2018 Singapore Grand Prix

The 2018 Singapore Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 2018 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix) was the fifteenth race of the 2018 Formula One season, and the eleventh time the Singapore Grand Prix was held. It was held between 14 September and 16 September 2018.
In qualifying, Lewis Hamilton took his seventy-ninth pole position, also his fourth pole at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Max Verstappen qualified second to take his fourth front row start, while Sebastian Vettel was third fastest.
In the race, Hamilton kept the lead at the start while Verstappen held off Vettel at the first corner. At the same turn, Sergio Pérez made contact with Esteban Ocon, sending Ocon into the wall, and deploying the safety car just after Vettel overtook Verstappen on Raffles Boulevard. Sergey Sirotkin was also forced to take a late pit stop under the safety car after getting a piece of debris caught on his front wing. After the safety car came in at the end of lap 4, Hamilton, Vettel and Verstappen kept their positions. After Vettel took his pit stop at the end of lap 14, he got caught up behind Pérez, allowing Verstappen to take back second place after pitting at the end of lap 17. Hamilton went on to take his sixty-ninth overall victory and extend his championship lead to forty points over Vettel, while Verstappen and Vettel completed the podium by finishing second and third, respectively.
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==Background==
==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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==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	 	1:45.160	20 	1:41.164	16 	1:40.798	15 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:39.711	1 	1:39.309	4 	1:39.186	5 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:39.997	3 	1:40.633	9 	1:38.054	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	1:40.486	4 	1:38.699	1 	1:38.416	2 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:42.108	10 	1:40.384	7 	1:39.747	7 	 	 	 	 	
9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	1:42.408	11 	1:40.812	12 	1:41.953	19 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:43.240	16 	1:41.615	18 	1:40.686	14 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:42.412	12 	1:40.774	11 	1:40.231	9 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:42.630	14 	1:40.459	8 	1:40.254	10 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:42.035	9 	1:41.062	14 	1:40.915	16 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:43.849	18 	1:42.141	19 	1:42.220	20 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:42.452	13 	1:41.154	15 	1:40.559	12 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:41.105	5 	1:40.668	10 	1:40.450	11 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	1:43.485	17 	1:41.542	17 	1:41.562	17 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:43.177	15 	1:40.870	13 	1:40.073	8 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:39.912	2 	1:39.221	3 	1:39.265	6 	 	 	 	 	
35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	1:44.036	19 	1:42.181	20 	1:41.884	18 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:41.232	6 	1:38.710	2 	1:38.558	3 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	1:41.329	7 	1:40.274	6 	1:40.591	13 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:41.429	8 	1:39.368	5 	1:38.603	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 	 	 	14 	1:39.403 	 	4 	1:37.344 	 	1 	1:36.015 	1
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	5 	1:38.751 	 	2 	1:37.214 	 	2 	1:36.334 	2
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	2 	1:38.218 	 	6 	1:37.876 	 	3 	1:36.628 	3
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	12 	1:39.291 	 	3 	1:37.254 	 	4 	1:36.702 	4
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	3 	1:38.534 	 	1 	1:37.194 	 	5 	1:36.794 	5
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	1 	1:38.153 	 	5 	1:37.406 	 	6 	1:36.996 	6
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	6 	1:38.814 	 	7 	1:38.342 	 	7 	1:37.985 	7
8 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	4 	1:38.685 	 	8 	1:38.367 	 	8 	1:38.320 	8
9 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	 	7 	1:38.912 	 	10 	1:38.534 	 	9 	1:38.365 	9
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	8 	1:38.932 	 	9 	1:38.450 	 	10 	1:38.588 	10
11 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	 	9 	1:39.022 	 	11 	1:38.641 	 	 	 	11
12 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	10 	1:39.103 	 	12 	1:38.716 	 	 	 	12
13 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	11 	1:39.206 	 	13 	1:38.747 	 	 	 	13
14 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	 	13 	1:39.366 	 	14 	1:39.453 	 	 	 	14
15 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	15 	1:39.614 	 	15 	1:39.691 	 	 	 	15
16 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	16 	1:39.644 	 	 	 	 	 	 	16
17 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	 	17 	1:39.809 	 	 	 	 	 	 	17
18 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	 	 	18 	1:39.864 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18
19 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	 	19 	1:41.263 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19
20 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	20 	1:41.334 	 	 	 	 	 	 	20
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===Grid===
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==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired	Grid 	Points
1 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	61 	1:51:11.611 	1 	25
2 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	61 	+8.961s 	2 	18
3 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	61 	+39.945s 	3 	15
4 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	61 	+51.930s 	4 	12
5 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	61 	+53.001s 	5 	10
6 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	61 	+53.982s 	6 	8
7 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	61 	+1:53.011s 	11 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	 	60 	+1 Lap 	12 	4
9 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	60 	+1 Lap 	13 	2
10 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	60 	+1 Lap 	10 	1
11 	9 	Marcus Ericsson 	 	60 	+1 Lap 	14 	
12 	2 	Stoffel Vandoorne	 	60 	+1 Lap 	18 	
13 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	60 	+1 Lap 	15 	
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	60 	+1 Lap 	20 	
15 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	60 	+1 Lap* 	8 	
16 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	60 	+1 Lap 	7 	
17 	28 	Brendon Hartley 	 	60 	+1 Lap 	17 	
18 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	59 	+2 Laps 	16 	
19 	35 	Sergey Sirotkin 	 	59 	+2 Laps 	19 	
Ret 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	0 	Collision 	9 	
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** Grosjean was given a five-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.
==Milestones==
*Nico Hülkenberg's 150th start (152nd entry).
*Carlos Sainz, Jr.'s 75th entry and start.
*Max Verstappen's 75th entry and start.
*Kevin Magnussen's 75th start (76th entry).
*Sergey Sirotkin's 15th entry and start.
*Charles Leclerc's 15th entry and start.
*Fernando Alonso is on level with Michael Schumacher for the third highest number of entries, and on level with Schumacher and Jenson Button for the second highest number of starts.
*Alonso's final points finish until the 2021 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix.
*Kevin Magnussen and ' first fastest lap.
==Standings==
 
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	281 	
2 	Sebastian Vettel 	241 	
3 	Kimi Räikkönen 	174 	
4 	Valtteri Bottas 	171 	
5 	Max Verstappen 	148 	
6 	Daniel Ricciardo 	126 	
7 	Nico Hülkenberg 	53 	
8 	Fernando Alonso 	50 	3
9 	Kevin Magnussen 	49 	1
10 	Sergio Pérez 	46 	1
11 	Esteban Ocon 	45 	1
12 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	38 	
13 	Pierre Gasly 	28 	
14 	Romain Grosjean 	27 	
15 	Charles Leclerc 	15 	
16 	Stoffel Vandoorne 	8 	
17 	Lance Stroll 	6 	
18 	Marcus Ericsson 	6 	
19 	Brendon Hartley 	2 	
20 	Sergey Sirotkin 	1 	
Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship	Constructors World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	452 	
2 	 	415 	
3 	 	274 	
4 	 	91 	
5 	 	76 	
6 	 	58 	
7 	 	32 	
8 	 	30 	
9 	 	21 	
10 	 	7 	
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
==Notes==
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