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Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 26 Aug 2018
- Name
- Formula 1 2018 Johnnie Walker Belgian Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/989
Original reference ↗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.
Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT
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
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:23:34.476 · 44 laps · ferrari | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23:45.537 · 44 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:24:05.848 · 44 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24:43.081 · 44 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:24:45.499 · 44 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:24:53.996 · 44 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:25:00.429 · 44 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:25:02.115 · 44 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:25:20.368 · 44 laps · honda | 2 |
| 10 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 43 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 43 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 43 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 28 laps · tag-heuer | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:42.977 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:43.035 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:44.003 · 16 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:44.004 · 14 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:43.597 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:42.585 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:43.199 · 11 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:43.604 · 16 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:43.834 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:42.805 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:44.221 · 14 laps · honda | |
| 12 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:44.153 · 13 laps · honda | |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:43.654 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:43.846 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:44.145 · 3 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:44.489 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:44.917 · 6 laps · renault | |
| 18 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:44.998 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:45.134 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:45.307 · 8 laps · renault |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:58.179 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:58.905 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 2:01.851 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 2:01.894 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 2:02.122 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 2:02.671 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2:02.769 · tag-heuer | |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 2:02.939 · tag-heuer | |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 2:04.933 · ferrari | |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:43.844 · honda | |
| 11 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:43.865 · honda | |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:44.062 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:44.301 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:44.917 · renault | |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:44.998 · mercedes | |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:45.134 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Time not recorded · mercedes | |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · renault | |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:44.489 · renault | |
| 20 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:45.307 · renault |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 231 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 214 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 146 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 144 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 120 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 118 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 52 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 44 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 37 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 28 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 15 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 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 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:44.358 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:44.509 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:44.676 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:44.718 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:44.724 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:45.558 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 7 | 1:45.786 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:45.951 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:46.169 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 10 | 1:46.210 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 11 | 1:46.300 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 12 | 1:46.387 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 13 | 1:46.554 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 14 | 1:46.557 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 15 | 1:46.932 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:46.965 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 17 | 1:47.012 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 18 | 1:47.364 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 19 | 1:47.367 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 1:47.452 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:43.355 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:43.523 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:43.803 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:44.046 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 5 | 1:44.129 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:44.250 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 1:44.662 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:45.481 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 9 | 1:45.537 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 10 | 1:45.622 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:45.753 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 12 | 1:45.817 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 13 | 1:45.935 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:46.078 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 15 | 1:46.080 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:46.153 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 17 | 1:46.337 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:46.451 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 19 | 1:46.470 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 1:46.496 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:42.661 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:42.724 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:42.798 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:43.464 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:44.048 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:44.479 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 7 | 1:44.963 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 8 | 1:45.341 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:45.464 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 10 | 1:45.485 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 11 | 1:45.536 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 12 | 1:45.814 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 13 | 1:45.925 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:46.087 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 15 | 1:46.182 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 16 | 1:46.259 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 17 | 1:46.502 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:46.630 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 19 | 1:46.942 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 1:47.061 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1 | 19.582 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 19.372 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 1 | 19.667 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 1 | 19.582 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 1 | 19.942 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 1 | 20.280 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 1 | 20.021 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 1 | 20.136 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 1 | 19.711 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 1 | 19.791 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 1 | 19.732 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1 | 6:35.824 |
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 1 | 18.084 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 1 | 18.509 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1 | 20.349 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 1 | 19.847 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1 | 26.367 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 2 | 30.519 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 2 | 2 | 22.706 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 7 | 35.451 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 21 | 22.375 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 2 | 22 | 22.253 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 2 | 22 | 23.857 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 23 | 23.248 |
| Lance Stroll | 2 | 23 | 22.901 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 24 | 23.225 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 2 | 24 | 22.339 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 25 | 23.157 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 25 | 22.953 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 26 | 22.341 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 26 | 24.304 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 2 | 26 | 22.558 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 3 | 28 | 23.389 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 29 | 22.399 |
| Brendon Hartley | 2 | 31 | 29.316 |