Season 2018 · Round 13

Belgian Grand Prix

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2018-08-26 · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps · Belgium · Belgian Grand Prix · 44Lap · 308.052km
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari 1:23:34.476
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes +11.061
Team win 30pt P2 · P4
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull +31.372
Fastest Lap
77 Valtteri Bottas
1:46.286 · L32
DNF
5
Daniel Ricciardo L28 Kimi Räikkönen L8 Charles Leclerc L0 Fernando Alonso L0 Nico Hülkenberg L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Lewis Hamilton active 5 wins
Ayrton Senna 5 wins
Pole-to-win rate 22/59 37.3%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
44Lap 308.052km 59 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:44.701 · Sergio Pérez (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 Lewis Hamilton 5 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Kimi Räikkönen 4 wins · → Ayrton Senna -1
P6 Max Verstappen 3 wins · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
Pole Position
P1 Lewis Hamilton 6 · GP #1
P5 Charles Leclerc 3 · → Ayrton Senna -1
P14 Carlos Sainz 1 · → Nico Rosberg -1
Podiums
P1 Lewis Hamilton 11 · GP #1
P4 Max Verstappen 6 · → Alain Prost -1
P4 Sebastian Vettel 6 · → Alain Prost -1
Starts
P1 Fernando Alonso 21 starts · GP #1
P2 Lewis Hamilton 20 starts · → Fernando Alonso -1
P3 Kimi Räikkönen 17 starts · → Lewis Hamilton -3
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 Vettel · pit stop L1 Vettel · pit stop L22 Vettel VET Vettel VET Hamilton · pit stop L1 Hamilton · pit stop L21 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Verstappen · pit stop L1 Verstappen · pit stop L26 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Bottas · pit stop L1 Bottas · pit stop L29 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Pérez · pit stop L1 Pérez · pit stop L25 Pérez PER Pérez PER Ocon · pit stop L1 Ocon · pit stop L24 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Grosjean · pit stop L1 Grosjean · pit stop L23 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Magnussen · pit stop L1 Magnussen · pit stop L26 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Gasly · pit stop L1 Gasly · pit stop L25 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Ericsson · pit stop L1 Ericsson · pit stop L26 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Sainz · pit stop L1 Sainz · pit stop L22 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Sirotkin · pit stop L1 Sirotkin · pit stop L24 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR Stroll · pit stop L1 Stroll · pit stop L23 Stroll STR Stroll STR Hartley · pit stop L1 Hartley · pit stop L31 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR Vandoorne · pit stop L1 Vandoorne · pit stop L28 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Ricciardo · retired L28 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Räikkönen · pit stop L1 Räikkönen · pit stop L7 Räikkönen · retired L8 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Leclerc · retired L0 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Alonso · retired L0 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Hülkenberg · retired L0 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 2 44 1:23:34.476 25
2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 44 +11.061 18
3 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 7 44 +31.372 15
4 77 Valtteri Bottas FL Mercedes 19 44 +1:03.605 12
5 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 4 44 +1:11.023 10
6 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 3 44 +1:19.520 8
7 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 5 44 +1:25.953 6
8 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 9 44 +1:27.639 4
9 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 10 44 +1:45.892 2
10 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 13 43 +1 Lap 1
11 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 14 43 +1 Lap
12 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 16 43 +1 Lap
13 18 Lance Stroll Williams 17 43 +1 Lap
14 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 11 43 +1 Lap
15 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 18 43 +1 Lap
R 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 8 28 Retired
R 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 8 Brakes
R 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 12 0 Accident
R 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 15 0 Accident
R 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 20 0 Accident
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:42.977 1:41.553 1:58.179 +0.052 Q2
2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:43.035 1:41.501 1:58.905 POLE Q2
3 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:44.003 1:43.302 2:01.851 +1.801 Q2
4 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:44.004 1:43.014 2:01.894 +1.513 Q2
5 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:43.597 1:43.042 2:02.122 +1.541 Q2
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:42.585 1:41.533 2:02.671 +0.032 Q2
7 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:43.199 1:42.554 2:02.769 +1.053 Q2
8 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:43.604 1:43.126 2:02.939 +1.625 Q2
9 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:43.834 1:43.320 2:04.933 +1.819 Q2
10 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:42.805 1:42.191 — +0.690 Q2
11 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:44.221 1:43.844 — +2.343 Q2
12 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:44.153 1:43.865 — +2.364 Q2
13 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:43.654 1:44.062 — +2.153 Q1
