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Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix · qualifying

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Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix · qualifying
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/989-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix · Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 13

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Sebastian VettelFerrari1:23:34.476 · 44 laps · ferrari25
2Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:23:45.537 · 44 laps · mercedes18
3Max VerstappenRed Bull1:24:05.848 · 44 laps · tag-heuer15
4Valtteri BottasMercedes1:24:43.081 · 44 laps · mercedes12
5Sergio PérezForce India1:24:45.499 · 44 laps · mercedes10
6Esteban OconForce India1:24:53.996 · 44 laps · mercedes8
7Romain GrosjeanHaas1:25:00.429 · 44 laps · ferrari6
8Kevin MagnussenHaas1:25:02.115 · 44 laps · ferrari4
9Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:25:20.368 · 44 laps · honda2
10Marcus EricssonSauberTime not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari1
11Carlos Sainz Jr.RenaultTime not recorded · 43 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
12Sergey SirotkinWilliamsTime not recorded · 43 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
13Lance StrollWilliamsTime not recorded · 43 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
14Brendon HartleyToro RossoTime not recorded · 43 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
15Stoffel VandoorneMcLarenTime not recorded · 43 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullCollision damage · Time not recorded · 28 laps · tag-heuerUnknown / not applicable
DNFKimi RäikkönenFerrariCollision damage · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFCharles LeclercSauberCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFNico HülkenbergRenaultCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedesQ1 1:42.977 · 19 laps · mercedes
2Sebastian VettelFerrariQ1 1:43.035 · 18 laps · ferrari
3Esteban OconForce IndiaQ1 1:44.003 · 16 laps · mercedes
4Sergio PérezForce IndiaQ1 1:44.004 · 14 laps · mercedes
5Romain GrosjeanHaasQ1 1:43.597 · 20 laps · ferrari
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrariQ1 1:42.585 · 13 laps · ferrari
7Max VerstappenRed BullQ1 1:43.199 · 11 laps · tag-heuer
8Daniel RicciardoRed BullQ1 1:43.604 · 16 laps · tag-heuer
9Kevin MagnussenHaasQ1 1:43.834 · 19 laps · ferrari
10Valtteri BottasMercedesQ1 1:42.805 · 7 laps · mercedes
11Pierre GaslyToro RossoQ1 1:44.221 · 14 laps · honda
12Brendon HartleyToro RossoQ1 1:44.153 · 13 laps · honda
13Charles LeclercSauberQ1 1:43.654 · 14 laps · ferrari
14Marcus EricssonSauberQ1 1:43.846 · 11 laps · ferrari
15Nico HülkenbergRenaultQ1 1:44.145 · 3 laps · renault
16Carlos Sainz Jr.RenaultQ1 1:44.489 · 6 laps · renault
17Fernando AlonsoMcLarenQ1 1:44.917 · 6 laps · renault
18Sergey SirotkinWilliamsQ1 1:44.998 · 6 laps · mercedes
19Lance StrollWilliamsQ1 1:45.134 · 6 laps · mercedes
20Stoffel VandoorneMcLarenQ1 1:45.307 · 8 laps · renault

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:58.179 · mercedes
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:58.905 · ferrari
3Esteban OconForce India2:01.851 · mercedes
4Sergio PérezForce India2:01.894 · mercedes
5Romain GrosjeanHaas2:02.122 · ferrari
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrari2:02.671 · ferrari
7Max VerstappenRed Bull2:02.769 · tag-heuer
8Daniel RicciardoRed Bull2:02.939 · tag-heuer
9Kevin MagnussenHaas2:04.933 · ferrari
10Pierre GaslyToro Rosso1:43.844 · honda
11Brendon HartleyToro Rosso1:43.865 · honda
12Charles LeclercSauber1:44.062 · ferrari
13Marcus EricssonSauber1:44.301 · ferrari
14Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:44.917 · renault
15Sergey SirotkinWilliams1:44.998 · mercedes
16Lance StrollWilliams1:45.134 · mercedes
17Valtteri BottasMercedesTime not recorded · mercedes
18Nico HülkenbergRenaultTime not recorded · renault
19Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:44.489 · renault
20Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:45.307 · renault

