2018 Mexican Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Mexico
Grand Prix:Mexican
Details Ref:[1]
Year:2018
Race No:19
Season No:21
Previous Round:2018 United States Grand Prix
Next Round:2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
Image Link:Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez 2015.svg
Image-Size:200px
Official Name:Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018
Location:Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Km:4.304
Course Mi:2.674
Weather:Sunny
Attendance:334,946[2]
Distance Laps:71
Distance Km:305.354
Distance Mi:189.738
Pole Time:1:14.759
Fast Driver:Valtteri Bottas
Fast Team:Mercedes
Fast Time:1:18.741
Fast Lap:65
Fast Country:FIN
First Driver:Max Verstappen
First Country:NED
First Team:Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer
Second Driver:Sebastian Vettel
Second Country:GER
Second Team:Ferrari
Third Driver:Kimi Räikkönen
Third Country:FIN
Third Team:Ferrari

The 2018 Mexican Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 28 October 2018 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.[3] The race was the nineteenth round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 20th running of the Mexican Grand Prix, and the 19th time that the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in .[4]

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 70-point lead over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in the World Drivers' Championship.[5] Vettel's team-mate, Kimi Räikkönen, was in third, a further 55 points behind. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes held a lead of 66 points over Ferrari, with Red Bull Racing a further 160 points behind in third place.

The race was won by Max Verstappen (his second win of the season), while Lewis Hamilton finished in fourth position, thereby taking his fifth Drivers' World Championship.[6] [7]

Qualifying

Daniel Ricciardo took pole position from teammate Verstappen and with Hamilton in third.[8], this is the most recent pole position for Ricciardo.[9]

Qualifying classification

DriverConstructor
Q1Q2Q3
13data-sort-value="RIC" Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:15.8661:15.8451:14.7591
233data-sort-value="VER" Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer1:15.7561:15.6401:14.7852
344data-sort-value="HAM" Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:15.6731:15.6441:14.8943
45data-sort-value="VET" Sebastian VettelFerrari1:16.0891:15.7151:14.9704
577data-sort-value="BOT" Valtteri BottasMercedes1:15.5801:15.9231:15.1605
67data-sort-value="RAI" Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:16.4461:15.9961:15.3306
727data-sort-value="HUL" Nico HülkenbergRenault1:16.4981:16.1261:15.8277
855data-sort-value="SAI" Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:16.8131:16.1881:16.0848
916data-sort-value="LEC" Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari1:16.8621:16.3201:16.1899
109data-sort-value="ERI" Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari1:16.7011:16.6331:16.51310
1131data-sort-value="OCO" Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes1:16.2521:16.844N/A11
1214data-sort-value="ALO" Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault1:16.8571:16.871N/A12
1311data-sort-value="PER" Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes1:16.2421:17.167N/A13
1428data-sort-value="HAR" Brendon HartleyScuderia Toro Rosso-Honda1:16.6821:17.184N/A14
1510data-sort-value="GAS" Pierre Gasly1:16.828No timeN/A20
168data-sort-value="GRO" Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari1:16.911N/AN/A18
172data-sort-value="VAN"McLaren-Renault1:16.966N/AN/A15
1820data-sort-value="MAG" Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:17.599N/AN/A16
1918data-sort-value="STR" Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes1:17.689N/AN/A17
2035data-sort-value="SIR" Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes1:17.886N/AN/A19
107% time

1:20.870

Source:[10]
Notes

Race

Max Verstappen won the race after taking the lead on lap 1, his teammate Ricciardo bogged down badly at the start.[13] The two Ferraris of Vettel and Räikkönen completed the podium.[14] Lewis Hamilton's fourth-place finish was enough for him to claim the World Drivers' Championship with two rounds to go. Pole sitter Ricciardo retired on lap 61, his eighth retirement of the year.[15] Nico Hülkenberg finished a fine 6th place ahead of Charles Leclerc, while Stoffel Vandoorne equalled his best finish of the season in 8th place.[16]

Post race

In the immediate aftermath of the race, Ricciardo insisted that his car was cursed and said that he "didn't see the point" in doing the final two races of the season.[17]

