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Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
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- Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix · qualifying
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v2026.17.0 · session/994-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Pirelli 2018 United States Grand Prix · Circuit of the Americas
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2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 18
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34:18.643 · 56 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34:19.924 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 18 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34:20.985 · 56 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34:36.865 · 56 laps · ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34:43.387 · 56 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:35:45.853 · 56 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:35:53.637 · 56 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:35:59.723 · 56 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | 2 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 55 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 55 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 55 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 55 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 54 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Battery · Time not recorded · 8 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Collision · Time not recorded · 2 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Fuel · 1:35:57.931 · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Fuel · 1:35:59.300 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:34.130 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.569 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:34.703 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:34.518 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.755 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:34.876 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:34.932 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:34.892 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:35.069 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:35.193 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:34.891 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:34.972 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.850 · 13 laps · honda | |
| 14 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:35.206 · 13 laps · honda | |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:34.766 · 4 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:35.294 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:35.362 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:35.480 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:35.536 · 8 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:35.735 · 6 laps · renault |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.237 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:32.307 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.616 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:33.494 · tag-heuer | |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:32.298 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:34.145 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:34.215 · renault | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:34.250 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:34.420 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:34.594 · mercedes | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:34.566 · renault | |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:34.732 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:35.294 · renault | |
| 14 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:35.362 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:35.480 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:35.536 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:35.735 · renault | |
| 18 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:34.766 · tag-heuer | |
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · honda | |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · honda |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 346 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 276 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 221 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 217 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 191 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 146 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 61 |
| 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 | 28 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 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 | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:47.502 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 1:48.806 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:48.847 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:49.326 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:49.489 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 6 | 1:49.928 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:50.665 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 8 | 1:50.821 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 9 | 1:50.961 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 10 | 1:51.016 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 11 | 1:51.036 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 12 | 1:51.232 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 13 | 1:51.234 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:51.459 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 15 | 1:51.589 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 16 | 1:51.614 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 17 | 1:51.655 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 18 | 1:51.717 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 19 | 1:51.896 |
| freePractice1Results | Sean Gelael | 20 | 1:52.625 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:48.716 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 2 | 1:49.728 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:49.798 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:51.728 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 1:52.208 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 6 | 1:52.505 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 7 | 1:53.070 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 8 | 1:53.354 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 9 | 1:53.443 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 10 | 1:53.912 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 11 | 1:54.101 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 12 | 1:54.637 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:54.963 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 14 | 1:55.348 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 15 | 1:55.446 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 16 | Unknown |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:33.797 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:33.843 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:33.870 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:34.556 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:34.703 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:34.910 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 7 | 1:35.365 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 8 | 1:35.411 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:35.450 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:35.468 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 11 | 1:35.562 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 12 | 1:35.713 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 13 | 1:35.770 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 14 | 1:35.882 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 15 | 1:36.000 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:36.188 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 17 | 1:36.193 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 18 | 1:36.302 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 19 | 1:36.330 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 20 | 1:36.332 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 1 | 34.812 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 1 | 41.048 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 1 | 35.104 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 5 | 18.610 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 10 | 23.686 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 10 | 24.065 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 10 | 23.865 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 11 | 23.693 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 21 | 23.714 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 22 | 23.446 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 22 | 24.534 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 23 | 23.478 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 23 | 24.681 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 24 | 29.319 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 25 | 25.723 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 26 | 24.449 |
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 27 | 23.819 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 2 | 29 | 23.715 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 30 | 23.723 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 30 | 23.940 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 37 | 23.915 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 36 | 24.219 |
| Lance Stroll | 3 | 38 | 24.296 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 2 | 40 | 24.195 |