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Formula 1 2018 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 16 Sep 2018
- Name
- Formula 1 2018 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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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 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix · Marina Bay Street Circuit
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:51:11.611 · 61 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:51:20.572 · 61 laps · tag-heuer | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:51:51.556 · 61 laps · ferrari | 15 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:52:03.541 · 61 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:52:04.612 · 61 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:52:05.593 · 61 laps · tag-heuer | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:52:54.622 · 61 laps · renault | 6 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Time not recorded · 60 laps · renault | 4 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Time not recorded · 60 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Time not recorded · 60 laps · renault | 1 |
| 11 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Time not recorded · 60 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 60 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 60 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 60 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 60 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Time not recorded · 60 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 60 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 59 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 59 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:39.403 · 17 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:38.751 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:38.218 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:39.291 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:38.534 · 17 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:38.153 · 12 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:38.814 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:38.685 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:38.912 · 20 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:38.932 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:39.022 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:39.103 · 12 laps · renault | |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:39.206 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:39.366 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:39.614 · 13 laps · honda | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:39.644 · 6 laps · ferrari | |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:39.809 · 8 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:39.864 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:41.263 · 8 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:41.334 · 6 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.015 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:36.334 · tag-heuer | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.628 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:36.702 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:36.794 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:36.996 · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:37.985 · mercedes | |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:38.320 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:38.365 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:38.588 · renault | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:38.641 · renault | |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:38.716 · renault | |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:38.747 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:39.453 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:39.691 · honda | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:39.644 · ferrari | |
| 17 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:39.809 · honda | |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:39.864 · renault | |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:41.263 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:41.334 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 281 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 241 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 174 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 171 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 148 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 126 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 10 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 46 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 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 | 15 |
| 16 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 19 | Brendon Hartley | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 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 | Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 1:39.711 |
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:39.912 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:39.997 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 4 | 1:40.486 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 5 | 1:41.105 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 6 | 1:41.232 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:41.329 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 8 | 1:41.429 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 9 | 1:42.035 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:42.108 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 11 | 1:42.408 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 12 | 1:42.412 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 13 | 1:42.452 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 14 | 1:42.630 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 15 | 1:43.177 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 16 | 1:43.240 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 17 | 1:43.485 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 18 | 1:43.849 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 19 | 1:44.036 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 20 | 1:45.160 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 1:38.699 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:38.710 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:39.221 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 4 | 1:39.309 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:39.368 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 6 | 1:40.274 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:40.384 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 8 | 1:40.459 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 9 | 1:40.633 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 10 | 1:40.668 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:40.774 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 12 | 1:40.812 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 13 | 1:40.870 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 14 | 1:41.062 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 15 | 1:41.154 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 16 | 1:41.164 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 17 | 1:41.542 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 18 | 1:41.615 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 19 | 1:42.141 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 20 | 1:42.181 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 1:38.054 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:38.416 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 3 | 1:38.558 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 1:38.603 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | 1:39.186 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 6 | 1:39.265 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:39.747 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 8 | 1:40.073 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 9 | 1:40.231 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 10 | 1:40.254 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:40.450 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 12 | 1:40.559 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 13 | 1:40.591 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 14 | 1:40.686 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 15 | 1:40.798 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 16 | 1:40.915 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 17 | 1:41.562 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 18 | 1:41.884 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 19 | 1:41.953 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 20 | 1:42.220 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 3 | 30.477 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 14 | 28.722 |
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 14 | 29.912 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 15 | 28.946 |
| Nico Hülkenberg | 1 | 15 | 31.183 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 16 | 28.542 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 16 | 29.517 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 17 | 29.681 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 17 | 29.978 |
| Kimi Räikkönen | 1 | 22 | 29.513 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 26 | 28.931 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 26 | 29.408 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 27 | 28.779 |
| Sergio Pérez | 2 | 33 | 30.561 |
| Brendon Hartley | 2 | 36 | 29.464 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 2 | 36 | 30.711 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 37 | 30.242 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 38 | 29.922 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 38 | 29.310 |
| Sergio Pérez | 3 | 39 | 24.340 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 40 | 28.767 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 43 | 30.234 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 1 | 44 | 28.860 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 2 | 45 | 34.022 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 3 | 48 | 29.324 |