The 2018 Mexican Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018)[1] was the nineteenth race of the 2018 Formula One season, and the eighteenth time the Mexican Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 26 October and 28 October 2018.
In qualifying, Daniel Ricciardo took his third overall pole position, also his first on a track other than the Circuit de Monaco. After setting the pace at the start of Q3, Max Verstappen failed to beat Ricciardo in the final stages as a result of brake issues. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton qualified third ahead of Sebastian Vettel, with both starting in positions that would make Hamilton the World Champion if they remained in those places.
In the race, Verstappen shot past Ricciardo at the start, and held off Hamilton at the first turn, followed by Ricciardo, Vettel, Valtteri Bottas and Kimi Räikkönen. The story of the race became almost every team struggling with the too-soft Pirelli tires, with most drivers making at least two stops. Verstappen was never headed, winning a solid victory. Teammate Ricciardo suffered a mechanical failure late in the race while running second, so the other podiums spots were grabbed by Vettel and Räikkönen. Hamilton drove a careful race to finish fourth, and clinch his fifth world title, while Bottas was a lap down in fifth. Every other car was at least two laps down.
Background[]
Following his third-place finish in the US, Hamilton would win the title if he finished seventh or higher no matter where Vettel finishes, while Vettel would have to win the race with Hamilton finishing eighth or lower to make the championship battle carry on the next race in Brazil.[2]
Entry list[]
Practice Overview[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
No | Driver | Team | |||||||||||
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Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
2 | 1:19.716 | 16 | 1:19.096 | 15 | 1:18.445 | 14 | |||||||
3 | 1:17.139 | 2 | 1:16.873 | 2 | 1:17.028 | 4 | |||||||
5 | 1:18.746 | 7 | 1:17.954 | 4 | 1:16.566 | 3 | |||||||
7 | 1:18.936 | 8 | 1:18.133 | 8 | 1:17.045 | 5 | |||||||
8 | 1:19.276 | 13 | 1:18.733 | 12 | 1:18.145 | 13 | |||||||
9 | 1:19.312 | 14 | 1:19.322 | 17 | 1:17.565 | 9 | |||||||
10 | No Time | 20 | 1:19.047 | 14 | 1:17.525 | 8 | |||||||
11 | 1:19.124 | 11 | 1:18.167 | 10 | 1:17.819 | 12 | |||||||
14 | 1:19.543 | 19 | 1:18.548 | 15 | |||||||||
16 | 1:19.024 | 13 | 1:17.059 | 6 | |||||||||
18 | 1:20.142 | 19 | 1:19.219 | 16 | 1:18.698 | 18 | |||||||
20 | 1:19.853 | 17 | 1:19.670 | 20 | No Time | 20 | |||||||
27 | 1:18.028 | 4 | 1:18.046 | 5 | 1:17.623 | 10 | |||||||
28 | 1:19.024 | 9 | 1:18.061 | 6 | 1:18.637 | 16 | |||||||
31 | 1:18.485 | 11 | 1:17.731 | 11 | |||||||||
33 | 1:16.656 | 1 | 1:16.720 | 1 | 1:16.284 | 1 | |||||||
34 | 1:19.078 | 10 | |||||||||||
35 | 1:19.899 | 18 | 1:19.335 | 18 | 1:18.669 | 17 | |||||||
36 | 1:19.134 | 12 | |||||||||||
44 | 1:18.075 | 5 | 1:18.100 | 7 | 1:16.538 | 2 | |||||||
55 | 1:17.926 | 3 | 1:17.953 | 3 | 1:17.336 | 7 | |||||||
77 | 1:18.322 | 6 | 1:18.140 | 9 | 1:18.839 | 19 | |||||||
Source: [3][4][5] |
Qualifying[]
Q1[]
Q2[]
Q3[]
Qualifying Results[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid | ||||||
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Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | ||||||||
1 | 3 | 4 | 1:15.866 | 4 | 1:15.845 | 1 | 1:14.759 | 1 | |||||
2 | 33 | 3 | 1:15.756 | 1 | 1:15.640 | 2 | 1:14.785 | 2 | |||||
3 | 44 | 2 | 1:15.673 | 2 | 1:15.644 | 3 | 1:14.894 | 3 | |||||
4 | 5 | 5 | 1:16.089 | 3 | 1:15.715 | 4 | 1:14.970 | 4 | |||||
5 | 77 | 1 | 1:15.580 | 5 | 1:15.923 | 5 | 1:15.160 | 5 | |||||
6 | 7 | 8 | 1:16.446 | 6 | 1:15.996 | 6 | 1:15.330 | 6 | |||||
7 | 27 | 9 | 1:16.498 | 7 | 1:16.126 | 7 | 1:15.827 | 7 | |||||
