United States Grand Prix
2018 · Round 18 · Austin, United States · Oct 20-21, 2018Race summary
Victory went to Räikkönen (from 2nd on the grid), with a 1.281s margin. Verstappen made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 2nd (up 16 places). Hamilton had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 3rd. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Hamilton (1:37.392).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2 | 56 | 1:34:18.643 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 18 | 56 | +1.281 | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton 1:37.392 | Mercedes | 1 | 56 | +2.342 | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 5 | 56 | +18.222 | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 3 | 56 | +24.744 | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 7 | 56 | +1:27.210 | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 11 | 56 | +1:34.994 | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 10 | 56 | +1:41.080 | 4 |
| 9 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 20 | 55 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 16 | 55 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 17 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 19 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 14 | 55 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 15 | 54 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 9 | 31 | Collision damage | 0 |
| – | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 4 | 8 | Battery | 0 |
| – | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 2 | Collision damage | 0 |
| – | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 13 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 6 | 56 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 56 | Disqualified | 0 |