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2018 British Grand Prix
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Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Race details[1]
Date	8 July 2018
Official name	Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.891 km (3.660 mi)
Distance	52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 mi)
Weather	Sunny 27.0 °C (80.6 °F)[2]
Attendance	340,000 (race weekend) 140,000 (race)
Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:25.892
Fastest lap
Driver	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Time	1:30.696 on lap 47
Podium
First	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Second	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Third	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2018 British Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 8 July 2018 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The race was the tenth round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship. It marked 73rd running of the British Grand Prix, the 69th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event, and the 52nd time that the World Championship event had been held at the Silverstone Circuit.

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel entered the race with a one-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Drivers' Championship. In the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari led Mercedes by ten points.

Report

Background

The circuit featured three drag reduction system (DRS) zones. The two used in previous years – positioned on the Wellington and Hangar Straights – returned, with a third zone placed on the pit straight. As DRS is deactivated when the driver brakes, drivers were able to use the system through the Abbey and Farm corners as these corners could be taken flat-out when the car is low on fuel. This brought increased risk as DRS reduces drag by cancelling out aerodynamic grip at a time when aerodynamic grip improves the car's ability to take corners at speed. Drivers were able to manually deactivate DRS before the corners if they were unable or unwilling to take the corner with the use of DRS. The race marked the first time that drivers were able to use DRS through corners in a race.^[3] The decision to allow the use of DRS through the corners drew criticism as drivers felt that using DRS through Abbey corner was unsafe. Drivers found the best approach was to manually deactivate DRS before the corner without slowing before reactivating it on the corner exit. This approach was necessary as slowing the car would prevent the system from being reactivated.

Practice

FP1 saw Romain Grosjean crash at Abbey, after he left his DRS open whilst taking the corner, and Max Verstappen stopped on the pit straight with a gearbox issue. In FP2, Verstappen crashed at Luffield and Pierre Gasly's Toro Rosso broke down. In FP3, Brendon Hartley had a heavy crash after his front left suspension failed at high speed.

Qualifying

Q1 was red flagged as Lance Stroll went into the gravel and his car had to be removed. After an early showing from Ferrari, Hamilton took pole, his 6th around Silverstone. Ferrari qualified 2nd and 3rd, with Valtteri Bottas 4th. Hartley missed qualifying after the heavy crash in FP3, and started from the pit lane, along with Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin. Charles Leclerc made Q3 for the second time, qualifying in P9.

Race

Hamilton had a slow start and was jumped by Vettel and Bottas. At Turn 3, Kimi Räikkönen made contact with Hamilton, spinning him off the track and into last. Sergio Pérez also spun at the start, narrowly avoiding the Williams cars exiting the pit lane. Hartley failed to exit the pit lane. Räikkönen was given a 10 second time penalty for causing the collision between himself and Hamilton, which he served in the pits on lap 14. On lap 19, Leclerc retired after exiting the pits with a loose wheel. On lap 32, Marcus Ericsson crashed at Abbey, after failing to deactivate his DRS quick enough. This brought out a safety car, and both Ferraris and both Red Bulls pitted for a 2nd time, for the soft tyres. Mercedes chose to leave their drivers out to gain track position. On lap 38, Grosjean and Carlos Sainz crashed at Copse, causing another safety car. On lap 46, Verstappen spun and subsequently retired with a brake by wire issue. The next lap, Vettel overtook Bottas for the lead of the race, which he kept until the chequered flag.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	Car no.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:26.818	1:26.256	1:25.892	1
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:26.585	1:26.372	1:25.936	2
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	1:27.549	1:26.483	1:25.990	3
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:27.025	1:26.413	1:26.217	4
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	1:27.309	1:27.013	1:26.602	5
6	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	1:27.979	1:27.369	1:27.099	6
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:28.143	1:27.730	1:27.244	7
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	1:28.086	1:27.522	1:27.455	8
9	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	1:27.962	1:27.790	1:27.879	9
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	1:28.279	1:27.843	1:28.194	10
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	1:28.017	1:27.901		11
12	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India-Mercedes	1:28.210	1:27.928		12
13	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	1:28.187	1:28.139		13
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1:28.399	1:28.343		14
15	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	1:28.249	1:28.391		15
16	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	1:28.456			16
17	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	1:29.096			17
18	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	1:29.252			PL1
107% time: 1:32.645
—	18	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	no time			PL2
—	28	Brendon Hartley	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	no time			PL3
Source:[4]

Notes

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  ^1  – Sergey Sirotkin was required to start from the pit lane after changing his rear wing.


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  ^2  – Lance Stroll failed to set a lap time during qualifying. He was allowed to race at the stewards' discretion. He was required to start from the pit lane after changing his rear wing.


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  ^3  – Brendon Hartley did not take part in qualifying after crashing in FP3. He was allowed to race at the stewards' discretion. He was required to start from the pit lane after changing his chassis.

Race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	52	1:27:29.784	2	25
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	52	+2.264	1	18
3	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Ferrari	52	+3.652	3	15
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	52	+8.883	4	12
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	52	+9.500	6	10
6	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	52	+28.220	11	8
7	31	Esteban Ocon	Force India-Mercedes	52	+29.930	10	6
8	14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Renault	52	+31.115	13	4
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	52	+33.188	7	2
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Force India-Mercedes	52	+34.708	12	1
11	2	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren-Renault	52	+35.774	17
12	18	Lance Stroll	Williams-Mercedes	52	+38.106	PL
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	52	+39.1291	14
14	35	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams-Mercedes	52	+48.113	PL
152	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	46	Brakes	5
Ret	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	37	Collision	8
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Renault	37	Collision	16
Ret	9	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	31	Accident	15
Ret	16	Charles Leclerc	Sauber-Ferrari	18	Wheel	9
Ret	28	Brendon Hartley	Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda	1	PU connector	PL
Source:[5][6]

Notes

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  ^1  – Pierre Gasly originally finished 10th, but received a 5-second penalty for causing a collision.


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  ^2  – Max Verstappen retired from the race, but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Sebastian Vettel 171 2 Lewis Hamilton 163 3 Kimi Räikkönen 116 4 Daniel Ricciardo 106 1 5 Valtteri Bottas 104

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 287 2 Mercedes 267 3 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 199 4 Renault 70 5 Haas-Ferrari 51

See also

• 2018 Silverstone FIA Formula 2 round

References

External links

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