2018 Hungarian Grand Prix
# 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 2018 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Rolex Magyar Nagydíj 2018) was a Formula One motor race held on 29 July 2018 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Hungary. The race was the 12th round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the 34th running of the Hungarian Grand Prix, and the 33rd time the race had been run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton entered the round with a 17-point lead over Sebastian Vettel in the Drivers' Championship, and extended it to 24 points. In the World Constructors' Championship, Mercedes led Ferrari by 8 points before the race, and they further extended their lead to 10 points.

## Report

### Background

The Ferrari crew wore black armbands in honour of former Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne, who died following complications from surgery on 25 July 2018. Black stripes were also incorporated into the cars of Ferrari as well as engine customer teams Haas and Sauber in tribute to Marchionne.

### Race

Hamilton led away from pole and got away well with Bottas in close pursuit. Max Verstappen retired on lap 5 following an engine failure, with a brief virtual safety car period to remove his car. Hamilton pitted from the lead on lap 25, Vettel stayed out and didn't make his pit stop until lap 39, and was unable to get out ahead of Bottas. By lap 65, Vettel and Räikkönen had caught up to Bottas on fresher tyres. Vettel went for an overtake at turn 2 and moved into second place, Bottas made contact trying to defend, damaging his front wing and letting Räikkönen through. Three laps later, Daniel Ricciardo attempted an overtake on Bottas, the two drivers also made contact and picked up damage. Bottas gave the position up on the final lap, finishing in fifth. He was later handed a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision, this did not change his finishing position. Hamilton won the race, seventeen seconds ahead of Vettel, with Räikkönen finishing in third.

### Post-race

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff praised Bottas for holding off the Ferraris that resulted in a large finishing gap to Hamilton, calling him a "sensational wingman". Bottas reacted by saying that being called a wingman "hurts", and that he could have finished better if not for his tyre wear, and that he would speak to team management to discuss the issue. Wolff later clarified his remarks, stating that there is no number one or number two driver, and that Bottas drove a sensational race to help Hamilton.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Final grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.419 | 1:31.242 | 1:35.658 | 1 |
| 2 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:17.123 | 1:32.081 | 1:35.918 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:17.526 | 1:32.762 | 1:36.186 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:16.666 | 1:28.636 | 1:36.210 | 4 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 1:17.829 | 1:30.771 | 1:36.743 | 5 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:18.577 | 1:31.286 | 1:37.591 | 6 |
| 7 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:16.940 | 1:31.178 | 1:38.032 | 7 |
| 8 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 1:18.429 | 1:32.590 | 1:38.128 | 8 |
| 9 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1:18.314 | 1:32.968 | 1:39.858 | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1:17.901 | 1:33.650 | 1:40.593 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 1:18.208 | 1:35.214 | | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 1:18.540 | 1:36.442 | | 12 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:17.905 | 1:36.506 | | 13 |
| 14 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:18.641 | 1:37.075 | | 14 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1:18.560 | No time | | PL |
| 16 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 1:18.782 | | | 15 |
| 17 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:18.817 | | | 16 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1:19.142 | | | 17 |
| 19 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 1:19.200 | | | 18 |
| 20 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 1:19.301 | | | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:22.032 ||||||||
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**Notes**

* ^1 – Lance Stroll was required to start from the pit lane after changing his front wing.

### Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 70 | 1:37:16.427 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 70 | +17.123 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 70 | +20.101 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 70 | +46.419 | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 70 | +1:00.000 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 70 | +1:13.273 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +1 lap | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda | 69 | +1 lap | 8 | |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 69 | +1 lap | 13 | |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 69 | +1 lap | 17 | |
| 14 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Force India-Mercedes | 69 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 15 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 68 | +2 laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams-Mercedes | 68 | +2 laps | 19 | |
| 17 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 68 | +2 laps | PL | |
| Ret | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Renault | 49 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 5 | Power loss | 7 | |
| Ret | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber-Ferrari | 0 | Suspension | 16 | |
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**Notes**

* ^1 – Valtteri Bottas received a 10-second time penalty for causing a collision with Daniel Ricciardo.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Lewis Hamilton | 213 |
| | 2 | Sebastian Vettel | 189 |
| | 3 | Kimi Räikkönen | 146 |
| | 4 | Valtteri Bottas | 132 |
| | 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | 118 |
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| | Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| | 1 | Mercedes | 345 |
| | 2 | Ferrari | 335 |
| | 3 | Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer | 223 |
| | 4 | Renault | 82 |
| 1 | 5 | Haas-Ferrari | 66 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
