2018 Austrian Grand Prix

The 2018 Austrian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Eyetime Großer Preis von Österreich 2018) was the ninth race of the 2018 Formula One season, and the thirty-second time the Austrian Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar. It was held between 29 June and 1 July 2018.
In qualifying, Valtteri Bottas took his first pole position of the season, slightly faster than Lewis Hamilton's, which was only enough to put Hamilton on the front row alongside his teammate. Sebastian Vettel qualified third for the second race in a row, although he was penalised three places for impeding Carlos Sainz, Jr., thus putting Vettel's teammate Kimi Räikkönen third on the grid.
In the race, Bottas got squeezed in between Hamilton and Räikkönen, and fell behind them and Max Verstappen at the first corner, although he got back past Verstappen and Räikkönen after Turn 3, and Verstappen overtook Räikkönen at Turn 8. When the virtual safety car was deployed on lap 14 after Bottas pulled off the track with a gearbox issue, the drivers of both and took the opportunity to pit while Hamilton stayed out. The lead was then given to Verstappen after Hamilton pitted at the end of lap 25. As Räikkönen closed the gap to Verstappen later in the race, Daniel Ricciardo retired with the loss of gear sync on lap 54, then Hamilton suffered a loss of fuel pressure on lap 63. Verstappen went on to take his first victory of the season, also his fourth win overall. Räikkönen finished in second place ahead of his teammate Vettel, who retook the lead of the Drivers' Championship by just one point ahead of Hamilton. With both Bottas and Hamilton out of the race, Ferrari took the lead of the Constructors' Championship by ten points ahead of .
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==Background==
A third DRS zone was added, going along the straight from Turn 1 to Turn 3.
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W09 EQ Power+ 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W09 EQ Power+ 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF71H 	 	062 EVO 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF71H 	 	062 EVO 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB14 	 	TAG Heuer 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB14 	 	TAG Heuer 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM11 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Sahara Force India F1 Team 	 	VJM11 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW41 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW41 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault Sport Formula One Team 	 	R.S.18 	 	R.E.18 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Renault Sport Formula One Team 	 	R.S.18 	 	R.E.18 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR13 	 	RA618H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR13 	 	RA618H 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-18 	 	062 EVO 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-18 	 	062 EVO 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL33 	 	R.E.18 	
2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL33 	 	R.E.18 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 	 	C37 	 	062 EVO 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 	 	C37 	 	062 EVO 	
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40 	Robert Kubica 	Williams Martini Racing 	 	FW41 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	1:06.698	18 	1:05.930	10 	1:05.837	18 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:05.483	5 	1:05.031	4 	1:04.891	6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:05.180	4 	1:04.815	3 	1:04.070	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:05.776	6 	1:05.265	6 	1:04.470	4 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:06.028	7 	1:05.429	7 	1:04.916	7 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:06.400	11 	1:06.199	14 	1:05.699	16 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:06.394	10 	1:05.758	9 	1:05.264	12 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:06.455	14 	1:06.354	18 	1:05.502	15 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:06.612	17 	1:06.429	19 	1:05.448	14 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:06.215	9 	1:06.096	12 	1:05.219	10 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:06.567	16 	1:06.626	20 	1:06.029	19 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:06.404	12 	1:05.559	8 	1:05.013	8 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:06.479	15 	1:06.273	15 	1:05.228	11 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	1:06.871	19 	1:06.332	17 	1:05.705	17 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:06.055	8 	1:06.133	13 	1:05.444	13 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:05.072	3 	1:05.125	5 	1:04.791	5 	 	 	 	 	
35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	 	1:06.326	16 	1:06.318	20 	 	 	 	 	 	
40 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:07.424	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:04.839	1 	1:04.579	1 	1:04.099	2 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:06.427	13 	1:05.999	11 	1:05.086	9 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:04.966	2 	1:04.755	2 	1:04.204	3 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:04.175 	 	3 	1:03.756 	 	1 	1:03.130 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	1 	1:04.080 	 	2 	1:03.577 	 	2 	1:03.149 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	6 	1:04.347 	 	1 	1:03.544 	 	3 	1:03.464 	6*
