81	103	87	39	83	57	46	48	57	18	6
OCO	0	0	0	6	39	84	122	122	130	79	98	104	65	110	38	21	14	11	5	4
LEC	0	0	0	5	19	28	137	91	96	103	71	73	113	86	67	62	41	34	24	8
GRO	0	0	0	10	53	100	76	158	84	76	117	94	62	41	44	42	41	60	9	7
GAS	0	0	2	29	39	75	59	31	73	86	101	80	98	88	99	62	27	33	33	17
VAN	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	39	79	32	67	75	170	120	122	176	140	85	52	36
ERI	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	46	58	114	73	144	84	118	139	83	116	66	26	12
STR	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	38	22	36	62	73	97	141	139	167	188	81	64	0
HAR	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	9	31	26	130	152	141	99	94	89	85	65	33	39
SIR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	22	50	49	39	97	174	200	209	180	80	2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
HAM	458	270	218	117	132	37	3	2	6	4	2	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
VET	345	244	198	142	143	67	31	15	7	9	12	5	5	1	8	3	6	5	2	0
RAI	92	127	225	330	158	143	12	2	7	3	5	3	1	2	3	2	1	0	0	0
VER	169	168	343	174	122	38	4	13	41	20	10	5	5	7	0	0	2	4	2	0
BOT	84	410	167	172	182	45	16	44	18	13	6	7	16	9	4	4	0	5	0	0
RIC	116	45	91	219	223	208	19	9	5	10	6	19	10	9	5	25	11	2	2	0
HUL	0	0	0	4	28	143	268	81	69	71	60	44	67	54	21	8	10	2	6	0
PER	0	0	12	26	18	48	109	109	132	156	98	100	60	125	91	32	36	21	22	1
MAG	0	0	0	21	53	144	156	116	147	104	50	50	75	18	74	58	45	34	20	7
SAI	0	0	8	8	15	80	122	206	148	204	126	82	97	31	23	38	7	0	0	0
ALO	0	0	0	0	34	10	108	124	84	81	103	87	39	83	57	46	48	57	18	6
OCO	0	0	0	6	39	84	122	122	130	79	98	104	65	110	38	21	14	11	5	4
LEC	0	0	0	5	19	28	137	91	96	103	71	73	113	86	67	62	41	34	24	8
GRO	0	0	0	10	53	100	76	158	84	76	117	94	62	41	44	42	41	60	9	7
GAS	0	0	2	29	39	75	59	31	73	86	101	80	98	88	99	62	27	33	33	17
VAN	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	39	79	32	67	75	170	120	122	176	140	85	52	36
ERI	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	46	58	114	73	144	84	118	139	83	116	66	26	12
STR	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	38	22	36	62	73	97	141	139	167	188	81	64	0
HAR	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	9	31	26	130	152	141	99	94	89	85	65	33	39
SIR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	22	50	49	39	97	174	200	209	180	80	2