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Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 15 Apr 2018
- Name
- Formula 1 2018 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/979
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 Heineken Chinese Grand Prix · Shanghai International Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35:36.380 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 25 |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:35:45.274 · 56 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35:46.017 · 56 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35:53.365 · 56 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35:56.816 · 56 laps · tag-heuer | 10 |
| 6 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:35:57.432 · 56 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:36:07.019 · 56 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36:11.666 · 56 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:36:12.143 · 56 laps · renault | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:36:15.974 · 56 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:36:20.430 · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:36:21.105 · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:36:25.753 · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:36:31.870 · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:36:34.621 · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:36:38.984 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:36:41.676 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:36:42.710 · 56 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:36:58.955 · 56 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 51 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:32.171 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:32.474 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:32.921 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:33.283 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:32.932 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:33.877 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:33.545 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:33.464 · 13 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:33.315 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:33.238 · 19 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:33.359 · 13 laps · ferrari | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:33.585 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:33.428 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:33.824 · 11 laps · renault | |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.013 · 15 laps · honda | |
| 16 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:34.062 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:34.101 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:34.285 · 7 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:34.454 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:34.914 · 9 laps · ferrari |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.095 · ferrari | |
| 2 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:31.182 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:31.625 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.675 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:31.796 · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:31.948 · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:32.532 · renault | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:32.758 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:32.819 · renault | |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:32.855 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:32.986 · ferrari | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:33.057 · mercedes | |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:33.232 · renault | |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:33.505 · renault | |
| 15 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:33.795 · honda | |
| 16 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:34.062 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.101 · honda | |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:34.285 · mercedes | |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:34.454 · ferrari | |
| 20 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:34.914 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 54 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 40 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 37 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 30 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 22 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 11 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Brendon Hartley | 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 | 1:33.999 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:34.358 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:34.457 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:34.537 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:34.668 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:34.861 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 7 | 1:35.178 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:35.616 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 9 | 1:35.718 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:35.800 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 11 | 1:36.037 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:36.044 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:36.051 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 14 | 1:36.351 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 15 | 1:36.691 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 16 | 1:36.715 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 17 | 1:36.723 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 18 | 1:36.756 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:36.909 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 20 | 1:37.277 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:33.482 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:33.489 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:33.515 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 4 | 1:33.590 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 5 | 1:33.823 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 6 | 1:34.313 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 7 | 1:34.458 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 8 | 1:34.473 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 9 | 1:34.557 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:34.632 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:34.792 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 12 | 1:34.849 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 13 | 1:34.874 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 14 | 1:35.163 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 15 | 1:35.333 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 16 | 1:35.340 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:35.624 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 18 | 1:35.916 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 19 | 1:36.471 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 20 | 1:37.147 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:33.018 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:33.469 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:33.761 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:33.969 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 5 | 1:34.057 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 6 | 1:34.329 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 1:34.445 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 8 | 1:34.456 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:34.582 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 10 | 1:34.741 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:34.841 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 12 | 1:34.851 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 13 | 1:34.977 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 14 | 1:34.991 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 15 | 1:35.061 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 16 | 1:35.079 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 17 | 1:35.375 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 18 | 1:35.497 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:35.679 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 20 | 1:35.756 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 10 | 23.172 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 11 | 23.281 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 12 | 23.935 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 12 | 22.856 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 13 | 23.654 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 16 | 22.981 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 17 | 22.715 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 17 | 23.042 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 18 | 22.464 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 19 | 22.097 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 20 | 23.009 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 20 | 23.950 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 21 | 23.392 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 22 | 23.730 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 23 | 22.661 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 24 | 22.973 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 27 | 22.913 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 28 | 23.716 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 29 | 24.110 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 29 | 22.785 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 | 31 | 22.596 |
| Brendon Hartley | 2 | 30 | 24.070 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 31 | 22.691 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 2 | 31 | 23.297 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 2 | 31 | 23.117 |
| Esteban Ocon | 2 | 31 | 22.637 |
| Pierre Gasly | 2 | 31 | 34.650 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 32 | 22.334 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 2 | 33 | 22.723 |
| Romain Grosjean | 2 | 46 | 23.735 |