14 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:43.846 1:44.301 — +2.345 Q1
15 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:44.145 — — +2.644 Q1
16 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:44.489 — — +2.988 Q1
17 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:44.917 — — +3.416 Q1
18 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:44.998 — — +3.497 Q1
19 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:45.134 — — +3.633 Q1
20 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:45.307 — — +3.806 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
5 Sebastian Vettel
3
31 Esteban Ocon
4
11 Sergio Pérez
5
8 Romain Grosjean
6
7 Kimi Räikkönen
7
33 Max Verstappen
8
3 Daniel Ricciardo
9
20 Kevin Magnussen
10
10 Pierre Gasly ▲1
11
28 Brendon Hartley ▲1
12
16 Charles Leclerc ▲1
13
9 Marcus Ericsson ▲1
14
55 Carlos Sainz ▲2
15
14 Fernando Alonso ▲2
16
35 Sergey Sirotkin ▲2
17
18 Lance Stroll ▲2
18
2 Stoffel Vandoorne ▲2
19
77 Valtteri Bottas ▼9
20
27 Nico Hülkenberg ▼5
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:46.286 L32
2 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:46.644 L25
3 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:46.721 L23
4 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:46.732 L40
5 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:46.734 L39
6 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:46.743 L24
7 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:46.783 L38
8 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:46.856 L25
9 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:46.902 L24
10 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:46.937 L28
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
20s 25s 30s 35s median 22.3s Brendon Hartley · L1 · 18.084s Carlos Sainz · L1 · 18.509s Lewis Hamilton · L1 · 19.372s Sebastian Vettel · L1 · 19.582s Esteban Ocon · L1 · 19.582s Sergio Pérez · L1 · 19.667s Marcus Ericsson · L1 · 19.711s Lance Stroll · L1 · 19.732s Sergey Sirotkin · L1 · 19.791s Stoffel Vandoorne · L1 · 19.847s Max Verstappen · L1 · 19.942s Kevin Magnussen · L1 · 20.021s Pierre Gasly · L1 · 20.136s Romain Grosjean · L1 · 20.280s Valtteri Bottas · L1 · 20.349s Sebastian Vettel · L22 · 22.253s Sergey Sirotkin · L24 · 22.339s Max Verstappen · L26 · 22.341s Lewis Hamilton · L21 · 22.375s Valtteri Bottas · L29 · 22.399s Marcus Ericsson · L26 · 22.558s Lance Stroll · L23 · 22.901s Pierre Gasly · L25 · 22.953s Sergio Pérez · L25 · 23.157s Esteban Ocon · L24 · 23.225s Romain Grosjean · L23 · 23.248s Stoffel Vandoorne · L28 · 23.389s Carlos Sainz · L22 · 23.857s Kevin Magnussen · L26 · 24.304s Kimi Räikkönen · L1 · 26.367s Brendon Hartley · L31 · 29.316s Kimi Räikkönen · L7 · 35.451s
fastest 18.084s Brendon Hartley slowest 35.451s Kimi Räikkönen pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 1 15:16:19 20.349s
33 Max Verstappen 1 1 15:16:04 19.942s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 1 15:16:07 20.021s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 1 15:16:57 26.367s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 1 15:15:59 19.582s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 1 15:16:05 20.280s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 1 15:16:11 19.711s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 1 15:16:21 19.847s
28 Brendon Hartley 1 1 15:16:16 18.084s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 1 1 15:16:12 19.791s
18 Lance Stroll 1 1 15:16:13 19.732s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 1 15:16:18 18.509s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 1 15:16:01 19.372s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 1 15:16:02 19.667s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 1 15:16:09 20.136s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 1 15:16:03 19.582s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 2 7 15:30:50 35.451s
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 21 15:55:48 22.375s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 22 15:57:33 22.253s
55 Carlos Sainz 2 22 15:58:45 23.857s
18 Lance Stroll 2 23 16:00:34 22.901s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 23 16:00:10 23.248s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 2 24 16:02:22 22.339s
31 Esteban Ocon 2 24 16:01:54 23.225s
10 Pierre Gasly 2 25 16:04:03 22.953s
11 Sergio Pérez 2 25 16:03:39 23.157s
9 Marcus Ericsson 2 26 16:05:55 22.558s
33 Max Verstappen 2 26 16:05:08 22.341s
20 Kevin Magnussen 2 26 16:05:49 24.304s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 3 28 16:10:09 23.389s
77 Valtteri Bottas 3 29 16:11:03 22.399s
28 Brendon Hartley 2 31 16:15:29 29.316s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
77
Valtteri Bottas
+15
P19→P4
55
Carlos Sainz
+6
P14→P11
28
Brendon Hartley
+5
P11→P14
9
Marcus Ericsson
+4
P13→P10
2
Stoffel Vandoorne
+4
P18→P15
33
Max Verstappen
+3
P7→P3
8
Romain Grosjean
+3
P5→P7
7
Kimi Räikkönen
+3
P6→P—
Most positions lost
Brendon Hartley −6 Marcus Ericsson −5 Daniel Ricciardo −5
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
77 Valtteri Bottas Grid penalty ▼9 (P10 → P19)
▼9 (P10 → P19)
27 Nico Hülkenberg Grid penalty ▼5 (P15 → P20)
▼5 (P15 → P20)
Lap = lap the penalty was issued · Served = lap it was served in the pits (blank means it was added to the race time instead)
Time, drive-through and stop-go penalties come from race control messages (OpenF1, 2023+). Grid penalties never appear there — the stewards publish them as documents after the session — so they are worked back from the starting grid against the qualifying classification, which gives places actually lost rather than the figure written in the decision.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15