Season 2018 · Round 19

Mexican Grand Prix

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2018-10-28 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez · Mexico · Mexican Grand Prix · 71Lap · 305.354km
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull 1:38:28.851
5 Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari +17.316
Team win 33pt P2 · P3 2-3
7 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +49.914
Fastest Lap
77 Valtteri Bottas
1:18.741 · L65
DNF
4
Daniel Ricciardo L61 Sergio Pérez L38 Carlos Sainz L28 Fernando Alonso L3
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 12/25 48%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Circuit Info
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Mexico City, Mexico
71Lap 305.354km 26 races held (1963–) Lap record 1:17.774 · Valtteri Bottas (2021)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · GP #1
P1 Max Verstappen 2 wins · GP #1
Fastest Lap
P1 Valtteri Bottas 1 · GP #1
P1 Charles Leclerc 1 · GP #1
P1 Daniel Ricciardo 1 · GP #1
Starts
P20 Valtteri Bottas 5 starts · → Alain Prost -1
P20 Lewis Hamilton 5 starts · → Alain Prost -1
P20 Nico Hülkenberg 5 starts · → Alain Prost -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Verstappen · pit stop L13 Verstappen · pit stop L48 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Vettel · pit stop L17 Vettel · pit stop L47 Vettel VET Vettel VET Räikkönen · pit stop L17 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Hamilton · pit stop L11 Hamilton · pit stop L47 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Bottas · pit stop L11 Bottas · pit stop L48 Bottas · pit stop L62 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Hülkenberg · pit stop L12 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Leclerc · pit stop L13 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Vandoorne · pit stop L12 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Ericsson · pit stop L16 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Gasly · pit stop L5 Gasly · pit stop L26 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS Ocon · pit stop L1 Ocon · pit stop L30 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Stroll · pit stop L10 Stroll · pit stop L23 Stroll STR Stroll STR Sirotkin · pit stop L11 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR Hartley · pit stop L1 Hartley · pit stop L24 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR Magnussen · pit stop L43 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Grosjean · pit stop L44 Grosjean · pit stop L60 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Ricciardo · pit stop L12 Ricciardo · retired L61 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Pérez · pit stop L30 Pérez · retired L38 Pérez PER Pérez PER Sainz · pit stop L11 Sainz · retired L28 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Alonso · retired L3 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 2 71 1:38:28.851 25
2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 4 71 +17.316 18
3 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 71 +49.914 15
4 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 3 71 +1:18.738 12
5 77 Valtteri Bottas FL Mercedes 5 70 +1 Lap 10
6 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 7 69 +2 Laps 8
7 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 9 69 +2 Laps 6
8 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 15 69 +2 Laps 4
9 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 10 69 +2 Laps 2
10 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 20 69 +2 Laps 1
11 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 11 69 +2 Laps
12 18 Lance Stroll Williams 17 69 +2 Laps
13 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 19 69 +2 Laps
14 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 14 69 +2 Laps
15 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 16 69 +2 Laps
16 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 18 68 +3 Laps
R 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1 61 Engine
R 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 13 38 Brakes
R 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 8 28 Suspension
R 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 12 3 Engine
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:15.866 1:15.845 1:14.759 POLE Q3
2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:15.756 1:15.640 1:14.785 +0.026 Q3
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:15.673 1:15.644 1:14.894 +0.135 Q3
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:16.089 1:15.715 1:14.970 +0.211 Q3
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:15.580 1:15.923 1:15.160 +0.401 Q3
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.446 1:15.996 1:15.330 +0.571 Q3
7 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:16.498 1:16.126 1:15.827 +1.068 Q3
8 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:16.813 1:16.188 1:16.084 +1.325 Q3
9 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:16.862 1:16.320 1:16.189 +1.430 Q3