8 | 55 | 12 | 1:16.813 | 8 | 1:16.188 | 8 | 1:16.084 | 8 | |||||
9 | 16 | 15 | 1:16.862 | 9 | 1:16.320 | 9 | 1:16.189 | 9 | |||||
10 | 9 | 11 | 1:16.701 | 10 | 1:16.633 | 10 | 1:16.513 | 10 | |||||
11 | 31 | 7 | 1:16.252 | 11 | 1:16.844 | 11 | |||||||
12 | 14 | 14 | 1:16.857 | 12 | 1:16.871 | 12 | |||||||
13 | 11 | 6 | 1:16.242 | 13 | 1:17.167 | 13 | |||||||
14 | 28 | 10 | 1:16.682 | 14 | 1:17.184 | 14 | |||||||
15 | 10 | 13 | 1:16.828 | 15 | no time | 20* | |||||||
16 | 8 | 16 | 1:16.911 | 18† | |||||||||
17 | 2 | 17 | 1:16.966 | 15 | |||||||||
18 | 20 | 18 | 1:17.599 | 16 | |||||||||
19 | 18 | 19 | 1:17.689 | 17 | |||||||||
20 | 35 | 20 | 1:17.886 | 19 | |||||||||
107% time: 1:20.870 | |||||||||||||
Source: [6] |
- * Gasly[7][8]
- † Grosjean was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Leclerc at the previous race in the United States.[9]
Grid[]
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
Milestones[]
- Red Bull Racing's 60th pole position.
- Fifth victory and 20th podium for Max Verstappen.
- 110th podium for Sebastian Vettel.
- 102nd podium for Kimi Räikkönen.
- Fifth World Championship for Lewis Hamilton.
Standings after race[]
Notes[]
- ↑ "Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018". formula1.com. Formula One Administration. https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2018/Mexico.html. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ↑ "TITLE PERMUTATIONS: How Hamilton – and Mercedes – can be crowned champions in Mexico". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 25 October 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.title-permutations-how-hamilton-and-mercedes-can-be-crowned-champions-in.5dcz3gODYWuuIia8cgC4uo.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Mexican Grand Prix – Practice 1 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 26 October 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/997/mexico/practice-1.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Mexican Grand Prix – Practice 2 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 26 October 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/997/mexico/practice-2.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Mexican Grand Prix – Practice 3 results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 27 October 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/997/mexico/practice-3.html. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Mexican Grand Prix – Qualifying results". Formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 27 October 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/997/mexico/qualifying.html. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- ↑ "FIA Stewards Decision — Document No. 10". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 October 2018. https://www.fia.com/file/74431/download?token=CXPQLtQ8. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ "FIA Stewards Decision — Document No. 19". FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 27 October 2018. https://www.fia.com/file/74468/download?token=W8s8jtKK. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ "Grosjean escapes race ban after penalty for Leclerc clash". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 21 October 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.grosjean-escapes-race-ban-after-penalty-for-leclerc-clash.6RwweimCL6q6QM4cqqaE46.html. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico Grand Prix 2018 Race Results". formula1.com (Formula One Administration). 28 October 2018. https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2018/races/997/mexico/race-result.html. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
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