2018 British Grand Prix

The 2018 British Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix) was the tenth race of the 2018 Formula One season, the seventy-third time the British Grand Prix was held, and the fifty-fourth time it was held at the Silverstone Circuit. It was held between 6 July and 8 July 2018.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his fourth pole position of the season, also his sixth pole at the Silverstone Circuit. Sebastian Vettel qualified second, just 0.044 seconds behind Hamilton, while Kimi Räikkönen qualified third.
In the race, Hamilton made a poor start and fell behind Vettel and Valtteri Bottas, before Kimi Räikkönen collided with him at Turn 3 and left him at the back of the field. As Vettel controlled the race in first place, Hamilton fought his way back past the backmarkers and the midfield, and moved up into fifth place following Daniel Ricciardo's second pit stop. When the safety car came out after Marcus Ericsson spun off into the barrier at the Abbey corner at the end of lap 32, Vettel, Max Verstappen and Räikkönen all pitted while Bottas and Hamilton both stayed out, putting Bottas in the lead and Hamilton in third. One lap after the safety car came in at the end of lap 37, Romain Grosjean and Carlos Sainz, Jr. collided at Copse, and the safety car came back out for another four laps. With the race restarted at the end of lap 41, Bottas and Vettel fought for the lead, with Vettel finally passing Bottas on lap 47 with fresher tyres, and Hamilton passed Bottas a lap later. However, Hamilton's tyres were not fresh enough to let him fight for the lead, as Vettel took victory for the second time at the Silverstone Circuit, ending Hamilton's winning streak of four consecutive British Grand Prix wins, while Räikkönen finished third after passing Verstappen during the second restart and later passing Bottas.
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==Background==
A third DRS zone was added, going along the pit straight and the Abbey and Farm corners, marking the first time that DRS was used on corners, as drivers can go fast on low fuel at those corners, although it would lack aerodynamic grip, which would make it harder to handle corners at fast speeds. However, the drivers would be able to manually deactivate DRS if they feel they would not be able to take the corners while using it.
==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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==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	 	1:30.416	17 	1:30.121	17 	1:30.004	18 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:28.144	4 	1:28.408	5 	1:28.018	6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:27.998	3 	1:27.552	1 	1:27.851	4 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:28.218	5 	1:28.045	4 	1:26.815	2 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:29.352	7 	No Time 	20 	1:28.554	9 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:29.942	11 	1:30.046	14 	1:28.814	10 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:30.004	12 	1:29.831	13 	1:30.050	19 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:29.812	8 	1:29.522	9 	1:29.066	12 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:30.322	15 	1:29.306	6 	1:29.070	13 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:30.027	13 	1:29.557	10 	1:28.146	7 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:29.878	10 	1:30.069	15 	1:29.829	16 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:30.065	14 	1:29.617	12 	1:28.418	8 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:30.701	18 	1:29.354	7 	1:29.094	14 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	1:30.749	19 	1:30.404	18 	No Time 	20 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:29.815	9 	1:29.467	8 	1:28.917	11 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:28.325	6 	No Time 	19 	1:28.012	5 	 	 	 	 	
35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	1:31.017	20 	1:30.103	16 	1:29.984	17 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:27.487	1 	1:27.739	2 	1:26.722	1 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:30.358	16 	1:29.563	11 	1:29.133	15 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:27.854	2 	1:27.909	3 	1:27.364	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 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	2 	1:26.818 	 	1 	1:26.256 	 	1 	1:25.892 	1
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	1 	1:26.585 	 	2 	1:26.372 	 	2 	1:25.936 	2
3 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	5 	1:27.549 	 	4 	1:26.483 	 	3 	1:25.990 	3
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	3 	1:27.025 	 	3 	1:26.413 	 	4 	1:26.217 	4
5 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	4 	1:27.309 	 	5 	1:27.013 	 	5 	1:26.602 	5
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	7 	1:27.979 	 	6 	1:27.369 	 	6 	1:27.099 	6
7 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	10 	1:28.143 	 	8 	1:27.730 	 	7 	1:27.244 	7
8 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	9 	1:28.086 	 	7 	1:27.522 	 	8 	1:27.455 	8
9 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	6 	1:27.962 	 	9 	1:27.790 	 	9 	1:27.879 	9
10 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	14 	1:28.279 	 	10 	1:27.843 	 	10 	1:28.194 	10
11 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	8 	1:28.017 	 	11 	1:27.901 	 	 	 	11
12 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	12 	1:28.210 	 	12 	1:27.928 	 	 	 	12
13 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	11 	1:28.187 	 	13 	1:28.139 	 	 	 	13
14 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	15 	1:28.399 	 	14 	1:28.343 	 	 	 	14
15 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	13 	1:28.249 	 	15 	1:28.391 	 	 	 	15
16 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	16 	1:28.456 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	17 	1:29.096 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	 	18 	1:29.252 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL*
107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645	107% time: 1:32.645
19 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	19 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL†
20 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	PL‡
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** Sirotkin had to start from the pit lane due to changes on his front wing and car floor.
