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Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix · qualifying
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- Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix · qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 2018 Rolex British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit
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2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:27:29.784 · 52 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27:32.048 · 52 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:27:33.436 · 52 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:27:38.667 · 52 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:27:39.284 · 52 laps · tag-heuer | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:27:58.004 · 52 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:27:59.714 · 52 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:28:00.899 · 52 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:28:02.972 · 52 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:28:04.492 · 52 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:28:05.558 · 52 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:28:07.890 · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:28:08.913 · 52 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:28:17.897 · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Brakes · Time not recorded · 46 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Collision · Time not recorded · 37 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Collision · Time not recorded · 37 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Accident · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Wheel · Time not recorded · 18 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Power unit · Time not recorded · 1 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:26.818 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:26.585 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:27.549 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:27.025 · 15 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:27.309 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:27.979 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:28.143 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:28.086 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:27.962 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:28.279 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:28.017 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:28.210 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:28.187 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:28.399 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:28.249 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:28.456 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:29.096 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:29.252 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| NC | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 2 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:25.892 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:25.936 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:25.990 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:26.217 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:26.602 · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:27.099 · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:27.244 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:27.455 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:27.879 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:28.194 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:27.901 · renault | |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:27.928 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:28.139 · renault | |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:28.343 · honda | |
| 15 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:28.391 · ferrari | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:28.456 · renault | |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:29.096 · renault | |
| PL | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:29.252 · mercedes | |
| PL | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| PL | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 171 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 163 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 116 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 106 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 104 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 93 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 42 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 25 |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 24 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 14 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:27.487 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:27.854 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:27.998 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:28.144 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:28.218 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:28.325 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:29.352 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 8 | 1:29.812 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 9 | 1:29.815 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 10 | 1:29.878 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 11 | 1:29.942 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 12 | 1:30.004 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 13 | 1:30.027 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:30.065 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:30.322 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 16 | 1:30.358 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 17 | 1:30.416 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 18 | 1:30.701 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 19 | 1:30.749 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 20 | 1:31.017 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:27.552 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:27.739 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:27.909 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:28.045 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:28.408 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 6 | 1:29.306 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 7 | 1:29.354 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 8 | 1:29.467 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:29.522 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 10 | 1:29.557 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 11 | 1:29.563 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 12 | 1:29.617 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 13 | 1:29.831 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 14 | 1:30.046 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 15 | 1:30.069 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 16 | 1:30.103 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 17 | 1:30.121 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 18 | 1:30.404 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 19 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:26.722 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:26.815 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:27.364 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:27.851 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:28.012 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:28.018 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 7 | 1:28.146 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 8 | 1:28.418 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:28.554 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 10 | 1:28.814 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:28.917 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:29.066 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:29.070 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:29.094 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 15 | 1:29.133 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:29.829 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 17 | 1:29.984 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 18 | 1:30.004 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 19 | 1:30.050 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 20 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 13 | 38.573 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 13 | 28.669 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 13 | 28.651 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 17 | 28.458 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 17 | 29.074 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 18 | 28.194 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 18 | 27.865 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 19 | 29.410 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 20 | 28.677 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 20 | 28.719 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 20 | 28.676 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 21 | 27.894 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 21 | 28.284 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 21 | 28.224 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 24 | 28.207 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 25 | 28.982 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 25 | 28.450 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 26 | 29.254 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 30 | 28.001 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 30 | 27.774 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 | 32 | 28.085 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 2 | 32 | 28.078 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 32 | 29.766 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 32 | 28.836 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 33 | 28.174 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 33 | 28.000 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 33 | 28.985 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 2 | 33 | 28.658 |