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded231
2Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded214
3Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded146
4Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded144
5Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded120
6Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded118
7Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded52
8Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded49
9Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded44
10Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded40
11Esteban OconNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded37
12Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded30
13Pierre GaslyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded28
14Romain GrosjeanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded27
15Charles LeclercNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
16Stoffel VandoorneNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
17Marcus EricssonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
18Lance StrollNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
19Brendon HartleyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
20Sergey SirotkinNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel11:44.358
freePractice1ResultsMax Verstappen21:44.509
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton31:44.676
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen41:44.718
freePractice1ResultsValtteri Bottas51:44.724
freePractice1ResultsDaniel Ricciardo61:45.558
freePractice1ResultsEsteban Ocon71:45.786
freePractice1ResultsNico Hülkenberg81:45.951
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez91:46.169
freePractice1ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.101:46.210
freePractice1ResultsPierre Gasly111:46.300
freePractice1ResultsRomain Grosjean121:46.387
freePractice1ResultsCharles Leclerc131:46.554
freePractice1ResultsMarcus Ericsson141:46.557
freePractice1ResultsBrendon Hartley151:46.932
freePractice1ResultsLance Stroll161:46.965
freePractice1ResultsKevin Magnussen171:47.012
freePractice1ResultsLando Norris181:47.364
freePractice1ResultsSergey Sirotkin191:47.367
freePractice1ResultsStoffel Vandoorne201:47.452
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen11:43.355
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton21:43.523
freePractice2ResultsValtteri Bottas31:43.803
freePractice2ResultsMax Verstappen41:44.046
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel51:44.129
freePractice2ResultsDaniel Ricciardo61:44.250
freePractice2ResultsSergio Pérez71:44.662
freePractice2ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.81:45.481
freePractice2ResultsMarcus Ericsson91:45.537
freePractice2ResultsCharles Leclerc101:45.622
freePractice2ResultsNico Hülkenberg111:45.753
freePractice2ResultsRomain Grosjean121:45.817
freePractice2ResultsEsteban Ocon131:45.935
freePractice2ResultsKevin Magnussen141:46.078
freePractice2ResultsPierre Gasly151:46.080
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso161:46.153
freePractice2ResultsBrendon Hartley171:46.337
freePractice2ResultsSergey Sirotkin181:46.451
freePractice2ResultsLance Stroll191:46.470
freePractice2ResultsStoffel Vandoorne201:46.496
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel11:42.661
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen21:42.724
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton31:42.798
freePractice3ResultsValtteri Bottas41:43.464
freePractice3ResultsMax Verstappen51:44.048
freePractice3ResultsDaniel Ricciardo61:44.479
freePractice3ResultsCharles Leclerc71:44.963
freePractice3ResultsSergio Pérez81:45.341
freePractice3ResultsNico Hülkenberg91:45.464
freePractice3ResultsEsteban Ocon101:45.485
freePractice3ResultsMarcus Ericsson111:45.536
freePractice3ResultsRomain Grosjean121:45.814
freePractice3ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.131:45.925
freePractice3ResultsKevin Magnussen141:46.087
freePractice3ResultsPierre Gasly151:46.182
freePractice3ResultsBrendon Hartley161:46.259
freePractice3ResultsLance Stroll171:46.502
freePractice3ResultsSergey Sirotkin181:46.630
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso191:46.942
freePractice3ResultsStoffel Vandoorne201:47.061

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Sebastian Vettel1119.582
Lewis Hamilton1119.372
Sergio Pérez1119.667
Esteban Ocon1119.582
Max Verstappen1119.942
Romain Grosjean1120.280
Kevin Magnussen1120.021
Pierre Gasly1120.136
Marcus Ericsson1119.711
Sergey Sirotkin1119.791
Lance Stroll1119.732
Daniel Ricciardo116:35.824
Brendon Hartley1118.084
Carlos Sainz Jr.1118.509
Valtteri Bottas1120.349
Stoffel Vandoorne1119.847
Kimi Räikkönen1126.367
Valtteri Bottas2230.519
Stoffel Vandoorne2222.706
Kimi Räikkönen2735.451
Lewis Hamilton22122.375
Sebastian Vettel22222.253
Carlos Sainz Jr.22223.857
Romain Grosjean22323.248
Lance Stroll22322.901
Esteban Ocon22423.225
Sergey Sirotkin22422.339
Sergio Pérez22523.157
Pierre Gasly22522.953
Max Verstappen22622.341
Kevin Magnussen22624.304
Marcus Ericsson22622.558
Stoffel Vandoorne32823.389
Valtteri Bottas32922.399
Brendon Hartley23129.316