2018 Austrian Grand Prix
2018 Austrian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1] | |||||
Date | 1 July 2018 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Eyetime Grosser Preis von Österreich 2018 | ||||
Location |
Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 4.318 km (2.683 miles) | ||||
Distance | 71 laps, 306.452 km (190.420 miles) | ||||
Weather | Sunny | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:03.130 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:06.957 on lap 71 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2018 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Eyetime Grosser Preis von Österreich 2018) was a
The race was won by Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull, marking the first time that Red Bull has won at their home Grand Prix.
Report
Background
The circuit included three drag reduction system (DRS) zones for the first time. These included a zone along the main straight, with the second zone on the straight from turn 1 to turns 2 and 3, and a third zone extending from turn 3 to turn 4.[2] Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 14-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship. In the Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a 23-point lead over Ferrari.
Qualifying
In Q2, Carlos Sainz had to avoid Vettel, who was going slowly on the racing line. Vettel was later awarded a 3-place grid penalty for the incident. Mercedes locked out the front row in Q3 and Valtteri Bottas took his first pole of 2018. The Ferraris locked out the second row. Romain Grosjean outqualified Daniel Ricciardo to take P6.
Race
Bottas had a poor start from pole position. Initially passed by Hamilton, Räikkönen and Verstappen, he reclaimed P2 overtaking Verstappen and Räikkönen around the outside of Turn 4. Shortly after Verstappen overtook Räikkönen for P3.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos. | Car no. |
Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:04.175 | 1:03.756 | 1:03.130 | 1 |
2 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:04.080 | 1:03.577 | 1:03.149 | 2 |
3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:04.347 | 1:03.544 | 1:03.464 | 61 |
4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:04.234 | 1:03.975 | 1:03.660 | 3 |
5 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:04.273 | 1:04.001 | 1:03.840 | 4 |
6 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:04.242 | 1:04.059 | 1:03.892 | 5 |
7 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:04.723 | 1:04.403 | 1:03.996 | 7 |
8 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:04.460 | 1:04.291 | 1:04.051 | 8 |
9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:04.948 | 1:04.561 | 1:04.725 | 9 |
10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:04.864 | 1:04.676 | 1:05.019 | 10 |
11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:05.148 | 1:04.845 | 11 | |
12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:05.011 | 1:04.874 | 12 | |
13 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
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Sauber-Ferrari
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1:04.967 | 1:04.979 | 172 | |
14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 1:04.965 | 1:05.058 | PL3 | |
15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:05.264 | 1:05.286 | 13 | |
16 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 1:05.271 | 14 | ||
17 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:05.279 | 15 | ||
18 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:05.322 | 16 | ||
19 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:05.366 | 194 | ||
20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari
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1:05.479 | 18 | ||
107% time: 1:08.565 | |||||||
Source:[3] |
- Notes
- ^1 – Sebastian Vettel received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Carlos Sainz Jr. in Q2.
- Charles Leclercreceived a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
- ^3 – Fernando Alonso required to start from the pit lane for changing to a new specification of front wing assembly and a new MGU-K.
- ^4 – Brendon Hartley received a 35-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit components.
Race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 71 | 1:21:56.024 | 4 | 25 |
2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 71 | +1.504 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 71 | +3.181 | 6 | 15 |
4 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 5 | 12 |
5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 70 | +1 lap | 8 | 10 |
6 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 11 | 8 |
7 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 70 | +1 lap | 15 | 6 |
8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 70 | +1 lap | PL | 4 |
9 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
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Sauber-Ferrari
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70 | +1 lap | 17 | 2 |
10 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari
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70 | +1 lap | 18 | 1 |
11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 70 | +1 lap | 12 | |
12 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 70 | +1 lap | 9 | |
13 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin
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Williams-Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps | 16 | |
14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 69 | +2 laps1 | 13 | |
152 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 65 | Collision damage | 14 | |
Ret | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 62 | Fuel pressure | 2 | |
Ret | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 54 | Hydraulics | 19 | |
Ret | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 53 | Exhaust | 7 | |
Ret | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 13 | Hydraulics | 1 | |
Ret | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 11 | Engine | 10 | |
Source:[4] |
- Notes
- ^1 – Lance Stroll originally finished 13th, but had 10 seconds added to his race time for ignoring blue flags.
- ^2 – Stoffel Vandoorne retired from the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ "Austria". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ Coch, Mat (26 June 2018). "Third DRS zone added for Austrian Grand Prix". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Formula 1 Eyetime Grosser Preis von Österreich 2018 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Formula 1 Eyetime Grosser Preis von Österreich 2018 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Austria 2018 – Championship". StatsF1. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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