2018 United States Grand Prix

The 2018 United States Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix) was the eighteenth race of the 2018 Formula One season, the fortieth time the United States Grand Prix was held on the Formula One calendar, and the seventh time it was held at the Circuit of the Americas. It was held between 19 October and 21 October 2018.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his eighty-first overall pole position, also his third consecutive pole at the Circuit of the Americas. Sebastian Vettel qualified second, but was demoted from second to fifth on the grid after being given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow down sufficiently under red flags, thus putting Kimi Räikkönen and Valtteri Bottas up to second and third, respectively.
In the race, Räikkönen snatched the lead from Hamilton at the start, while there were a series of first-lap incidents that included a collision between Vettel and Daniel Ricciardo, dropping Vettel down the field. The virtual safety car was later deployed on lap 11, two laps after Ricciardo retired from the race with a technical issue, and Hamilton took a pit stop at the end of the lap before the virtual safety car ended on the next lap. Max Verstappen pitted at the end of lap 23 to gain an undercut and overtake Bottas after the latter pitted on the next lap. Hamilton took a second pit stop at the end of lap 37, putting him behind Räikkönen, Verstappen and Bottas, though Bottas allowed Hamilton to pass him on the start/finish straight on lap 40 so Hamilton could close in on Verstappen and Räikkönen. After briefly battling for second place on lap 54, Hamilton went wide at Turn 18, leaving Verstappen in second place, while Vettel overtook Bottas on the penultimate lap for fourth place. Räikkönen went on to take his twenty-first overall victory, also his first win since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, and the final win of his F1 career. Verstappen kept ahead of Hamilton, while Vettel's fourth-place finish resulted in Hamilton not winning the championship with three races remaining.
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==Background==
After winning the previous four races, Hamilton entered the United States Grand Prix with the chance to become world champion, if he finished:
*First while Vettel finished third or lower
*Second while Vettel finished fifth or lower
*Third while Vettel finished seventh or lower
*Fourth while Vettel finished eighth or lower
*Fifth while Vettel finished ninth or lower
*Sixth while Vettel finished eleventh or lower
==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 	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	 	VJM11 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	Racing Point 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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34 	Nicholas Latifi 	Racing Point Force India F1 Team	 	VJM11 	 	M09 EQ Power+ 	
38 	Sean Gelael 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR13 	 	RA618H 	
47 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL33 	 	R.E.18 	
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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	 	 	1:53.354	8 	1:36.302	18 	 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:49.326	4 	No Time 	17 	1:34.910	6 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:49.489	5 	1:53.912	10 	1:33.797	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:49.928	6 	1:53.443	9 	1:33.843	2 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:50.821	8 	No Time 	18 	1:35.468	10 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:51.016	10 	1:53.070	7 	1:36.000	15 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:51.234	13 	1:49.728	2 	1:35.713	12 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:51.459	14 	1:54.963	13 	1:35.411	8 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:51.036	11 	1:51.728	4 	1:36.332	20 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:50.961	9 	1:54.101	11 	1:35.365	7 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:51.896	19 	1:54.637	12 	1:36.188	16 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:51.614	16 	No Time 	19 	1:35.770	13 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:51.717	18 	1:52.208	5 	1:35.882	14 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	 	1:52.505	6 	1:36.330	19 	 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:51.655	17 	1:55.348	14 	1:35.562	11 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:48.847	3 	1:49.798	3 	1:34.703	5 	 	 	 	 	
35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	1:51.589	15 	1:55.446	15 	1:36.193	17 	 	 	 	 	
38 	Sean Gelael 	 	1:52.625	20 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:47.502	1 	1:48.716	1 	1:33.870	3 	 	 	 	 	
47 	Lando Norris 	 	1:51.232	12 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:50.665	7 	No Time 	16 	1:35.450	9 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:48.806	2 	No Time 	20 	1:34.556	4 	 	 	 	 	
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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 	 	 	1 	1:34.130 	 	3 	1:33.480 	 	1 	1:32.237 	1
2 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	3 	1:34.569 	 	2 	1:33.079 	 	2 	1:32.298 	5*
3 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	4 	1:34.703 	 	1 	1:32.884 	 	3 	1:32.307 	2
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	2 	1:34.518 	 	4 	1:33.702 	 	4 	1:32.616 	3
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	5 	1:34.755 	 	5 	1:34.185 	 	5 	1:33.494 	4
6 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	8 	1:34.876 	 	8 	1:34.522 	 	6 	1:34.145 	6
7 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	11 	1:34.932 	 	10 	1:34.564 	 	7 	1:34.215 	7
8 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	10 	1:34.892 	 	7 	1:34.419 	 	8 	1:34.250 	8
9 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	13 	1:35.069 	 	6 	1:34.255 	 	9 	1:34.420 	9
10 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	14 	1:35.193 	 	9 	1:34.525 	 	10 	1:34.594 	10
11 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	9 	1:34.891 	 	11 	1:34.566 	 	 	 	11
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	12 	1:34.972 	 	12 	1:34.732 	 	 	 	12
13 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	7 	1:34.850 	 	13 	no time 	 	 	 	19†
14 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	 	15 	1:35.206 	 	14 	no time 	 	 	 	20‡
15 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	6 	1:34.766 	 	15 	no time 	 	 	 	18§
16 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	16 	1:35.294 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
17 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	 	17 	1:35.362 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
18 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	18 	1:35.480 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
19 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	19 	1:35.536 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
20 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	20 	1:35.735 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
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** Vettel was given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow down sufficiently under red flags in FP1.
