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Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · qualifying
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- Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 2018 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix · Yas Marina Circuit
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2018 Formula 1 World Championship · round 21
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:39:40.382 · 55 laps · mercedes | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:39:42.963 · 55 laps · ferrari | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:39:53.088 · 55 laps · tag-heuer | 15 |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:39:55.761 · 55 laps · tag-heuer | 12 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:40:28.339 · 55 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:40:52.930 · 55 laps · renault | 8 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:41:11.171 · 55 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:41:11.657 · 55 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Time not recorded · 54 laps · ferrari | 1 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Time not recorded · 54 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Time not recorded · 54 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Time not recorded · 54 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Time not recorded · 54 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Time not recorded · 54 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Engine · Time not recorded · 46 laps · honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Engine · Time not recorded · 44 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Power loss · Time not recorded · 24 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Power loss · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ferrari | 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 1:36.828 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | Q1 1:36.789 · 19 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q1 1:36.775 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | Q1 1:37.010 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.117 · 16 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:37.195 · 14 laps · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 1:37.575 · 15 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | Q1 1:37.124 · 20 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | Q1 1:36.936 · 18 laps · mercedes | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | Q1 1:37.569 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | Q1 1:37.757 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | Q1 1:37.619 · 14 laps · ferrari | |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:37.934 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | Q1 1:37.255 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | Q1 1:37.890 · 15 laps · renault | |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:37.994 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | Q1 1:38.166 · 9 laps · honda | |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | Q1 1:38.577 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | Q1 1:38.635 · 6 laps · mercedes | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | Q1 1:38.682 · 6 laps · mercedes |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:34.794 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:34.956 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:35.125 · ferrari | |
| 4 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:35.365 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:35.401 · tag-heuer | |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35.589 · tag-heuer | |
| 7 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 1:36.192 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber | 1:36.237 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Force India | 1:36.540 · mercedes | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:36.542 · renault | |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:36.982 · renault | |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | 1:37.132 · ferrari | |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:37.309 · ferrari | |
| 14 | Sergio Pérez | Force India | 1:37.541 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:37.743 · renault | |
| 16 | Brendon Hartley | Toro Rosso | 1:37.994 · honda | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:38.166 · honda | |
| 18 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren | 1:38.577 · renault | |
| 19 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams | 1:38.635 · mercedes | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Williams | 1:38.682 · mercedes |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 408 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 320 |
| 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 251 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 249 |
| 5 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 247 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 170 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 69 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 62 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 56 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 50 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 49 |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 39 |
| 14 | Romain Grosjean | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 37 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 29 |
| 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 | 1:38.491 |
| freePractice1Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 2 | 1:38.945 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 1:39.452 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:39.543 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 5 | 1:40.102 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 6 | 1:40.235 |
| freePractice1Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 7 | 1:40.417 |
| freePractice1Results | Sebastian Vettel | 8 | 1:40.453 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:40.588 |
| freePractice1Results | Romain Grosjean | 10 | 1:40.663 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 11 | 1:40.671 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 12 | 1:41.023 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 13 | 1:41.075 |
| freePractice1Results | Brendon Hartley | 14 | 1:41.137 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 15 | 1:41.493 |
| freePractice1Results | Antonio Giovinazzi | 16 | 1:41.662 |
| freePractice1Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:41.928 |
| freePractice1Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 18 | 1:42.114 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 19 | 1:42.313 |
| freePractice1Results | Robert Kubica | 20 | 1:42.992 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 1:37.236 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 2 | 1:37.280 |
| freePractice2Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 3 | 1:37.428 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 4 | 1:37.443 |
| freePractice2Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 5 | 1:37.461 |
| freePractice2Results | Sebastian Vettel | 6 | 1:37.569 |
| freePractice2Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:38.060 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:38.230 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 9 | 1:38.318 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 10 | 1:38.402 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 11 | 1:38.506 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 12 | 1:38.511 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 13 | 1:38.725 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 14 | 1:38.806 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 15 | 1:38.831 |
| freePractice2Results | Brendon Hartley | 16 | 1:38.957 |
| freePractice2Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:39.502 |
| freePractice2Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 18 | 1:39.938 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 19 | 1:40.046 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 20 | 1:40.935 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 1:37.176 |
| freePractice3Results | Kimi Räikkönen | 2 | 1:37.464 |
| freePractice3Results | Sebastian Vettel | 3 | 1:37.587 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 4 | 1:37.747 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 5 | 1:37.933 |
| freePractice3Results | Daniel Ricciardo | 6 | 1:38.090 |
| freePractice3Results | Romain Grosjean | 7 | 1:38.304 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 8 | 1:38.850 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 9 | 1:38.970 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 10 | 1:39.011 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 11 | 1:39.053 |
| freePractice3Results | Brendon Hartley | 12 | 1:39.074 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 13 | 1:39.282 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 14 | 1:39.612 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 15 | 1:39.740 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 16 | 1:39.974 |
| freePractice3Results | Marcus Ericsson | 17 | 1:39.997 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 18 | 1:40.117 |
| freePractice3Results | Stoffel Vandoorne | 19 | 1:40.233 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergey Sirotkin | 20 | 1:41.182 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Hartley | 1 | 1 | 41.012 |
| Lewis Hamilton | 1 | 7 | 21.283 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 7 | 21.828 |
| Romain Grosjean | 1 | 7 | 22.354 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 15 | 22.630 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 1 | 16 | 21.600 |
| Max Verstappen | 1 | 17 | 21.057 |
| Esteban Ocon | 1 | 18 | 21.979 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 | 26 | 22.112 |
| Fernando Alonso | 1 | 27 | 21.726 |
| Pierre Gasly | 1 | 29 | 22.493 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 1 | 33 | 21.061 |
| Stoffel Vandoorne | 1 | 35 | 22.317 |
| Sergey Sirotkin | 1 | 35 | 22.755 |
| Carlos Sainz Jr. | 1 | 37 | 21.964 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 2 | 40 | 21.289 |
| Lance Stroll | 1 | 40 | 22.189 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 41 | 21.587 |