10 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:16.701 1:16.633 1:16.513 +1.754 Q3
11 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:16.252 1:16.844 — +1.493 Q1
12 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:16.857 1:16.871 — +2.098 Q1
13 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:16.242 1:17.167 — +1.483 Q1
14 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:16.682 1:17.184 — +1.923 Q1
15 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:16.828 — — +2.069 Q1
16 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:16.911 — — +2.152 Q1
17 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:16.966 — — +2.207 Q1
18 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:17.599 — — +2.840 Q1
19 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:17.689 — — +2.930 Q1
20 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:17.886 — — +3.127 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
3 Daniel Ricciardo
2
33 Max Verstappen
3
44 Lewis Hamilton
4
5 Sebastian Vettel
5
77 Valtteri Bottas
6
7 Kimi Räikkönen
7
27 Nico Hülkenberg
8
55 Carlos Sainz
9
16 Charles Leclerc
10
9 Marcus Ericsson
11
31 Esteban Ocon
12
14 Fernando Alonso
13
11 Sergio Pérez
14
28 Brendon Hartley
15
2 Stoffel Vandoorne ▲2
16
20 Kevin Magnussen ▲2
17
18 Lance Stroll ▲2
18
8 Romain Grosjean ▼2
19
35 Sergey Sirotkin ▲1
20
10 Pierre Gasly ▼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 1:18.741 L65
2 33 Max Verstappen 1:19.186 L66
3 77 Valtteri Bottas 1:19.331 L64
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo 1:19.462 L57
5 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:19.522 L49
6 33 Max Verstappen 1:19.527 L65
7 33 Max Verstappen 1:19.564 L57
8 33 Max Verstappen 1:19.738 L55
9 33 Max Verstappen 1:19.747 L58
10 33 Max Verstappen 1:19.749 L59
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
22s 24s 26s 28s 30s median 22.7s Sebastian Vettel · L47 · 21.777s Kimi Räikkönen · L17 · 22.017s Daniel Ricciardo · L12 · 22.022s Brendon Hartley · L1 · 22.055s Max Verstappen · L48 · 22.088s Valtteri Bottas · L11 · 22.105s Stoffel Vandoorne · L12 · 22.174s Max Verstappen · L13 · 22.175s Lewis Hamilton · L11 · 22.269s Kevin Magnussen · L43 · 22.390s Lewis Hamilton · L47 · 22.399s Valtteri Bottas · L62 · 22.512s Pierre Gasly · L5 · 22.570s Charles Leclerc · L13 · 22.588s Sebastian Vettel · L17 · 22.658s Carlos Sainz · L11 · 22.660s Sergey Sirotkin · L11 · 22.732s Romain Grosjean · L44 · 22.733s Esteban Ocon · L30 · 22.756s Nico Hülkenberg · L12 · 23.037s Pierre Gasly · L26 · 23.055s Lance Stroll · L23 · 23.371s Romain Grosjean · L60 · 23.426s Brendon Hartley · L24 · 23.553s Sergio Pérez · L30 · 23.755s Valtteri Bottas · L48 · 23.887s Lance Stroll · L10 · 24.451s Esteban Ocon · L1 · 27.806s Marcus Ericsson · L16 · 31.406s
fastest 21.777s Sebastian Vettel slowest 31.406s Marcus Ericsson pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
28 Brendon Hartley 1 1 13:14:35 22.055s
31 Esteban Ocon 1 1 13:14:32 27.806s
10 Pierre Gasly 1 5 13:20:36 22.570s
18 Lance Stroll 1 10 13:27:33 24.451s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 11 13:28:30 22.105s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 1 11 13:29:04 22.732s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 11 13:28:40 22.660s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 11 13:28:21 22.269s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 12 13:30:08 23.037s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 12 13:30:25 22.174s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 12 13:29:44 22.022s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 13 13:31:39 22.588s
33 Max Verstappen 1 13 13:31:00 22.175s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 16 13:36:10 31.406s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 17 13:36:37 22.658s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 17 13:36:57 22.017s
18 Lance Stroll 2 23 13:46:14 23.371s
28 Brendon Hartley 2 24 13:47:35 23.553s
10 Pierre Gasly 2 26 13:50:29 23.055s
11 Sergio Pérez 1 30 13:56:04 23.755s
31 Esteban Ocon 2 30 13:56:33 22.756s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 43 14:15:14 22.390s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 44 14:16:47 22.733s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 47 14:18:25 21.777s
44 Lewis Hamilton 2 47 14:18:42 22.399s
33 Max Verstappen 2 48 14:19:35 22.088s
77 Valtteri Bottas 2 48 14:20:17 23.887s
8 Romain Grosjean 2 60 14:40:00 23.426s
77 Valtteri Bottas 3 62 14:40:33 22.512s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
2
Stoffel Vandoorne
+16
P15→P8
10
Pierre Gasly
+15
P20→P10
31
Esteban Ocon
+15
P11→P11
28
Brendon Hartley
+15
P14→P14
9
Marcus Ericsson
+12
P10→P9
16
Charles Leclerc
+11
P9→P7
18
Lance Stroll
+11
P17→P12
8
Romain Grosjean
+11
P18→P16
Most positions lost
Marcus Ericsson −11 Lance Stroll −11 Kevin Magnussen −11
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
10 Pierre Gasly Grid penalty ▼5 (P15 → P20)
▼5 (P15 → P20)
8 Romain Grosjean Grid penalty ▼2 (P16 → P18)
▼2 (P16 → P18)
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