2018 Italian Grand Prix

The 2018 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 2 September 2018 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. The race was the fourteenth round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 88th running of the Italian Grand Prix and the 83rd time the race was held at Monza.

2018 Italian Grand Prix
Race 14 of 21 in the 2018 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Monza circuit
Race details[1]
Date 2 September 2018
Official name Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2018
Location Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.793 km (3.600 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.587 miles)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:19.119
Fastest lap
Driver Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Time 1:22.497 on lap 30
Podium
First
Mercedes
Second
Ferrari
Third
Mercedes
Lap leaders

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 17-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 15 points.

Qualifying
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:20.722 1:19.846 1:19.119 1
2 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:20.542 1:19.629 1:19.280 2
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.810 1:19.798 1:19.294 3
4 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:21.381 1:20.427 1:19.656 4
5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:21.381 1:20.333 1:20.615 5
6 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 1:21.887 1:21.239 1:20.936 6
7 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 1:21.732 1:21.552 1:21.041 7
8 31 Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 1:21.570 1:21.315 1:21.099 8
9 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:21.834 1:21.667 1:21.350 9
10 18 Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 1:21.838 1:21.494 1:21.627 10
11 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:21.783 1:21.669 11
12 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 1:21.813 1:21.732 12
13 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 1:21.850 1:22.568 13
14 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:21.801 No time 201
15 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 1:21.280 No time 192
16 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 1:21.888 14
17 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.889 15
18 28 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 1:21.934 16
19 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 1:22.048 183
20 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 1:22.085 17
107% time: 1:26.179
Source:[2]
Notes
  • ^1 – Nico Hülkenberg received a 40-place grid penalty: 10 places for causing a collision at previous round and 30 places for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.
  • ^2 – Daniel Ricciardo received a 30-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.
  • ^3 – Marcus Ericsson received a 10-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of power unit elements.

Race report

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton after a battle with Kimi Räikkönen, Hamilton caught and passed Räikkönen with 9 laps remaining. On the opening lap Hamilton and Vettel collided causing Vettel to spin off. Despite Vettel's complaints, the stewards deemed it just a racing incident. Vettel would later fight back to 4th place, behind Valtteri Bottas in third. Max Verstappen was penalised 5 seconds after forcing Bottas off the track after a pit stop and was classified 5th. Sergey Sirotkin took his first, and to date, only Formula 1 championship point, driving for Williams.[3]

Race classification
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 1:16:54.484 3 25
2 7 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 53 +8.705 1 18
3 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53 +14.066 4 15
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 53 +16.151 2 12
5 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 53 +18.2081 5 10
6 31 Esteban Ocon Force India-Mercedes 53 +57.761 8 8
7 11 Sergio Pérez Force India-Mercedes 53 +58.678 14 6
8 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Renault 53 +1:18.140 7 4
9 18 Lance Stroll Williams-Mercedes 52 +1 lap 10 2
10 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams-Mercedes 52 +1 lap 12 1
11 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 15
12 2 Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren-Renault 52 +1 lap 17
13 27 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 52 +1 lap 20
14 10 Pierre Gasly Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 52 +1 lap 9
15 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 18
16 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 11
Ret 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer 23 Clutch 19
Ret 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Renault 9 Electrics 13
Ret 28 Brendon Hartley Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda 0 Collision 16
DSQ 8 Romain Grosjean Haas-Ferrari 53 Illegal floor2 6
Source:[4]
Notes
  • ^1  – Max Verstappen originally finished third, but received a 5-second time penalty for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas.
  • ^2  – Romain Grosjean originally finished sixth, but was disqualified for a technical infringement with the floor of his car.

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References
  1. "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2018". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2018 – Qualifying". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "Hamilton wins thrilling Italian GP" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  4. "Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2018 – Race Result". Formula1.com. Formula One World Championship Limited. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. "Italy 2018 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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