Season 2018 · Round 8

French Grand Prix

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2018-06-24 · Circuit Paul Ricard · France · French Grand Prix · 53Lap · 309.690km
44 Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes 1:30:11.385
Team win 31pt P1 · P7
33 Max Verstappen
Red Bull +7.090
7 Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari +25.888
Fastest Lap
77 Valtteri Bottas
1:34.225 · L41
DNF
3
Sergio Pérez L27 Esteban Ocon L0 Pierre Gasly L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 11/18 61.1%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Circuit Info
Circuit Paul Ricard Le Castellet, France
53Lap 309.690km 18 races held (1971–) Lap record 1:32.740 · Sebastian Vettel (2019)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P7 Lewis Hamilton 2 wins · → Jackie Stewart -1
P7 Max Verstappen 2 wins · → Jackie Stewart -1
P15 Fernando Alonso 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Starts
P19 Kimi Räikkönen 11 starts · → Jarno Trulli -1
P20 Fernando Alonso 10 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P71 Lewis Hamilton 6 starts · → Mark Webber -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 49 53 Hamilton · pit stop L33 Hamilton HAM Hamilton HAM Verstappen · pit stop L25 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Räikkönen · pit stop L34 Räikkönen RAI Räikkönen RAI Ricciardo · pit stop L28 Ricciardo RIC Ricciardo RIC Vettel · pit stop L1 Vettel · pit stop L40 Vettel VET Vettel VET Magnussen · pit stop L28 Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Bottas · pit stop L1 Bottas · pit stop L39 Bottas BOT Bottas BOT Sainz · pit stop L26 Sainz SAI Sainz SAI Hülkenberg · pit stop L37 Hülkenberg HUL Hülkenberg HUL Leclerc · pit stop L31 Leclerc LEC Leclerc LEC Grosjean · pit stop L34 Grosjean GRO Grosjean GRO Vandoorne · pit stop L40 Vandoorne VAN Vandoorne VAN Ericsson · pit stop L35 Ericsson ERI Ericsson ERI Hartley · pit stop L38 Hartley HAR Hartley HAR Sirotkin · pit stop L1 Sirotkin SIR Sirotkin SIR Alonso · pit stop L1 Alonso · pit stop L46 Alonso · stopped L50 · classified P16 Alonso ALO Alonso ALO Stroll · pit stop L1 Stroll · stopped L48 · classified P17 Stroll STR Stroll STR Pérez · retired L27 Pérez PER Pérez PER Ocon · retired L0 Ocon OCO Ocon OCO Gasly · retired L0 Gasly GAS Gasly GAS
pit stop penalty served in the pits SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1 53 1:30:11.385 25
2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 4 53 +7.090 18
3 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 6 53 +25.888 15
4 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 5 53 +34.736 12
5 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 3 53 +1:01.935 10
6 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 9 53 +1:19.364 8
7 77 Valtteri Bottas FL Mercedes 2 53 +1:20.632 6
8 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 7 53 +1:27.184 4
9 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 12 53 +1:31.989 2
10 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 8 53 +1:33.873 1
11 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 10 52 +1 Lap
12 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 17 52 +1 Lap
13 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 15 52 +1 Lap
14 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 20 52 +1 Lap
15 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 18 52 +1 Lap
16 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 16 50 Wheel
17 18 Lance Stroll Williams 19 48 Puncture
R 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 13 27 Engine
R 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 11 0 Collision
R 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 14 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.271 1:30.645 1:30.029 POLE Q3
2 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:31.776 1:31.227 1:30.147 +0.118 Q3
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:31.820 1:30.751 1:30.400 +0.371 Q3
4 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.531 1:30.818 1:30.705 +0.676 Q3
5 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:31.910 1:31.538 1:30.895 +0.866 Q3
6 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:31.567 1:30.772 1:31.057 +0.743 Q2
7 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:32.394 1:32.016 1:32.126 +1.987 Q2
