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Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Gran Premio de México 2018 · race
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/995-race
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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
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2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 19
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:38:28.851 · 71 laps · tag-heuer | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:38:46.167 · 71 laps · ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:39:18.765 · 71 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39:47.589 · 71 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Time not recorded · 70 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · 69 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 69 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 69 laps · honda | 1 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 69 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 68 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 61 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Brakes · Time not recorded · 38 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Clutch · Time not recorded · 28 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Water pressure · Time not recorded · 3 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:15.866 · 16 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:15.756 · 16 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:15.673 · 21 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:16.089 · 16 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:15.580 · 22 laps · mercedes | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:16.446 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:16.498 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:16.813 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:16.862 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:16.701 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:16.252 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:16.857 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:16.242 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.682 · 12 laps · honda | |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:16.828 · 11 laps · honda | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:16.911 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:16.966 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:17.599 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:17.689 · 5 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:17.886 · 6 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:14.759 · tag-heuer | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:14.785 · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.894 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:14.970 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:15.160 · mercedes | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:15.330 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:15.827 · renault | |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:16.084 · renault | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:16.189 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:16.513 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:16.844 · mercedes | |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:16.871 · renault | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:17.167 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:17.184 · honda | |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:16.966 · renault | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:17.599 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:17.689 · mercedes | |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:16.911 · ferrari | |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:17.886 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 358 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 294 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 236 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 227 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 216 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 146 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 69 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 57 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 13 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 9 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 20 | Sergey Sirotkin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
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 | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:16.656 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:17.139 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 3 | 1:17.926 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 4 | 1:18.028 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:18.075 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 6 | 1:18.322 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 7 | 1:18.746 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:18.936 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 9 | 1:19.024 |
| freePractice1Results | Nicholas Latifi | 10 | 1:19.078 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:19.124 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 12 | 1:19.134 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:19.276 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 14 | 1:19.312 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 15 | 1:19.646 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 16 | 1:19.716 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 17 | 1:19.853 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:19.899 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 19 | 1:20.142 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 20 | Unknown |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:16.720 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:16.873 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 3 | 1:17.953 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:17.954 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 1:18.046 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 6 | 1:18.061 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 7 | 1:18.100 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 8 | 1:18.133 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 9 | 1:18.140 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 10 | 1:18.167 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:18.485 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 12 | 1:18.733 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 13 | 1:19.024 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 14 | 1:19.047 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 15 | 1:19.096 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:19.219 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:19.322 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:19.335 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 19 | 1:19.543 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | 1:19.670 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:16.284 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:16.538 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:16.566 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:17.028 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:17.045 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 6 | 1:17.059 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:17.336 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 8 | 1:17.525 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 9 | 1:17.565 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:17.623 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:17.731 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:17.819 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 13 | 1:18.145 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 14 | 1:18.445 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 15 | 1:18.548 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 16 | 1:18.637 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 17 | 1:18.669 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 18 | 1:18.698 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 19 | 1:18.839 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | Unknown |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 1 | 27.806 |
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 1 | 22.055 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 5 | 22.570 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 10 | 24.451 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 11 | 22.269 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 11 | 22.105 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 11 | 22.660 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 11 | 22.732 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 12 | 22.022 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 12 | 23.037 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 12 | 22.174 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 13 | 22.175 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 13 | 22.588 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 16 | 31.406 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 17 | 22.658 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 17 | 22.017 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 23 | 23.371 |
| Brendon Hartley | 2 | 24 | 23.553 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 26 | 23.055 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 30 | 23.755 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 30 | 22.756 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 43 | 22.390 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 44 | 22.733 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 47 | 21.777 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 47 | 22.399 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 48 | 22.088 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 48 | 23.887 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 60 | 23.426 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 62 | 22.512 |