*† Gasly was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his seventh ICE, seventh turbocharger, seventh MGU-H and sixth MGU-K.
*‡ Hartley was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his eighth ICE, eighth turbocharger, eighth MGU-H and seventh MGU-K, and for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*§ Verstappen was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
===Grid===
** Vettel was given a three-place grid penalty for failing to slow down sufficiently under red flags in FP1.
*† Verstappen was given a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.
*‡ Gasly was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his seventh ICE, seventh turbocharger, seventh MGU-H and sixth MGU-K.
*§ Hartley was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his eighth ICE, eighth turbocharger, eighth MGU-H and seventh MGU-K, and for an unscheduled gearbox change.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	56 	1h 34m 18.643s 	2 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	56 	+1.281s 	18 	18
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	56 	+2.342s 	1 	15
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	56 	+18.222s 	5 	12
5 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	56 	+24.744s 	3 	10
6 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	56 	+87.21s 	7 	8
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	56 	+94.994s 	11 	6
8 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	56 	+101.08s 	10 	4
9 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	20 	2
10 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	16 	1
11 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	55 	+1 Lap 	17 	
12 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	19 	
13 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	55 	+1 Lap 	14 	
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	54 	+2 Laps 	15 	
Ret 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	31 	Collision damage 	9 	
Ret 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	8 	Battery 	4 	
Ret 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	2 	Collision damage 	8 	
Ret 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1 	Collision 	13 	
DSQ 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	56 	>105 kg fuel used 	12 	
DSQ 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	56 	Exceeded fuel flow limit	6 	
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*Kevin Magnussen was disqualified post-race after it was found that he had used more than 105 kilograms of fuel.
*Esteban Ocon was disqualified post-race after it was found that he exceeded the maximum fuel flow rate (100 kilograms per hour) on the first lap.
==Milestones==
*Valtteri Bottas' 115th start (116th entry).
*Lewis Hamilton's 130th front row start.
*Lewis Hamilton goes on level with Alain Prost for the third highest number of fastest laps.
*Kimi Räikkönen's first win since the 2013 Australian Grand Prix, a gap of 113 races, and his final career F1 victory.
**Räikkönen also held a new record for having the most victories for a Finnish driver (21), one more than Mika Häkkinen.
**Just four days after his 39th birthday, Räikkönen became the oldest driver to win a Grand Prix since Nigel Mansell in 1994.
==Standings==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	346 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	276 	
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	221 	1
4 	Valtteri Bottas 	217 	1
5 	Max Verstappen 	191 	
6 	Daniel Ricciardo 	146 	
7 	Nico Hülkenberg 	61 	2
8 	Sergio Pérez 	57 	1
9 	Kevin Magnussen 	53 	1
10 	Fernando Alonso 	50 	
11 	Esteban Ocon 	49 	
12 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	45 	
13 	Romain Grosjean 	31 	
14 	Pierre Gasly 	28 	
15 	Charles Leclerc 	21 	
16 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	8 	
17 	Marcus Ericsson 	7 	1
18 	Lance Stroll 	6 	1
19 	Brendon Hartley 	4 	
20 	Sergey Sirotkin 	1 	
Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	563 	
2 	 	497 	
3 	 	337 	
4 	 	106 	
5 	 	84 	
6 	 	58 	
7 	 	47 	
8 	 	32 	
9 	 	28 	
10 	 	7 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
==Notes==
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