4 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	3 	1:04.234 	 	4 	1:03.975 	 	4 	1:03.660 	3
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	5 	1:04.273 	 	5 	1:04.001 	 	5 	1:03.840 	4
6 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	4 	1:04.242 	 	6 	1:04.059 	 	6 	1:03.892 	5
7 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	8 	1:04.723 	 	8 	1:04.403 	 	7 	1:03.996 	7
8 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	7 	1:04.460 	 	7 	1:04.291 	 	8 	1:04.051 	8
9 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	10 	1:04.948 	 	9 	1:04.561 	 	9 	1:04.725 	9
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	9 	1:04.864 	 	10 	1:04.676 	 	10 	1:05.019 	10
11 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	14 	1:05.148 	 	11 	1:04.845 	 	 	 	11
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	13 	1:05.011 	 	12 	1:04.874 	 	 	 	12
13 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	12 	1:04.967 	 	13 	1:04.979 	 	 	 	17†
14 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	11 	1:04.965 	 	14 	1:05.058 	 	 	 	PL‡
15 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	15 	1:05.264 	 	15 	1:05.286 	 	 	 	13
16 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	16 	1:05.271 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
17 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	17 	1:05.279 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
18 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	 	18 	1:05.322 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
19 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	 	19 	1:05.366 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19§
20 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	20 	1:05.479 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
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** Vettel was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sainz during Q2.
*† Leclerc was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*‡ Alonso had to start from the pit lane due to the use of a different front wing and his third MGU-K.
*§ Hartley was given a 35-place grid penalty for using his fifth internal combustion engine, MGU-H and turbocharger, and his fourth MGU-K, energy store and control electronics.
===Grid===
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** Vettel was given a three-place grid penalty for impeding Sainz during Q2.
*† Leclerc was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*‡ Hartley was given a 35-place grid penalty for using his fifth internal combustion engine, MGU-H and turbocharger, and his fourth MGU-K, energy store and control electronics.
*§ Alonso had to start from the pit lane due to the use of a different front wing and his third MGU-K.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	71 	1h 21m 56.024s	4 	25
2 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	71 	+1.504s 	3 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	71 	+3.181s 	6 	15
4 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	5 	12
5 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	8 	10
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	11 	8
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	15 	6
8 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	PL 	4
9 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	17 	2
10 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	18 	1
11 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	12 	
12 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	70 	+1 Lap 	9 	
13 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	16 	
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	69 	+2 Laps* 	13 	
15 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	65 	Clutch 	14 	
Ret 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	62 	Engine 	2 	
Ret 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	54 	Gear Selection	19 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	53 	Mechanical 	7 	
Ret 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	13 	Gearbox 	1 	
Ret 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	11 	Engine Sensor 	10 	
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** Stroll originally finished thirteenth, but was given a ten-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.
==Milestones==
*Fernando Alonso's 300th start (302nd entry).
*Stoffel Vandoorne's 30th entry (29th start).
*Max Verstappen's 15th podium.
*' first double retirement since the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix.
==Standings==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	146 	1
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	145 	1
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	101 	2
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	96 	1
5 	Max Verstappen 	93 	1
6 	Valtteri Bottas 	92 	2
7 	Kevin Magnussen 	37 	3
8 	Fernando Alonso 	36 	
9 	Nico Hülkenberg 	34 	2
10 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	28 	1
11 	Sergio Pérez 	23 	1
12 	Esteban Ocon 	19 	2
13 	Pierre Gasly 	18 	2
14 	Charles Leclerc 	13 	1
15 	Romain Grosjean 	12 	
16 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	8 	1
17 	Lance Stroll 	4 	1
18 	Marcus Ericsson 	3 	1
19 	Brendon Hartley 	1 	1
Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	247 	1
2 	 	237 	1
3 	 	189 	
4 	 	62 	
5 	 	49 	2
6 	 	44 	1
7 	 	42 	1
8 	 	19 	
9 	 	16 	
10 	 	4 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
==Notes==
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