*† Stroll failed to set a lap time within the 107% rule, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He later had to start from he pit lane due to changes on his front wing and car floor.
*‡ Hartley did not compete due to damaging his car in FP3, but was given permission from the stewards to race. He later had to start from the pit lane due to changes on his chassis and exceeding the use of internal combustion engines and MGU-Ks.
===Grid===
** Note - Stroll and Sirotkin required to start from the pit lane due to cars being modified whilst under Parc Ferme conditions. Hartley failed to set a time within the Q1 107% requirement so races at the stewards’ discretion. He will start from the pit lane after a change of survival cell.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	1h 27m 29.784s 	2 	25
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	52 	+2.264s 	1 	18
3 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	52 	+3.652s 	3 	15
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	52 	+8.883s 	4 	12
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	52 	+9.500s 	6 	10
6 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	52 	+28.220s 	11 	8
7 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	52 	+29.930s 	10 	6
8 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	52 	+31.115s 	13 	4
9 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	52 	+33.188s 	7 	2
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	52 	+34.708s 	12 	1
11 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	52 	+35.774s 	17 	
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	52 	+38.106s 	PL 	
13 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	52 	+39.129s* 	14 	
14 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	52 	+48.113s 	PL 	
15 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	46 	Oil pressure 	5 	
Ret 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	37 	Brakes/Accident 	8 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	37 	Brakes/Accident 	16 	
Ret 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	31 	Spun off/Accident	15 	
Ret 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	18 	Mechanical 	9 	
Ret 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	1 	Electrics 	PL 	
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** Gasly was given a five-second time penalty for causing a collision.
==Milestones==
*Stoffel Vandoorne's 30th start (31st entry).
*Pierre Gasly's 15th entry and start.
*Lance Stroll's 30th entry and start.
*Charles Leclerc and Sergey Sirotkin's 10th entry and start.
*Lewis Hamilton's winning streak of four consecutive home/British Grand Prix wins ends with Sebastian Vettel's victory.
*Kimi Räikkönen levels with Fernando Alonso for fifth place in scoring the most podiums, scoring 97 podiums.
*Vettel levels with Alain Prost for third place in scoring the most victories, scoring 51 wins.
==Standings==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Sebastian Vettel 	171 	
2 	Lewis Hamilton 	163 	
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	116 	
4 	Daniel Ricciardo 	106 	
5 	Valtteri Bottas 	104 	1
6 	Max Verstappen 	93 	1
7 	Nico Hülkenberg 	42 	2
8 	Fernando Alonso 	40 	
9 	Kevin Magnussen 	39 	2
10 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	28 	
11 	Esteban Ocon 	25 	1
12 	Sergio Pérez 	24 	1
13 	Pierre Gasly 	18 	
14 	Charles Leclerc 	13 	
15 	Romain Grosjean 	12 	
16 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	8 	
17 	Lance Stroll 	4 	
18 	Marcus Ericsson 	3 	
19 	Brendon Hartley 	1 	
Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	287 	
2 	 	267 	
3 	 	199 	
4 	 	70 	
5 	 	51 	
6 	 	49 	1
7 	 	48 	1
8 	 	19 	
9 	 	16 	
10 	 	4 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
==Notes==
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