French Grand Prix
2019 · Round 8 · Le Castellet, France · Jun 21-23, 2019Race summary
Hamilton won the race from 1st on the grid, 18.1s ahead of Bottas. Räikkönen was the standout mover, climbing from 12th to 7th. Giovinazzi lost the most ground, from 10th on the grid down to 16th (down 6 places). A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on lap 50. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 24 (medium → hard). The fastest pit stop went to Kubica (Williams) on lap 24, with 29.7s pit lane time. Vettel set the fastest lap, in 1:32.740.
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| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1 | 53 | 1:24:31.198 | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | +18.056 | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 53 | +18.985 | 15 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 53 | +34.905 | 12 |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel 1:32.740 | Ferrari | 7 | 53 | +1:02.796 | 11 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 6 | 53 | +1:35.462 | 8 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 9 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 14 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 17 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 18 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | George Russell | Williams | 20 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 16 | 44 | Retired | 0 |