8 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber 1:32.538 1:32.055 1:32.635 +2.026 Q2
9 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas F1 Team 1:32.169 1:31.510 1:32.930 +1.481 Q2
10 8 Romain Grosjean Haas F1 Team 1:32.083 1:31.472 — +1.443 Q2
11 31 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:32.786 1:32.075 — +2.046 Q2
12 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:32.949 1:32.115 — +2.086 Q2
13 11 Sergio Pérez Force India 1:32.692 1:32.454 — +2.425 Q2
14 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso 1:32.447 1:32.460 — +2.418 Q1
15 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber 1:32.804 1:32.820 — +2.775 Q1
16 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren 1:32.976 — — +2.947 Q1
17 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso 1:33.025 — — +2.996 Q1
18 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren 1:33.162 — — +3.133 Q1
19 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams 1:33.636 — — +3.607 Q1
20 18 Lance Stroll Williams 1:33.729 — — +3.700 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
44 Lewis Hamilton
2
77 Valtteri Bottas
3
5 Sebastian Vettel
4
33 Max Verstappen
5
3 Daniel Ricciardo
6
7 Kimi Räikkönen
7
55 Carlos Sainz
8
16 Charles Leclerc
9
20 Kevin Magnussen
10
8 Romain Grosjean
11
31 Esteban Ocon
12
27 Nico Hülkenberg
13
11 Sergio Pérez
14
10 Pierre Gasly
15
9 Marcus Ericsson
16
14 Fernando Alonso
17
2 Stoffel Vandoorne ▲1
18
35 Sergey Sirotkin ▲1
19
18 Lance Stroll ▲1
20
28 Brendon Hartley ▼3
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 1:34.225 L41
2 33 Max Verstappen 1:34.275 L47
3 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:34.398 L48
4 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:34.420 L49
5 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.485 L42
6 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:34.509 L49
7 5 Sebastian Vettel 1:34.579 L45
8 7 Kimi Räikkönen 1:34.594 L41
9 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:34.670 L50
10 44 Lewis Hamilton 1:34.671 L48
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Pit Stops · how they compare
24s 26s 28s 30s 32s median 25.2s Kimi Räikkönen · L34 · 24.289s Marcus Ericsson · L35 · 24.295s Brendon Hartley · L38 · 24.297s Daniel Ricciardo · L28 · 24.309s Lewis Hamilton · L33 · 24.310s Max Verstappen · L25 · 24.395s Stoffel Vandoorne · L40 · 24.399s Fernando Alonso · L46 · 24.788s Nico Hülkenberg · L37 · 25.016s Charles Leclerc · L31 · 25.026s Kevin Magnussen · L28 · 25.419s Carlos Sainz · L26 · 25.423s Fernando Alonso · L1 · 25.789s Sergey Sirotkin · L1 · 26.273s Lance Stroll · L1 · 26.576s Valtteri Bottas · L1 · 27.955s Romain Grosjean · L34 · 29.996s Valtteri Bottas · L39 · 30.666s Sebastian Vettel · L40 · 31.029s Sebastian Vettel · L1 · 32.612s
fastest 24.289s Kimi Räikkönen slowest 32.612s Sebastian Vettel pit lane transit time — one dot per stop
DriverStopLapTimeLane transit
14 Fernando Alonso 1 1 16:15:56 25.789s
5 Sebastian Vettel 1 1 16:15:56 32.612s
35 Sergey Sirotkin 1 1 16:15:55 26.273s
18 Lance Stroll 1 1 16:15:46 26.576s
77 Valtteri Bottas 1 1 16:16:38 27.955s
33 Max Verstappen 1 25 16:57:59 24.395s
55 Carlos Sainz 1 26 17:00:15 25.423s
20 Kevin Magnussen 1 28 17:03:31 25.419s
3 Daniel Ricciardo 1 28 17:02:52 24.309s
16 Charles Leclerc 1 31 17:08:35 25.026s
44 Lewis Hamilton 1 33 17:10:41 24.310s
8 Romain Grosjean 1 34 17:13:30 29.996s
7 Kimi Räikkönen 1 34 17:12:38 24.289s
9 Marcus Ericsson 1 35 17:15:27 24.295s
27 Nico Hülkenberg 1 37 17:18:16 25.016s
28 Brendon Hartley 1 38 17:20:21 24.297s
77 Valtteri Bottas 2 39 17:21:22 30.666s
2 Stoffel Vandoorne 1 40 17:23:26 24.399s
5 Sebastian Vettel 2 40 17:22:38 31.029s
14 Fernando Alonso 2 46 17:33:42 24.788s
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
77
Valtteri Bottas
+14
P2→P7
5
Sebastian Vettel
+13
P3→P5
7
Kimi Räikkönen
+8
P6→P3
20
Kevin Magnussen
+8
P9→P6
55
Carlos Sainz
+8
P7→P8
8
Romain Grosjean
+8
P10→P11
2
Stoffel Vandoorne
+8
P17→P12
28
Brendon Hartley
+8
P20→P14
Most positions lost
Carlos Sainz −13 Romain Grosjean −11 Charles Leclerc −10
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
DriverTypeLapServedIssuedReason
28 Brendon Hartley Grid penalty ▼3 (P17 → P20)
▼3 (P17 → 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