Race classification

DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
133data-sort-value="VER" Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer711:38:28.851225
25data-sort-value="VET" Sebastian VettelFerrari71+17.316418
37data-sort-value="RAI" Kimi RäikkönenFerrari71+49.914615
444data-sort-value="HAM" Lewis HamiltonMercedes71+1:18.738312
577data-sort-value="BOT" Valtteri BottasMercedes70+1 lap510
627data-sort-value="HUL" Nico HülkenbergRenault69+2 laps78
716data-sort-value="LEC" Charles LeclercSauber-Ferrari69+2 laps96
82data-sort-value="VAN"McLaren-Renault69+2 laps154
99data-sort-value="ERI" Marcus EricssonSauber-Ferrari69+2 laps102
1010data-sort-value="GAS" Pierre Gasly69+2 laps201
1131data-sort-value="OCO" Esteban OconForce India-Mercedes69+2 laps11
1218data-sort-value="STR" Lance StrollWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps17
1335data-sort-value="SIR" Sergey SirotkinWilliams-Mercedes69+2 laps19
1428data-sort-value="HAR" Brendon Hartley69+2 laps14
1520data-sort-value="MAG" Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari69+2 laps16
168data-sort-value="GRO" Romain GrosjeanHaas-Ferrari68+3 laps18
data-sort-value="17"Ret3data-sort-value="RIC" Daniel RicciardoRed Bull Racing-TAG Heuer61Hydraulics1
data-sort-value="18"Ret11data-sort-value="PER" Sergio PérezForce India-Mercedes38Brakes13
data-sort-value="19"Ret55data-sort-value="SAI" Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault28Clutch8
data-sort-value="20"Ret14data-sort-value="ALO" Fernando AlonsoMcLaren-Renault312
Source:[18]
Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
1data-sort-value="HAM" Lewis Hamilton*358
2data-sort-value="VET" Sebastian Vettel294
3data-sort-value="RAI" Kimi Räikkönen236
4data-sort-value="BOT" Valtteri Bottas227
5data-sort-value="VER" Max Verstappen216
Source:[20]
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Mercedes*585
2 Ferrari*530
3 Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer362
4 Renault114
5 Haas-Ferrari84
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mexico . Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited . 24 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Record Attendance at the 2023 Mexico City Grand Prix. f1destinations.com. 29 October 2023. 29 October 2023.
  3. Web site: Mexico 2018. StatsF1. 27 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Grands Prix Mexico. StatsF1. 27 February 2019.
  5. Web site: USA 2018 – Championship. StatsF1. 27 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Max VERSTAPPEN – Wins . StatsF1. 27 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Andrew Benson . Lewis Hamilton equals Juan Manuel Fangio with fifth F1 title . www.bbc.com . BBC Sport . 29 October 2018 . 28 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Mexico 2018 - Qualifications . StatsF1. 18 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Daniel RICCIARDO - Pole positions. live. 2021-09-13. www.statsf1.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170521044538/http://www.statsf1.com:80/en/daniel-ricciardo/pole.aspx . 21 May 2017 .
  10. Web site: Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 – Qualifying . Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited . 27 October 2018 . 27 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Collantine. Keith. 27 October 2018. 2018 Mexican Grand Prix grid. live. 6 December 2021. RaceFans. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206184212/https://www.racefans.net/2018/10/27/2018-mexican-grand-prix-grid/ . 6 December 2021 .
  12. Web site: Medland. Chris. 21 October 2018. Grosjean hit with Mexican GP grid penalty. live. 6 December 2021. Racer. https://web.archive.org/web/20181022024850/https://racer.com/2018/10/21/grosjean-hit-with-mexican-gp-grid-penalty/ . 22 October 2018 .
  13. Web site: Mexico 2018 – Laps led . StatsF1. 18 December 2018.
  14. Web site: Mexico 2018 . StatsF1. 18 December 2018.
  15. Web site: Daniel RICCIARDO – Retirement . StatsF1. 27 February 2019.
  16. Web site: 28 October 2018. Mexican Grand Prix 2018 report - Verstappen wins in Mexico as Hamilton takes fifth title. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181029014936/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1-2018-mexican-grand-prix-report.43bcuMZV3i8yk2a8kQw06w.html . 29 October 2018 . 15 February 2021. Formula1.com. en.
  17. Web site: Winners and Losers – Mexican Grand Prix edition. Formula1.com. 18 December 2018.
  18. Web site: Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 – Race Result . Formula1.com . Formula One World Championship Limited . 28 October 2018 . 28 October 2018.
  19. Web site: Collantine. Keith. 28 October 2018. Hartley penalised, Ocon cleared, Stroll under investigation. live. 6 December 2021. RaceFans. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206184215/https://www.racefans.net/2018/10/28/hartley-penalised-ocon-cleared-stroll-under-investigation/ . 6 December 2021 .
  20. Web site: Mexico 2018 – Championship . StatsF1. 27 February 2019.

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