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Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 · qualifying

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Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 · qualifying
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/995-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 Gran Premio de México 2018 · Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

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

2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 19

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:38:28.851 · 71 laps · tag-heuer25
2Sebastian VettelFerrari1:38:46.167 · 71 laps · ferrari18
3Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:39:18.765 · 71 laps · ferrari15
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:39:47.589 · 71 laps · mercedes12
5Valtteri BottasMercedesTime not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes10
6Nico HülkenbergRenaultTime not recorded · 69 laps · renault8
7Charles LeclercSauberTime not recorded · 69 laps · ferrari6
8Stoffel VandoorneMcLarenTime not recorded · 69 laps · renault4
9Marcus EricssonSauberTime not recorded · 69 laps · ferrari2
10Pierre GaslyToro RossoTime not recorded · 69 laps · honda1
11Esteban OconForce IndiaTime not recorded · 69 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
12Lance StrollWilliamsTime not recorded · 69 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
13Sergey SirotkinWilliamsTime not recorded · 69 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
14Brendon HartleyToro RossoTime not recorded · 69 laps · hondaUnknown / not applicable
15Kevin MagnussenHaasTime not recorded · 69 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
16Romain GrosjeanHaasTime not recorded · 68 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFDaniel RicciardoRed BullHydraulics · Time not recorded · 61 laps · tag-heuerUnknown / not applicable
DNFSergio PérezForce IndiaBrakes · Time not recorded · 38 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFCarlos Sainz Jr.RenaultClutch · Time not recorded · 28 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFFernando AlonsoMcLarenWater pressure · Time not recorded · 3 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Daniel RicciardoRed BullQ1 1:15.866 · 16 laps · tag-heuer
2Max VerstappenRed BullQ1 1:15.756 · 16 laps · tag-heuer
3Lewis HamiltonMercedesQ1 1:15.673 · 21 laps · mercedes
4Sebastian VettelFerrariQ1 1:16.089 · 16 laps · ferrari
5Valtteri BottasMercedesQ1 1:15.580 · 22 laps · mercedes
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrariQ1 1:16.446 · 20 laps · ferrari
7Nico HülkenbergRenaultQ1 1:16.498 · 18 laps · renault
8Carlos Sainz Jr.RenaultQ1 1:16.813 · 18 laps · renault
9Charles LeclercSauberQ1 1:16.862 · 20 laps · ferrari
10Marcus EricssonSauberQ1 1:16.701 · 20 laps · ferrari
11Esteban OconForce IndiaQ1 1:16.252 · 16 laps · mercedes
12Fernando AlonsoMcLarenQ1 1:16.857 · 12 laps · renault
13Sergio PérezForce IndiaQ1 1:16.242 · 16 laps · mercedes
14Brendon HartleyToro RossoQ1 1:16.682 · 12 laps · honda
15Pierre GaslyToro RossoQ1 1:16.828 · 11 laps · honda
16Romain GrosjeanHaasQ1 1:16.911 · 9 laps · ferrari
17Stoffel VandoorneMcLarenQ1 1:16.966 · 6 laps · renault
18Kevin MagnussenHaasQ1 1:17.599 · 9 laps · ferrari
19Lance StrollWilliamsQ1 1:17.689 · 5 laps · mercedes
20Sergey SirotkinWilliamsQ1 1:17.886 · 6 laps · mercedes

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:14.759 · tag-heuer
2Max VerstappenRed Bull1:14.785 · tag-heuer
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:14.894 · mercedes
4Sebastian VettelFerrari1:14.970 · ferrari
5Valtteri BottasMercedes1:15.160 · mercedes
6Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:15.330 · ferrari
7Nico HülkenbergRenault1:15.827 · renault
8Carlos Sainz Jr.Renault1:16.084 · renault
9Charles LeclercSauber1:16.189 · ferrari
10Marcus EricssonSauber1:16.513 · ferrari
11Esteban OconForce India1:16.844 · mercedes
12Fernando AlonsoMcLaren1:16.871 · renault
13Sergio PérezForce India1:17.167 · mercedes
14Brendon HartleyToro Rosso1:17.184 · honda
15Stoffel VandoorneMcLaren1:16.966 · renault
16Kevin MagnussenHaas1:17.599 · ferrari
17Lance StrollWilliams1:17.689 · mercedes
18Romain GrosjeanHaas1:16.911 · ferrari
19Sergey SirotkinWilliams1:17.886 · mercedes
20Pierre GaslyToro RossoTime not recorded · honda

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded358
2Sebastian VettelNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded294
3Kimi RäikkönenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded236
4Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded227
5Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded216
6Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded146
7Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded69
8Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded57
9Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded53
10Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded50
11Esteban OconNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded49
12Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded45
13Romain GrosjeanNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded31
14Pierre GaslyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded29
15Charles LeclercNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded27
16Stoffel VandoorneNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded12
17Marcus EricssonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
18Lance StrollNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
19Brendon HartleyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
20Sergey SirotkinNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1

Practice & warm-up observations

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

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsMax Verstappen11:16.656
freePractice1ResultsDaniel Ricciardo21:17.139
freePractice1ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.31:17.926
freePractice1ResultsNico Hülkenberg41:18.028
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton51:18.075
freePractice1ResultsValtteri Bottas61:18.322
freePractice1ResultsSebastian Vettel71:18.746
freePractice1ResultsKimi Räikkönen81:18.936
freePractice1ResultsBrendon Hartley91:19.024
freePractice1ResultsNicholas Latifi101:19.078
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez111:19.124
freePractice1ResultsAntonio Giovinazzi121:19.134
freePractice1ResultsRomain Grosjean131:19.276
freePractice1ResultsMarcus Ericsson141:19.312
freePractice1ResultsLando Norris151:19.646
freePractice1ResultsStoffel Vandoorne161:19.716
freePractice1ResultsKevin Magnussen171:19.853
freePractice1ResultsSergey Sirotkin181:19.899
freePractice1ResultsLance Stroll191:20.142
freePractice1ResultsPierre Gasly20Unknown
freePractice2ResultsMax Verstappen11:16.720
freePractice2ResultsDaniel Ricciardo21:16.873
freePractice2ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.31:17.953
freePractice2ResultsSebastian Vettel41:17.954
freePractice2ResultsNico Hülkenberg51:18.046
freePractice2ResultsBrendon Hartley61:18.061
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton71:18.100
freePractice2ResultsKimi Räikkönen81:18.133
freePractice2ResultsValtteri Bottas91:18.140
freePractice2ResultsSergio Pérez101:18.167
freePractice2ResultsEsteban Ocon111:18.485
freePractice2ResultsRomain Grosjean121:18.733
freePractice2ResultsCharles Leclerc131:19.024
freePractice2ResultsPierre Gasly141:19.047
freePractice2ResultsStoffel Vandoorne151:19.096
freePractice2ResultsLance Stroll161:19.219
freePractice2ResultsMarcus Ericsson171:19.322
freePractice2ResultsSergey Sirotkin181:19.335
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso191:19.543
freePractice2ResultsKevin Magnussen201:19.670
freePractice3ResultsMax Verstappen11:16.284
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton21:16.538
freePractice3ResultsSebastian Vettel31:16.566
freePractice3ResultsDaniel Ricciardo41:17.028
freePractice3ResultsKimi Räikkönen51:17.045
freePractice3ResultsCharles Leclerc61:17.059
freePractice3ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.71:17.336
freePractice3ResultsPierre Gasly81:17.525
freePractice3ResultsMarcus Ericsson91:17.565
freePractice3ResultsNico Hülkenberg101:17.623
freePractice3ResultsEsteban Ocon111:17.731
freePractice3ResultsSergio Pérez121:17.819
freePractice3ResultsRomain Grosjean131:18.145
freePractice3ResultsStoffel Vandoorne141:18.445
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso151:18.548
freePractice3ResultsBrendon Hartley161:18.637
freePractice3ResultsSergey Sirotkin171:18.669
freePractice3ResultsLance Stroll181:18.698
freePractice3ResultsValtteri Bottas191:18.839
freePractice3ResultsKevin Magnussen20Unknown

Recorded pit stops

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

DriverStopLapTime
Esteban Ocon1127.806
Brendon Hartley1122.055
Pierre Gasly1522.570
Lance Stroll11024.451
Lewis Hamilton11122.269
Valtteri Bottas11122.105
Carlos Sainz Jr.11122.660
Sergey Sirotkin11122.732
Daniel Ricciardo11222.022
Nico Hülkenberg11223.037
Stoffel Vandoorne11222.174
Max Verstappen11322.175
Charles Leclerc11322.588
Marcus Ericsson11631.406
Sebastian Vettel11722.658
Kimi Räikkönen11722.017
Lance Stroll22323.371
Brendon Hartley22423.553
Pierre Gasly22623.055
Sergio Pérez13023.755
Esteban Ocon23022.756
Kevin Magnussen14322.390
Romain Grosjean14422.733
Sebastian Vettel24721.777
Lewis Hamilton24722.399
Max Verstappen24822.088
Valtteri Bottas24823.887
Romain Grosjean26023.426
Valtteri Bottas36222.512